Premier Regatta Update
The Royal Langkawi Yacht Club (RLYC) will hold the Royal Langkawi International Regatta as scheduled from Feb 4 to 9 but has postponed the Premier Regatta scheduled from Feb 9 to 11.
Kedah SailBoat Association announced this on Monday to avoid confusion among the people over the two events. The Premier Regatta is postponed because the second phase of the sailboat training centre in Pokok Asam, Kuah, venue of the championships, would only be ready in July 2007.
Entry Date: 20/01/2007 12.36pm Posted by: Roszs
New Attractions At LIMA 07
Airport and airfield equipment will be one of the new attractions at the upcoming biennial Langkawi International Maritime and Airshow 2007 (LIMA 07). Its organiser World Aerospace Sdn Bhd Bhd is also trying to get more defence companies from China and India to exhibit their products at the show since both countries had shown tremendous achievements in defence equipment manufacturing in recent years.
LIMA Langkawi which would be held from Dec 4 to 8 this year, was also expected to showcase more than 120 aircraft including fighters, helicopters and transport planes at the new multi-purpose Langkawi Exhibition Centre, he told a news briefing on LIMA 07, here Wednesday.
After the makeover, the centre now has a bigger space from 22,000sqm to 30,000 sqm with the extra space accommodating new pavilions such as for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), for maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) technology and for space technology.
LIMA which was ranked one of the top five airshows globally had once "been categorised as the third best defence and aviation exhibition in the world. The last LIMA in 2005 attracted some 400 exhibitors from 30 countries, and more than 30,000 aerospace and defence professionals.
Entry Date: 16/01/2007 08.12pm Posted by: Roszs
Seven Wells Is Closed
Langkawi waterfalls are indeed a must-see recreational spot. However, the popular Telaga Tujuh waterfall in Pantai Kok, is temporarily closed to visitors following the death of two foreign tourists during the weekend.
The men from Saudi Arabia and Sudan were believed to have slipped and hit the rocks while visiting the Seven Wells waterfall. The two incidents took place within 24 hours.
The first victim, Badrun Moham-mad Anwar, 17, died on the spot after he tripped and fell 50m down while trekking up the multi-level waterfall site with a group of friends on Saturday. The second victim, Jamel Salleh Shifa, 33, tripped and fell 10m down at 10.30am yesterday. Badrun, from Saudi Arabia, was studying at the Malacca branch of the Multimedia University while Jamel was a tourist from Khartoum, Sudan.
It is noted that only the upper section of the recreational spot was temporarily closed to facilitate investigation.
Telaga Tujuh, which is part of the Gunung Mat Chinchang Forest Reserve (mainly comprising dipterocarp forests), is probably among the oldest natural and free attractions in Langkawi. Telaga Tujuh is closely associated with many of Langkawi's legends. It is said that fairies used to come down to frolic and bathe in these pools, thus giving it healing powers.
A safety reminder:
Entry Date: 15/01/2007 09.11pm Posted by: Roszs
Royal Langkawi Regatta
The Royal Langkawi International Regatta (RLIR), scheduled on Feb 4-9, will see more than 40 quality yachts in action.
Don't miss the opportunity to see some top sailors racing to win the Prime Minister’s Challenge Cup, Multihull Challenge trophy and the LADA-IRC Challenge Trophy Cup this year.The Prime Minister’s Challenge Trophy is open to internationally registered yachts, and the Commodore’s Challenge Cup is open to club-registered cruisers. Winners of the IRC Class will be competing for the LADA-IRC Challenge Trophy.
The competitors will also compete for two other trophies -- the Langkawi Sports Trophy for winners of Sports Boats and the Malaysian Multihull Challenge Cup for winners of Multihulls Yachts.
This year Royal Langkawi International Regatta has opened a new division called Sports Boat Class which includes youth under 25 where 11 boats have registered for this division.
Yachts from Holland, United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia will be competing. Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will give away the prizes on Feb 9 2007.
Entry Date: 15/01/2007 08.40pm Posted by: Roszs
Langkawi Geological Treasures
If you're interested in Geology, you may find dropstones interesting.
What are dropstones? Dropstone are pebbles or blocks of rock brought by glaciers millions of years ago and dropped on the seafloor. And yes... you can find one in Langkawi.
Two British geologists, who used a radio-metric system to determine its age, discovered the stone 30 years ago. The
granite dropstone is said to be dating back a billion years and exists in a mudstone at Pulau Tepor, southwest of Langkawi.
This particular dropstone (measuring 25cm by 16cm) once drifted along in a glacier before it was dropped in Langkawi, which was submerged in water a long, long time ago. The presence of the dropstone implies that the Langkawi islands were once joined with other continents and sub-continents such as Australia, India, Africa and Antartica, in a super-continent called Gondwana during the late carboniferous to early Permian time (about 280-300 million years ago).
Entry Date: 14/01/2007 12.48am Posted by: Roszs
Gamat Gets A Sanctuary
A sanctuary for Gamat the sea cucumber will be set up to protect the marine species in view of the indiscriminate harvesting of gamat in Langkawi waters. The sanctuary is known as Tukun Gamat.
This species need to be protected for future generations and also for research purposes in view of its medicinal properties. Besides gamat ointment, various consumer items are also made in Langkawi from the sea creature, including soap and shampoo.
Click here to learn more about Gamat.
Entry Date: 14/01/2007 12.38am Posted by: Roszs
Langkawi Ironman 2007
The popular Langkawi Ironman triathlon race will be held next month. A total of 656 participants from 35 countries had confirmed their participation in the eighth edition of the race on Feb 24 2007, of whom 35 men and 20 women were professionals.
Besides Malaysia, the participants are from Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, China and Brazil. Langkawi Ironman is a standard triathlon race involving a 3.8km swim, 180km of cycling and a 42.2km run. Participants who manage to complete it in 17 hours and below will be eligible to be given the "Ironman" title.
Prize money totalling USD90,000 (RM350,000) is up for grabs. Further details can be obtained
by visiting its website at
www.ironmanlangkawi.com.my.
Entry Date: 14/01/2007 12.21am Posted by: Roszs
Le Tour de Langkawi News
Malaysia celebrates 50th Anniversary of Nationhood with the launch of the 12th edition of the UCI stage race.
Le Tour de Langkawi will go beyond 2007, Malaysia Tourism Minister, Datuk Sri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, says in a press conference held on
Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur for launching the race website
www.ltdl.com.my.
Le Tour de Langkawi will continue after the 12th edition due to take place in Malaysia between February 2-11, 2007.
This year, Le Tour de Langkawi is organized by the Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) and fully supported by the government as the race is a part of the Visit Malaysia Year 2007 program put in place for celebrating 50 years of nationhood. The target of attracting 29 million visitors by the year 2010 includes the promotion of the country.
2007 Le Tour de Langkawi Schedule
February 2 - Langkawi, 81km
February 3 - Kangar-Kulim, 166km
February 4 - Kuala Kangsar-Cameron Highlands, 133km
February 5 - Gua Musang-Kota Bharu, 178km
February 6 - Kota Bharu-Kuala Terengganu, 176km
February 7 - Kuala Terengganu-Cukai, 142km
February 8 - Kuatan-Karak, 170km
February 9 - Proton, Shah Alam-Genting Highlands, 84km
February 10 - Putrajaya-Seremban, 173km
February 11 - Kuala Lumpur Criterium, 80km
Entry Date: 14/01/2007 12.21am Posted by: Roszs
Le Tour de Langkawi Teams
The organisation of Le Tour de Langkawi 2007 has announced the 21 following selected teams:
Among the first top riders expected are: defending champion David George (South Africa), the 1998 winner of Le Tour de Langkawi Gabriele Missaglia (Italy, Selle Italia), the winner of stage 8 the 2006 Tour de France Sylvain Calzati (Fra, AG2R), Hong Kong star Wong Kam Po who has been recently crowned Asian Games Gold Medallist and Ng Yong Li who is the first Malaysian cyclist to have earned a pro contract in Europe with Portguese team Vitoria-ASC.
Bouygues Telecom (Fra)
Credit Agricole (Fra)
Francaise des Jeux (Fra)
AG2R (Fra)
Unibet.com (Swe)
Tinkoff Credit Systems (Ita)
Panaria (Ita)
Selle Italia Serramenti Diquigiovanni (Ven)
Skil-Shimano (Ned)
Slipstream (USA)
Vitoria-ASC (Por)
SouthAustralia.com-AIS (Aus)
Nippo-Meitan (Jap)
Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team (HK)
Giant Asia Racing Team (Tai)
Discovery Channel-Marco Polo (Chn)
Polygon-Sweetnice (Ina)
South Africa
South Korea
Iran
Malaysia
Entry Date: 14/01/2007 12.13am Posted by: Roszs
Flights From Bangkok To Langkawi
The budget carrier Air Asia made its maiden flight from Bangkok to Langkawi last Saturday, with 90 passengers on board. The Boeing 737-300 jetliner landed at the Langkawi International Airport at 5.05pm.
The 90 passengers and crew were given a rousing welcome by travel and tour agents. The welcoming ceremony was organised by the Malaysian Travel and Tour Association (Matta), Langkawi Tourist Association (LTA) and the Hotel Association of Malaysia (Kedah branch).
AirAsia will operate three flights a week -- on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday -- between the two destinations.
The flight will depart from Bangkok at 3.30pm and arrive in Langkawi at 5.05pm. It will depart from Langkawi at 5.30pm and arrive in Bangkok at 7.05pm on the same day.
The airline's Airbus A320 has the capacity to carry 200 passengers to Langkawi. It is expected that about 800 tourists to cross the border from Thailand into Kedah at Bukit Kayu Hitam daily. Thais are also expected to visit Langkawi using the sea route from Satun in southern Thailand.
Of the 2.8 million tourists estimated to visit Kedah this year, 70% are expected to head for Langkawi.
Entry Date: 13/01/2007 11.37pm Posted by: Roszs
Visit Langkawi In May
After trying like crazy for 2 hours, finally I got the free flight tickets as offered by Air Asia. Well.... it's not really free because I still need to pay the airport taxes. However, it's really worth the trying as the fare is 100% waived. Return flights to Langkawi for 2 guests is only RM179.98!
So.... we are going to visit Langkawi in May 2007. The exact date? Hmm... for the time being... let's keep that as a secret.
This visit will be short and sweet. Short because it's only for 3 days. Sweet because I'll be there with my hubby. So... I need to prepare my Langkawi itinerary so that I can cover Langkawi as much as I can. It will be fun!
Entry Date: 11/01/2007 9.45pm Posted by: Roszs
Air Asia Free 1 Million Seats
On 9th January 2007, I received a Red Alert from Air Asia that they are giving away 1,000,000 FREE SEATS to over 70 routes across Asia. The destinations include Langkawi, Sibu, Bali, Jakarta, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Macau, Hanoi and many more. The booking period is from 9th January to 19th January 2007 for traveling period from 1st April to 27th October 2007.
The ticket fare is free but you still need to pay certain tax. For going to Langkawi, the tax payable is RM40 per person. Hmmm.. that looks interesting... so I decided to check out their website and try to get free tickets to Langkawi.
First attempt -- failed. An error message, saying that the system is busy and asking me to try again.
Then, I was quite busy throughout the day and completely forgotten about the free 1 million seats.
Today, 11th January 2007. I browsed through my Yahoo mail and once again, noticed that email from Air Asia. So... I tried again today at 12.05pm.
First attempt -- failed with same error message. "Sorry... system is busy....please try again..."
Second attempt -- managed to see the page showing departure times that are available for selected date. Alas! The error message popped up again when I clicked the "continue" button.
Third attempt -- failed again. This time the error message said, "Oops.. did you expect to log in? Apparently, you've already logged out.....".
Fourth attempt -- managed to go up until the payment page. Damn! The website kicked me out again. This time after I've keyed in my credit card details. I backed up and refreshed the browser. But... after that, I repeatedly got kicked out from the booking page for 5 more times. Another new error message appeared saying that there is an error with my booking. What? ....
Hmm.. I almost given up but decided to give it a try for one last time. Help me God... please!
I started from the beginning again. Step by step. Page by page.... until I reached the payment page again. Then... I clicked the "continue" button....and wait for almost 40 seconds. Congratulations! My booking is confirmed and I am happy to see my flight itinenary to Langkawi! The time was 2.15pm... and I was trying like crazy for 2 hours just for booking a flight ticket?
What a day!
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