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Locked for inspection opening
Travellers to the USA have to use a certain approved lock for their checked-in luggage or risk having the locks cuts or bags slashed open for inspection on arrival, writes SHARON NG KOOI LIN
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Just out of this world!
We may be on the same planet but in Australia’s Gold Coast, you can pick your favourite world. PUTRI ZANINA finds magic moments at her two favourites – Movieworld and Dreamworld
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Drink to your health at FRIM
The next time you’d like a hot cuppa, make your way to FRIM in Kepong for a healthy variety of Malay teas with health and therapeutic properties. Oh yes, you can even get Malay teh tarik, a special infusion of mistletoe fig with organic high protein soya and fructose, writes JASWIR KAUR...
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SHORT BREAK/ECOZONE
Island of fun
It may be a one-resort island but there’s never a dull moment on Pulau Sibu Besar. ZALINA MOHD SOM finds that guests are offered a wide range of activities that includes archery, obstacle course, flying fox, jungle trekking, fishing and even a mini petting zoo...
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HERITAGE/CULTURE
KL station works its rail magic
Klang Valley has many attractions but the old KL railway station is truly one of its kind. PHILIP LIM soaks in the historical significance of this grand old building...
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SHOPPING/GOURMET TRAIL
Water banquet
Luoyang’s Shui Xi or Water Banquet dates back over 1,000 years to the Tang Dynasty. At the Really Different Restaurant, TAN BEE HONG feels a little bloaty after 24 dishes...
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HOTEL WATCH
Ferns of endearment
If you’re the type who likes a hotel room with character, you’ll find it at the Hotel Dé La Ferns. LAVIINIA DHANAGUNAN is enamoured of the little charming Tudor-styled establishment...
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YOUR SAY
It’s Masjid Muhibbuddin Shah
I REFER to the article, “Showcase of Islamic architecture” (Travel Times, May 19), by Ewe Phaik Leong and would like to point out that Syarikat Osim-Khon Sdn Bhd was the main contractor who completed work on the mosque after construction was halted until 2004. Sultan Azlan Shah officiated at its opening on May 12, 2006....
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