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Travel Food Services IPO: Company raises Rs 599 crores from 33 anchor investors
The Economic Times
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July 5, 2025
Mumbai-based Travel Food Services Limited has garnered Rs 599 crore from anchor investors ahead of its initial public offering (IPO) that opens for public subscription on Monday, July 7, 2025. Late Friday, the company informed the exchanges that...
Sabah MITM Travel Fair 2025
Daily Express Malaysia
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July 12, 2025
Sabah MITM Travel Fair 2025 Published on: Saturday, July 12, 2025 Published on: Sat, Jul 12, 2025 Text Size: Dark Mode: Off Kota Kinabalu: Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment Datuk Seri Christina Liew will officially launch the Sabah...
Malaysia ranks 13th in Global Peace Index 2024, score unchanged despite drop from 10th place
Malay Mail
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July 5, 2025
TAWAU, July 5 — Malaysia has been ranked 13th in the Global Peace Index (GPI) this year, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said. He said that, although Malaysia’s position changed from 10th place last year to 13th this year, the...
Supermarket tourism offers an insight into local culture
The Hindu
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July 11, 2025
Whenever I travel, I make my way to a colourful local museum that is free and interesting: the supermarket. Window shopping in a grocery store, walking through the stacked shelves and long aisles, is one of the best ways to learn about the people...
FCC greenlights DJI Neo 2 drone; will US Customs let it land?
Drone DJ
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July 25, 2025
A new DJI drone has surfaced on the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website: Neo 2. In the world of US technology regulation, an FCC listing is the first major hurdle for any wireless-enabled product. It signifies that the device’s...
It’s Never Too Late To Travel: Score the Best Packages at Travel Madness Expo 2025
Out of Town Blog
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July 11, 2025
One of the top travel and trade fairs in the country, the TRAVEL MADNESS EXPO 2025 (TME), which offers top travel deals and exciting destinations both locally and internationally. Travel Innovators Inc., led by President MA. PAZ ALBERTO, the 12th...
Travel Food Services raises Rs 598 crore from anchor investors ahead of Rs 2,000 crore IPO launch
Financial Express
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Travel Food Services, operating a travel quick-service restaurant and a lounge business across airports in India and Malaysia, on Friday said it has raised nearly Rs 600 crore from anchor investors, days before its IPO opening for public...
Malaysia tightens security for ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
Lao News Agency
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KPL (KPL/VNA) The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) have deployed 5,121 personnel to ensure the smooth and safe organisation of the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) and Related Meetings to be held in Kuala Lumpur from July 8 to 11. (KPL/VNA)...
MoS Margherita leads India at ASEAN meet in Malaysia; 2026–30 action plan adopted
The Assam Tribune
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July 10, 2025
Kuala Lumpur, July 10: Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita, on Thursday, co-chaired the ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) in Kuala Lumpur, where the adoption of the ASEAN-India Plan of Action for 2026–2030...
US, China top diplomats to hold talks in Malaysia on Friday
The Mainichi
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July 11, 2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio takes part in a media briefing during the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting and related meetings at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur on July 10, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP) WASHINGTON (Kyodo) --...
China, Malaysia to allow visa-free entry
China Daily
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Malaysian tourists take photos at a scenic area featuring the Danxia landform in Zhangye, Gansu province. [PHOTO/CHINA NEWS SERVICE] China and Malaysia will implement a mutual visa-free policy agreement from July 17, according to a CCTV report....
Malaysian missing in Bali ferry capsize
Free Malaysia Today
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July 4, 2025
An Indonesian search and rescue team in a rescue boat among 15 vessels searching for victims of the ferry sinking. (AFP pic) PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian embassy in Jakarta is in talks with Indonesia’s foreign affairs ministry regarding a...
China is busy making friends — and it’s partly thanks to Trump
The Times
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Of the many nicknames that the Chinese have given Donald Trump, the most beloved is “Chuan Jianguo”. Jianguo means “to build the nation”, while Chuan is Trump’s Sinicised surname. It’s a patriotic name with a distinctly communist ring, typical of...
Who is Nick Adams? From a Sydney council to Trump’s plum pick, the Hooters fan could be next US ambassador to Malaysia
The Guardian
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July 11, 2025
“Nicholas Adams, of Florida, to be ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Malaysia,” the White House announced this week.There were those who had never heard of Australian-born Nick Adams. And then there...
Hwajing Travel & Tours inks strategic partnership with Chinese cruise vessel M/V Piano Land
The Sun Daily
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July 11, 2025
PENANG: Domestic premier cruise agency Hwajing Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd has signed a strategic partnership with Astro Ocean Cruise to bring the M/V Piano Land, operated by Astro Ocean Cruise, a Chinese cruise line, to Malaysia. This is a significant...
Malaysian embassy monitors ferry capsize involving citizen in Bali
The Sun Daily
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July 4, 2025
JAKARTA: The Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta is actively coordinating with Indonesian authorities following the capsizing of ferry KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya in the Bali Strait. A Malaysian national, Fauzey Awang, 55, is feared missing after the vessel...
'Quite frightening': Malaysia's former leader Mahathir Mohamad turns 100 without slowing down
Newsday - New York
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad marked a historic milestone as he turned 100 on Thursday, calling the moment “quite frightening” without showing signs of slowing down. A towering figure in Malaysian...
Sabah’s tourism: A sustainable path for future
Borneo Post
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July 11, 2025
A Bornean Elephant along the bank of Kinabatangan River.-Bernama photo KOTA KINABALU (July 11)Sabah’s tourism industry often draws comparisons with regional giants like Bali, Phuket, or Da Nang. While these comparisons can offer valuable insights,...
Thailand warns of war with Cambodia as 1,38,000 flee fighting
New Age Bangladesh
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Agence France-Presse . Si Sa Ket, Thailand 26 July, 2025, 01:18 People who fled their homes near the Cambodia-Thailand border rest on the grounds of a pagoda in Oddar Meanchey province on Friday. | AFP photo Thailand’s acting prime minister...
singapore Singaporean who defaulted on NS obligations used fake Malaysian passports at checkpoints over 800 times
Asiaone
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July 11, 2025
SINGAPORE — A Singaporean who was trying to avoid his national service (NS) obligations in the 1990s used fake Malaysian passports to enter and exit the Republic to conceal his identity from the authorities. Over a span of five years from 2006 to...