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0HotelsMore Than 3,000 Hotel Rooms and Suites Set to Open in Kuala Lumpur This Year
Malaysia’s hotel industry will add thousands of new rooms in the capital in preparation for the resumption of tourist visits as the...
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0EventsThe Festivals of the Year Return: Rainforest World Music Festival and Borneo Jazz Festival 2022
The most eagerly awaited music festivals in Malaysia, the Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) and Borneo Jazz Festival (BJF), are back once...
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0Asia Pacific NewsWhy Won’t China Give Up on Its ‘Zero-Covid’ Strategy?
It’s a failed approach that has virtually no chance of working in the long term, but Beijing seems to have no intention...
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0HealthMalaysia’s Covid Cases Have Dropped to a One-Year Low, but Can a Post-Holiday Surge Be Avoided?
Data amassed over the past two months have been encouraging, but Malaysia’s Ministry of Health is bracing for a likely post-Raya spike...
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0Culture & ReligionIt’s Today! Malaysians Caught Off Guard as Raya Comes Early
A good-natured sense of panic swept through the country’s social media channels on Sunday as the announcement was made that Hari Raya...
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0ArticlesPenang Gov’t Acts to Ban All Private Homestays on the Island
Faced with a recurring issue on the island, Penang is now swearing off all homestays indefinitely just ahead of the Labour Day...
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0OpinionSingapore’s Enduring Stain
For all its modern wonders and impressive achievements, Singapore can’t seem to move beyond its draconian views on capital punishment. When it...
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0Local NewsKuala Lumpur Rocked by Large Explosion
It certainly wasn’t Beirut, but a series of blasts and subsequent fire at a Sentul evidence disposal depot nevertheless resulted in several...
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0ArticlesElon Musk Officially Buys Twitter
Championing ‘freedom of speech,’ the world’s richest man has now purchased the very social media app on which he has (freely) presented...
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0ArticlesDoes Intermittent Fasting Really Work for Weight Loss?
Like most weight-reducing diets, it should be taken into account that intermittent fasting is not a one-size-fits-all diet programme. Intermittent fasting is...
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0Food & DrinkWhite Asparagus Season Returns for 2022!
It’s a once-a-year delicacy that always delights fans of this special stalk. Here’s how to get white asparagus, imported fresh from Holland...
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0Travel News & UpdatesSingapore Ditches All Inbound Travel Requirements from April 26
With no testing and no quarantine required for all fully vaccinated visitors, travel to Singapore will be as close to normal as...
