September 15th, 2009
Malaysian tennis fans, good news! The biggest Malaysia tennis event this year is coming. Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur 2009 – an official ATP World Tour 250 tournament and one of only five in Continental Asia will be held from 26 September 2009 to 4 October 2009.
The star players who participate in the tournament including Fernando Verdasco, Fernando Gonzalez, Nikolay Davydenko, Robin Soderling, Gael Monfils, David Ferrer, Tomas Berdych and Lleyton Hewitt.
The nine days event will be held at Putra Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. The ticket price varies from RM11 to RM198. However, the entrance for first two days Single Qualifying is free of charge.
For more details and ticket buying, visit Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur 2009 official website.
July 10th, 2009
While attending the 57 anniversary of The Selangor and Federal Territory Restaurant Keepers’ Association, Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said government will held a Malaysia Cuisine Festival by end of year 2009. Tourists from all over the world are given opportunity to taste our local cuisine during the event. Besides, the event also expects the participation of chefs from foreign countries.
July 7th, 2009
Lets shopping!
Carnival Sales 2009 has started last weekend (4 July), and will be ended by 31 August 2009. The 58 days event is targeted to occupy 30% of the tourist total spend during the sales period.
June 12th, 2009
Minister of Arts, Culture and Tourism, Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said government will take action to upgrade the existing 4000 home stay in Malaysia in order to attract more foreign tourists. She also added, government does not encourage setup of new home stay for the time being.
The ministry will first emphasis on the hygiene issue. Report shows that there are still room for improvement for the home stay hygiene. Also, Ministry of Arts, Culture and Tourism proposes to launch Railway Home Stay in Kelantan. Under the program, tourists are given opportunity to spend their holidays at the home stay nearby railway station.
June 12th, 2009
Pahang state’s Ministry of Arts, Culture and Tourism will provide free WiFi at Teluk Cempedak for a duration of 1 year. It is part of the state’s government plan to develop Teluk Cempedak in order to attract more tourists. The free service is expected to bring convenience to tourists for surfing and work purposes. Free WiFi service is expected to be ready in 1 month time, and tourist to Teluk Cempedak can expect for the free service by mid of July 2009.