Shafie Apdal: Trans Borneo Railway route should involve Sabah east 

Shafie Apdal: Trans Borneo Railway route should involve Sabah east 

KOTA KINABALU, April 1 — Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal hopes the route of the Trans Borneo Railway Project can be reassessed so that it involves a network of routes to the east coast of the state, especially Tawau. The Semporna MP said the Trans Borneo Railway Project which links … Read more

British Airways to resume route to Kuala Lumpur in November

British Airways to resume route to Kuala Lumpur in November

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — British Airways will be recommencing its connection to Kuala Lumpur in November this year, further demonstrating the airline’s commitment to expanding its network to Asia post-pandemic. In a statement today, the carrier said it would operate daily flights between the Malaysian capital city and London Heathrow on a Boeing B787-9 … Read more

Tourism Malaysia: New Batik Air’s Batam-Kuala Lumpur route to boost Malaysia-Indonesia tourism

Tourism Malaysia: New Batik Air’s Batam-Kuala Lumpur route to boost Malaysia-Indonesia tourism

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — Batik Air’s new route from Batam to Kuala Lumpur which made its inaugural direct flight to Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 1, here today, is set to boost tourism traffic and improve the country’s overall economic prosperity. Tourism Malaysia director-general Datuk Ammar Abd Ghapar said Indonesia holds a special place … Read more

Tourism Malaysia: Ashgabat-KL route a springboard to explore Central Asia, Russian markets

Tourism Malaysia: Ashgabat-KL route a springboard to explore Central Asia, Russian markets

SEPANG, Feb 15 — Turkmenistan Airlines’ inaugural flight from Ashgabat to Kuala Lumpur, which landed today, serves as a springboard for Malaysia to explore the Central Asia and Russia markets. Tourism Malaysia International Promotions (America/Europe/Oceania) senior director Iskandar Mirza Mohd Yusof said Turkmenistan Airlines is the second airlines from Central Asia after Uzbekistan Airways with … Read more

Transport ministry supports proposal on Kudat-Palawan ferry route

Transport ministry supports proposal on Kudat-Palawan ferry route

KUDAT, Jan 25 — The Transport Ministry supports the initiative to issue an international ferry permit for the Kudat-Pulau Palawan (Philippines) route to boost the tourism sector in this district. Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said the proposal by Kudat Member of Parliament Datuk Verdon Bahanda should be realised to enhance socio-economic development in Kudat, … Read more

China Eastern Airlines launches direct flight route between Shanghai and Cairo

China Eastern Airlines launches direct flight route between Shanghai and Cairo

Shanghai, China, Dec. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — China Eastern Airlines’ first flight between Shanghai and the Egyptian capital of Cairo took place on Dec. 11, marking the first direct passenger flight route from Shanghai to North Africa operated by a Chinese airline. The flight MU223 departed from Shanghai Pudong International Airport with 232 passengers … Read more

Long and wine-ing road: Alsace celebrates its ‘Route des vins’

Long and wine-ing road: Alsace celebrates its ‘Route des vins’

GOXWILLER (France), Nov 19 — The big problem with the famously picturesque Alsace Wine Route in eastern France, said Jean-Louis Meyer as he put down his glass of white wine, is that there are so many vineyards where you can stop for a tasting. In any village along its 170-kilometre (105-mile) length, ‘there’s at least … Read more

In Apple’s shadow, Google takes new route to face recognition on Pixel phones

In Apple’s shadow, Google takes new route to face recognition on Pixel phones

The new Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro smartphones are held at a launch event for new Google hardware devices in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York October 6, 2022. — Reuters pic Friday, 07 Oct 2022 9:39 AM MYT SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 7 — Facial recognition returned to the latest … Read more