Stories from Malaysia:

AIR ASIA FLYING HIGH - Called Asia's answer to Richard Branson, former Malaysian music executive Tony Fernandes took over a bankrupt carrier, launched Air Asia and watched it soar as the region's largest passenger carrier. Now, the cost-cutting king is eyeing new routes including long-haul service, but always keeping to the mantra: Now, everyone can fly.

PENANG REBOUND - Asia's first resort island of Penang fell on hard times in recent decades, as tourists flocked to new beaches with a bigger buzz, from Bali to Phuket. But this historic port is in the midst of a renaissance, trading on its rich heritage and spectacular cuisine to lure back a new generation of holidaymakers: Penang is on the rise.

JUNGLE JIM - White forts, twisted vines and a wild river cuts straight to the darkness of Sarawak, where a rogue British pirate carved out a musky kingdom in the jungles of Borneo. Tribal warfare and voodoo still fill the wild nights in the land ruled by the real-life Lord Jim.

                   Kuching by David Paul Morris; Penang by Ron Gluckman, Tony Fernandes courtesy of Air Asia