15 Beaches in Malaysia to Be Featured in 101 Best Beaches.com Asia

Imagine a job that required you to visit Asias most beautiful beaches and then nominate which of them are worthy of inclusion in a list of the region's best. That is the assignment that renowned Australian conservationist, Brad Farmer, and photographer Jaka Adamic, have set themselves. The two of them are visiting Malaysia from 14 to 28 October to undertake the enviable task of inspecting, evaluating and documenting the beautiful beaches in the nation for Brad's new book, 101 Best Beaches.Com Asia.

Malaysia boast an embarrassment of great beaches, and Brad and Jaka have worked with Tourism Malaysia to narrow the list down to a total of 15 beaches from 10 states for the two-week long reconnaissance mission including Pantai Desaru in Johor; Pulau Perhentian and Pulau Redang in Terengganu; Pantai Cenang in Pulau Langkawi, Kedah; Pantai Teluk Kemang in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan; Pantai Juara in Pulau Tioman, Pahang; Pantai Batu Feringghi in Penang; and Pulau Pangkor in Perak – all in Western Malaysia.

Nor has the eastern part of the country been ignored, with beaches Tanjung Datu and Pantai Santubong in Sarawak; Tanjung Aru, Pulau Mantanani, Pulau Sipadan and Pulau Sibuan in Sabah; and Pantai United Nations in Labuan also making the cut.

101 Best Beaches.Com Asia will profile and showcase the diversity and beauty of Asia's beaches from those beside rivers and lakes to the more familiar resort-style beaches and should appeal to beach enthusiasts the world over. It is the second such book by Brad and follows his highly successful 101 Best Australian Beaches, the world's first authoritative guidebook of Australian beaches supported by Tourism Australia.

For more information, please visit http://101bestbeaches.com.

Brad Farmer

A fifth generation 'Gold Coaster', Brad Farmer has spent a lifetime exploring the world's most iconic, perfect and threatened beaches – and in many locations, trying to protect them. Farmer has created a number of key not-for-profit initiatives – Surfrider Foundation Australia, National (NSR) and World Surfing Reserves (WSR), Ocean Care Day - and has most recently, developed Surf Councils to represent the interests of local surfing communities and surf cities globally.

Farmer pioneered the model of a 'national' Surfing Reserve in 1993. He has written for tRACKS, an Australian surfing magazine for 25 years, and his best-selling books on beaches include the first Surfing Guide to Australia in 1985, co-authored by Nat Young. His latest book (2012) is the 101 Best Australian Beaches, co-authored with Andy Short, between them visiting all 11,761 Australian beaches. His hard-hitting reports on coastal issues over the years have resulted in new policy thinking around coastal resources and community capacity.

As a former Senate adviser, he is well qualified to appreciate sustainable approaches for beach dependent tourism industries as major contributors to socio-economic development. Farmer is a pioneer advocate for coastal preservation.

For information about tours of Malaysia, please contact:

Tourism Malaysia
Telephone: +612 9286 3055, Fax: +612 9283 8311, Email:malaysia@malaysiatourism.com.au
or visit http://www.tourismmalaysia.com.au