Firefly adds 4 weekly Subang-Langkawi flights

KUALA LUMPUR: Firefly, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, has added four weekly flights on its Subang-Langkawi route to meet demand during school holidays.

In a statement today, it said the additional frequencies, starting from May 25 to June 10 this year, will be on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

With these additional flights, the total number of weekly flights between Subang and Langkawi will increase from 10 to 14, thus upping weekly seats on this route from 1,440 to 2,016.

Its head of marketing and communications, Angelina C Fernandez said in the statement that Firefly's move to increase frequencies during this peak travel season is in line with Tourism Malaysia's initiative to promote domestic tourism.

Seats on the extra flights are available for sale.

Malay Mail.

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Kudos..  

Crystal Gallery To Be A New Attraction At Langkawi Craft Complex

LANGKAWI, April 23 (Bernama) -- The Langkawi Craft Complex will set up a crystal gallery as a new attraction to lure more tourists to the complex.

Kraftangan Malaysia chairman Datuk Sohaimi Shahadan said visitors at the gallery would not only able to purchase crystal products, but could also learn the art of making crystal.

The complex is expected to receive 120,000 visitors this year with the various activities being lined-up, including the opening of the crystal gallery, he told a press conference here Monday.

At present, he said there was a crystal workshop in the complex that was being operated by local crystal craftsmen.

Over the first three months this year, the Langkawi Craft Complex had received 25,000 visitors with sales of over RM300,000.

-- BERNAMA  

AL ;-

New Attraction in Langkawi Craft.. GOOD

  

More International Sporting Events Should Be Held In Langkawi: Mahathir

LANGKAWI, April 14 (Bernama) -- More international sporting events should be held here to promote the duty-free island to foreign tourists, former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said.

This would also make Langkawi a renowned international sporting destination, he said.

"Langkawi is suitable as an international sporting destination as it has numerous facilities," he told reporters after closing the Langkawi International Jet Ski Championship, here Saturday.

-- BERNAMA  

AL :-

More sports events required in Langkawi. LADA should have use it resources to pull in more prestige events in Langkawi. WHy? Langkawi has the full potential to organise big event. 


p/s: Takkan Tun bising baru nak buat kerja kot..

 

Calon BN @ UMNO Langkawi

Dengar berita yg BN @ UMNO telah menghantar senarai calon ke pusat. Agak-agak sapalah yg dicalonkan. Almaklumlah semua pakat mengaku 'winnable' candidate.

Pada mata rakyat siapa yg mereka. Nak sebenarnya..

Status Feri Langkawi ~ Soalan MP Langkawi 2012

9 April 2012

Soalan drpd Dato' Paduka Abu Bakar Taib [MP Langkawi]


Mintak MENTERI PENGANGKUTAN menyatakan :-


a. memandangkan Sea Ambulance di Langkawi jarang digunakan disebabkn selalu rosak, adakah pihak Kerajaan bercadang utk menjual kapal tersebut dan menggantikannya dgn sebuah helikopter yg juga boleh digunakan oleh APMM utk rondaan udara; dan


b. mengapakah kerosakan ini terus berlaku & apakah tindakan serius yg diambil oleh kerajaan.

Jawapan oleh Timbalan Menteri Pengangkutan II [Tuan Jelaing anak Mersat] ;

Tuan yg di-Pertua, utk makluman Dewan yg mulia ini dakwaan bahawa Sea Ambulance di Langkawi jarang digunakan disebabkan selalu rosak adalah tidak tepat. Kapal MV Suhail yg dimiliki oleh Jabatan Laut Malaysia di Pulau Langkawi digunakan utk menjalankan dua tugas iaitu utk tujuan operasi seperti pemantauan & penyelenggaraan alat bantuan pelayaran di seluruh Wilayah Utara. Pemeriksaan & penguatkuasaan perkapalan di pelabuhan serta melawan tumpahan minyak & juga digunakn sbg Sea Ambulance bg operasi pemindahan perubatan kecemasan.

Menurut statistik, kapal MV Suhail telah melakukan 17 perjalanan pada 2009, 24 perjalanan pd tahun 2010, 7 perjalanan pada tahun 2011 & hanya satu perjalanan sehingga Mac 2012 bagi operasi pemindahan perubahan kecemasan. Dari aspek down time dgn izin, Kementerian Pengangkutan mengakui bahawa sepanjang tahun 2011, kapal MV Suhail telah merekodkan sebanyak enam insiden kerosakan pada bahagian kapal yg berlainan & tindakan akan diambil utk memperbaiki kerosakan berkenaan.

Dalam pada itu mengikut rekod peratusan penggunaan kapal tersebut tahun 2011, kapal tersebut digunakan pada tahap yg optimum iaitu 90% berbanding pada tahun 2009 & tahun 2010 sbyk 75% & 84% masing2. Oleh yg demikian, proses penyelenggaraan telah dijlnkn bg memastikan kapal MV Suhail dpt beroperasi  dlm keadaan baik & dpt menjlnkn fungsinya dgn lancar. Semasa tempoh pembaikan kapal juga, khitmat feri sedia ada telah digunakn bg operasi pemindahan perubatan kecemasan.

Kementerian Pengangkutan tiada perancangan utk menggantikan kapal MV Suhail di Langkawi dgn helikopter. Sekian. 

Dato' Paduka Abu Bakar Taib [Langkawi]

Tuan Yang di-Pertua terima kasih. Yang Berhormat Timbalan Menteri, saya sudah jangka jawapan sama sahaja. Jawapan dulu, sekarang dan.... [Dewan riuh]  jgnlah selama-lamanya. Kerana apa yg berlaku di bawah berlainan, malah feri digunakn utk mengangkut - jadi, saya mintalah pihak kementerian memantau.

Akan tetapi selepas 3 kali mengangkut telah rosak. Jadi mintaklah kapal utk org Langkawi baik sikit. Patut bukan utk kegunaan pemantauan minyak tumpahlah & hal lain. Sbb saya ingat boleh guna feri.

Tuan Jelaing anak Mersat ; 

Tuan Yang di-Pertua, terima kasih Yang Berhormat Langkawi. Seperti yg saya sebutkn pd awal tadi tugas kapal MV Suhail ini adalah bukan tugas utamanya utk pemindahan perubatan ttp utk tugas2 lain. Jadi oleh krn tugas2 utk pemindahan perubatan ttp @pun perubatan ini ada Kementerian Kesihatan menyewa feri disewa khas utk menghantar pesakit2 & juga kalau pesakit ini terpaksa menggunakn kerusi yg lebih byk, ianya disewa khas utk menghantar pesakit.

Drpd 381 org pesakit yg dihantar, hanya 7 sahaja yg dihantar menggunakn kapal ini. Ini menunjukkn bahawa tugas utamanya bukanlah tugas utk menghantar pesakit. Saya juga ucapkn terima kasih bg kepada YB kerana prihatin & mmbuat cadangan utk kita memperbaiki servis kita kpd Pulau Langkawi & rakyat di situ. Sekian.
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Anak Langkawi :-

Cerita serupa, jawapan serupa dulu, kini, selamanya.. Soalan & cerita sama berulang-ulang. Tiap kali soalan ditanya jawapan yg lebih kurang sama jawapannya. 

Boleh tgk soalan&jawapan yg sama tahun 2009  - Soalan MP langkawi 2009 .Asyik-asyik rosak, rosak, rosak, rosak. Kemudian pada 2010. MV Suhail direhatkan.. Sinar Harian 2010- Feri MV Suhail direhatkan.

Yg kelakarnya dalam cerita Sinar Harian kononnya bot tersebut telah berkhitmat utk 100 org. Tapi mengikut jawapan oleh Kementerian hanya 7 pesakit dihantar menggunakan kapal ini. Yang mana satu yg betui ni?

Satu persoalan yg bermain diminda.. Kenapa kapal yg dirasmikan gilang gemilang oleh Tun Mahathir begitu cap ayam sepanjang hayatnya. Sia-sia saja RM 8 juta utk kapal tersebut. Sekarang kata pulak yg kapal tu bukan utk pengangkutan pesakit pulak.. 

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Bot ambulan - Kenapa bot diminta org Langkawi

Perlu diingat yg isu ambulan langkawi merupakan antara isu yg dekat dihati rakyat.. Maka kerajaan perlu buat sesuatu. Kajian PRU-12

Koperasi Kampung Kilim

Assalamualaikum..
Baru-baru ni cerita koperasi kampung kilim masuk surat khabaq Utusan. Walaupun benda ni dah lama tapi adalah menjadi kebanggaan kerana koperasi kampung kilim menjadi contoh kepada koperasi di Malaysia.

Atas usaha & kerjasama ahli koperasi dpt dimajukan sehingga ada ahli koperasi yg berpendapatan agak
Mengkagumkan. Cuma satu nk ingatkn koperasi supaya perlu lebih maju ke depan dlm mmberi kepuasan kpd pelancong. Kemungkinan cadangan ini bolh dipertimbangkn iaitu
Caruman @ hasil koperasi digunakan dlm menambahkn ilmu para pemandu pelancong & pembawa bot utk mengetahui produk pelancongan di Kilim.

Misalnya jenis burung helang. Diet mereka. Jenis beruk. Air pasang surut. Perihal gua. Kayu bakau dll sepanjnag perjalanan pelancong menaiki bot.. Baru la lebih tampak profesional
& bagus..

PUTTING LANGKAWI ON EAGLES’ WINGS

Pulau Langkawi, the ‘Jewel of Kedah’, accorded the World Geopark status by UNESCO in 2007, holds great promise for the tourism industry in Malaysia. In a recent interview with the Top 10 of Malaysia, Tan Sri Khalid Ramli, the Chief Executive Officer of the Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) gave his insights into the Langkawi Tourism Blueprint and his visions to make it a success.

T10 : What would you describe as the “second curve for Langkawi Development Authority” when the Langkawi Tourism Blueprint (2011-2015) was launched by the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak towards the end of 2011?
TSKR : Langkawi Tourism Blueprint 2011-2015 is a guideline for LADA to improvise its services towards the public. It will be focusing more on development while preserving Langkawi’s natural island. LADA will move even more aggressively to ensure that all initiatives in the Langkawi Tourism Blueprint are carried out successfully. We also believe that the Blueprint is the best platform for us to identify the projects that are needed to be implemented to make Langkawi as the top 10 tourist destinations in the world. Our action plans will have a focus on improving LADA’s administration, delivery and monitoring system in order to provide better services, infrastructure developments and opportunities for fulfilling social responsibilities.

T10 : The PM had mentioned that an investment of RM5 billion would be needed during the implementation period of Langkawi Tourism Blueprint and that the majority of the funding would be generated by the private sector. How much is that percentage (52%? 92%?)?
TSKR : As mentioned in the Blueprint, the investment will come entirely, 100% that is, from the private sector. We do provide some incentives to lure investors to Langkawi.

T10 : Are there any corporate players who have expressed an interest in going for the big projects in Langkawi? Is Taylor’s University’s Tourism Academy one of them? If yes, how will Langkawi benefit from this venture between the university and the Higher Education Ministry?
TSKR : Since the launch of the Blueprint towards the end of last year, there has been an interest by various parties to take up 15 potential projects. Amongst the interested parties are, Tradewinds Corporation Berhad and Khazanah Nasional Berhad. Taylor’s University’s Tourism Academy is also one of them and this will see a collaboration between them and the local community college in the enhancement of the academic syllabus. This will put the students in good stead to venture into the tourism industry.

T10 : Some 4,200 jobs are expected to be created during the implementation period of the 
Langkawi Tourism Blueprint. Will this be significantly beneficial for the local people of Langkawi and how will this go towards fulfilling the PM’s vision of a high income economy in Malaysia?
TSKR : 4,200 jobs will be created every year and of course the local community will be given priority to take them up. With the appropriate training and coaching that they will obtain from the tourism academy, the level of competency as well as quality of the local community workforce will be raised. They can then expect to earn higher incomes for the quality services that they will be providing.

T10 : There is just about 4 years to put the blueprint in place. Would you have enough time?
TSKR : Yes, we do have enough time to put the Langkawi Tourism Blueprint in place.

T10 : In December last year, the Prime Minister had requested that LADA take immediate action to address the threat of erosion affecting Pantai Cenang, a popular beach with the tourists. Since then, what measures have been taken by LADA so far on this matter?
TSKR : Currently the department of town and regional planning together with the state and economic planning unit are in the process of finalising a special local plan for Pantai Cenang. It will address all the pertinent issues, including that of sanitation.

T10 : The ease of accessibility into Langkawi has always been one of the problems affecting Langkawi’s growth as a tourism destination. Although air charters have been one of the solutions, what more will, and can be done to help Langkawi reach its full potential among the world’s top 10 island destinations?
TSKR : There have been initiatives launched by Malaysia Airport Berhad to give incentives for charter flights programmes from around the world. The Langkawi Charter Flight Incentive Programme (LCFIP) aims to provide lead charterers with a fund to support promotional initiatives undertaken by the charterers to bring more tourists into Langkawi. It will be applicable for 4 years effective from 1 Januari 2012 to 31 December 2015.

AL :-

 Interview with TOP10 of Malaysia.. Something that you can read & know what's LADA plan in the future.. 

Article here..
 
Please email me if you need any info with regards to your travel to Langkawi & also if you need any advertising enquiry. ( anaklangkawi@gmail.com )

State-ly boutique hotel in Langkawi Seri Chenang

SeriChenang Langkawi

NESTLED in the bustling Pantai Chenang area of Langkawi, a new boutique hotel, Seri Chenang Resort and Spa Langkawi is all set to create an impression once it opens its doors in May.
According to the resort’s chief executive officer Norlin Datuk Zainal Abidin, the boutique resort, which sits on 0.5 hectares of land, is meant to be a home away from home that epitomes Malaysian culture, heritage and warmth.

One of the highlights of the luxury resort is the six traditional Malay heritage villas designed in different sizes and inspired by the architecture of traditional homes from Malaysian states.
Named Rumah Terengganu, Rumah Negri Sembilan, Rumah Melaka, Rumah Selangor, Rumah Kedah and Rumah Pahang, each villa has its own distinct architectural characteristics. The villas range in size from one bedroom to up to five bedrooms, for a total of 13 spacious rooms that mirror the number of states of Malaysia.

Located on the banks of Kuala Chenang River, next to the popular Chenang beach, the villas are set around a lush royal Malay-inspired garden complete with water features and landscaping.
Intended to be a family holiday home, the resort has the makings of a luxurious getaway with personalised treatment for guests.

“The land belongs to my father who bought it 10 years ago. The initial plan was to build a family holiday home for ourselves but after taking into consideration the cost we thought it would be more feasible to build a resort,” said Norlin.

She added that her brother, Mohammad Shukor who is the product director for the resort, wanted to share the design and architecture of Malaysia with people from around the world.
The project that cost RM5mil began in 2009 with internal funding and Norlin, who has experience in marketing and sales in the retail industry and shopping centre management, was roped in.
Although Langkawi has a number of high-end resorts catering to the upscale market, Norlin and her team are confident that their venture will be successful.
Although the target is to recoup their costs in five years, Norlin is confident they can do it in a shorter time span.

“We have a unique product to offer and we believe we complement all the other luxury hotels on the island and this gives more options for tourists to choose from. There are no other hotels with similar a concept anywhere in the world,” she added.

Langkawi receives 2.8 million tourists a year and the government has come up with a refurbishment plan and funds amounting to RM450mil to give Pantai Chenang a facelift.
Norlin and her team are looking at a 60% occupancy rate for the first few months of operation and are going all out to promote the hotel via tourism exhibitions, travel agents and partnerships.
To ensure they have fulfilled all government requirements, the resort has to have at least five licences for: building a resort on a certain location, fitness, star rating, security and safety from the Fire Department, business, foreign staff, and transportation for resort guests and staff.

According to Norlin, the hotel has more than just architecture to offer and is proud of their service, which she said is their best asset.
For Norlin, the mother of a two-year-old daughter, family always comes first and she insists that the same treatment be accorded to the guests of the hotel.

“Guests are greeted by the resort manager at the airport simply because the manager is the host of the house (resort),” she said.
To add icing to the cake, the resort has butlers who have been specially trained to cater to the needs of guests.

Guests can actually arrange to have the butlers accompany them on their travels around the island or they can rely on phones provided by the hotel to contact the hotel for directions or assistance.
The resort has a direct access to Chenang Beach via a bridge (titi in Malay) as the resort is separated by a river that runs through the resort. Guests can watch fishermen passing along the river in their traditional boats, going out for their daily catch.

“We also want guests to take the opportunity to enjoy the tax-free alcohol, so we are introducing the ‘buy your own’ (BYO) policy whereby the resort will not sell alcohol in the hotel, but guests can purchase their beverages from the supermarkets outside or our butlers can do that for them,” added Norlin.

AL :-

I welcome Seri Chenang to become one of the new boutique hotel in Langkawi..

More events in Langkawi to lure tourists

LANGKAWI: More world-class events will be held until July in a bid to ensure tourist arrivals to the resort island remains at a positive level.
Langkawi Development Authority (Lada) chief executive officer Tan Sri Khalid Ramli said the organising of cultural-related events was vital as the period from last month till July was known as the low season for tourists in Langkawi.

“We have to promote our cultures. Foreign tourists come here to see our unique cultures,” he said.
Khalid said among the iconic events lined up were Emping or Flakes Festival, International Noodles Festival, International Jet Ski Challenge and several international conferences.

Meanwhile, Khalid said Lada would also give extra focus on the cleanliness aspect in the island as it was among the important factors which would determine success in luring more tourists. - Bernama

AL :-

I suggest not making more event but lobbiying event which was suppose to be held in Langkawi such as Le Tour De Langkawi. 

If cost is an issue to the organiser probably LADA can give some contribution (whenever held in Langkawi) in order for the event to be held in Langkawi.