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
No respite in Terengganu as thousands still displaced by floods Posted on 21/11/2024 KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 21 — The flood situation in Terengganu has not changed much, with the number of affected victims at 2,579 people as of 8 am today compared to 2,581 individuals last night. The State Disaster Managemend Committee Secretariat (JPBNT) said that the Kemaman district recorded the highest number… Read More
Kediaman rasmi MB Kedah terjejas banjir Posted on 30/11/2024 Pegawai khas kata kediaman rasmi menteri besar Kedah mula dinaiki air awal pagi tadi. (Gambar Facebook) ALOR SETAR: Kediaman rasmi menteri besar Kedah di Seri Mentaloon turut terjejas akibat bencana banjir. Pegawai khas menteri besar, Helmi Khalid, berkata perkarangan kediaman itu mula dinaiki air dari Sungai Anak Bukit awal pagi… Read More
Scholz, Putin hold first call in almost 2 years Posted on 16/11/2024 Russian president Vladimir Putin has not spoken to most Nato and western leaders since 2022. (AP pic) BERLIN: German chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian president Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone today for the first time in almost two years, a German government source told AFP. Scholz stayed on the… Read More