January happenings around Malaysia: Regattas, festivals & mudball fights

Melaka’s Jonker Street is all ready for the Chinese New Year celebrations. — Photos: Filepics

The New Year’s Day celebrations may be out of the way, but the festivities never really stop in multicultural Malaysia. And with Visit Malaysia 2020 (VM2020) in full swing, locals and international visitors can look forward to an exciting and jam-packed calendar of events.

Here are some notable programmes, as suggested by Tourism Malaysia, that are taking place throughout January.