Write to us We can finally travel again! We would love to hear about your travels and adventures not just within Malaysia, but overseas too. If you don’t feel like travelling yet, that’s OK, as you can always tell us about your past holidays instead. Your story – experiences, tips, advice – should be 700 to 800 words long in Word or Text format. Please attach some photos (1MB, captioned) in a separate email. There is no payment for submissions, and we reserve the right to edit all submissions. Email [email protected] with the subject “Readers Share” In 2019, I decided to go on a six-country tour. I made all the travel arrangements in October that year, and my three-week trip was supposed to begin in February 2020. However, by December 2019, Covid-19 was becoming a serious problem all over the world and the travel industry was already affected then. Initially, I thought of cancelling my trip, but after much research, and hesitation, I decided to just go ahead with my … [Read more...] about Malaysian travels to six countries in three weeks before pandemic
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Two Years After George Floyd, Black Leaders Reflect On Change
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd died before our eyes as a police officer knelt on his neck for approximately 9 minutes on a street in Minneapolis. Had Darnella Frazier, then 17, not captured the murder on her cell phone and posted it to Facebook, Floyd would have been yet another Black man to die in police custody – a statistic. Instead, George Floyd became a powerful symbol of persistent inequality and systemic injustice against Black Americans and a wake-up call for all. The response was historic – from the scores of leaders making forceful statements every day about racial justice to the $50 billion that U.S. companies pledged (but not necessarily paid) to support Black communities. To understand the complexities of where we stand as a nation, though, look no further than the racially motivated mass murder at a Buffalo grocery store on May 14. In an effort to capture the reality of being Black in America, we decided that we wanted to hear from leaders in the community. Here are … [Read more...] about Two Years After George Floyd, Black Leaders Reflect On Change
Thailand’s biggest new attraction “Andamanda” opens in Phuket
Moisture and adventure meets Thai culture and mythology at Andamanda , Thailand’s biggest water park, covering 58 rai of land in Kathu, in Phuket, southern Thailand. On Saturday, Thailand’s former deputy prime minister Suwat Liptapanlop attended the water park’s grand opening. The new theme park is located on the main road to Patong, about 800 metres west of the Samkong intersection, certainly one of the busiest roads on the island for any tourists going in or out of Patong. The Saturday soft-opening was used as a day for the staff to check the flow of a large group of customers, from the car park attendants to the people looking after the rides and pushing you down the slides. Watch The Thaiger’s review of Andamanda HERE . On Saturday, the 4.5 billion baht water park welcomed thousands of guests for the first time, including 1,500 Phuket residents (and three very wet Thaiger YouTube reporters). Andamanda is Thai mythology themed, with 5 zones covering 9.8 hectares … [Read more...] about Thailand’s biggest new attraction “Andamanda” opens in Phuket