The Malaysia week closing ceremony, held on 10 October 2012 at London’s South Bank was attended by top tour operators, media, travel associations and VIP’s including YB Dato Sri Dr Ng Yen Yen, Minister of Tourism, Malaysia; H.E. Dato Seri…
The CIMB Classics golf tournament will be held at the Mines Resort & Golf in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 24 to 28 October 2012, attracting 48 of the world’s elite golfers including defending champion of last year, Bo Van Pelt and 2010…
Tourism Malaysia will be running a competition on their stand (26-27, Marquee 5) whereby if visitors can name a selection of birds from the pictures presented to them then they will be entered into a prize draw. Spectacular prizes include a six day/f…
One of South East Asia’s highest mountains, Mount Kinabalu plays host to the 26th Annual International Climbathon this October. The event taking place on 13 & 14 October will see hundreds of mountaineers attempt to complete what is widely known…
Moto GP star Marco Simoncelli has been killed in an accident at the Malaysian MotoGP. The collision happened just after the start of the race at turn 11, and, following the red flag, the decision was taken to cancel the event. All Italian sporting ev…
The Australian government is desperately trying to salvage its policy on asylum-seeker deportation after an Australian high court blocked the legislation on Wednesday. According to reports in Australia, the number of refugees being shipped to Mal…
Australia's high court has blocked an injunction created by the government, which would have had asylum-seekers shipped straight to Malaysia, sighting the country's lack of asylum seeker protection laws. The news will come as a major blow to the …
Avian flu shows signs of resurgence in Asia, with the new mutant strain now unaffected by current vaccines. The United Nations have warned that the strain could be spreading in Asia. It is a large risk to humans says veterinary officials. Eight p…
The Malaysian government has brushed off recurring warnings issued by the UN food and agricultural organisation (FAO) concerning the resurgence of a deadly mutant strain of bird flu, which has recently been discovered. Speaking to a Malaysian new…
A United Nations human rights group have criticised the Malaysian government for sending a group of ethnic Uighurs back to China and urged an end to such deportations amid allegations of mistreatment and even oppression from the Chinese government. …