PETALING JAYA: Tourism, arts and culture minister Tiong King Sing has denied claims his ministry did very little for Sabah’s tourism industry, saying such allegations were misleading and had belittled the efforts by the ministry’s officials.

PETALING JAYA: Tourism, arts and culture minister Tiong King Sing has challenged Tourism Malaysia managers to look beyond Visit Malaysia Year 2026 (VMY2026) and come up with more comprehensive marketing strategies to attract visitors, particularly in view of stiff regional competition from countries such as Thailand.

Kuala Lumpur: New regulations for the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme have received Cabinet approval, with details to be announced soon, tourism, arts and culture minister Tiong King Sing said.

Kuala Lumpur: Tourism, arts and culture minister Tiong King Sing said he will meet with Sabah chief minister Hajiji Noor and Sarawak premier Abang Johari Openg to talk about the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme in East Malaysia.

PETALING JAYA: Tourism Malaysia director-general Ammar Abd Ghapar was demoted to deputy director-general after having been given many chances to step up his performance, says tourism, arts and culture minister Tiong King Sing.

PETALING JAYA: Tourism, arts and culture minister Tiong King Sing has been urged to be transparent and explain the rationale behind the removal of Tourism Malaysia director-general Ammar Abd Ghapar.

Kuala Lumpur: The government is aiming to optimise flight connectivity between Malaysia and China through enhanced direct and transit flights as well as chartered flights to promote exchanges and deepen interaction between Muslim communities in both countries.

Kuala Lumpur: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing today claimed he was the target of unnamed groups in the civil service and tourism industry hoping to block planned reforms to the industry, after he was accused disrespecting Muslim staff by consuming pork and alcohol in his ministry’s office.

PUTRAJAYA: Tourism, arts and culture minister Tiong King Sing has told Kedah menteri besar Sanusi Nor to be careful with his words if he wants more tourists to visit Kedah.