What’s behind a name?

By ROSE YASMIN KARIM
  • Travel

  • Saturday, 23 Aug 2008

The stories behind their names are as intriguing as the villages themselves.

Fairies in the Clouds, Hungry Tok Imam, Killing Village, Meet your Match Village . . . how did some kampung get their cheeky, distinctive names?

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