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                                <title><![CDATA[ 'Liar, liar pants on fire': Khairy taunts tourism minister over booze at government event ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 09:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The former health minister shares screenshots showing that a gala dinner where alcohol was freely served was organised by Tourism Malaysia. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Thousands of Chinese nationals continue to settle in Malaysia ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ More than half of MM2H applicants in recent months are from China, besides Taiwan and Hong Kong. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ A quick tour of Malaysia's dazzling mosques ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 03:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Mosques are not only Muslim houses of worship; in many parts of the Muslim world, they are also stunning tourist attractions thanks to their architecture and history. MalaysiaNow stops by some of the most beautiful mosques in the Klang Valley. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Tourists don't care about official videos ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 04:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The most effective clips are those recorded and forwarded by family members and friends. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Amid video outrage, questions raised over choice of sun bear as Visit Malaysia mascot ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 02:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Critics say the animal is neither part of the national identity nor an attraction for tourists to visit Malaysia. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Visit Malaysia video controversy symptomatic of deeper problem ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 01:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Malay community, which forms the backbone of this nation, has every reason to feel betrayed when they are disregarded. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Tiong points finger at 'extremists' after tourism promo clip panned for omitting Islamic identity ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ However, the tourism minister says a longer video showing Malaysia's beautiful mosques would be released later. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Tiong urged to explain absence of mosque in Visit Malaysia Year 2026 teaser ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Many questioned why not a single Malaysian mosque was shown in the video clip even though non-Muslim places of worship are featured. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Setting hotel check-in/out times no rocket science ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 03:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Instead of the hue and cry, it would be better to offer rates that are fairer to customers. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Putrajaya cautioned on all-out campaign to woo Chinese amid spike in migration ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Under the new government, the focus of tourism is on China, but this also brings challenges for Malaysia. ]]></description>
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