Having undergone rapid development over the last half-century, Malaysia’s economy has progressed from relying on agricultural and primary commodities to being broad-based and export-driven. Benefitting from long-term political stability, sound economic management and pragmatic leadership, The country possesses sound infrastructure, established...
On December 31, 2015 we formally declared the establishment of the ASEAN Community, marking the culmination of a decades-long effort to integrate, to cohere and to forge ahead together. It is a day that we have all been waiting for. It is a day that we – ASEAN – can be proud of: we have maintained the high ambitions we set for ourselves in the...
Rays of light pierce the canopy of dipterocarp trees towering 70 metres above the forest floor, while over the cacophony of competing bird calls the distant, reverberating howl of a Bornean gibbon hits fever pitch. Further up the trail, a heap of dung left by a herd of pygmy elephants slowly composts into the forest floor and, in the trees...
TRANSPORT: When travelling to Kuala Lumpur (KL) from either of KL International Airport’s (KLIA) two terminals (KLIA1 and KLIA2), one can take the KLIA Ekspres – a 28-minute train ride that terminates at KL Sentral. Rental car companies can be found at the airport and throughout the country, and the...
INTERCONTINENTAL KUALA LUMPUR 165, Jalan Ampang 50450 Kuala Lumpur T: 603 2782 6000 F: 603 2161 1122 www.intercontinental-kl.com.my Rooms: 473 rooms and suites. Business & Conference Facilities: Two pillarless ballrooms, eight meeting rooms, LCD projector, LED lighting, Wi-Fi, mobile device charging station. Health & Leisure Facilities...
Home to 3.6m people spread over 19,016 sq km, Malaysia’s most southerly state, Johor, has long played a key political and economic role in the country’s development. On the Strait of Malacca and sharing a border with Singapore, it has the country’s busiest trans-shipment hub and benefits from its position at the crossroads of some of the world’s most important trading routes. Over the past...
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