Thai floods wash out Malaysian demand for holidays in Songkhla Posted on 29/11/2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — Malaysians were cancelling planned trips to Songkhla and other parts of southern Thailand that were flooding, hitting businesses in the region hard. According to The Bangkok Post, hotel and tour reservations have seen sharp drops for this weekend and the next. Songchai Mungprasithichai, president of the Songkhla Tourism Promotion Association, attributed the cancellations to the massive floods in southern Thailand and severe weather affecting many states in Malaysia, including Kelantan. “Both tour groups and individual tourists cancelled their trips to Hat Yai during this weekend and next weekend. “Even though Hat Yai was not affected, surrounding districts were inundated,” he was quoted as saying. The floods disrupted travel plans for tourists entering via border checkpoints, with some flights also cancelled, causing tour groups and individual visitors to cancel their trips to Hat Yai. Before the floods, Hat Yai had seen a significant influx of Malaysian tourists, with occupancy rates reaching 70 per cent during weekends, but the ongoing floods in neighbouring districts are now affecting tourism. Tourism operators remain hopeful that the flooding situation will improve soon, allowing the market to recover in time for the December festive season. News
Sultan Nazrin graces Perak Deepavali celebration as MB Saarani issues reminder not to take harmony for granted Posted on 24/11/2024 IPOH, Nov 23 — The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, today graced the state’s 2024 Deepavali Celebrations at the Indera Mulia Stadium here. Raja Permaisuri of Perak Tuanku Zara Salim, Raja Muda Raja Jaafar Raja Muda Musa, Raja Di Hilir Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain Sultan Idris Shah, and Raja Puan… Read More
Assemblyman apologises for ‘punching’ former party colleague Posted on 24/11/2024 Sarifuddin Hata shown in a video clip approaching fellow assembly member Norazlinah Arif at the Sabah state assembly building on Wednesday. PETALING JAYA: Sabah state assemblyman, Sarifuddin Hata (Warisan-Merotai) has apologised to Kunak assemblyman Norazlinah Arif for allegedly punching her at the state assembly building on Wednesday night. Sarifuddin Hata…. Read More
Sabah CM says whistleblower’s exposé aimed at destabilising state govt Posted on 16/11/2024 KOTA KINABALU, Nov 15 — A series of exposé videos released by a whistleblower is an attempt to destabilise the Sabah state government, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said today. With less than a year to go before the next state election, Hajiji said it was up to the… Read More