Monthly Archives: March 2017

Gurney Drive listed among “Best streets for tourists to visit around the world” by Traveller

Published March 24, 2017 | By PriorityCD

Penang has made the tourism headlines again after Gurney Drive was listed in the “Best streets for tourists to visit around the world: 25 to see before you die” list by Traveller, an Australian travel resource.

Gurney Drive was in 13th place which is sandwiched by Hollywood Road in Hong Kong at 12th and The Dark Hedges of Northern Ireland at 14th.

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Malaysia Ranked 4th Happiest Country in Asia

Published March 22, 2017 | By PriorityCD

The Star reports Malaysia is now the fourth happiest country in Asia by the World Happiness Report 2017. It was also found that Malaysia is in the 42nd place among 155 nations, five places up from last year’s report.

Right on top of this year’s World Happiness Report was Norway who managed to jump into first position, followed by Denmark, Iceland and Switzerland.

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KLIA’s immigration service voted world’s best by Skytrax

Published March 16, 2017 | By PriorityCD

Malaysia’s airport immigration service has been named the best in the world by airline passengers. The Skytrax World Airport Awards, also known as the Passengers Choice Awards, ranked Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s (KLIA) immigration service as first in the world, beating Hong Kong International Airport (ranked second), and Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) at third place.

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Maximum BDM for D-controlled vehicle raised to 7.5 tonnes

Published March 15, 2017 | By PriorityCD

The government has agreed to raise the maximum permissible laden weight (BDM) for D-controlled vehicles nationwide to 7.5 tonnes from the current 5 tonnes, effective immediately.

“Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the government had also agreed to raise the BDM by one to six tonnes each for two- to six-axle vehicles in the Peninsular Malaysia,” reported by the Borneo Post.

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Malaysia tops world ranking as Best Country to Invest In by the U.S. News & World Report 2017.

Published March 14, 2017 | By PriorityCD

According to the U.S. News & World Report, with a highly-skilled workforce coupled with a pro-business government, Malaysia has become an attractive country to invest in. It is one of the top recipients of foreign direct investment, according to United Nations data. As the country’s tourism industry continues to grow, opportunities can also be found in the real estate market.

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Malaysia ranked sixth in best places to retire in 2017 by International Living.

Published March 6, 2017 | By PriorityCD

According to reports from The Sun Daily, The Malay Mail Online, The New Straits Times and Forbes, Malaysia ranked 6^th in the 2017 Annual Global Retirement Index by International Living. “Malaysian cities are clean and modern, its public transport unrivaled, and its people the friendliest in Asia. And while other Asian countries offer great budget holidays and some offer first-class vacations, Malaysia manages to cater extraordinarily well to both,” quoted from International Living. Other top ranking cities are:

Mexico
Panama
Ecuador
Costa Rica
Colombia
Malaysia
Spain
Nicaragua
Portugal
Malta

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