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Ipoh to become a citywide cultural stage for inaugural four-week festival

Ipoh Festival 2026 will bring together local artists, performers and businesses through exhibitions, music, theatre, traditional crafts and community activities from Nov 27 to Dec 19

95,000 tickets sold and counting: F1’s Sepang return heads towards 100,000

SIC says international fans make up half of ticket buyers as Bahrain-hosted Grand Prix brings Formula 1 back to Malaysia after nine years

Batik Malaysia: Luxury in malls, missing on the streets – Ravindran Raman Kutty

High prices and limited accessibility keep Malaysia’s batik out of everyday wardrobes, while Indonesia’s more affordable ecosystem lets everyone wear the culture

Is Malaysia’s tourism ready for the next frontier? – Ahmad Ibrahim

As Visit Malaysia Year 2026 unfolds, a new white paper warns that the future of travel is shaped by choices today, from tech-driven efficiency to sustainable, slower-paced journeys or the risk of a global price war.

From Langkawi to Rain Rave: Teresa Kok slams PAS for underperforming in tourism, stifling in resort island’s growth

DAP leader highlights missed opportunities and urges state government to think globally and progressively

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Red Bull’s Acosta wins MotoGP Sprint, Ducati Lenovo’s Marquez second

Third on the podium is Italian rider Marco Bezzecchi of Aprilia Racing

Duck and cover? FashionValet bought Vivy’s 30 Maple for RM95 mil in 2018

Purchase of Duck's holding company which appears to be owned wholly by Datin Vivy Yusof and husband Datuk Fadzarudin Shah Anuar was made same year GLICs invested RM47 mil

12 hours on the road no guarantee for liveable wages, say several food delivery riders

Long working hours and cut-throat remuneration structure have been a bane for food delivery riders recently with some considering to leave their current service platform for another – or find a new job altogether.