News about RISM

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): Jasmine Loo Ai Swan is set to be charged in absentia in court today for allegedly laundering a total of US$5.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): Fugitive financier Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) is expected to be charged in absentia again today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 26): Airbnb and local authorities are discussing the implementation of Voluntary Collection Agreements (VCAs) which will enable the platform to collect and remit tourist tax on behalf of its hosts and guests in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 23): Country Heights Holdings Bhd announced today it is partnering with motor sport and lifestyle company Goldenport Motor Culture Development (Beijing) Co Ltd to set up an auto city and motor-sport track facilities for future automobile racing events in Malaysia.

LANGKAWI (Oct 16): The Kilim Geoforest Park, one of few Unesco-certified sites in Southeast Asia, may lose the status if an assessment review is conducted during low tide, which will reveal the impact of tourism activities on the area.

GEORGE TOWN (Oct 9): The government is considering introducing staggered school holidays according to region, in an effort to reduce overcrowding at tourist spots.

IPOH (September 28): Sultan Azlan Shah Airport will be upgraded to enhance passenger experience and improve aircraft traffic control.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 14): Malaysia has revised down its forecast for the number of tourist arrivals for 2020 by 17% to a more realistic figure of 30 million, from an earlier target of 36 million.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 30): Defaulted on your obligations? If you are a Chinese citizen, you will not be allowed to stay in starred hotels or indulge in other high-end tourism products once you are put on the Credit Beijing blacklist, reported Beijing Youth Daily.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 30): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) reportedly avoided media glare when he turned up for questioning by the police this morning.