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A cultural discovery platform that connects education with responsible tourism — built by students, grounded in research, and guided by one principle: respect. Platform penemuan budaya yang menghubungkan pendidikan dengan pelancongan bertanggungjawab — dibina oleh pelajar, berasaskan penyelidikan, dan dipandu oleh satu prinsip: hormat.

What We Are · Apa ItuApa Itu · What We Are

More than a travel websiteLebih daripada laman pelancongan

Culture Compass is a project created to help people discover and appreciate the rich Indigenous cultures of Malaysia — with a particular focus on Orang Asli communities and cultural tourism. Culture Compass ialah projek yang dicipta untuk membantu orang ramai menemui dan menghargai budaya peribumi Malaysia yang kaya — dengan tumpuan khusus pada komuniti Orang Asli dan pelancongan budaya.

We believe cultural tourism can be more than simply visiting a destination. It can be an opportunity to learn about the people, traditions, history, knowledge and relationship with nature that make each community unique. Kami percaya pelancongan budaya boleh menjadi lebih daripada sekadar melawat sesuatu destinasi. Ia boleh menjadi peluang untuk mengenali manusia, tradisi, sejarah, pengetahuan dan hubungan dengan alam semula jadi yang menjadikan setiap komuniti unik.

Our goal is to make Indigenous cultural tourism easier to discover while encouraging visitors to approach communities with respect, curiosity and responsibility. Matlamat kami adalah menjadikan pelancongan budaya peribumi lebih mudah ditemui sambil menggalakkan pelawat mendekati komuniti dengan hormat, rasa ingin tahu dan tanggungjawab.

The Core Idea · Idea UtamaIdea Utama · The Core Idea

LearnBelajar DiscoverTemui ExploreTerokai RespectHormati

Culture Compass combines cultural education and responsible tourism discovery in one accessible platform. Culture Compass menggabungkan pendidikan budaya dan penemuan pelancongan bertanggungjawab dalam satu platform yang mudah dicapai.

Why It Exists · SebabSebab · Why It Exists

A gap in awareness, access and respectJurang dalam kesedaran, akses dan hormat

Malaysia is home to diverse Indigenous communities with unique cultures and histories. But information about them — and about responsible ways to experience them — can be difficult for visitors to discover in one accessible place. This limits awareness, under-promotes community-based tourism, and leaves visitors unprepared for culturally sensitive encounters. Malaysia mempunyai pelbagai komuniti peribumi dengan budaya dan sejarah yang unik. Tetapi maklumat tentang mereka — dan tentang cara yang bertanggungjawab untuk mengalaminya — sukar ditemui pelawat di satu tempat yang mudah dicapai. Ini mengehadkan kesedaran, kurang mempromosikan pelancongan berasaskan komuniti, dan membiarkan pelawat tidak bersedia untuk pertemuan yang sensitif dari segi budaya.

Culture Compass addresses this gap with a central platform that combines cultural education and responsible tourism discovery — helping users understand a destination and its people before visiting. The platform was proposed through research on Indigenous tourism in Malaysia and reflects its findings: community participation, cultural respect and sustainability come first (see Sources). Culture Compass menangani jurang ini dengan satu platform pusat yang menggabungkan pendidikan budaya dan penemuan pelancongan bertanggungjawab — membantu pengguna memahami sesuatu destinasi dan penduduknya sebelum berkunjung. Platform ini dicadangkan melalui penyelidikan tentang pelancongan peribumi di Malaysia dan mencerminkan penemuannya: penyertaan komuniti, hormat budaya dan kemampanan diutamakan (lihat Sumber).

The Team · PasukanPasukan · The Team

A student projectProjek pelajar

Culture Compass was developed as a research project by students of Sekolah Menengah Sains Tapah (AEA0043), contributing to SDG 11 — Sustainable Cities and Communities. Culture Compass dibangunkan sebagai projek penyelidikan oleh pelajar Sekolah Menengah Sains Tapah (AEA0043), menyumbang kepada SDG 11 — Bandar dan Komuniti Mampan.

Team MembersAhli Pasukan

The teamPasukan

  • Ahmad Alif Rizqi Bin Izam Shah
  • Nur Rifqa Arissa Binti Mohd Nadzaruddin
  • Hana Sophia Binti Hazrul
GuidanceBimbingan

Teacher advisorsGuru penasihat

  • Puteri Nazatulsima Bt Megat Zulkifle
  • Nurul Athirah Binti Ismail
GoalMatlamat

SDG 11

Sustainable cities and communities — promoting cultural heritage while protecting community wellbeing. Bandar dan komuniti mampan — mempromosikan warisan budaya sambil melindungi kesejahteraan komuniti.

The website concept was developed from the project's research paper — "Culture Compass: Promoting Indigenous Cultural Tourism in Malaysia Through a Sustainable Tourism Website" — which examined the opportunities and challenges of Indigenous tourism in Malaysia. Konsep laman web ini dibangunkan daripada kertas penyelidikan projek — "Culture Compass: Promoting Indigenous Cultural Tourism in Malaysia Through a Sustainable Tourism Website" — yang meneliti peluang dan cabaran pelancongan peribumi di Malaysia.

Sources · SumberSumber · Sources

ReferencesRujukan

Culture Compass does not invent facts. This page's content is grounded in the project research paper, official sources and the academic literature listed below. Culture Compass tidak mengada-adakan fakta. Kandungan halaman ini berasaskan kertas penyelidikan projek, sumber rasmi dan bahan akademik yang disenaraikan di bawah.

  1. Project research paper.Kertas penyelidikan projek. "Culture Compass: Promoting Indigenous Cultural Tourism in Malaysia Through a Sustainable Tourism Website" — Sekolah Menengah Sains Tapah, AEA0043 (SM Sains Tapah, 2025).
  2. Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli (JAKOA) — official statistics and community information (jakoa.gov.my); population of 215,215 in 2023 across 853 villages.
  3. Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM, 2025) — Orang Asli population reported at 227,900; three main groups (Senoi, Melayu Proto, Negrito) covering 18 sub-ethnic groups.
  4. Awang, S. N. et al. (2015). Indigenous tourism: A preliminary survey of Orang Asli community participation in the tourism industry in Belum-Temengor. Geografia — Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 11(9).
  5. M., N. A. et al. (2019). Empowering indigenous communities through participation in tourism. International Journal of Tourism Anthropology, 7(3/4).
  6. Mohd Shah, N. et al. (2018). Kekurangan sumber hasil hutan bagi kelestarian pelancongan mampan masyarakat Orang Asli Mah Meri: Satu kajian kes di Pulau Carey Selangor. Sains Humanika, 10(3-3).
  7. Zainul Abidin, A. M., Kamarudin, K. H., & Hosen, N. (2026). Digital commodification of indigenous cultural tourism in Malaysia. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 10(5), 4691–4700.
  8. UNESCO (2003). Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Population figures vary between sources and years; the numbers above are the most recent official figures at the time of writing. If you have corrections or additional sources, please tell the project team. Angka penduduk berbeza antara sumber dan tahun; angka di atas ialah angka rasmi terkini pada masa penulisan. Jika anda mempunyai pembetulan atau sumber tambahan, sila beritahu pasukan projek.

Start Your Journey · Mulakan Perjalanan AndaMulakan Perjalanan Anda · Start Your Journey

Start your cultural journeyMulakan perjalanan budaya anda

Learn about the Orang Asli, discover their communities, and plan a visit that honours the people behind the places. Kenali Orang Asli, temui komuniti mereka, dan rancang lawatan yang menghormati manusia di sebalik tempat itu.

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