Kuala Lumpur Travel

KUALA LUMPUR: Some 1,000 economists, entrepreneurs and experts from various fields are expected to attend the 1Malaysia Economic Conference to be held from Jan 14 to 15 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.  

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) will hold the 1Malaysia Economic Conference next month in Kuala Lumpur to discuss the development of new economic model ...  

KUALA LUMPUR: Newcomers Universiti Kuala Lumpur coach I. Vickneswaran is relieved that his team have finally ended their goal drought after three matches in the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) Premier Division.  

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian medical industry received a boost recently when the Joint Commission International (JCI) of the United States granted accreditation to Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur (PHKL) for its patient care.  

SITUATED at the juncture of two rivers, Kuala Lumpur means "muddy confluence" in Malay, but this fast-rising city has redefined itself. With its looming skyscrapers, stellar cuisine and thumping night life, the Malaysian capital has emerged as one of Southeast Asia's most alluring metropolises, offering all the amenities of a major city but on a friendlier scale. It's not just the rivers that converge: founded in 1857, Kuala Lumpur is full of...  

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia is considering bidding for the 2019 Asian Games after twice being rejected for the region's biggest multi-sports event. The country's Youth and Sports Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek told local media that Kuala Lumpur ...  

Gao Wenkuan (picture), the economic counsellor at the Chinese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, said that talks between Chinese and Malaysian companies for the projects are ongoing. They are likely to work in a joint venture. "I cannot reveal how much the investment is worth as negotiations are still ongoing. But it will kick off next year," he told the Business Times when met at a commodities exhibition in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. He said...  

Ikan bakar (grilled fish) is on the must-eat list of nearly every visitor to KL, but here's a secret that's no secret to locals: the seafood available here in KL is generally of pretty poor quality. Why, when we've got...  

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of phishing attempts is on the rise and accelerating, according to an advisory released by the Cyber999 Help Centre of CyberSecurity Malaysia, in Kuala Lumpur today. The Cyber999 Help Centre has been receiving numerous ...  

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Kuala Lumpur World Marching Band Competition 2009 (KLWMBC '09) was officially launched here by Malaysian Federal Territories Minister Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin on Tuesday. Scheduled to be held from Dec ...  

DAP National Deputy Chairman and MP for Kepong Dr Tan Seng Giaw calls on the Kuala Lumpur City Hall to use the 2010 allocation of RM58.67 million to develop recreational facilities such as parks effectively.Dr Tan looks at the KL City Hall's 2010 allocation for development of parks, football fields and planting of trees. He visited the wild vacant land in Jinjang South this morning.The 2010 KL City Hall budget is RM2.1 billion including RM 1.1...  

I’d love to write about my Southeast Asian adventures on a day to day basis, just like a real traveller’s diary, but I can’t. Some stories are due for publication in the paper I write for and I have to wait until they get published first before I reproduce them in my blogs. So, I’ll [...]  

mages@thestar.com.my KUALA LUMPUR: The Tengku Temenggong of Kelantan Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra is challenging the decision of his eldest brother, the Regent of Kelantan, in removing his membership ...  

KULA LUMPUR: Three sites in the city have been identified for the development of iconic structures to spur growth in the economy. Sources say they are Dataran Perdana in Jalan Davis, the area surroun...  

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 — The emergence of low-cost airlines on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore route has eroded the market of traditional airlines, with Singapore Airlines (SIA) expected to either reduce its capacity or pull out from the route. According ...