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If you are thinking of travelling across the Causeway for a short getaway in Malaysia over the Chinese New Year period, you may want to make wet weather plans. In a Facebook post on Monday (Feb 16) morning, the Malaysian Meteorological Department released a two-day forecast for the first and second days of Chinese New

Amid growing rumblings of a snap poll in Malaysia, former Umno ministers Khairy Jamaluddin and Hishammuddin Hussein have appealed to return to the once dominant party's fold.  In January 2023, Malaysia's former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin, 50, was sacked from Umno for "violating party discipline", while former defence minister Hishammuddin Hussein, 64, was suspended for

Malaysia used the opening day of Hong Kong’s Filmart to make a pitch to international producers: the money for its screen-production incentive isn’t going away. Malaysia’s National Film Development Corporation (FINAS) told industry attendees that its flagship Film in Malaysia Incentive (FIMI) cash rebate has been extended for another five years, backed by a renewed

(RTTNews) - The Malaysia stock market has moved higher in three straight sessions, advancing almost 30 points or 1.9 percent along the way. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just above the 1,670-point plateau and it's expected to open in the green again on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is mixed

Malaysia will not permit Singapore tour buses to operate express bus services in the country, its transport minister Anthony Loke said on Tuesday (Dec 2).  He told Malaysia's Parliament that under a reciprocal arrangement, Singapore tour buses can bring tourists into Malaysia, just as Malaysia's tour buses are allowed into Singapore, reported The Star.  Loke

Image credit: MOONTON Magic Chess: Go Go, which released globally just last May, has made its debut at the SEA Games 2025 in Thailand, a multi-sport event sanctioned by the Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF). While MCGG’s tournament was not a medal event, the game put on a showmatch featuring four countries: Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines.

KUALA LUMPUR — The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume at the end of December, Malaysia's transport ministry said on Wednesday, more than a decade after the plane disappeared. The Boeing 777 carrying 239 people vanished from radar screens on March 8, 2014, while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has invited Maldivian businesses to explore its dynamic halal sector, particularly in halal tourism, leveraging its position as a global halal hub to foster collaboration in this space. Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said there is significant potential for collaboration in areas such as halal certification