Orang asli villages pulling in the tourists

Orang asli villages pulling in the touristsBY Nik Naizi HusinFriday August 25, 2006MUADZAM SHAH: Visits to orang asli villages are so popular with foreign tourists they have been included in the itinerary for the homestay programmes here. State Arts, Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Women’s Affairs Committee chairman Datuk Maznah Mazlan said the orang asli in Kampong Kedaik, Kampong Tanam and a few other surrounding villages still carried out traditional...

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Going it alone - Travel Tales

Going it aloneTRAVELLER'S TALESAlexandra Wong tells us why she would never take a tour again, after surviving a self-planned trip to Australia and backpacking solo in Kuching. Mark warned me not to expect your typical tour itinerary in Melbourne. I suspected as much that we weren’t going to do the usual koala and wombat routine. ”I’m showing you the real Australian lifestyle!” he said. But, the Royal Botanical Gardens? He brushed off my misgivings...

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Homestay way to more rooms

Homestay way to more roomsBy Nik Naizi HusinMonday August 14, 2006ROMPIN: The homestay programme held actively in several states could be the “solution” to cater to the influx of foreign tourists in conjunction with Visit Malaysia Year 2007. Tourism Malaysia director-general Datuk Kamaruddin Siaraf said the present number of rooms in hotels, chalets and budget hotels would not be sufficient to accommodate the influx of foreign tourists expected next...

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An Annual Homage to St Anne

An annual homage to St AnneTuesday August 1, 2006By Ng Su Ann and M. Sivanantha Sharma FOR 10 days, all roads seemed to lead to Bukit Mertajam in Penang as more than 100,000 people flocked to the St Anne’s Church there for the St Anne’s Novena and Feast 2006. The annual celebration began on July 21 with the 188-year-old church holding Novenas followed by masses which were conducted in English, Tamil, Mandarin, Thai and Kadazan. The climax...

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