Shopee data finds Malaysians more confident to travel now
KUCHING: More Malaysians are confident about travelling now as Shopee noted a two-thirds increase in bookings for buses and flights on its platform in the first two weeks of Jan 2022 compared to the same period in Dec 2021. In particular, an uptick of 10 times was observed for Chinese New Year travel dates from […]
Enjoy 50% discount on homestay tourism packages
KUCHING: Malaysians can enjoy a 50 percent discount on homestay tourism packages nationwide through jomhomestay.my. Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the jomhomestay.my platform was developed by the Kampungstay and Homestay Association of Malaysia (MKHA) in collaboration with Tourism Malaysia. “To date, a total of 150 packages have been […]
Identify, manage social changes properly
The Federal Constitution and Rukun Negara protect the concept of ‘Keluarga Malaysia’ – namely the inclusivity, common ground, and contentment of Malaysians. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Institute of Ethnic Studies principal research fellow Professor Dr Mansor Mohd Noor said the concept itself guarantees prosperity, and peace for every level of society in the country. “However, […]
Malaysians fed up with behaviour of politicians
KUCHING: Malaysians are generally fed up with politicians because of the way they have been behaving, says former Sabah chief minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal. He said, by and large, the people were not only confused by the happenings in the country but were truly fed up with politicians. “Why is that so? Mainly […]
Malaysia Day not just for Sarawak, Sabah
BY RACHEL MINA KUCHING: Malaysia Day should be celebrated by all states in Malaysia rather than just Sabah and Sarawak. “We become Malaysians after the formation of our federation. Prior to Sep 16, 1963, the word ‘Malaysia and Malaysian’ did not exist at all,” said political analyst Associate Professor Dr Neilson Ilan Mersat of Universiti […]
Malaysia Day is for all states
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah voiced her agreement that Malaysia Day should not be limited to just Sabah and Sarawak. “Like how we in Sarawak and Sabah celebrate National Day together with the states in Peninsular Malaysia, likewise, Malaysia Day should be celebrated by states in Peninsular as well instead of rotating it between Sabah […]
Malaysia Day should be celebrated by all
BY RACHEL MINA KUCHING: All Malaysians should accept Malaysia Day as the most vital and historic day in the country’s history, according to political analyst Datuk Peter Minos. He opined that Sept 16 marks the formation of Malaysia and that it is important to be celebrated as a whole country. “We understand why Malayans are […]
Processing of MyTravelPass application now takes 14 days
PUTRAJAYA: The time taken to process a MyTravelPass (MTP) application has to be increased to 14 days from seven due to the high number of applications received. Immigration director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud said the increasing number of business travellers followed the reopening of many more economic sectors. The MTP was introduced by the Immigration […]
Over seven in 10 Malaysians aware of digital banking services
KUALA LUMPUR: A study by the world’s leader in digital payments Visa unveils that over seven in 10 Malaysians (74 per cent) are aware and 65 per cent are interested in using digital banking services. In a statement today, it said according to Visa Consumer Payment Attitudes study, 43 per cent of Malaysians also currently […]
10 of the richest persons in Malaysia 2021
Source: my.asiatatler.com
