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Don't do away with travel agents, airlines told
Airlines should not do away with travel agents as they are an important element in the growth of the tourism industry, said Malaysian Indian Travel Agents (Mita) president A. Sevaguru.
One wild, wonderful week in October
THE week-long National Day holiday which started from Oct 1 has become both an occasion for celebrating the birth of the nation and a time for people to relax, reunite - or tie the marriage knot.
Checkpoint unable to cope
The Immigration, Customs and Quarantine checkpoint at Sarawak's boundary with Brunei in Sungai Tujuh, Kuala Baram, needs to be better equipped to handle the sudden influx of visitors from the sultanate, said an elected representative.
Grand expo centre coming up in Suzhou
SUZHOU City, a tourist hot spot in east China, started building a grand expo centre last Saturday in the China-Singapore Industrial Park with an investment of roughly 2.2 billion yuan (RM1bil).
Asean can offer much to Sweden, says Dr Mahathir
Swedish companies should use Malaysia as a platform to expand into Asean and the Asia Pacific region, Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said.
Australia may change airline routes to avoid SARS threat
Australia is talking with major airlines and the Singapore government about changing routes this northern winter to avoid an industry crisis if there is another Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak, the tourism minister said yesterday.
PM presents last budget with the people at heart
B>FOR THE RAKYAT (Sept 13):/BDatuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad presented a bag of goodies to the rakyat in his last budget as Prime Minister and Finance Minister. However, smokers and drinkers will be hit hard by a 20% hike in import and excise duties on cigarette and tobacco products and 10% on liquor. Among the goodies are road tax exemption for motorcycles of engine capacity less than 150cc; setting up of a village micro-credit scheme, and putting in an additional RM1bil to the micro-credit scheme for small businesses; allowing low-income single mothers to buy low and medium-cost houses from Syarikat Perumahan Negara Bhd at a 20% discount; and intensive focus on small and medium-sized industries via formation of a high-level council.
SARS fears recede as patient recovers
B>SINGAPORE:/BFears of a new SARS outbreak receded in Singapore yesterday as a medical researcher treated for the deadly virus appeared to be recovering quickly and Taiwan ended mandatory temperature checks on Singapore travellers.
New SARS case baffles investigators
A scientist who tested positive for the SARS virus in the world's first reported infection for three months may well have caught it in a laboratory, Singapore said yesterday.
Hong Kong on high SARS alert
Hong Kong was on high alert for a possible return of the deadly SARS virus after Singapore authorities revealed a new case, a health department spokesman said yesterday.
