Archive for the ‘Malaysia’ Category
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 12.7 [...]
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 crossed [...]
January 7, 2010
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Sarawak, Malaysia, enjoys growth in tourist arrivals
By Luc Citrinot, eTN Asia Staff Writer | August, 2009
It is not all gloom and doom in Asia. On August 1, Chief Minister of the Malaysian State of Sarawak, Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, revealed that tourist arrivals to the State increased by 10 percent, representing an additional 85,000 visitors during the first three months [...]
August 13, 2009
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Pullman gives a Malaysian identity to Putrajaya
By Luc Citrinot, eTN | Jul 29, 2009
Putrajaya in Malaysia is rather an odd place. The city, once the brainchild of previous Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad, was developed to become the new administration center of the government. The move was done to relieve Kuala Lumpur -located only 25 km away – from increasing congestion. [...]
July 30, 2009
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Located Just off Malaysia, Langkawi is the Jewel of Kedah
Langkawi belongs to a 99-island archipelago only 30 km off the coast of Malaysia. For years, this place escaped tourists’ attention, however, in the past decade, it became a true holiday gem – no wonder, it is an earthly paradise. Langkawi, also known as the Jewel of Kedah, is a very charming little island which [...]
July 16, 2009
Posted in: Malaysia
Tourism beauties visit tourist attractions in Malacca city
MALACCA: The 43 Miss Tourism International delegates caught the many residents here by surprise as they visited tourist attractions around the city recently.
January 12, 2009
Posted in: Malaysia
Malaysian World Heritage city to twin: “I divorce you”
By Yusof Sulaiman/ eTN Asia Pacific | Dec 05, 2008
Ali Rustam, chief minister of Malacca’s twin-city George Town (in Penang), has “threatened” to seek a declaration from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to officially “divorce” itself as a result of Penang state’s “blunder” over its World Heritage Site status.
December 5, 2008
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Malaysia keen on luring more US travelers amid challenges
By Nelson Alcantara | Jul 14, 2008
HONOLULU – (eTN) – Hawaii is a tourism success, which made it an ideal US destination for a high-level delegation of Malaysian tourism officials, headed by Malaysian Tourism Minister Azalina Othman Said, to visit. Along with the goal of promoting Malaysia to US travelers, the Malaysian delegation was keen [...]
July 14, 2008
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Malaysian tourism welcomes return of old supremo
By Yusof Sulaiman | Jul 03, 2008
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) – Tourism Malaysia has established an International Tourism Advisory Council (ITAC) that will oversee the "growth" markets of China, India and the Middle East markets to be headed by its former "supremo" Abdullah Junid.
July 3, 2008
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