INTERACTIVE: Get to know Malaysia’s Unesco treasures

A 2018 Mak Yong performance. The ancient theatre form was inscribed in 2008 as a Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage- LOW BOON TAT/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has many historical and archaeological sites as well as cultural artefacts recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco).

Unesco designations fall under its various programmes such as World Heritage Site, Intangible Cultural Heritage, Biosphere Reserve, Global Geopark, Creative Cities Network, and Memory of the World.