After a challenging year with two mishaps involving its national carrier, Malaysia has some good news to report for 2014, with inbound tourists growing 9.6% to 22.8 million compared to 20.8 million in the previous year. India, the sixth most important tourist market for Malaysia, also contributed to the growth in tourism, with the number of tourists to the country going up to 6.4 lakh from 5.3 lakh in 2013.