By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Apr 1 — Tourism Selangor embarked on a promotional tour across four cities in China last month to draw more international tourists to the state. It said the sales mission to Dalian, Shenyang, Changchun, and Harbin from March 17 to March 26 is part of its...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — Retail trade is expected to expand by 7.5 per cent this year, with steady momentum of domestic demand likely to continue, said MIDF Research.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — Passenger traffic at airports throughout Malaysia recorded a double-digit growth in the past two months after the government introduced 30-day visa exemptions for visitors from China and India beginning December 1.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has requested that all maintenance and improvement projects at the entry points into Malaysia, including airports and ports, be expedited to accommodate the increased arrival of foreign tourists.

BEIJING/BANGKOK, Feb 21 — Chinese travellers flocked to tourist hot-spots across Asia over the Lunar New Year break, with visitor numbers and spending in destinations including Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia exceeding pre-Covid levels.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Bank Negara Malaysia believes the ringgit's current level does not reflect the Malaysian economy's positive prospects going forward, said its governor Datuk Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour.

SEPANG, Feb 1 — Tourism Malaysia is actively strategising to reach a five-fold target of over five million tourists from China this year, said its director-general Datuk Ammar Abd Ghapar.

BANGKOK, Dec 27 — Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has pledged to deepen Thai-Malaysia ties through enhanced cooperation, aiming to bring tangible benefits and improved well-being to people in both countries, especially along the border.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 — The festive atmosphere is evident in many places, with shopping malls in the Federal capital doing brisk business today, the day after Christmas.

JAKARTA, Dec 8 — Indonesia is considering granting visa-free entry to nationals of 20 countries, including the United States, China, Australia, India, South Korea, Germany, Britain and France, to boost its tourism and economy, its Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno said yesterday.

LABUAN, Nov 12 — The economic partnership between Indonesia and Malaysia is consistently advancing, marking a significant strengthening of bilateral ties, said Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia Datuk Hermono.

JAKARTA, Nov 2 — Indonesia welcomed 1.07 million international visitors in September 2023, marking a significant 52.76 per cent increase compared with the same month last year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — A survey conducted by Europ Assistance (EA) with a market research company, Ipsos, indicates 80 per cent of Malaysian respondents have reported feeling excited to travel this year, with over 72 per cent planning to travel this year.

BANGKOK, Oct 24 — Thailand has decided that starting November 1 until April 30 next year, visitors entering the country via the Sadao Immigration Checkpoint in Songkhla will be temporarily exempted from submitting the TM6 immigration form.

By Yasmin Ramlan KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — The revival of the Ampang Lookout Point (Alop), closed for over a decade, is part of the state government’s effort to boost sustainable tourism ahead of Visit Selangor Year 2025. State executive councillor for local government and tourism Ng Suee Lim...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — As China's eight-day Golden Week holiday has started, Malaysia's tourism sector is eyeing increased arrivals to offset years of slow business due to pandemic disruptions.

BANGKOK, Sept 27 — The Bank of Thailand (BOT) unexpectedly raised its key interest rate by 0.25 per cent to 2.50 per cent, the highest in a decade, in a bid to curb surging inflation.

By Sheeda Fathil SHAH ALAM, Sept 23 — The state government will ramp up the promotion of eco and agro-tourism in Selangor's northern and southern regions starting next year, in line with Visit Selangor Year 2025. State executive councillor for tourism Ng Suee Lim said this includes creating a...

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 20 — Domestic tourism in Malaysia recorded encouraging performance in 2022 when it recorded a total expenditure of RM59.2 billion, compared to RM17.5 billion in 2021, according to a report released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.

JAKARTA, Sept 18 — The arrival of Indonesian tourists to Malaysia is expected to increase to 2.68 million this year from 1.48 million last year, driven by the increased air and sea accessibility between the two countries.