Tag: the local

Sabah and Sarawak Tourism News March 2016

Here is a round up of Sabah and Sarawak tourism news for March 2016 for those wanting to know more about what is happening in these two Malaysian states in Borneo. Poor air links, slowdown hit tourism in Sarawak Foreign arrivals to Sarawak fell short of expectations last year, recording a 7% drop from 2014,…
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HANG TUAH TRADE CENTRE AT JALAN HANG TUAH IN 2018

Melaka To Set Up Trade Centre Details Published on Monday, 11 January 2016 Datuk Seri Idris HaronMELAKA: The Melaka State Government and its agencies will upgrade and build several new buildings in the town centre to set up the Hang Tuah Trade Centre in bid to boost economic activities in the area. Chief Minister, Datuk…
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Tourism News in Malaysia December 2015

Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season and Happy New Year 2016. As we round up the year, here is a compilation of travel and tourism news in Malaysia for the month of December 2015 taken from various sites. Once again, we at Malaysia Travel News would like to wish all our followers, friends and partners…
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Langkawi to be branded as Monaco of the East

The Malaysian Prime Minister wants to turn Langkawi into a high-end tourist destination to spur numerous multiplier effects for the local economy. In a recent report by Bernama News, Prime Minister Najib Razak wants more effort to be put to turn Langkawi into a high-net-worth tourist destination in the region. Speaking during the Langkawi Tourism…
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Sarawak Regatta

Sarawak Regatta 1st – 30th September 2015 Sarawak Regatta is a popular event in Kuching featuring a race between tradition longboats. These longboats are decorated with colourful designs and are of differing lengths, with some having up to 30 paddlers and others with just a few. The practice dates back to the 1800s and was…
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