Malaysia Travel News

By Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 -- Green Technology is set to be the new growth engine to further enhance Malaysia-Germany economic and political ties.

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific's leading luxury hotel group, has signed an agreement with Themed Attractions and Resorts Sdn Bhd , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional Berhad - the investment holding arm of the Government of Malaysia - to open, and operate Traders Hotel, Puteri Harbour, Iskandar, Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines will launch two new weekly non-stop flights from Kuala Lumpur to Brisbane effective March 28, 2010.

MALAYSIA and China are intensifying efforts to promote the use of "green" energy in their respective countries, like in water and waste water management and solar power generation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 -- Deputy Information Communication and Culture Minister Senator Heng Seai Kie said the Kembara Bernama-Tourism Malaysia 2009 can nurture understanding and solidarity among the multi-racial community in line with the 1Malaysia spirit.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Saudi Arabian government is doing its best to control accommodation and transportation costs during the haj season and is constantly improving facilities for pilgrims.

SINGAPORE: Malaysia wants to reactivate a joint business group with Singapore to boost trade and investment relations between the two countries.

Malaysia, as a modern and multi-cultural financial hub, serves as a torchbearer for the Islamic world.

KUALA LUMPUR: Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen wants to attract more tourists to spend in Malaysia by promoting the country as a duty-free haven.

BEIJING: China and the United States on Tuesday pledged to resolve their lingering trade disputes and combat protectionism, as visiting US President Barack Obama called on Beijing to let the yuan rise.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Tourism Ministry and Home Ministry will identify factors that draw Africans to Malaysia and who they are in an effort to curb social problems involving this group of visitors.

As a teacher in Thailand, I've done my fair share of visa runs to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to get a tourist visa from the Thai Embassy in Kuala Lumpur.

Jalan Petaling street, home of the famous market. Cassandra James One of the best things about Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is the excellent shopping.

President Barack Obama and nearly two dozen fellow leaders from Europe and the Asia-Pacific region agreed today that next month's much-anticipated international climate-change meetings will be merely a way station - not the once hoped-for end point - in the difficult search for a worldwide global warming treaty.

SINGAPORE : Perak wants to market itself aggressively abroad by promoting attractions dubbed the "10 Icons of Perak" to boost annual tourist arrivals by 500,000 to 3.5 million next year, senior state executive councillor Datuk Hamidah Osman said here.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 -- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said his country wishes to join Malaysia in proving to the world that Islam is in tandem with modern democracy.

Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 13 : Two Malay-Indian siblings have obtained their Malaysian citizenship after remaining state-less for more that 30 years.

U.S. Barack Obama leaves on his debut presidential tour of Asia Thursday seeking to revive America's prestige as a regional power, on a trip much heavier on symbolism than diplomatic substance.

The latest list for 2010 travel trends put out by the Lonely Planet people says something we've been saying for ages: Malaysia is hot.

Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao met here Wednesday with Singaporean Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and made a three-point proposal for enhancing bilateral ties.