First no soap, then no toilet at all at jetty ~ Kuala Perlis

I WAS at the Kuala Perlis Jetty on Aug 26 to receive visitors from Langkawi Island.
While waiting for my guests to arrive, I went to the toilet. To my horror, there was no soap and I called the Jetty’s office to inform them of it.

Meanwhile, I thought of sponsoring a bar of soap for the public to use. But, when I came back with it, I found the door to the toilet locked.
I was told that the toilet was spoilt.

We are having a good flow of tourists despite the Influenza A(H1N1) outbreak but our local marine department is not making a serious effort to keep the toilets clean at all times.
This type of attitude will only lose us valuable tourists. Remember, tourism is a billion ringgit foreign revenue earner for our country.

GOWRIKUMAR,
Batu Caves, Selangor.

The Star 2/9/09

Anaklangkawi :-

Issue with toilet was quite synonym to tourist areas. Hope that this complain will opened the eyes of authorities in Perlis. This only defers tourist from coming to Langkawi.

Kes Kematian 2 ~ H1N1 ~ Bercuti di Langkawi ?

Fakta yg mungkin warga Langkawi Tidak Sedar?

Berita 28/7/09 menyatakan bahawa kes Kedua kematian H1N1 yg melibatkan warga Belgium adalah selepas pulang dr bercuti di Pulau Langkawi. Warga Belgium ini berumur 46 tahun & meninggal dunia di ICU Subang Jaya Selangor.

Lelaki tersebut & keluarganya bercuti di Langkawi pada 13 Julai lalu. Diberitakan bahawa pada mulanya beliau sihat ttp mengalami demam & batuk setelah bercuti di Pulau Langkawi. Sekembalinya ke PJ beliau disahkan positif H1N1 pada 23 Julai lalu. Beliau telah meninggal dunia setalah tujuh hari mendapat rawatan di Hospital berkenaan.

Tidak dapat dipastikan adakah warga Belgium tersebut mendapat jangkitan semasa melawat Langkawi @ sebelumnya. Jadi kepada warga langkawi satu nasihat diberikan. Mungkin Virus tersebut telah mula bertapak di Langkawi. Jadi langkah berjaga2 perlu dilaksanakan oleh warga Langkawi.

Rajin2-lah lawat website ini utk nasihat & langkah2 pencegahan & updates ttg H1N1.

Jadi sesiapa@ adik beradik @ rakan2 mengalami demam yg berpanjangan & teruk dr kebiasaan perlulah merujuk kepada Hospital Langkawi utk pemeriksaan lanjut secepat mungkin.

p/s : Cegah sebelum parah.. Saya telah email kepada pihak kementerian utk maklumat ttg tempat tinggal warga belgium semasa di Langkawi.