Langkawi Link Vacation Guide - 2011 February Issue

Langkawi Link is a free travel magazine which offer great guideline & travel info to Langkawi Tourist.
Get yours today in Airport, Kuah Jetty or selected places. Please email me at anaklangkawi@gmail.com for pdf copy..

Pulau Beras Basah Island

Picture of the day. A calm beach before all the Island Hopping tours drop by. This is among the best beach in Langkawi. A must go beach. But the only problem here is the toilet.

Great picture by sydbad. Thanks for sharing.. Please refer more great pictures here.
More langkawi pictures here.  

Communication Tower Langkawi

Picture of the day. Rare picture of Communication tower up from Gunung Raya. Nice picture. Some never know it even existed.
More pictures please refer his flikr. For more great Langkawi pictures refer here.

Thanks for sharing your picture.

Sunset View by Alan Tee

Picture of the day. Great sunset view from Langkawi Beach. 

Mr. Alan Tee is a freelance photographer. All his art & works can be seen here.

If you wish to get his beautiful picture please contact him at teekiank79@hotmail.com.  

*If anyone like his photos, it is available for sell at reasonable price in order to get the original digital copy.

April date for solid waste deal ~ Incinerator In Langkawi.

ALOR SETAR: The privatisation of solid waste management system will take effect this April even though several states have yet to agree to the move, said Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Chor Chee Heung.

He said the full privatisation would be carried out under the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleanliness Act 2007 that will come into force in April.
On another matter, Chor said the ministry hoped all state governments would collect the assessment arrears for solid waste management amounting to RM384mil as the money could be used to improve the garbage collection system in the states.

Chor said that in Kedah, the ministry had agreed to upgrade the facilities at four dumpsites to reduce pollution.
He said the dumpsites were in Semeling in Sungai Petani, Padang Cina in Kulim, Belanga Pecah in Langkawi and Jabi, here.

Chor said the ministry has also built an incinerator in Langkawi to treat 100 tonnes of solid waste daily.
The incinerator that could provide 1MW of electric power would be in operation by the middle of this year, he added.

NST  

AL :-

Its about time the dump-site in Langkawi will be upgraded. In-fact the incinerator will help reduce pollution & at the same time generate electricity to the public. Kudos..  

Tragedi bot karam

KUAH - Seorang masih hilang manakala dua selamat dalam kejadian bot karam selepas terlanggar seketul batu besar di Teluk Penarak, pagi kelmarin.

Ketika kejadian jam 1.30 pagi itu, Shukor Ramjan, 29, dan rakannya, Muhammad Fitri Baharudin, 23, dalam perjalanan dari Kuah, ke Kuala Perlis untuk menghantar rakan mereka Zairy Zainol, 30, yang dipercayai masih hilang.

Terdahulu, Zairy yang tiba bersama Muhammad Fitri di Langkawi awal pagi kelmarin, dikatakan meminta pertolongan Shukor menghantarnya pulang ke Kuala Perlis dengan menggunakan bot gentian kaca selepas tertinggal feri penumpang terakhir pada jam 7 malam.

Namun, selepas beberapa minit, bot dipandu Shukor terlanggar seketul batu besar berhampiran Pulau Bumbun Besar mengakibatkan bot pecah dan karam.

Shukor berkata, kejadian berlaku dengan pantas dan mereka bertiga tidak sempat berbuat apa-apa melainkan berusaha menyelamatkan diri masing-masing dari lemas dengan berenang ke pulau berhampiran kira-kira 500 meter. 

Lagi di Sinar Harian

AL :- 

Sedih dgn apa yg berlaku. Pakailah life-jacket, mungkin ia boleh menyelamatkan kita.. 

 
Updates :-

LANGKAWI, Feb 7 (Bernama) -- The body of a man reported missing after the boat he was in capsized last Friday was found floating near Jeti Pulau Tuba in Kuah here Monday.

Marine Operations Force (Region 1) Commanding Officer DSP Sallehuddin Mat Zaman said the body of Zairy Zainol, 32, from Kampung Abi Tok Hashim, Kangar, Perlis, was found at 9am.


AL :
Such a sad tragedi.

Langkawi Isle: Lagenda Park

The Lagenda Park is a huge 20-hectare park stretching along the Kuah waterfront and is located next to the the Eagle Square in Langkawi. The lush green, beautifully landscaped park aims to showcase the myths and folklore of the island by having sections of the park dedicated to each mythical stories of the island. A variety of local floras and faunas such as the hornbills can be seen within the park.

At this park, there are 4 artificial lakes, 17 story-telling monuments, a man made beach, a few resting places and other public facilities for visitors, mostly covered with beautifully designed landscape, giving the park a really natural looking environment.

Please see his blog in detail here. 

A/L: Come across this blog/ wordpress. Quite impressive picture of the Taman Lagenda in Kuah especially the above picture.

Awaiting Storm in Kuah

Picture of the day. A very great picture by mmsyfullah. A very calm ocean awaiting storm to come. Great combination of various sets. Thanks mmsyfullah for sharing. See his photostream for more great pics.

Not Enough Rooms For Visitors In Langkawi

LANGKAWI, Feb 5 (Bernama) -- The arrival of too many foreign and domestic tourists to the resort island of Langkawi during the Chinese New Year has left many of them with no place to stay.

An estimated 50,000 tourists arrived on the legendary island to spend the Chinese New Year holiday resulting in all hotels, resorts, chalets and homestays being fully occupied.

Those who have no place to stay slept in their vehicles, at the beach and also in mosques.

A few ferry operators when met, said last Thursday was the busiest day as they had to handle about 20,000 passengers.

A spokesman for the Baron Group, which owns a resort and hotel chain in Langkawi, said all rooms at their hotels were booked for the Chinese New Year holiday.

He advised those wishing to go to the island, especially during the holidays, to make early plans, including room reservation.

A manager of a passenger ferry service, Wong Sie Kiong, said there was enough ferry service to ferry visitors from Kuala Perlis and Kuala Kedah to Langkawi.

He said there were more than 40 ferries operating the routes between Kuala Perlis, Kuala Kedah and Penang to Langkawi.

Besides being a shopping heaven, as Langkawi is a duty-free island, other attractions on the island are the cable car, the Under Water World and its beaches, especially Pantai Cenang.

Bernama 

AL :-

Good news or bad news? Should we control the arrival? Or should we welcome more?

There's a lot to think about. But in other hand langkawian benefited from large turnout.

Kilim - Awaiting Tide

Awaiting the Tide by Ben Sharif

Picture of the day. A picture by Ben Sharif of boat or 'sampan in Malay' awaiting the high tide. Thanks ben Sharif. See more his interesting pictures here.
More langkawi pictures here. 

Langkawi National Observatory Provides Space Studies Facility

LANGKAWI, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- The Langkawi National Observatory, launched on Friday, provides an excellent venue for local and foreign scientists to carry out space research.

Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili said the observatory is equipped with the country's first robotic telescopes, each for stellar and solar observatories.

"The telescopes can be controlled remotely via the Internet, allowing a detailed collection of data and information," he told reporters after launching the observatory in Bukit Malut, here.

Present were his deputy Datuk Fadillah Yusof and National Space Agency director-general Dr Mustafa Din Subari.

The RM8 million facility proved the government's commitment in strengthening the country's capability in the field of science and technology, he said.

"Malaysia will move forward towards a developed nation status with the setting up of key infrastructure like the Langkawi National Observatory, which contributes to a much deeper research into space," he said.

Ongkili said the facility could also be utilised by students nationwide as a place for study trips.

-- BERNAMA

AL :-

Hopefully the project will not become another 'White Elephant' Project. But its good to have this Observatory as one of the tourist attraction.  

GONG XI FA CHAI

Wishing A Happy CHinese New Year to All Langkawian & Visitors of Langkawi-Updates.. May this Rabbit Year brings you prosperous life..

Interactive Travel Map by Langkawi Travel Guide

Come across this interesting site. There's a Map that you can refer for traveling. However, some of the tag is not correct. Anyway at least most of it is correct. See more here.

Sunset at Eagle Point Kuah

Sunset Eagle Point Kuah by ClickClick1981

Picture of the Day. I never thought that at Eagle Point Kuah we can get such a nice picture. But this picture shows that you can. Its just a matter of 5-10minutes sunset you'll get such a great picture. With combination of Bunting Island, boats & sunset. Such a great combination..

Click here to see the image.

Sun Cafe Langkawi by Sim Yee

The one and only tasties Barracuda i've ever tasted. I wana thank my mom for bringing me into this world to taste such amazing food. Ok i'm over exaggerating. Forgive me. I am serious that this dish is brilliant. This Barracuda fillet is marinated in lemon and honey before grilled and served with spinach. The spinach tasted slighty milky so i guess they marinated the spinach as well.

For more nice & tasty review please visit her blog..

Al:-

I need to admit that i never been to this Cafe as well.. Looking at the review i might drop by sometime.. Great review though..