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Performers on stage at last year's Rainforest World Music Festival.

Rainforest World Music Festival Is Back, Targets 20,000 Visitors

May 05, 2023

The Sarawak festival features 199 musicians, including international acts Gipsy Kings and Big Mountain and local performers headed by Zee Avi.
Southeast Asia accounts for nearly half of the global plastic leakage from land to sea. Photo credit: Asian Development Bank.

Four Southeast Asian Countries Pilot the Use of Nuclear Technology in Plastics Recycling

May 02, 2023

The International Atomic Energy Agency is piloting the application of nuclear solutions to plastics recycling in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand.
Regatta Lepa. Photo credit: Sabah Tourism Board.

Let’s Rediscover Sabah

March 21, 2023

First-time visitors and returning guests can always find something to make their journey memorable in Sabah.
University students of the Institut Teknologi Bandung learn computer skills during IT class. Photo credit: ADB.

3rd BIMP-EAGA TVET Conference to be Held in Kuching in March

February 23, 2023

The conference will focus on how TVET can drive innovation and talent development in the subregion.
Jin Air inaugural flight Busan to Kota Kinabalu. Photo credit: Sabah Tourism Board.

Sabah Eyes More Direct Flights to Boost Tourism Growth

February 21, 2023

Sabah is strengthening its position as a transport hub in Southeast Asia by stepping up destination marketing and increasing direct flights.
A rapid bus service in Malaysia uses low-carbon emission vehicles. Photo credit: ADB.

Greening Islamic Finance to Scale Up Investments in Climate Action

February 14, 2023

An ADB–IsDB report provides recommendations on how to speed up the development of Islamic climate finance.
Night market in Malaysia. Photo credit: Asian Development Bank.

USTDA Grant Supports Sarawak Energy’s Digital Transformation

January 23, 2023

The utility plans to shift to a smart grid and digital technologies in order to supply more clean energy to the state and the region through the Borneo Grid.
Doing the Mount Kinabalu Via-Ferrata. Photo credit: Sabah Tourism Board.

12 Things to Do in Sabah

January 20, 2023

For 2023, the Sabah Tourism Board has prepared an itinerary of 12 things to do that will appeal to different types of tourists.
Malaysia Airport Berhad welcomes the return of regular Kota Kinabalu-Narita flights with a water salute. Photo courtesy of Sabah Tourism Board.

Malaysia Posts Strong Air Travel Recovery

December 23, 2022

Passenger traffic in first 10 months surpasses total for 2020 and 2021 combined.
Kuching City Mosque with the colourful Saujana Building in the foreground on the right.

Sabah and Sarawak Bolster Efforts to Attract Muslim Tourists

December 12, 2022

The Muslim travel market is expected to regain its growth momentum by 2024.