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End Of An Era: Melaka’s Jonker Street Restaurants & Businesses Close Down

, August 11, 2021
Jonker Street, once Melaka’s most vibrant night market, is now plagued by silence as more businesses shut.
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Malaysia’s Vax Benefits: New SOPs For The Fully Vaccinated

, August 10, 2021
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced over the weekend the easing of COVID-19 restrictions starting today (August 10) for those who have been fully vaccinated.

#CutiCutiMalaysia: 7 Cool Things To Do Once Interstate Borders Open

, August 10, 2021
From glamping in a glass treehouse to sipping cocktails at a speakeasy bar, add these seven bucket list-worthy activities (and their breathtaking venues) into your local travel checklist.
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5 Of The World’s Most Beautiful Hotel Rooms

, August 9, 2021
With revenge travelling just over the horizon, when you book your next holiday, go big or go home! Here are some seriously amazing and jaw-dropping properties that you simply must stay at.
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Tropical Spice Garden Rallies Help From M’sians To Save The Gardens

, August 9, 2021
Southeast Asia’s only Tropical Spice Garden (TSG) in Penang is appealing to Malaysians for help. They need support to stay open for generations to come.
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Sarawak Aims To Preserve State’s Culture & Heritage With New Bill

, August 6, 2021
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

, August 6, 2021
Zafigo partners with Malaysia’s leading book retailer, BookXcess, for a special discount you won’t want to miss out on!
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6 Ideas To Help You Travel The World — Student Edition

, August 6, 2021
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.
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10 OTT Attractions To Check Out In China That Are Not The Great Wall

, August 6, 2021
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…

All Aboard! 4 Fascinating Train Rides Around Malaysia

, August 5, 2021
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.
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Pulau Redang Expecting Over 500 Vaccinated Tourism Industry Players

, August 5, 2021
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.

Dealing With Hopelessness In The COVID-19 Pandemic

, August 4, 2021
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.
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ESCAPE Theme Park In Cameron Highlands To Open In 2023

, August 4, 2021
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.

Jin Air’s Sabah-Themed ‘Flight to Nowhere’ Takes Off

, August 3, 2021
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

, August 2, 2021
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

, August 2, 2021
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

, July 30, 2021
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. …

7 Friendship Gifts To Ease The Pain-demic

, July 30, 2021
We’ve got gift ideas for your friends locked-down! Here's a list from our favourite online stores to spread the love and make everyday friendship day.

Travel & Tourism Industry Said To Fully Recover By End 2022

, July 29, 2021
The tourism sector can and likely will revive fully by the end of next year. However, it’s crucial to take on an “aggressive vaccination” approach to achieve the aforementioned. With Malaysia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout currently picking up, people are eager and ready to release all their pent-up demand to travel, which will spur the return…

It’s Durian Season! 15 Delivery Services To Satisfy Your Cravings

The Klook Jom Durian campaign gathers local durian merchants who prepare vast arrays of durian to fulfil your cravings during lockdown, with discounted rates and delivery services to your doorstep.
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Beach, Please: Pangkor Aims To Reopen In September

, July 28, 2021
Good news for vacationers and tourists! Pangkor Island is set to reopen soon with targets to achieve herd immunity by September and proclaim itself COVID-free.

How Malaysians Have Been Practicing #KitaJagaKita

, July 28, 2021
Seven ways Malaysians have been offering help to those in need, and a nice reminder that the people will take care of each other.
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Zafigo’s 5 Favourite Quotes From Books We’ve Featured On BRB

, July 28, 2021
Who doesn’t love a witty quip? Here are five quotes so clever and/or profound that it’ll pique your curiosity to learn more about the books they’re derived from.
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Continued Lockdowns Threaten Survivability Of Malaysia’s Hotels

, July 27, 2021
Malaysia’s tourism industry players believe that the country will see more hotels shut down even before they’re allowed to reopen, pointing towards the potential collapse of an entire industry.