Over 33,000 Keluarga Malaysia to benefit from PRE2.0 room booking e-vouchers - Nancy
Malaysians will get e-vouchers worth from RM50 to RM100 by booking hotel rooms online through the Tourism Recovery Plan 2022 initiative.
Thu Jul 14 2022
Hong Kong says 20,000 hotel rooms earmarked for quarantine as COVID cases surge
Lam said 21 hotels had expressed interest in turning their facilities into isolation venues.
Fri Feb 18 2022
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Fri Feb 18 2022
Hong Kong aims to get 10,000 hotel rooms in COVID fight amid reports of mass testing
Chief Executive Carrie Lam renewed an appeal for support from the global financial hub's 7.5 million people.
Thu Feb 17 2022
Australian Open to plough ahead despite players' quarantine anger
Forty-seven players and their entourages have to isolate for two weeks in their hotel rooms in Melbourne.
Sun Jan 17 2021
Quarantined individuals who leave hotel rooms will be detained
Individuals who have just returned from abroad and have been ordered to undergo quarantine at government-listed hotels will be detained if they intentionally move out of their premises.
Tue Apr 07 2020
Room rate soared in Langkawi due to 'brokers' - LTA Chairman
The Langkawi Tourism Association exposed the presence of a third party which made bookings for hotel rooms to cash in on big events like the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) event.
Sun Mar 12 2017
More than 90 Malaysians still stranded in flood-battered Chennai
More than 90 Malaysians are still stranded in their hotel rooms and homes in Chennai, India.
Fri Dec 04 2015
India's morality police target unmarried couples in hotel rooms
Many view the police raids as just another example of what has been called "moral policing," whereby conservative groups impose strict moral codes on the population.
Thu Aug 13 2015
Rio sex motels to house World Cup, Olympics fans
A shortage of hotel rooms has led Rio authorities to invest millions of dollars to convert raunchy motels to accommodate tourists expected for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 summer Olympics.
Sat Feb 23 2013
Four bodies recovered from capsized tourist boat off Egypt's Red Sea coast
The boat, the Sea Story, capsized on Monday near the Sataya Reef while carrying 31 tourists and 13 crew on a multi-day diving trip.
Wed Nov 27 2024
UTP introduced a first-of-its-kind Bachelor of Integrated Engineering with Honours
UTP has proudly unveiled Malaysia's first multidisciplinary engineering programme.
Wed Nov 27 2024
Biden to push for Gaza ceasefire after Israel-Lebanon deal
The US "will make another push, with Turkey, Egypt, Qatar, Israel and others, to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza," says Joe Biden.
Wed Nov 27 2024
JPS issues flood warning, 30 villages in Pasir Puteh expected to be inundated
Flooding is expected near Sungai Semerak, Pasir Puteh, affecting low-lying villages within 5km of the river, according to PRABN.
Wed Nov 27 2024
What Trump 2.0 could mean for trade, migrants, climate change and electric cars
Here's a summary of the policies Donald Trump has said he will pursue when he takes office on Jan. 20.
Wed Nov 27 2024
UN says Taliban detained journalists over 250 times in Afghanistan since takeover
The Taliban-led foreign ministry denies having arrested that number of journalists and added that those arrested had committed a crime.
Wed Nov 27 2024
TikTok becoming app of choice for criminals promoting investment scams - Police
Many users continue to be tricked and scammed even though police have repeatedly issued warnings about scams proliferating on social media.
Wed Nov 27 2024
MOE’s mental health screening identifies students with emotional challenges
Deputy Minister of Education says, those identified with severe emotional issues undergo screening twice a year.
Wed Nov 27 2024
Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire brokered by US and France, to take effect Wednesday
Israel will gradually withdraw its forces over 60 days as Lebanon's army takes control of territory near its border with Israel to ensure that Hezbollah does not rebuild its infrastructure there.
Wed Nov 27 2024
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024