KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): Malaysia has been ranked the third worst country in Asia for solo female travel in a research by Asher & Lyric, an independent travel blog based in Australia.
PETALING JAYA (July 12): The tourism tax is deemed a lopsided system because it is borne only by established hotels but not short stay platforms like Airbnb, said the Malaysian Association of Hotel Owners (MAHO) president Tan Sri Teo Chiang Hong.
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): A task force comprising officials from immigration and the police force has been established to speed up the approval process for the backlogged applications of the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme.
Following public backlash over the poorly maintained condition of the Penang National Park, the park will undergo a major facelift, with an upgrade of its basic facilities.
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): There are currently no registration forms for Airbnb hosts to register their properties with municipal authorities, despite amendments having been made to the Tourism Industry Act recently to extend registration requirements to all homes, said Airbnb.
MIRI (Dec 31): The authorities have reassured residents here that it “is highly unlikely that a super-typhoon will hit northern Sarawak” over the next few days.
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 14): Tycoon Tan Sri Khoo Kay Peng (pictured) has resigned as the executive chairman of Malayan United Industries Bhd (MUI), after more than four decades of helming the company, and will be replaced by his son Andrew Khoo Boo Yeow.
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Sixteen years since the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme was established in 2002, the programme has attracted a total of 38,932 participants from as many as 130 countries as at end-2017.
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