MasterChef Malaysia is a cooking show like the other MasterChef shows in other countries, such as USA, Australia

Australia

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, New Zealand

New Zealand

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, Croatia

Croatia

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 , Greece

Greece

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, India

India

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, Sweden

Sweden

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, Indonesia

MasterChef Indonesia

MasterChef Indonesia is a cooking game show based on MasterChef . The original show is also aired in other countries, such as USA, Australia, New Zealand, India, Croatia, Greece, Malaysia, England, and Sweden. The show airs on RCTI every Saturday and Sunday at 4:30 PM local time.-Contestants:-...

 and Great Britain

Great Britain

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. The show will be aired for the upcoming first season on Astro Ria

Astro Ria

Astro Ria is a Malaysian 24 hour television network broadcast on the Astro satellite television service. It was one of the first 22 channels to commence broadcast on Astro in 1996.Programs on the network include Malay dramas, films and reality shows....

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Season 1

Season 1 of MasterChef Malaysia was officially aired on 22 October 2011 at 9:00 PM (Malaysian Time) on Astro Ria

Astro Ria

Astro Ria is a Malaysian 24 hour television network broadcast on the Astro satellite television service. It was one of the first 22 channels to commence broadcast on Astro in 1996.Programs on the network include Malay dramas, films and reality shows....

. The Top 40 Contestants were announced on the Official Website of MasterChef Malaysia. In addition to the presenters, the series incorporates Celebrity Chef Challenges featuring guest chefs such as Norman Musa

Norman Musa

Norman Bin Musa is a Malaysian chef and restaurateur, based in Manchester, United Kingdom. Born in Butterworth, Penang in Malaysia, he is the creator, co-owner and Executive Chef of restaurant.- Life and Career :...

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