KUALA TERENGGANU, June 22 — Terengganu is among five states in Malaysia which have recorded a low annual population growth rate at 1.3 per cent.

MELAKA, June 13 — The forest reserve in Tanjung Tuan, Alor Gajah has been proposed to be used as a tourism and education forest in an effort to ensure that nature in the area remains preserved.

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, June 12 — In the third quarter of this year, a career fair dedicated to the tourism and hotel industries will be held, with the goal of filling 6,000 job openings in both sectors. State executive councillor for youth, sports and human capital development Mohd...

JOHOR BAHRU, May 25 — The country’s tourism industry needs new products, especially premium products, to attract more quality tourists, as the industry has been expanding after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic.

KANGAR, May 22 — India has stated its interest in turning Malaysia into a destination of choice for weddings, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Malaysia and Indonesia are leading the recovery of domestic travel demand in Southeast Asia (SEA), reaching 100 per cent growth in March compared with the same level in 2019, while countries such as Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam are quickly following the lead.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac) aims to generate between RM47 billion and RM77 billion in tourism revenue through the arrival of 16 million to 22 million international tourists in 2025, said its minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri.

KUCHING, March 19 — The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) is confident that tourism industry players are ready to receive foreign tourists when the country's borders reopen come April 1.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) is targeting the arrival of two million tourists to Malaysia this year, with a profit of more than RM6.8 billion.

PUTRAJAYA, March 9 — All tourism and cultural industry players in the country need to make initial preparations to receive tourists from abroad, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri.

KUCHING, Feb 26 — The government has plans to implement the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) with Thailand to revive the country’s tourism industry, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, Feb 5 — The Selangor Fruit Valley (SFV) has managed to gain profit every month since the reopening of tourism activities in October last year. Its marketing manager Nor Rashidah Mohamed Raihan said the profit derives from ticket sales, fruit and vegetable sales...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — The Cabinet yesterday decided to allow Muslims to resume umrah pilgrimages from February 8, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri.

SINGAPORE, Jan 25 — Singapore had record low international arrivals in 2021, but saw signs of recovery after introducing a quarantine waiver system for vaccinated visitors and offering cash vouchers, its tourism authority said on Tuesday.

HANOI, Jan 20 — Tourism ministers of Asean member nations on Wednesday agreed to reopen Asean tourism to revive this industry amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported according to a statement.

BANGKOK, Jan 12 — Thailand plans to collect a 300 baht (RM38) entry fee per person from foreign tourists starting April 1 to help fund the development of local tourist attractions and for tourists’ insurance coverage.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1  — The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) is giving a 40 per cent discount in compound payment to licensed tourism operators and  tour guides.

By Zareef Muzammil PETALING JAYA, Dec 10 — Hotels throughout Selangor received encouraging responses from staycation-goers since the tourism sector reopens in October. Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari said most of the people in the state took advantage of the weekend by staying at...

By Alang Bendahara SHAH ALAM, Dec 10 — Selangor government has allocated RM114.6 million in a five-year plan to reset the state tourism sector which was badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari the allocation was recently announced in the 2022 Selangor...

REUTERS, Nov 30 — Airlines are scrambling to limit the impact of the latest coronavirus variant on their networks, while delays in bookings are threatening an already-fragile recovery for global tourism.