KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 — Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has clarified that the apology he made recently to the people of Japan and China was over the serious accidents involving tourists from these two countries in Malaysia.

BANGKOK, Nov 24 — The Lao government is "profoundly saddened" by the deaths of foreign tourists from drinking alcohol contaminated with methanol and pledged to prosecute those responsible.

BANGKOK, Nov 5 — Thailand has welcomed more than 29.08 million foreign tourists, generating approximately 1.358 trillion baht (RM10.4 billion) in revenue from January 1 to November 3 this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — The government has been urged to make Sabah a tourism and transit hub for East Asian flights, particularly carrying Chinese tourists, to boost the state economy.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — The government has set aside nearly RM550 million to intensify tourism promotion and activities, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

PHNOM PENH, Sept 28 — Myanmar military leader cum State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing called on all parties to reduce violence and restore peace to woo more tourists to the market, which only received half a million visitors in the first five months of this year.

LABUAN, Sept 26 — The Transport Ministry will establish a Cruise Council to advance the cruise industry in Malaysia, a move expected to significantly enhance the nation’s tourism sector.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has urged all parties to refrain from creating issues on social media that could lead to misunderstandings and harm racial unity and harmony in the country.

SONGHKLA, Aug 5 — The Selangor government and Thailand are set to deepen their diplomatic ties through food and culture festivals in conjunction with Visit Selangor Year 2025.

PUTRAJAYA, July 19 — International tourist arrivals in Malaysia have increased significantly this year, with 9.48 million visitors as of May compared to 7.48 million tourists in the same period last year, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 — The government will examine aid and methods of transitioning traditional durian cultivation to high-value durians, which can be a new economic boom for Malaysia.

KOTA BHARU, June 4 — The summit between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), to take place in Malaysia next year, will attract more foreign tourists to the country.

BEIJING, May 31 — China has agreed to extend visa exemption for Malaysian tourists from 15 to 30 days, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

BEIJING, May 30 — Malayia’s total trade with China expanded by 5.9 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM151.06 billion in the first four months of this year (4M2024) compared to the same period last year.

ANKARA, May 21 — International tourism reached 97 per cent of pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter of this year, United Nations Tourism said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 — Malaysia received 5.8 million foreign tourists from January to March this year, a 32.5 per cent growth compared to 4.3 million for the same period last year.

BANGKOK, April 21 — Malaysia needs more time to consider Thailand's proposal regarding a joint visa programme with six other Asean countries to attract more foreign tourists to the region.

BANGKOK, April 9 — Foreign nationals will temporarily be exempted from submitting the TM.6 Form when entering or exiting Thailand at the immigration checkpoints, effective April 15 to October 15.

SAMUI, April 9 — Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said the central bank should cut its key interest rate by at least a quarter point this week to support government efforts to revive Southeast Asia's second-largest economy.

IPOH, April 9 — A man was killed by a falling rock at the Qing Xing Ling Leisure and Cultural Village in Taman Saikat yesterday morning.