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Sarawak Aims To Preserve State’s Culture & Heritage With New Bill
This new Bill will ensure Sarawak's tangible and intangible culture, museums, buildings, sites, and historical monuments will be managed in the best possible way, for the benefit and interest of all communities.Busy Buying Books? Get Extra Discounts At BookXcess With This Code
Zafigo partners with Malaysia’s leading book retailer, BookXcess, for a special discount you won’t want to miss out on!6 Ideas To Help You Travel The World — Student Edition
Your student years are the best time to travel — you have little to no commitments and nothing holding you back. Travelling’s also a chance to meet new people who could change your destiny forever while you get to experience the places you only hear of in stories. Here’s how to do it.10 OTT Attractions To Check Out In China That Are Not The Great Wall
When one brings up tourist attractions in China, the Great Wall is very likely the first one to come to one’s mind. But once you’re done with the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the terracotta army, and the pandas, what do you do? Here’s a list of super-interesting, but just-as-odd attractions that’ll definitely…Pulau Redang Expecting Over 500 Vaccinated Tourism Industry Players
A total of 517 tourism industry players on Pulau Redang received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, in preparation for the tourism revival in Terengganu.All Aboard! 4 Fascinating Train Rides Around Malaysia
There’s no denying the quaint charm of train rides and the deluge of happy hormones they leave you with. If you dig exploring the unexplored, one among these remarkable train journeys around Malaysia might just become your next favourite travel memory.ESCAPE Theme Park In Cameron Highlands To Open In 2023
Cameron Highlands will be opening its first-ever European-themed outdoor theme park in 2023 with ESCAPE, and it will be different from any other national theme park as the nature-based adventure park is built within the natural landscape.Dealing With Hopelessness In The COVID-19 Pandemic
Having to stay home for more than a year due to MCO has taken its toll on many Malaysians, especially affecting people’s mental health. While COVID-19 vaccination efforts are ramping up, it has emphasised feelings of waiting and not having control over what the present looks like. This feeling has a term to it: languishing.Jin Air’s Sabah-Themed ‘Flight to Nowhere’ Takes Off
Nearly 100 passengers boarded the ‘Flight to Nowhere’ from Seoul’s Incheon International Airport to experience the Kota Kinabalu, Sabah-themed sightseeing flight.Spot The Difference: 3 Ways To Identify Real Batik
It’s important to embrace heritage. It’s also possible to embrace the old and traditional in new and exciting ways. As it stands, (one of) Malaysia’s most quintessential textiles – batik – is an ancient art form that still prevails. Today, batik holds such a high status that people often wear it to formal and fancy…Malaysia Airlines Lets You Fly From Your Home
Malaysia Airlines released a 30-minute ASMR clip on YouTube that’ll take you on a trip down memory lane. Titled, ‘The Sounds of MH’, it takes travellers from their departure point at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to Heathrow Airport in London.Sarawak To Reopen Domestic & International Travel
Sarawak is among Malaysia’s states making headway in its COVID-19 vaccination programme, expecting to reach herd immunity by August, allowing them to move in to Phase 3 of the National Recovery Plan. Thanks to this, the state is expected to reopen for domestic tourism later on in the year and by 2022 for international travellers. …