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extract from Malaysian Cat Club website....

Focus on " KUCING MALAYSIA" or "MALAYSIA CAT"

HOW IT STARTED:
The idea to have a new cat breed for Malaysia started sometime in 1994.
The question at the time was.... What should it be like?
What would the genetic pattern be?
Would it fulfill the definitions of a pure breed?

A pure breed shall have the following characteristics:

* A particular type which differs from any other breed,
which be in the form of the body and head shape and size, ears and/or fur.
* A standard variety of colors and patterns,
* free from genetically and physical defects
* of a documented origin (commonly called the pedigree), and
* breeds true, meaning the offspring's MUST resemble the parents in both
type and variety.

How would we know what to choose to satisfy the above from the array of
various type of cats available locally? There are a lot of look alike,
the Burmese factor, the Siamese pattern, the Abyssinian ticking and there
are the British and Exotic furs.
There are a lot of defects, especially in the tail: kinks, knots, stumpies,
longies and even bob-tails! So....... how do we start???

Opinions were seek from the various International judges that were here .
For almost a year these were gathered, and finally Mrs. Alva Uddin ,
the President of the FIFe (Federation Of Internationale Feline) came out
with the selection for the KUCING MALAYSIA or MALAYSIA CAT .
Who would know better other that FIFe, as they are the
International World Body in maintaining and regulating breed standards.

WHY THAT PARTICULAR CHOICE ?
The KUCING MALAYSIA or MALAYSIA CAT should be medium
in size with close lying furs and an oval, egg shaped head and convex in profile:
A common feature amongst our local cats.
The colors should be that of the Siamese- the reason for the blue oval eyes-
as these colors originated from, and are unique to these regions.
The “with white” pattern was chosen due to it being commonly available in our local cats.
The allowable base colors at the moment are seal-brown, blue, chock,
lilac, red, cream and torties- agoutis included- with any amount of white.
The proposed standards for the breed was drafted and submitted to FIFe board.
Finally the breed was introduced to FIFe at its launching at the General Assembly in
Kuching, Sarawak (state in Malaysia) on the 26 May 1996.
As the cat was brought to the hall, enthusiasm from the conference
delegates about the potential of this new proposed breed.

WHEN WILL IT BE ?
It takes 5 (five) generations before 15 specimens from at least 3 different
generations can be presented to FIFe's Judges and LO Commission for verification.
By then the defects would have been eliminated, the criteria met.
Only then will the breed be presented to the General Assembly for recognition
and endorsement.
By a rough estimation, God Willing, it will be by the year of 2008.

Kelab Kucing Malaysia or Malaysian Cat Club welcomes you to embark
on this challenging and long journey to own a cat breed we can call our own.

Malaysian Cat Club members are involved in the breeding project which should
see us getting our targeted Kucing by the year 2005.
If you think Kucing Malaysia describes just about any meowing feline in the country,
please think again! Malaysian Cat Club members who are in
the process of breeding a uniquely Malaysia cat will provided a totally
different picture.
The club has now produced the third generation of Kucing Malaysia through selective

breeding. The results at the moment however are still less that
50 per cent perfect but are expected to get better as breeding is continued
to produce the fourth generation. Malaysia Cat Club had purify
the process even more and hopefully by the fifth generation MCC or KKM
will be closer to getting the breed we want.

The idea of a cat that could be identified with Malaysia came up at the end of 1994.
Opinions were sought from the various International Judges that were in Malaysia.
For almost a year, these were gathered and finally The FIFe 's President
and also as the Board Member of the International World Body in maintaining
and regulating breed standards, Mrs. Alva Uddin came out with the selection
of Kucing Malaysia or Malaysia Cat.

The Characteristics of Kucing Malaysia or Malaysia Cat

GENERAL APPEARANCE
The ideal Kucing Malaysia or Malaysia Cat is a medium sized cat with
medium boned muscular body. The main feature will be the egg shaped head
and together with the openness of the eyes, should give the
characteristic alert appearance of the breed.

HEAD
Wide and rounded at the top with a good height and soft round lines.
Full cheeks, medium long nose with medium strong chin. Profile showing a
gentle convex curve giving an oval impression.

EYES
Medium sized, almond in shape with a good width set; giving an open
alert expression. Color should be blue or blue green with bleu
preferred.

COAT
Short and close lying, silky with nearly no undercoat.

EARS
Medium in size, slightly rounded tips with good width between. Flaring
out a little and with a slight tilt forward.

BODY
Medium in length and broad chest, with good depth and strong muscle
tone. High legs, medium to slender in size (more slender for females)
with slightly oval paws.

TAIL
Medium thick with a rounded tip, of medium length and up to the shoulder
blades. Tail should be full colored.

COLORS
All colors recognized in the Pointed patterns with white. A white blaze
in the face and muzzle is desirable.