NEW MAS SERVICES PROPOSED TO PROMOTE HEALTH-TOURISM (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
PENANG, Nov 30 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry has proposed that Malaysia Airlines System (MAS) introduce direct flights from Penang to Thailand and Singapore aimed at boosting health-tourism in the state.
More people choosing health tourism (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge - Ha Nguyen takes a paid holiday to beautiful resorts where customers are pampered round the clock and come away healthier than ever.
Asian markets close sharply lower on recession fears (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - The stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region closed sharply lower on Tuesday after Wall Street plunged Monday on news that the U.S. has been in a recession since December 2007 and after data showed that U.S. factory activity fell to its weakest since 1982. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments that the U.S. economy remained under considerable strain also added to the ...
KL market seen rangebound, trendless (Business Times (Malaysia))
CONCERNS over a looming global recession and weak corporate profits last week overshadowed positive leads from Bank Negara Malaysia's interest rate cut and the four-day rally in US stocks following the rescue of Citigroup and an additional US$800 billion economic stimulus package to boost US consumer lending.
Background Note: Maldives (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Area: 298 sq. km. (115 sq. mi.), over 1,100 islands; twice the size of Washington, DC. Cities: Capital --Male' (pop. 100,000). Terrain: Flat islands. Climate: Hot and humid.
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