Kuah Town or Pekan Kuah in Malay

Pekan Kuah or Kuah Town

Picture of the day. A great picture of Kuah Town with a great cloud combination. Nicely taken picture by the Nadhar. More interesting pictures here. More Langkawi pictures here. Thanks for the picture Bro.

Lada Promotes Wedding Packages, Movie Locations In India

ANGKAWI, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Wedding packages and movie locations were promoted by the Langkawi Development Authority (Lada) during a one-week tourism mission in India which ended yesterday.

Lada tourism principal assistant manager Azmil Munif Bukhari said the promotion, which was conducted jointly with Tourism Malaysia in Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune and New Delhi, received an overwhelming response.

"India was chosen due to the growing Indian tourist arrivals in Langkawi. We had received many bookings for wedding packages during the visit," he told Bernama here.

A total of 42,655 Indian tourists visited Langkawi last year compared to 25,58 in 2009.

-- BERNAMA 

AL :-

:) I think Langkawi be received more Indian tourist from Lada's effort. Just that in terms of Indian tourists there'll be a problem with food in Langkawi. We need more kedai mamak need to cater this incoming tourist..   Keep it up LADA..

Langkawi Map

Interesting MAP above taken from Langkawi Whisper.blogspot. Great MAP with details about places to go in Langkawi. But the blog already dormant. Hope this Map helps.

Adventure, New Attraction At Mardi Agrotech Park Langkawi

LANGKAWI, March 1 (Bernama) -- Adventure activities have become a new attraction at the Mardi Agrotechnology Park in Lubuk Semilang, Ulu Melaka here.

Its manager, Hassim Mat, said the package, which started today in collaboration with a tour operator, would take place at the park's four-hectare Tropical jungle area.

"This is part of the activities to promote park programmes here to attract more tourists," he told Bernama, here.

The new package is the fourth introduced at the park after the farm visit, camping and learning activities.

He said Mardi targeted to attract 60,000 tourists to the 25ha park this year compared to 45,000 last year.

-- BERNAMA 

AL :-

Good move by Mardi Agrotechnology. Hopefully the extra adventure will be carried out with cautious of the relatively sensitive park.

Air Temurun Waterfall

Picture by LingawiPhoto

Picture of the day. The picture makes me feel so calm. Such a nicely taken picture. Great composition. I bet the shutter speed will be for several second to get the cascading waterfall. Great picture so far of the waterfall. Thanks Lingawi for sharing. Do refer here for more great pictures by him.
More Langkawi pictures here.

How to take a ferry to Langkawi

Instructions

Ports

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   Determine which Jeti or port to depart from to get to Langkawi. The Jeti for Penang is located in Georgetown at Swettenham Pier, near the Beach Street clock tower. There are two departures from Penang to Langkawi each morning. The ferry ride from Penang Island takes approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes.
   
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   Kuala Kedah Jeti is located on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia in the state of Kedah. There are daily departures every half hour from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on multiple ferry lines. The ferry ride from Kuala Kedah takes 1 hour and 45 minutes to Langkawi.
   
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   Kuala Perlis Jeti is located about an hour and 15 minutes north of Kuala Kedah on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia. There are daily departures every half hour from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. The ferry ride takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes to reach Langkawi.
   
   AL :- Interesting article for fellow travellers
   
   

Festival Tangkap Sotong Langkawi Meriah.

Gambar oleh Hamzah Othman

LANGKAWI, 26 Feb (Bernama) -- Sebanyak 223 kilogram sotong berjaya didaratkan di sekitar perairan Langkawi sempena program "Suluh Sotong Langkawi 2011" yang bermula malam tadi dan berkahir di Jeti Kuala Cenang pada Sabtu.

Ia disertai kira-kira 250 peserta mewakili 49 pasukan yang acaranya dianjurkan oleh Lembaga Pembangunan Langkawi, Pengurusan Sumber Perikanan Kuala Cenang dan para pengusaha pelancongan.

Pasukan Rebak dengan tangkapan seberat 13.405 kg muncul pemenang kategori sotong terberat berpasukan untuk membawa pulang wang tunai RM3,000, sementara naib johan Team Pensil dengan tangkapan seberat 13.225 kg menerima RM1,000 dan di tempat ketiga kumpulan Sinar Pagi menangkap seberat 12.445 kg dan menerima RM800.

Pasukan Tanjung Rhu menjuarai kategori sotong terpanjang.

Timbalan Menteri Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani Datuk Wira Johari Baharom menyampaikan hadiah kepada para pemenang.

-- BERNAMA

Gambar oleh Hamzah Othman

Eagle of Langkawi

Eagle by Syahir

Picture of the day. Another close-up view of eagle. Not sure where is it taken but rather a rare close up. I think this is the white bellied sea eagle. Thanks syahir for sharing. Please refer to his photo stream for more pictures.

Langkawi by Peigee's Simple Life.

27th DEC =)

Again, Awal awal pagi i woke up. But this time it was all by myself. No throwing hp and whatsover. Cos mum's room is so so so far away from mine! WULALA

Were at another Fishvillage kind of jetty this day. Preparing ourselves to go visit the THREE islands beside Langkawi. It is known as the GEOPARKs.

Check here for more interesting pictures & article.

A/L :- 

What a comprehensive article by peigeesimplelife. 
A lot of interesting picture & u'll feel like you're together joining the trip. Kudos..

Shah Rukh Khan Di Langkawi : Don 2

Gambar Oleh Hamzah Othman

Kepada para peminat filem hindustan @ Shah Rukh Khan. Penggambaran DON 2 berlangsung di Langkawi. Tempat yg dipilih oleh Penerbit & pengarah adalah di Kampung Kilim. Sesuai kerana berdekatan dgn sungai & menjadi set pangkalan pemprosesan dadah. Berlatar belakangkan set yg indah & sungai yg menarik menjadikan tempat tersebut amat sesuai utk penggambaran. Cuma kita harap xdakla kacau tempat-tempat sensitif seperti hutan & lain2.

Terima Kasih Hamzah Othman atas gambaq.

Beras Basah Island/ Pulau Beras Basah

Picture by Funky Plum

Picture of the day. Another view of Pulau Beras Basah Island. The island have among the best beaches in Langkawi. With white sandy beach & no jellyfish threats. But the only setback was the boat parking on the beach & of course some contamination will took place from the fuel or fog from the engine. If you do ride the boat insist them to send you to the jetty not park at the beaches. 

Boat park on the beach side.

Anyway thanks for sharing Funky Plum. For more his great pictures please refer here. For more great Langkawi pictures refer here.

Mizumi Japanese Restaurant by Aan Andes

We stopped by this Mizumi Japanese Restaurant in the Oriental Village for lunch.MrComot had oyakudon which is too salty and tasted like ayam padprik, and me had tempura lunch set. The tempura so sedap but a bit oily and use our local vegetable instead the of the normal japanese stuff. More info here..

A/L :-

1st review i've met for this restaurant.. Great info.

Wonder if its open at night?

Jobs in Langkawi / Kerja Kosong di Langkawi

For those who is looking for jobs in Langkawi there're a lot of openings in Langkawi especially related to tourism industry.

Please check jobstreet.com here.. Link to Langkawi Jobs.
Among the job listed there are :-
- Asst Outlet Manager
- Security Guard
- Receptionist
- Chef
- Admin Exec
- Yoga Instructer
- Kid club coordinator & many more..

Also you can check some from JobsMalaysia.gov.my. 
Among the job listed there are :-
- Juruteknik,
- Penyambut Tetamu/ Pekerja Am
- Kerani Kewangan
- Pekerja Ladang
- Jurual,

Also you can check some from Langkawi Gazette here. 
Among the job listed there are :-
- Gift Shop Assistant
- Yatch Stewardess
- Repairer
- Clinic Assistant
- Retail sales assistant

Try to apply & make sure ready for the interview.
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Berikut list diatas adalah senarai kerja-kerja kosong utk bulan Februari ke March. Kepada warga Langkawi yg mencari pekerjaan bolehlah cuba nasib masing-masing utk memintak jawatan yg ada.

Selamat Mencuba

World 10 Best Beaches by travelerstipsnpics.com - Datai Beach Part it

Datai Bay is noted as one of the best beaches in the world. I must admit that i've never been to Datai Bay before. Looking at this picture make me want to go there. Can anyone confirm is this really Datai Bay picture? Click here to see Travelerstipsnpics.com

Beach of Black Sand or Pantai Pasir Hitam

Picture by Novon

Picture of the day. Local boat on the Beach of Pantai Pasir Hitam or Black Sand beach with Island background or mainland background. Great combination of picture with nice setting. Thanks novon for the great picture. For more about his picture please refer here. For more great Langkawi pictures refer here