Tourism operators in Langkawi are targeting 200,000 visitors to the archipelago via Singapore this year.
With that in mind, the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents and the Langkawi De…
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China and India fuel growth for Starwood
Starwood Hotels & Resorts has opened its 150th hotel in Asia-Pacific – the ITC Royal Gardenia, a Luxury Collection Hotel, in Bangalore.
"Reaching our 150th hotel in Asia-Pacific is an i…
Singapore casino off to strong start
Las Vegas Sands Corp. CEO Sheldon Adelson on Thursday said that initial results from his USD5.7 billion Marina Bay Sands casino resort in Singapore, which opened 10 days ago, "are extremely promi…
Drought in Southwest China cuts rubber output, raises costs
A drought that began in the autumn of 2009 is hurting China’s industrial sector, despite affecting mainly agricultural provinces in the southwest.…
Marriott appooints new area director John Paul Wolley for Asia
Marriott International has appointed John Paul Woolley as its new area director of Sales and Marketing – India, Malaysia and the Maldives. In his new role, Woolley will look after all sales and …
Bubba Gump announces new CEO
US-based Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant and Market Inc. – which operates restaurants in Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Hong Kong, as well as the US and Mexico – has anno…
Greens hail deal to protect Borneo’s pristine “Lost World”
It has been feted as The Lost World, a tropical utopia completely severed from human encroachment that has grown undisturbed for millions of years.
Yet environmentalists have long feared for Malaysia&…
AmEx to offer yuan travel cheques
American Express said on Tuesday that next month it would offer the world’s first yuan-denominated travellers’ cheque for people visiting China.
Starting on 10 May, travellers to China fro…
A cautious India raises rates
Asia has led the recovery in the global economy, but super-easy monetary policies of regional central banks have stoked consumer price pressures and ignited inflation in real estate and other asset pr…
Laura Ashley’s low profile chief Lillian Tan revitalising the British brand
No one would have guessed that it would take a Malaysian woman who has spent more time in insurance than retail – and who speaks English as her second language – to turn around one of the …