In August this year, I traveled to Tajikistan in Central Asia to view the largest reclining Buddha statue found in Central Asia. The massive 12.85 metre (42 feet) statue of the reclining Buddha was discovered in the early 1960s at the Ajina-Tepe Buddhist monastery located in Vakhsh Valley in southern Tajikistan. The monastery complex existed […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Turkmenistan Airlines, the national and the only air-carrier of Turkmenistan, is planning to resume its flight to Kuala Lumpur from December 22. The airline will re-introduce three times weekly direct flights from Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) using the Boeing 777-200LR. Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd group chief executive officer […]
Immigration New Zealand has warned that several unauthorised websites are fleecing travellers over the cost of the mandatory eTA visa required to enter the country. Many unofficial visa websites have sprouted, with misleading names such as official-newzealand-eta.org and newzealand-eta-gov.org. They are charging travellers up to 10 times more, Immigration New Zealand says. “We are seeing a growing number […]
Tourists and business people from 53 countries will be able to visit St. Petersburg on a simplified electronic visa starting this fall under President Vladimir Putin’s new orders. Putin has promised to offer e-visas to foreign visitors in 2021 as he vies to collect $15.5 billion in annual tourism revenue by the end of his presidential term […]
PETALING JAYA: Those flying out of the country will have to pay between RM8 and RM150 in departure levies beginning Sept 1, Putrajaya announced today. Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said the rates depend on the destination and whether they are flying in economy class. Travellers heading to Asean countries in economy class will have […]
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