SIBU (Oct 1): Thirty licensed tourist guides in Sarawak attended the ‘Effective Communication and Storytelling Commentary Course’ at the Grand Continental Hotel in Kuching recently.
The two-day programme was initiated by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac), where Malaysia Tourist Gu
JOHOR BARU: Groups here are calling for the government to step up enforcement of current laws to curb the unauthorised sale of subsidised RON95 petrol rather than introduce new policies.
PETALING JAYA: The local tourism industry is on the road to recovery, having seen around one million arrivals since international borders were reopened – but more work is needed before we can break out the champagne.
Public safety: People waiting for their turn at a Covid-19 vaccination centre in Singapore. Reuters
JOHOR BARU: Tourism and business groups here hope that the Federal Government would start discussions with Singapore to allow those who have been vaccinated in the island republic to enter Malaysia without the need for a quarantine.
Malaysia Tourist Guides Council president Jimmy Leong said it is important for the government to kickstart this discussion as this is critical for the recovery of the local economy.
“The state government needs to push the Federal Government to start discussing with Singapore.
“This is important for both countries as we are highly dependent on each other and starting such discussions early would be helpful in the speedy recovery of the economy after the pandemic, ” he said.