All posts tagged "Tourism"
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0TourismAs Indonesia and Thailand Continue Taking Positive Steps to Boost Tourism, Will Malaysia Follow Suit?
Should Malaysia take a page from the books of its neighbours and make some similar changes to improve its tourism appeal? After...
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0OpinionIs Malaysia’s Tourism Tax Good Policy?
The tourism tax, which was first introduced in 2017, is currently levied on a flat, RM10-per-night basis for all foreign visitors to...
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0ASEAN NewsI’ll Drink to That! Taxes on Alcohol Slashed in Thailand to Further Boost Tourism
Thailand continues to pull out all the stops to maintain its lead as the region’s biggest tourism market. Thailand is not just...
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0ASEAN NewsIndonesia Rolls Out New Five-Year Multiple Entry Visa Option
The move was made in a bid to spur more tourism and give travellers additional flexibility – but it’s expensive. Indonesia has...
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0TravelRediscovering Thailand’s City of Angels
Arriving in Bangkok is like stepping into a whirlwind of sensations and experiences. The Thai capital, known to locals as Krung Thep,...
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0TravelCoastal Vietnam Beckons Travellers
In a country marked by diverse travel experiences, Vietnam’s beautiful Cam Ranh Peninsula is not yet on Malaysians’ travel radar. But with...
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0TravelKhao Yai: A Peaceful Escape
In a bid to flee the urban hustle and bustle of her new home in Bangkok, if only for a moment, one...
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0TravelExploring Thailand’s Tropical Islands
Though Bangkok is a major draw card for Thailand’s tourism industry, it’s a range of alluring islands that inspires so many global...
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0EventsLangkawi’s 2023 Events Lead the Way in Malaysia’s Recovery Efforts
With Langkawi’s International Regatta and its Aerospace and Maritime exhibition, the popular island is working overtime to tell the world Malaysia is...
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0TourismMalaysia’s Tourism Recovery Stumbling Behind Regional Neighbours
Nearly a year after reopening its borders, Malaysia is struggling to bring back tourists – especially compared with other Southeast Asian countries....
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0Asia Pacific NewsBeijing Complains About Stricter Covid Travel Rules While Maintaining Its Own Border Closures
Critics have not failed to notice that despite the whinging about some countries requiring testing for arrivals from China, foreign tourists still...
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0ASEAN NewsBack to the Dark Ages: Indonesia Criminalises Sex Outside of Marriage
The newly passed criminal code makes cohabitation and premarital or extramarital sex illegal for everyone in Indonesia – including tourists and foreign...
