KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s community-based tourism has piqued the interest of the Malaysian Inbound Chinese Association( MICA), with the association aiming to introduce the concept to people in Peninsular Malaysia. MICA president Datuk Angie Ng said the community-based tourism concept was relatively new to them and MICA intended to include it in its Sabah destination packages." We are very excited to have learnt about this concept during our visit here." The( rural) community is very educated about

KOTA KINABALU: Signs of Sabah's rural tourism sector getting back on its feet have been seen in recent months after nearly two years in limbo owing to Covid-19 movement controls. Kadamaian folk living in the foothills of Mount Kinabalu in Kota Belud district say they are now determined to promote their destinations and community-based tourism initiatives with better facilities for visitor comfort. Since interstate travel was allowed in October last year and the Covid-19 swab test rule for Sabah

KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Negara's First Meeting of the Third Session of the 15th Parliament concluded on Thursday( April 4) after a three-week sitting since March 18, which saw the approval of 17 Bills. During the session, the Senate approved, among others, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia( Amendment) Bill 2023, the Supplementary Supply( 2023) 2024 Bill, the Supply( Reallocation of Appropriated Expenditure) Bill 2024, the Universities and University Colleges( Amendment) Bill 2023, and the

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah might emulate the REDD+ community based forest management project to achieve sustainable and low carbon development statewide. Sabah chief conservator of forests, Datuk Frederick Kugan said the REDD+ project, which was an eight-year programme, had successfully seen the restoration of degraded forests among other successful objectives at the selected sites. These sites were in Kg Gana, Kota Marudu, Kinabatangan and Kinabalu Ecolinc. REDD+ stands for countries' efforts to redu

PUTRAJAYA: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, who is on a one-day official visit to Malaysia, met Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim here on Tuesday( Feb 27) to discuss bilateral ties between the two countries. This is Hun Manet’s maiden visit to Malaysia since his appointment as Cambodia’s Prime Minister in August 2023. Hun Manet was received by Anwar at Perdana Putra, which houses the Prime Minister’s Office, at about 10. 15am. The Cambodian Prime Minister was accorded an official welcom