KUCHING, March 16 — Sarawak recorded a total of 352,983 visitor arrivals in January this year, marking an increase of 10.63 per cent over the numbers registered in the same period last year, said Datuk Sebastian Ting. The Deputy Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts said the tourism receipts generated also went up … Read more
KOTA KINABALU, March 13 — The Fire and Rescue Department in Sabah recorded 961 cases of open fires since January, involving bushes, fields, plantations, forests and peatlands across the state. Its director Abdul Razak Muda said Tuaran had the highest number of open fire incidents, totalling 207 cases, followed by Kota Kinabalu (165 cases), Kota … Read more
KUALA TERENGGANU, March 2 — A total of 152 young dancers from the Tunas Kumpulan Pemuzik and Penari Tetap Negeri Terengganu (Suktra) set a new record today in the Malaysian Book of Records (MBOR) for the category of Most Students in a Malay Gamelan Dance. Terengganu Tourism Department director Ahmad Ridzwan Abd Rahman said the … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — A year after being named the oldest dog, the Guinness World Records (GWR) has stripped Bobi of the title following a review. GWR director of records Mark McKinley said they had no conclusive evidence to prove Bobi’s date of birth. “Without any conclusive evidence available to us right now, we … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said that Malaysia has recorded an approved investment amount of RM329.5 billion in 2023 which is 23 per cent higher than the previous year. He said that this amount is the highest approved investment in the country’s history, signalling a robust resurgence and … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR Feb 16 — A total of 8,501 accidents were recorded nationwide during the six-day operations under the Op Selamat 21, in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebrations, from February 8 to 13. Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) director Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said that the number of accidents … Read more
SEPANG, Feb 10 — Turkiye tourist arrivals into Malaysia for the period January to November, 2023, showed an increase of 10.8 per cent or 15,623 people compared to 14,096 in the same period in 2019. Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) secretary-general Datuk Roslan Abdul Rahman said this increase reflects the success of Motac’s … Read more
LONDON, Jan 31 — The guitar used by former Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler to record the famous opening riff to the band’s 1985 hit Money for Nothing is expected to spark intense interest when it goes up for auction today as part of a massive sell-off of his instruments. The original 1959 Les Paul … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 ― The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) confirmed that the commission had recorded a statement from the son of a former prime minister yesterday, believed to be over his business ventures in the late 1990s. A source from the MACC when contacted said the individual was called to give his statement, including … Read more
LISBON, Jan 17 — Bobi the Dog’s title as the world’s oldest canine was suspended yesterday, after the Guinness World Records began to have doubts about his real age. He died in October at the official age of 31 years and 165 days, eight months after the record-breakers’ hall of fame declared on its website … Read more
