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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Unesco Re-evaluates Langkawi Geopark For Extension Until 2015

LANGKAWI, June 24 (Bernama) -- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) will re-evaluate the Langkawi Geopark in July to extend its status until 2015.

Langkawi Development Authority (Lada) public relations officer Ramizi Hasan said the Langkawi Geopark was declared by the Unesco Global Geopark Network as the 52nd Geopark on June 1, 2007.

"We are prepared for the re-evaluation by Unesco officials, the date has yet to be determined," he told Bernama, here.

Ramizi said several aspects such as the socio-economy, tourism and environmental protection would be evaluated.

He said many achievements had been recorded including an increase in tourist arrivals since the declaration of the Langkawi geopark.

Lada also held the Langkawi Geopark anniversary carnival with 20 programmes recently.

-- BERNAMA

AL :-
Be prepared for the auditors..
 

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Thai tourists top foreign arrivals to Langkawi

LANGKAWI: Tourists from Thailand continue to top the number of foreign arrivals to Langkawi every year.
Director of Tourism Malaysia in Kedah, Roslan Othman said Langkawi, as a tax free haven, was a major draw for Thai visitors, especially for those who came here to shop.
"The availability of passenger ferries between Langkawi and Satun and other Thai destinations help facilitate additional tourist arrival," he told Bernama here Sunday.
Tourism Malaysia is targeting 200,000 Thai tourists in Langkawi this year.
In the meantime, Zhulian Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd (ZMMSB) a leading direct sales company is bringing its members from Thailand to visit Malaysia, including Langkawi.
A total of 3,500 members of ZMMSB including Thai nationals and 49 from Myanmar are participating in the incentive award visit to Langkawi.
They arrived here in seven ferries from Kuala Perlis and were given a traditional welcome at the Kuah Jetty here Saturday night.
The four-day visit, which began on Friday, will include visiting Penang.
They will attend the ZMMSB Conference at Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre (MIEC) in Langkawi on Sunday.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Program Ceramah Perdana

Penceramah bersama Ahli Parlimen Langkawi & ADUN Ayer Hangat



Mencuit hati


Tetamu yg hadir
Tempat di Sekolah Keb Kilim Langkawi.
 
Jam : 9.00 mlm
 
Pada : 24 Jun 2011.
 
Kehadiran : 500 org penduduk Kg Kilim.
 
Pentas ceramah
Penceramah : Pensyarah UUM
 
Terima kasih kepada Pejabat Ahli Parlimen atas info laporan program diatas

World’s scariest bridges

Toronto Sun note Langkawi's cable car bridge as the among the worlds scariest bridges..

More here..

Monday, June 27, 2011

Bon Ton Resort Langkawi

Best pool ever by kaosam
Picture of the day. I never been to Bon Ton Resort before. But looking at this shot i know why Bon Ton is among the Hotels in Langkawi that have high ratings by tourists. Keep it up..

Comment by Kaosam
We loved Langkawi so much we'd love to get married there in one year or something!

Thanks Kaosam for sharing. More here.

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Sunset Beauty

Sunset at the beach
Picture of the day. Nice sunset captured by Rohiza. Thanks for sharing. More picture by her here.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Somewhere around Langkawi

Picture of the day. Slow shutter picture. Such calming sight. Thanks for sharing..

Comment about the picture.

I was just riding on the motorbike trying to catch the last bits of sunset in Langkawi and I managed to find a nice stable place on the beach to enjoy and take pictures of this wonderful spectacle of colors.
This is an HDR shot made out of 5 different exposures.
© Hurock24 <-- click here for more picture by him.

Comment by him..
As for my stay on Langkawi, it was really nice, I tried to visit every corners of it, but even on motorbike, the island is way too big! But I must say, I'm not really a beach guy, so it wasn't my favourite place overall....

Aktiviti Motosikal Berkuasa Besar Produk Pelancongan Terbaru Langkawi

LANGKAWI, 12 Jun (Bernama) -- Aktiviti motosikal berkuasa besar akan dijadikan produk baru pelancongan Langkawi bagi menarik lebih ramai pelancong terutama di kalangan penunggang motosikal ke pulau bebas cukai itu.

Pengarah Tourism Malaysia Kedah Roslan Othman berkata dengan pemilik motosikal terdiri daripada mereka yang berkemampuan dari segi sumber kewangan, sudah pasti mereka berbelanja besar di Langkawi dan ini menguntungkan pulau peranginan itu.

"Komitmen semua pihak termasuk jabatan kerajaan dan swasta diperlukan bagi memajukan industri ini bagi menyokong usaha seperti menyediakan kemudahan dan pengangkutan membawa motosikal dari tanah besar ke Langkawi," katanya kepada Bernama di sini Ahad.

Katanya kejayaan dan sambutan menggalakkan yang diterima ketika menganjurkan 'International Charity Ride 2011' bagi menyambut ulang tahun keempat Langkawi Geopark 2011 di sini selama dua hari yang berakhir hari ini memberi keyakinan produk baru itu akan menghasilkan kejayaan.

Sebanyak 200 motosikal dengan 250 peserta dari Singapura, Thailand dan Malaysia menyertai acara itu.

Sementara itu, pengerusi penganjur Pishol Ishak berkata sempena program itu para peserta itu beramah mesra bersama dengan lebih 30 anak yatim Langkawi dan penduduk di Kampung Tok Rendong Kuah di sini.

Pishol yang juga Pengerusi Persatuan Ejen-ejen Pelancongan dan Pengembaraan Malaysia (Matta) Kedah berkata aktiviti itu dirancang untuk dijadikan acara tahunan sebagai produk pelancongan Langkawi.

Aktiviti itu anjuran bersama Lembaga Pembangunan Langkawi (Lada), Tourism Malaysia, Matta dan beberapa agensi kerajaan.

-- BERNAMA

AL :-
Tolong la libatkan persatuan2 tempatan utk bersama-sama menjayakan projek ni.. Barula meriah sikit..  

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Langkawi, whats in it for visitors

Langkawi Island, Malaysia Langkawi, an archipelago of island located west of Kedah, Malaysia, is among one of the hot tourist attraction in Malaysia. Accessible through air and sea.

Malaysia has lots of tourist site that in terms of scenery and nature, are consider better than Langkawi, but Langkawi still remain one of the favourite, especially among Malaysian. The reason behind it may be because Langkawi is a shopping paradise (for certain goods) and also a beautiful island with beautiful beach and scenery.

Langkawi is among the few place where imported products are not being tax, so the imported things found in Langkawi is cheaper than most of the place in Malaysia.

This is a paradise especially for those who are into these 'certain goods' which are liquor, cigarette and chocolate, as these goods which are mostly being heavily tax are levied on Langkawi (example, commonly found beer like Tiger, Carlsberg, the price of one can on the mainland can be around RM5.00/ $1.66, but on Langkawi, its only around RM1.50/$0.50), so do the calculation yourself, or even better, just buy a carton and drink till you throw, and it will still not hurt your wallet. This is why you will hear a saying among the local that 'drinking alcoholic drinks is cheaper than drinking water'.

Here, liquor, cigarette and chocolate can be found easily, as a lot of shop will be selling them, and in this competitive environment, consumers will be the one who’s laughing. But be 'WARNED' as the price is CHEAP, there will be some trade off, and that will be in term of 'Taste', the chocolate doesn't seem to have any difference, but the alcoholic drink and cigarette will definitely taste a bit blander than the ones found on mainland.


One more thing to celebrate for the chocolate lover is that Chocolate fair is being held quite often, so check for it.




- See here for full article.

Some good review about Langkawi..

Friday, June 17, 2011

Projek Ternakan Ikan Kerapu Langkawi Dijangka Hasilkan RM15 Juta

LANGKAWI, 17 Iun (Bernama) -- Projek Penternakan Ikan Kerapu di Sungai Menghulu di sini dijangka mencatatkan perolehan sehingga RM15 juta setahun.

Timbalan Menteri Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani Datuk Wira Johari Baharum berkata keyakinan itu adalah berasaskan nilai pasaran semasa ikan kerapu yang berharga antara RM50 hingga RM60 ringgit sekilogram.

Projek berkonsepkan sangkar terbuka dan terbesar di sini itu adalah Kerjasama antara Pihak Berkuasa Perlaksanaan Koridor Utara (NCIA) dan Syarikat Progessive Ocean Sdn Bhd, katanya kepada pemberita selepas merasmikan Program Akuakultur Sungai Menghulu di sini Jumaat.

Projek yang bermula sejak setahun lalu itu mempunyai 880 buah sangkar dengan penglibatan pelaburan RM24 juta, katanya, sambil menyatakan ia masih lagi dalam peringkat awal kerana pelabur masih meneliti kemungkinan berlaku sebarang masalah terhadap ternakan.

Katanya projek itu membuka peluang kepada nelayan setempat untuk mengambil bahagian sebagai pengusaha dan menyediakan 100 peluang pekerjaan kepada anak tempatan.

Yang turut hadir ialah Ketua Eksekutif NCIA Datuk Redza Rafiq.

-- BERNAMA 

AL :-
Agak ragu-ragu dgn projek ini. Sbb dah pernah dibuat oleh Halim Azmin di Kg. Kilim.. Tak menjadi. Tak tahulah. Jgn jadi projek gajah putih dahla. 

Thursday, June 16, 2011

MPL Anjur Kempen Bandar Selamat

LANGKAWI, 13 Jun (Bernama) -- Majlis Perbandaran Langkawi (MPL) akan menganjurkan Kempen Bandar Selamat bagi menjadikan Langkawi destinasi pelancongan yang selamat.

Yang Dipertua MPL Abdul Rahman Salleh berkata kempen dengan kerjasama Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) Langkawi itu akan diadakan tidak lama lagi tetapi tarikhnya belum ditetapkan.

"Kita berharap semua pihak termasuk penduduk dan pelancong akan menyertai kempen untuk menjadikan Langkawi bandar selamat," katanya di sini hari ini.

Beliau berkata untuk tujuan sama, MPL memasang 16 unit kamera litar tertutup (CCTV) yang dibiayai Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan di bawah Program Bandar Selamat.

Pasir Tengkorak, Pekan Padang Matsirat, Pantai Cenang, Taman CHOGM, Pantai Kok, Jeti Kuah dan pejabat MPL merupakan antara lokasi yang dipasang CCTV.

Selain MPL, Polis Langkawi turut memasang CCTV yang dibiayai Lembaga Pembangunan Langkawi (Lada).

-- BERNAMA

AL :
Yg terbaik & utk pulau tercinta.. Tapi jgn sampai disitu saja.. Pi la buat operasi tempat bermasalah.. 

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Langkawi Buffalo Park Needs New Entrance Road

LANGKAWI, 7 JUNE, 2011: The management of Buffalo Park in Kampung Nyior Cabang here has appealed to the authorities, including the Langkawi Development Authority, to build a new entrance road to the park.

Its manager, Johari Saad, said today the existing road was narrow and already damaged, making it difficult for vehicles to bring tourists to the park.

He said residents in surrounding area would also benefit from the new road.
   
There are 70 buffaloes at the park which produces more than 50 litres of fresh milk every day for making cheese, yogurt and ice-cream.
   
About 1,500 locals and foreigners visit the park every month.
 
-- BERNAMA


AL :-
I'm not sure about this idea. Even if there is no proper road i think the tourist will still be flocking to the site.. Rather than the money use elsewhere in terms of promoting or enhancing the things that can be offered from the farm existence. 

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Sunrise at Berjaya Beach Resort

Sunrise at Berjaya Beach Resort
Picture of the day by Lauri Sten. Such a calm feeling looking at the picture.
More picture by him here.. Thanks for sharing..

Comment by Lauri
Sunrise at Berjaya Resort, Langkawi, Malaysia.
Sun is rising from the hill behing Adaman sea and first rays of the day are waking up monkeys living in the rainforest behind bungalows where we stayed. Soon after shooting this picture first monkeys came to the shore to search for breakfast. Amazing location!

Friday, June 10, 2011

Civilisation Everywhere ~ Corals & Shell Picture..

Washed corals, shells & a package of butter.

Picture of the day by Daniel. Thanks for sharing. More interesting pictures here.

Comment by him..

Civilisation Is Everywhere
So there I was strolling around on this small, quiet beach feeling like I´d found a piece of heaven on the Earth. A place where nature took care of itself without the modern ways of civilization intruding.
Then I looked down and sure as hell spotted a package of butter among the pieces of washed up coral and shells. Seconds later a modern jetliner passed a couple of hundred meters above my head.
The illusion was no more.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Nira kelapa Langkawi pilihan Din

DIPERCAYAI mampu menyejukkan badan, mencuci buah pinggang, membantu menstabilkan darah serta membantu meredakan penyakit keputihan bagi golongan hawa itu antara khasiat nira kelapa bagi masyarakat Melayu dahulu.
Kini, minuman berkhasiat itu kembali dipopularkan oleh seorang pengusaha produk Manisan Kelapa Pandan di Langkawi, Kedah baru-baru ini.
Dikenali sebagai Din Hashim, dia pada mulanya hanya berminat menanam kelapa pandan untuk pengeluaran air minuman sahaja.
‘‘Saya mula menanam kelapa pandan pada tahun 2004 sebanyak 350 pokok namun yang digunakan untuk menghasilkan nira hanya 100 pokok sahaja.
‘‘Malah perniagaan awal saya adalah menjual kelapa muda untuk diminum berikutan ia mempunyai nilai pasaran yang tinggi di Langkawi,” ujarnya.

Bagi yang berminat untuk mendapat produk manisan kelapa ini boleh menghubungi Din di talian 012-4751306 atau terus ke gerai beliau dialamat Bukit Hantu, Padang Gaong, Mk. Ulu Melaka, Langkawi Kedah.

Cerita penuh disini.

AL : 
Mmg minat air kelapa..