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Malaysian retailers operating in tourist zones have seen sales plunge in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Locally headquartered leathergoods retailer Bonia says sales have fallen by as much as 77 percent in one location and were down overall as fewer…
AirAsia Group Bhd is offering 30% off all its flights out of Kuala Lumpur from now until Feb 23, except those operated by AirAsia India and AirAsia Japan. The special sale is for travel between Feb 24 and Sept 30. In a statement today, AirAsia said the…
AirAsia X has launched flights between Kuala Lumpur and Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan. AirAsia will operate the flights, which will fly via Taipei, four times per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Flight D7 384 is scheduled to leave KL at…
Swiss Watch Gallery launched its signature timepiece event, Art of Time 2019 at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. Art of Time is presented by Swiss Watch Gallery in partnership with Tumi, GH Mumm, and media outlets The Edge and The Star. In its sixth rendition, Art of…
Air asia has launched an exclusive route to Da Lat from Kuala Lumpur, further expanding its footprint in Vietnam. The four times weekly service to Da Lat, capital of Lam Dong province in the Central Highlands, will commence on Dec 20. Da Lat, known as the…
Malaysian childrenswear retailer Poney has opened a flagship store in the new Central iCity shopping centre. Poney Group has three brands – Poney, Baby Poney and Poney Enfants, offering apparel and accessories for newborns, toddlers and children aged up to 12…
U Mobile has signed an MoU with ZTE to support its 5G deployment in Malaysia The agreement will see both parties collaborating on various 5G related developments including live testing, 5G showcases well as implementation of Massive MIMO. U Mobile CEO Wong…
A Dyson Beauty Demo Zone has opened at Kuala Lumpur’s 1 Utama mall. The outlet, which opened a few days ago, invites shoppers to examine, test and purchase the brand’s range of hair care products. Dyson is a British engineering design firm opened by James…
A personnel recruitment tweet has revealed that the UK cosmetics brand Lush Malaysia is preparing to open in Kuala Lumpur. The notice, verified by Lipstiq Malaysia, was posted on July 9 to seek full- and part-time sales ambassadors, supervisors and trainee…
Sneaker specialist Aw Lab Malaysia has launched a flagship store in Suria KLCC shopping mall, Kuala Lumpur. It carries exclusive collections from such brands as Adidas, Nike, Puma and Reebok, and introduces two new labels to the Malaysian streetwear market,…
Low-cost carrier AirAsia is set to close on Jan. 16 its route from Surakarta in Central Java to Kuala Lumpur. AirAsia Berhad commercial head Spencer Lee told Antara news agency that the closure was due to commercial reasons. The airline is currently spreading…
Xiaomi Malaysia has opened its second retail store, offering Kuala Lumpur shoppers greater access to its Mi Ecosystem products. Originally the Chinese electronics company had sold its smartphones and other products exclusively online, but in its home…
Tigas Alliance, the pharmacy chain owned and run by Berjaya Pharmacy Retail, has opened a flagship at Plaza Berjaya in Kuala Lumpur. Farmasi Tigas Ekspres features an innovative service format that includes health advice. With the tagline “A pharmacy you can…
South Korean sandwich outlet Isaac Toast opened yesterday at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA2) Arrival Hall – its debut for Malaysia. Starting out as a sandwich stall in Seoul in 1995, Isaac Toast now has 700 retail outlets in South Korea, with a…
Dyson Malaysia has opened its first concept store, in The Gardens Mall, Kuala Lumpur. Dyson Demo is also the largest space in Southeast Asia for the British engineering company. “We want our visitors to have the chance to be hands-on with our products. They…
After the success of domestic and international operations from Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA), Kuala Lumpur-based AirAsia Airline has decided to start another domestic flight from Bhubaneswar. The new daily flight to Ranchi will start operations…
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