The resort island of Langkawi has been driven to the brink of ecological disaster by tourism. A Covid-19 travel ban has offered some respite, and the chance for a rethink – starting with ...

Langkawi was made a duty-free zone in 1987 as an incentive to lure holidaymakers. It worked; by 2016, three and a half million people were visiting the island annually.

Every time I visit Malaysia I make sure to escape for a few days to Langkawi, a paradise bolthole of palm-fringed sandy beaches, tropical mangroves and 500 million year-old rainforest. With its ...

During last week’s debate of budget 2024 in Parliament, Pakatan Harapan MP Teresa Kok asked Datuk Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah, the opposition representative for Langkawi, whether visitors to the ...