The Sarawak Chamber is a huge chamber in Gua Nasib Bagus (Good Luck Cave), which is located in Gunung Mulu National Park, in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo.
Three Englishmen discovered the chamber in January 1981. Andy Eavis,...
Domestic travel agencies are not too sure of a tourism boom during the 2008 Olympic which they think are likely to benefit more the outbound tourism sector and high-end commercial tourism. While others also predict that less domestic travelers would...
The Malaysia International Aerospace Adventure 2007 (MIA) will be held in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia from 5th June-7th August 2007. It is one of the five major events on Visit Malaysia 2007 tourism campaign. It will feature the US$2 billion Russian space...
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For many westerners as well as easterners, Dubai has become the city of dreams. Coupled with the oil rich economy and the unique location, Dubai has become a vacation hotspot for people from all over the...
Casinos are always seen as a way to revitalize local economies. Since last few years Japan is facing a declining population and falling tax revenues. To revitalize the local economies and increase in tax revenues, Liberal Democratic Party in Japan is...
China has put a planned magnetic levitation rail route linking the cities of Shanghai and Hangzhou on hold, due to concerns among residents that the trains would emit radiation.
Recent accidents involving maglev trains and cost concerns have...
Are you planning a trip to Korea? Then make sure that you don’t miss out on visiting the Markets in Busan. From smelly fish markets to Pig heads it is an experience you are unlikely to forget!
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For more than 40 years, a repressive military Government has ruled Burma with almost no political freedom. San Suu Kyi, the country’s best-known dissident, is under her third spell of house arrest. Americans have imposed tough sanctions and activists...
As a milestone in reconciliation, for the first time since the Korean cold war border closed in 1951, two North and South Korean trains crossed the heavily armed border on Thursday.
The trains carried 100 South Koreans and 50 North Koreans...
Are you afraid of heights? If no, then why don’t you hop on the world’s highest swing set up in China? Allow yourself to fly over the edge of a TV tower 1,100 feet off the ground.
The swing is set on a 700ft (213m) high viewing platform on the...
Herodium: Place where King Herod's tomb has been discovered.
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One of the greatest archaeological mysteries of Herodium has been solved by Professor Ehud Netzer’s discovery of King Herod’s tomb.
Professor Netzer is one of...
China is inviting tourists to visit the underground headquarters of the nuclear weapons research and production base in the remote part of the northwestern province of Qinghai. The base was built in 1958 and was the birth place of China’s atomic and...
No summer in Tokyo would be complete without fireworks. If you are heading to Tokyo this summer, make sure you don’t miss Sumida River Fireworks Festival, one of the most spectacular events to be seen.
Sumida River Fireworks Festival is held...
A team of scholars and climbers have discovered an ancient cave (second century BC Buddhist cave) in Nepal.
There are wall paintings in the cave which depict animals like the deer, leopard and tiger which are not found in Mustang. It shows...
An ancient graveyard of up to seventy gladiators has been discovered near the ancient seaport of Ephesus, the leading Roman city in the Asian province. The scientific study of gladiator graveyard has revealed that the ancient Roman pugilists were...
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