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
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
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024