1 Methods for a study on Hill stations in Maritime and Mainland Southeast Asia. Robert C.M. Weebers 1 , Mohammad Raduan Mohammad Ariff 2 and Hanizah Idris 3. 1. PhD Candidate, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti of Malaya, Malay- sia. (robertcmweebers@gmail.com) 2. Professor, Department of Southeast Asian Studies/Faculty of Arts and Social Scien- ces, Universiti of Malaya, Malaysia. (mraduan@um.edu.my) 3. Associate Professor, Department of Southeast Asian Studies/Faculty of Arts and So- cial Sciences, Universiti of Malaya, Malaysia. (wafa@um.edu.my) Abstract The paper will be about how information is gathered, inventorized and categorized so a comparative study can be done on hill stations in Maritime (Indonesia (Bukittinggi) and Mainland (Peninsular Malaya (Cameron Highlands) Southeast Asia. First a skeletal or structural frame has to be established: the literature review. Through a process of elimination of literature (what has been done and what has not been done) the topic of study is established. Specific, identifiable, data (specifications) on hill stations will be gathered on which the study will be based. Relevant data from specified documents will be gathered and databases are established in order to analyse material and so to arrive at a more complete understanding of the topic. The study can be supported by statistics, facts, narratives, or quotes. The study involves both qualitative and quantitative analysis. An overview is given if the research objectives have been reached, the research questions have been answered and a detailed examination has been done of the elements or structure of the study which would be the foundation for interpretation or discussion. The results presentation section is a summary of the experimental outcome of the study. Results should include a concise verbal description of the outcome as well as tables and figures, showing statistical results and experimental error. In the results and discussion section the results are interpreted and conclusions are drawn. The discussion compares the results to those of other studies and gives the general significance of the findings. Study limitations, sources of error, and plans for future work are usually presented in the discussion. Keywords: Maritime and Mainland Southeast Asia; Indonesia; Peninsular Malaya; hill stations; methods