The beginning of a New Year is usually accompanied with various New Year resolutions set aside by many in an attempt to make the year much better than the previous. Many people are propelled into making different changes in a new calendar year as a step towards making...
Though Malaysia’s vision 2020 to become a self sufficient Industrialized country may not be achievable according to Dr Mahathir, one of its goals is to provide world class education. The country is home to international universities which makes it a desired...
Benjamin Emeh is a Nigerian who moved to Malaysia for a Masters in Strategic & Defense Studies. He is currently studying at the University of Malaya. Vincent caught up with Benjamin for a talk on why he chose to move to Malaysia for studies and alot more on being...
Durian, also known as the King of fruits has an absolutely repulsive smell. The smell is worse in a car/taxi that has recently carried durian in it. To me it smelt like ‘under arm sweat with a mixture stale onions’ this is not an exaggeration. Anthony...
Malaysia is an amazing country, rich in culture and diversity! Since visiting this beautiful country, I have found myself more than once referring to it, as a super fresh and organic place. Prior to coming here my thoughts and imaginations were centered around the...
Charlotte is a 19 year old originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo but was raised in India. Charlotte moved to Malaysia in 2018 to pursue a degree in Law from one of the Malaysian Universities. Charlotte tells her story of why she got into the Miss Africa...
Nine Miss Africa Malaysia 2019 finalists representing seven African countries to compete in the grand final at Bentley Music Auditorium in Mutiara Damansara on 25th October, 2019. From left – Habiba, Lorraine, Charlotte, Chisomo, Karamatou, Fatima, Naseem, Kudzai and...
Passports Beyond Borders presents its first edition of 20 Inspiring Africans in Malaysia. This list features 20 people of African descent (20 persons + 1 Company) from different sectors who are positively impacting their local communities and Malaysia as a whole...
*Win RM100 cash prize* Hello, We’ve seen incredible success since we launched Passports Beyond Borders on September 18, 2018. We would like to thank you for your continuous support on our multiple social media channels and our blog. With our first anniversary...
About the Founders KOUASSI Nanan Serge is from Cote d’Ivoire also known as Ivory Coast and NABE Ismael is from the Republic of Guinea They both came to Malaysia more than 14 years ago to further our academic studies (MBA for Serge and Master in Telecommunication...
Sumareh is the first and only naturalized African in Malaysia. The Gambian-born Malaysian footballer plays for Pahang FC in the Malaysia Super League and the Malaysian National Team. In an interview with PBB, Sumareh details the struggles and sacrifices he made in...
The growth in international student enrollment in Malaysia that began in the mid-2000s witnessed an unusual surge around 2015 (World Education Services); Malaysia has thus become a hub for quality but affordable foreign education, ranking 25th of 50 national systems....
Dato Emmanuel C Abugu is a Nigerian precisely frorm Enugu State in Nigeria. He moved to Malaysia at just 23 years of age for further Education and has spent a total of 26 years till date. He is married to Datin Roseline Anak Ranchang and their marriage has been...
If you come from tropical Africa, you will find Malaysia much more interesting than just its sandy beaches. Yes I’m talking about food. There’s every familiar thing you possibly can imagine. I get questioned a lot about the kind of foodstuff available to...
It’s quite normal for people to struggle to adapt to a new society. I often say Cameroonians are very friendly and welcoming people. They open up easily to foreigners and go out of their way to invite them for a drink, to their homes and generally to socialize....
Hello everyone, I have the honor to announce that I (We) have been nominated as ‘African woman of the year 2019’ for the Pride of Africa Asia Pacific Awards in China. The Pride of Africa awards is a subsidiary of the Appreciate Africa Network a Non-Profit Organization...
Living abroad or in foreign land requires some adjustment especially financially. Even more so when the family has to depend on a single income. Whether its a unanimous decision to live on one income or life forced you to, is very doable. We are a family of three and...
Rotimi Abiodun Afelumo, is originally from Igbara-odo Ekiti, in Ekiti state. He is a holder of a Bsc in Physics from Ado Bayero University. He’s been married to his lovely wife Rachel for 5 years and they have two lovely children – Theo, 3 year old and...
At the time of writing this post, Passports Beyond Borders (PBB) was 24 views away from hitting the 10k milestone mark. I didn’t quite know I was going to feel this nervous or rather anxious. Yeah, I think it was a mixture of over joy + anxiety and the fact that it...
Established in 1905 as the first institute of tertiary education in Malaysia, the University of Malaya has grown rapidly, constantly maintaining its position as the top university in the country. In 2018, the university made waves as it became the only Malaysian...
