Participants of homestay programmes in Kuala Berang can also get to learn about the region’s rich past, writes ALIAS MOHAMED. UNLIKE most homestay programmes where participants experience the local way of life, the Kampung Buloh Homestay programme in Kuala Berang, Terengganu, offers a taste of history instead with tales of merchants from afar who came [...]

Taman Negara Kenyir? ZALINA MOHD SOM finds out that this is actually the part of Tasik Kenyir that comes under the Taman Negara authorities. IS this a new national park? The name Taman Negara Kenyir was definitely unfamiliar. Then, I thought that perhaps Tasik Kenyir had just been gazetted as a national park. After all, [...]

Terengganu, on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, beckons with an aura that is distinctively Malay. Its traditional way of life, vibrant cottage industries and fascinating cultural pastimes give the state its unique appeal. The islands of Redang, Perhentian, Lang Tengah, Kapas and Tenggol are jewels in Terengganu’s crown. Redang, situated 45km off the coast [...]

If you happened to be in Terengganu and you like to throng night market, Dungun is the place to go. Dungun is a small town located around 100km from the state capital Kuala Terengganu. Its night market is famous for its gigantic size and it’s said to have at least a few hundreds stalls. But [...]

A newly opened hotel in Kuala Tengganu by the name of Hotel Ming Star last year in June is timely in view of Visit Tengganu Year 2008. This budget hotel is located in the heart of Kuala Tengganu on Jalan Sultan Zainal Abidin. The hotel looks simple and yet its cosy rooms and stylish building [...]