GEORGE TOWN, Jan 6 – The Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal welcomed the Norwegian Sky cruise ship on Jan 5 for its maiden call, marking the start of the 2025 cruise season and the ship’s inaugural arrival in Asia. Chairman of the Penang Port Commission, Dato’ Yeoh Soon Hin said nearly 2,000 passengers and approximately 900…
December 21, George Town — An important step toward improving connectivity, creating job opportunities, and securing Penang’s status as a regional aviation hub has been taken with the opening of a new direct route from Chennai to Penang via IndiGo, which will begin operating today. At 8:08 a.m., flight 6E 1045, which was carrying 146…
PUTRAJAYA, December 13, 2024- “The government’s efforts to promote the tourism industry should not be entangled with political or racial issues,” stated Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture. He claimed that although the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture (Motac) is making every effort to draw tourists from all over…
PETALING JAYA: Tiong King Sing, the minister of tourism, arts, and culture, has apologized to Chinese visitors for instances in which they encountered “unpleasant” circumstances while visiting Malaysia. Tiong acknowledged the plight of Chinese visitors during his remarks yesterday at the 2024 China International Travel Mart in Shanghai. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is monitoring this…
VIENTIANE: This week in Siem Reap, Cambodia, the third edition of the Cambodia-Laos tourist Business to Business (B2B) Forum and the Cambodia-Laos Joint Tourism Working Group on tourist collaboration was held. Under the 2023–2024 action plan, the meeting identified and reviewed possible collaborative projects and activities to strengthen bilateral tourist cooperation. Deputy Director General Phouthone…
Penang, Malaysia – October 26, 2024 – Penang is all set to host the Penang International Food Festival @ Tanjong 2024 (PIFF @Tanjong) on November 2-3 at Beach Street. This eagerly awaited culinary event will celebrate the city’s rich food heritage, showcasing traditional and modern dishes from some of the most skilled chefs in the…
KUCHING, Aug 7 — Tourism can be a powerful tool for fostering global peace and understanding, according to Dato Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, Malaysia’s Tourism Minister. At the International Conference on Responsible Tourism and Hospitality (ICRTH) 2024, Abdul Karim highlighted tourism’s dual role in driving economic growth and enhancing social cohesion. He emphasized that…
KUCHING (Sept. 7): Sarawak is anticipated to get more visitors this year than the record 4.6 million in 2019, according to Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry, and Performing Arts Dato Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He made this statement after revealing that Sarawak saw over 2.4 million tourist arrivals between January and June of this…
Penang, Malaysia – Penang International Airport today celebrated the arrival of Shenzhen Airlines’ inaugural direct flight from Shenzhen to Penang. Penang State Executive Councilor for Tourism and Creative Economy, Wong Hon Wai said the new route marks a significant enhancement in Penang’s international connectivity, promising to boost tourism and economic ties between the two cities….
KOTA KINABALU: According to Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, the Sail Malaysia Passage to the East Yacht Rally 2024 initiative will increase tourism in the Tuaran district. He said that this would be the participants’ first time coming together in Tuaran since the program’s launch in 2005. We are happy that this program…