Archive for the ‘Malaysia’ Category
Malaysia’s Hidden Tourism Jewel: Healthcare
By Ted Macauley, eTN | August, 2011 (eTN) – As an expat living and working in Southeast Asia, there is no shortage of countries that can provide excellent top-quality healthcare at affordable prices, particularly when comparing the costs with European or American hospitals.
August 9, 2011
Posted in: Malaysia
The Malacca World Heritage Conference Links Tourism, Heritage and Culture in Malaysia – July 2011
World Heritage sites are iconic tourist attractions in most countries, experiencing similarly dynamic growth in tourism, from international and domestic markets. The overall mission of the sustainable tourism program is to aid the World Heritage Committee and the site management using tourism as a positive force to retain WH site values and to help mitigate site threats. The program engages the tourism [...]
April 1, 2011
Posted in: Malaysia
Malaysian Nature Gem – Sabah – The Adventure State
By Ted Macauley, eTN | January, 2011 MALAYSIA (eTN) – “Malaysia Truly Asia” is the tried and tested advertising slogan, which has considerably helped brand Malaysia and implant its unique identity to the world. The country is truly Asian and is made up of a potpourri of ethnic races, cultures, and religions. It is precisely [...]
January 3, 2011
Posted in: Malaysia
Malaysia working to save endangered Orangutan
Despite its passive nature, the orangutans are endangered, as classified by the World Conservation Union. Latest estimates from 2008 studies show that there are less than 7,000 orangutans left in the wild. While most of Malaysia’s orangutan rehabilitation efforts are focused in east Malaysia, such as the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center in Sabah, other initiatives [...]
October 20, 2010
Posted in: Malaysia
Diving Prohibited in Malaysia Because of Coral Bleaching
Malaysia has gained a reputation for offering some of the top diving spots in the world. However, recently up to 90% of local coral has been damaged by coral bleaching and the government acts immediately. A dozen sites have been closed already. Malaysia is renowned for its wonderful marine world and nearly half a million [...]
August 4, 2010
Posted in: Malaysia
Malaysia Has Launched a New Campaign that Promotes Accommodation in the Homes of the Locals
Closer contact with Malaysian culture as well as people is the goal of a unique program offering tourists to stay with local families. Besides bed and meals the families offer extra activities like hiking in the jungle or collecting rubber. The Ministry of Tourism of Malaysia has launched a special program called Homestay e-Marketing Promotion, [...]
May 31, 2010
Posted in: Malaysia
A happy end to a Malaysian-Singapore agreement about a historic rail station
By Luc Citrinot, etn | May 25, 2010 Unaware passers-by or visitors would probably pay little attention to an old building, half hidden behind trees along a highway running parallel to Singapore Port. They should, however, as a page of Singapore/Malaysia history is soon to be finished. In Tanjong Pagar, an concession agreement from 1918 [...]
May 26, 2010
Posted in: Malaysia, Singapore
Singapore-Malaysia border is the Asian answer to the Bermuda Triangle
By Luc Citrinot, eTN | March, 2010 I personally love tourism data provided by countries. And I particularly love data when they can tell whatever you would like to show. Among weird numbers, there is a mystery around Singaporeans going as “tourists” to Malaysia. Looking at the official statistics from Tourism Malaysia, in 2009 over [...]
March 8, 2010
Posted in: Malaysia
Thaipusam Celebration In Malaysia – Hindus and tourists flocking to Sri Subramaniyar Swami temple
KUALA LUMPUR – Hundreds of Hindu devotees and tourists have begun flocking to Sri Subramaniyar Swami temple in Batu Caves for the Thaipusam celebration. Children with clean shaven heads can be seen carrying the “kavadi” and “pal kudam” (milk pot) before climbing 272 steps to fulfil their vows to avoid the Thaipusam crowd on Saturday.
January 29, 2010
Posted in: Malaysia
A welcome facelift for Puduraya Bus Station in Kuala Lumpur
By Luc Citrinot, eTN | Jan 07, 2010 Kuala Lumpur (KL) has always be seen by the Malaysian government as the symbol for a modern high-tech Malaysia. Over the last 15 years, Kuala Lumpur has been turned from a capital city with a rather provincial flavor into a bustling metropolis of over 2.5 million people [...]
January 7, 2010
Posted in: Malaysia