Tourists flock to Malaysia for its 50th birthday
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Rehearsals are underway, flags are flying and traffic is jammed as Kuala Lumpur prepares to mark Malaysia&#39;s independence day. But at hotel desks nationwide, frustrated tourists are being turned away.
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The British couple murdered in Thailand yesterday were following thousands of tourists who make the trip to the picturesque province of Kanchanaburi every year.
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Visitor numbers were up at major British tourist attractions in 2006, following a troubled 2005 when London was attacked by suicide bombers, tourism chiefs announced.
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STOCKHOLM: Tourism Malaysia expects a 30% to 40% increase in tourist arrivals from Sweden next year following the recent introduction of direct flights between Kuala Lumpur and here, its director here Ahmad ...
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FOREIGN dignitaries and royalty began arriving yesterday for the lavish nuptials of the crown prince of the tiny, oil-rich sultanate of Brunei, in what is expected to be Asiaâs wedding of the year.
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Fans of the dirty, noisy Trabant car - a symbol of the old East Germany - are to celebrate its 50th birthday.
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Malaysia has begun repatriating illegal foreign workers under a 17-day amnesty program to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. 1,998 illegal foreign workers, mainly from Indonesia
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More than 60,000 people crammed into the Millennium Stadium in the Welsh capital Cardiff for a marathon pop concert to raise money for the victims of last month's tsunami disaster.
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About two million people are expected to attend the 43rd Notting Hill Carnival.
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Southeast Asian nations pledged Monday to work together to help the region's tourism industry recover from last month's tsunami, and launch a marketing drive to woo tourists back.
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Almost 200 locations linked to England's rock and pop history are celebrated in a new tourism campaign.
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Tourists from mainland China are flocking across the border to former British colony Hong Kong to snap up the latest fashion items from Burberry, the luxury goods and fragrances group said.
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home to the Bridge on the River Kwai and a magnet for British backpackers - bears the slogan: &quot;Welcome to the land of Peace and Love.
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Millions are travelling home for Chinese New Year in what is called the world's biggest human migration.
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By Angela Hijjas  THE gazetting of the Royal Belum State Park in Perak on May 3 was a milestone for conservation organisations and Malaysians who value our natural heritage.
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Three weeks of celebrations, a guest list that included princes and world leaders, and a 21-gun salute. Jonathan Este reports on the marriage of the Crown Prince of Brunei.
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Tourists have returned to the beaches of Penang as Malaysia&#39;s hotels began cleaning up a day after the region&#39;s worst tsunami in decades killed 44 people, injured 200 and left at least 35 missing.