The fate of orang utans in fragmented ecosystems in eastern Sabah was the focus of a two-day Orang Utan Conservation Colloquium. JASWINDER KAUR sat in to get details on the way forward.

WEAVING its way through the jungle,

Kota Kinabalu: Sabah will be the finishing point for the 6th Borneo International Yachting challenge on Oct 15.

Participants will sail from Miri starting on Friday to Labuan before racing to the State capital,

JEDDAH, Oct 10 (Bernama) -- Saudi Arabia is keen to tap Malaysian expertise and work together to promote its tourism industry.

International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamed and Saudi Arabia-Malaysia Business Council

SANDAKAN, Oct 10 (Bernama) -- Sabah's tourist arrivals in the first six months of the year increased by 0.3 per cent, as compared to the same period last year.

State minister for tourism, culture and environment Datuk Masidi Manjun

ALOR SETAR, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- The Kedah government has approved the gazetting of 121,904 hectares of forest as forest reserve and consequently repeated its demand for compensation for the loss of revenue in the form of annual grants.

MELBOURNE, Oct 6 (Bernama) -- There has been a 27 per cent increase in the number of Australians from the states of Victoria and Tasmania visiting Malaysia in August this year compared with August 2008.

LABUAN, Oct 6 (Bernama) -- Labuan will request more funds from the Tourism Ministry to boost its tourism industry to be comparable with that of other popular tourism states in the country.

"Labuan has the potential to host

ASTANA (KAZAKHSTAN), Oct 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia believes that tourism can help mitigate the effects of an economic downturn and contribute to recovery.

Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said in