Tanjung Rhu - Sand Bar

People walking on the sandbar during low tide.

Picture of the day. Tanjung Rhu is quite famous of its sand bar during low tide. However, be in mind that a lot of drowning cases due to this sand bar. Be cautious when crossing it & be aware of the tide. Thanks George for sharing.

Comment :-

Langkawi was great, one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. The beach at Tanjung Rhu was amazing!
All the best,
George

Langkawi Crooked Bridge

Picture of day. Cable car bridge. Thanks to Yusuf for sharing. More from him here.

Firefly to start KLIA-Langkawi flights from December

PETALING JAYA: Firefly will commence flights from KLIA to Langkawi three times daily starting from December.

“Market research has shown there is a good demand for this sector.

“We are utilising our biggest aircraft, which has a seating capacity of 189,” the low-cost airline’s managing director Datuk Eddy Leong said in a statement yesterday.
He added that flights would depart from KLIA’s main terminal.
This would be advantageous for those arriving at KLIA on Malaysia Airlines flights and proceeding to Langkawi on Firefly.

“Our code-share agreement with MAS has facilitated interlining facilities for passenger and baggage check-through. Passengers can also collect their baggage at their final destination.”

According to the statement, passengers could opt for more savings when they purchase Firefly’s bundled set of services which include in-flight meals, seat selection and checked baggage allowance.
Firefly also flies twice daily from Subang to Langkawi and twice daily from Penang to Langkawi.

AL :-

Good news.. More flight means more tourist. 

Kids & the Sunset

Great combination of Sunset color.

Picture of the day. Sunset & kids. Lovely picture. I think this picture was taken in Tanjung Rhu.

More picture from tyrone here. Thanks for sharing mate.

The Langkawi International MTB Challenge 2011 – Asia’s Biggest MTB Race is Back

July 12, 2011 (Kuala Lumpur) – The exhilarating Langkawi International Mountain Bike Challenge, or simply LIMBC, is back. A prescription for fun and adventure surrounded by nature, the second edition is slated to be held on the mystical island on October 17-23. Organised by Human Voyage (M) Sdn Bhd and sanctioned by the world cycling body UCI and the Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF), the five-day race will tempt mountain bike enthusiasts to get back on the bike trail and compete in a protected rainforest area. The tropical landscape challenge guarantees participants an encounter with nature like no other in what is now known as Asia’s ultimate race.
The event, which is officially listed as an international event in the UCI calendar, offers ranking points in the UCI standings for the top 10 finishers. LIMBC 2011 will end with two jamboree rides for social riders of all ages wishing to participate for fun amongst nature, friends and family.

LIMBC – The Tropical Rainforest Challenge 2011 boasts the biggest purse in Asia – with a whopping RM360,000 in cash and lucky draw prizes to be won. Some of the attractive prizes include branded bike equipments and electronic gadgets.
The adventure trail begins with Stage 1 on Oct 18 with the 62km round island race, followed by the cross country Olympic which starts and finishes at Kampung Tok Senik Resort as Stage 2.
Stage 3 is a 7-hour endurance cross country special stage race at Telaga Harbour Park, Pantai Kok, followed by the nerve-shredding King of the Mountain and cross country race which will end at the Gunung Raya Hill as Stage 4, before the event culminates with Stage 5, a cross country short circuit race. The two jamboree rides mark the closing and final day of this much-anticipated race.

Both On-Road and MTB Off-Road Jamboree Ride events are distanced at 40km, with the sole difference that the On-Road Jamboree ride is catered for enthusiasts of road bikes, whereas the Off-Road Jamboree’s trails are designed for mountain bikers wanting more of an off-road adventure.
Human Voyage CEO, Dato’ Abdul Malik Mydin, expects the 2011 edition to be a greater success than the inaugural race.

“As we are aware, mountain biking is one of the fastest growing outdoor sports in the world. The LIMBC – Tropical Rainforest Challenge is where adventure meets nature, designed for all mountain bikers to have fun regardless of their status.

“Above all, as an eco-friendly event, LIMBC is the best tool to promote Langkawi as one of Malaysia’s major touristic destinations,” said Abdul Malik.

full post here.

AL :-

At least this event materialize..

No Sponsor, So This Year's Ironman Langkawi Cancelled

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 (Bernama) -- This year's Ironman Langkawi Malaysia Triathlon has been cancelled due sponsorship problem.

Its director, Datuk A. Chandrakumanan, said the organiser would try to hold the championship next year. The championship was to enter its 12th edition this year.

"The organiser, Syarikat Ironman Malaysia Sdn Bhd, needs RM3 million to hold the event.

"The company is not able to meet the rising cost so we asked the Youth and Sports Ministry to take over as the organiser but have not received positive feedback," he told Bernama.

The organiser had no choice but to cancel the event this year due to time constraint in looking for sponsors and in finding a slot in the World Ironman calendar, he added.

He said that the company would have to pay RM1 million to the ironman's rights holder, World Triathlon Cooperation (WTC), to organise the Langkawi Ironman.

"I will meet the Youth and Sports Ministry to ensure that the championship can be held next year," he said.

The Langkawi Ironman involves 3.8km of swimming, 180.2km of cycling and 42km of running. The championship is one of the qualifying rounds for the world ironman championship in Kona, Hawaii.

The Langkawi Ironman was supposed to be held in February this year.

-- BERNAMA

 

AL :-

More cancelled event. I think the organizer should be more active in finding sponsorship. Its not fair when money not coming it then organiser start asking government to take over. 

I love the event. However, when sponsorship is a problem better call it of.. 

Restoran Antarabangsa Dibangunkan Di Pantai Cenang

LANGKAWI, 12 Julai (Bernama) -- Sebuah restoran antarabangsa akan dibangunkan di Pantai Cenang di sini, yang diharapkan menjadi satu lagi tarikan untuk pelancong terutama pelancong asing.

Restoran antarabangsa itu akan dibangunkan oleh Syarikat Palm Star Sdn Bhd, dan projek itu turut melibatkan pembinaan hotel empat bintang, service apartment dan bangunan perniagaan di atas kawasan seluas 2.48 hektar dengan peruntukan keseluruhannya bernilai RM150 juta.

Pengarah Urusan syarikat berkenaan Datuk Mohd Khay Ibrahim berkata keseluruhan projek itu akan dijalankan dalam tiga fasa.

Katanya restoran antarabangsa itu akan mengandungi beberapa unit iaitu makanan Melayu, Jepun, Arab, Thai, India, Itali dan makanan barat.

"Projek itu adalah satu ikon pelancongan kepada pulau peranginan ini," katanya pada sidang media selepas majlis menandatangani perjanjian pajakan dan pembangunan projek itu di Bangunan Lada di sini Selasa.

Pada majlis itu, Lembaga Pembangunan Langkawi (Lada) yang merupakan pemilik tanah tersebut diwakili oleh Pengurus Besarnya Datuk Azman Umar manakala syarikat itu diwakili oleh Mohd Khay.

Bernama

AL :-

Diharap sistem pembuangan sisa makanan & kumbuhan diteliti dalam projek ini. Sbb lokasi Restoran amat sensitif. Sebarang pencemaran akan boleh menyebabkan kerosakan kepada pantai berdekatan.  

Sunset at Andaman Sea

Exposure: 640 seconds
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 17mm
ISO: 100

Picture of the day.  Great picture of sunset of Andaman sea. Nice picture taken. Wish i can take one like this in the future. Thanks for sharing the picture mate.. More here.

Comment by mls

This photo was taken on our first day in Langkawi. Sitting on the beach at sunset and looking out at the magnificent Andaman Sea was certainly a highlight of an amazing holiday. We look forward to visiting Langkawi again one day!

Increased Demand For Handicraft Products

LANGKAWI, July 10 (Bernama) -- The overwhelming demand from foreign tourists for handicraft products to take home as souvernirs has helped to expand the handicraft industry, said Malaysian Handicrafts director-general Mohd Kamil Mohd Ali.

He said statistics showed that domestic sales increased by RM26.3 million, from RM243.7 million in 2007 to RM270 million in 2009.

Batik craft was the biggest contributor with 51.4 per cent or RM138.7 million involving handicraft sales in 2009, he added.

Mohd Kamil was speaking at the launch of the Premier Craft Interactive Programme by Langkawi Member of Parliament Datuk Paduka Abu Bakar Taib at the handicraft complex here today.

Three hundred trainees and staff of the Langkawi National Service Training Camp took part in the programme which involved making batik, including batik brushing and colouring competition.

Mohd Kamil said on average, a batik entrepreneur generated products worth about RM253,000 annually.

-- BERNAMA

 

AL :-

Handicrafts are always a demand in the market especially in Langkawi. The problem is hand made Langkawi handicraft products are rare here. More effort to be made by Malaysia Handicraft to boost the handicraft production in Langkawi.

Boat, Ocean & Grass.

Great combination.

Picture of the day. Nice captured picture. Wonder where it is ?

Thanks for sharing teresa. More from her here.

Wang Tok Rendong To Represent Kedah In Homestay Competition

LANGKAWI, July 1 (Bernama) -- The Wang Tok Rendong Homestay in Kuah, here, will represent Kedah in the national-level 'One District, One Industry' competition for the homestay category in Melaka in December.

Langkawi Homestay chairman Mokhtar Shahabudin said that the selection was made at the state-level 'One District, One Industry' showcase in Sungai Petani recently.

The 88-room Wang Tok Rendong Homestay, established in 2002, has 68 operators and known for its successful sea cucumber and marble industries.

The homestay received more than 5,000 domestic and foreign tourists since 2006.

-- BERNAMA

AL :- 

Hope that Langkawi won the competition. 

Snail ~ Pantai Chenang

Snail on the beach

Picture of the day. Snail on the beach? This is something i do not see everyday. Snail normally do not like salt. But wonder how this one can manage.

Thanks for the picture phalin. More from her here.

What a beauty - Sunset by FAYK..

Beautiful sunset picture.

Picture of the day. I'm speechless.

More picture by him here. Thanks for sharing mate.

Comment by him.

Langkawi experience was amazing. I have many more amazing shots of Langkawi still to come, :p

Shark Attack!

Last month. Unfortunately there's a case of Shark bite in Pulau Payar.

And the story goes...

When I first visited Pulau Payar, Langkawi in 2009, I witnessed how tourists were offering bread to those coral reef fishes and there was a session where sharks were fed.  It is a known fact that wildlife feeding will leave an impact to their behavior and diet thus offsetting the balance of their surrounding ecosystem.

I observed some of those Blacktip Reef sharks came very closely to the tourists and I had   the impression that they were not aggressive at all. I was wrong. A recent incident has proven that these sharks are not to be taken for granted.

Some time ago, a guest of mine related her snorkeling experience during the shark feeding session. She was snorkeling and the operator started throwing the food into the water. Seconds later, she was surrounded by those fast swimming sharks. She told me that she was terrified for the fear of getting bitten. Luckily she was left untouched.

 

Full article here.. by Nature Gig..

 

A/L :-

Such a sad story. That's the reason why we do not agree on feeding the fish. Apart from disturb the nature's balance incident like this occurs. Hope the authorities can take action make a permanent guidelines to the operator. Thanks WCHinner for sharing..

 

2011 MTEX In Langkawi Cancelled Due To Financial Reasons

LANGKAWI, June 28 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Tourism Expo 2011 scheduled from Sept 25-28 by the Malaysian Association of Travel and Tour Agencies (Matta) has been cancelled due to financial reasons.

MTEX co-chairman Pishol Ishak said the event was cancelled due to lack of cooperation from a number of airlines that had increased the cost of flights for participating travel agencies although the matter had been discussed a few times.

"Apart from airlines, the Lembaga Pembangunan Langkawi (LADA) is also not able to provide support and cooperation to ensure the success of the event because the agency does not have a budget," he told Bernama here today.

Pishol who is also chairman of the Kedah Matta said the Exco members of Matta who met on June 25 in Kuala Lumpur had made the decision to cancel the event this year and probably hold it in Kuala Lumpur next year.

Matta had chosen Langkawi as the MTEX destination for the past three years as an effort to promote and boost the tourism industry in Langkawi.

-- BERNAMA

AL :

Sad but need to swallow the truth..