Rich Indian tourists making a beeline for Malaysia

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Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 29: Tourist traffic from India to Malaysia continues to grow. It touched 315,000 visitors this year until September, compared to 270,000 for the whole of last year.

Indian travellers here have spent about RM724.7million so far this year, and according to Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board director for India P. Manoharan, most of the Indian visitors belonged to well-off or richer class.

The Star quoted Manoharan as also claiming that his agency was successfully marketing Malaysia as an exciting and affordable tourist destination.

Giant pandas won bamboo food wars over Giganto apes half a million years ago

Mohit Joshi 29 December 2007

Washington, Dec 29: Paleontologists have discovered the 400,000-year-old fossils of a giant panda, alongside the remains of a large ancient ape in the tropical coast of southern China, which sugges

US likely to press Musharraf for FBI investigation of Benazir's death: NYT

Sahil Nagpal 29 December 2007

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Bhutto was concerned over lax security at Liaquat Bagh: PPP Senator

Sahil Nagpal 29 December 2007

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Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal secure, says US

Mohit Joshi 29 December 2007

Washington/Crawford, Dec 29: The Pentagon and the White House have said that Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal is secure despite the political turmoil in Pakistan following the assassination of Benazir Bh

Malaysians urged not to visit Pakistan

Mohit Joshi 29 December 2007

Kuala Lumpur, Dec.29: Malaysians have advised to postpone their intended visit to Pakistan in the wake of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination.

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