Amateur Women Golf
About 100 women golfers will take part in the three-day Malaysia Open Amateur Women Golf championship in Langkawi next Tuesday.
Besides Malaysians, golfers from the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Brunei and China have also confirmed their entries.
Malaysian entries are 2006 Malaysia Games (SUKA) gold medallist Erika Tobuse and promising golfers like Isza Fariza Ismail from Kuala Lumpur, Nurlslamiah Ahmad Fuad of Perak and Johorean Nur Ain Nabiha.
A total of 110 golfers have confirmed their participation and more are expected to do as the championship draws near.
The Malaysia Open Amateur Women Golf Langkawi offers RM30,000 in overall prize money.
Entry Date: 20/05/2007 1.16pm Posted by: Roszs
More LIMA Exhibitors
The Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2007 (Lima 2007) has attracted more exhibitors this time with 80% of the exhibition area already booked.
LIMA is a biennial international aerospace and maritime show. It will be held for the ninth time from Dec 4-8 at the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre, Langkawi.
So far, there are 40 local exhibitors and about 400 international exhibitors from 40 countries.
This year’s exhibition will cover 16,000 sq m. The aerobatic show will have more participants this year, but organiser World Aerospace is encouraging more to come and display their skills in Lima 2007.
LIMA 2007 will provide a unique attraction this year with newcomer Smart Air Limited demonstrating its air taxi services and luxury limousine capabilities.
Another new exhibitor, Dragon Aerospace Asia, will feature on special forces technology such as GPS (global positioning system), secure telephones and its Modular Armoured Protection Installation Kit (Mapik).
Entry Date: 20/05/2007 1.16pm Posted by: Roszs
Langkawi Wilderness 2007
Langkawi Wilderness Challenge 2007 is a team endurance sport.
It was held in Pulau Tuba, Langkawi and was organised by Wilderness Centre. It was the third in the annual series.
Langkawi Wilderness Challenge was divided into two categories: Slow and Steady for the amateurs, covering 10km-15km; and Fast and Furious for the professionals, covering 35km-45km.
Participants paired up in teams of two, comprising all men, all women, or mixed. The disciplines in the Slow and Steady included running (1.5km), kayaking (2.5km-3km), rope skills, jumping off the platform of a ship, a swim, more kayaking (3.5km-4km), mystery tests, trekking (3km), and another road run (2km).
Entry Date: 20/05/2007 1.16pm Posted by: Roszs
JSI Sunday Fiesta
A BMW worth RM600,000 was being offered as a hole-in-one prize on Hole 17 at the Jardine Smith International (JSI) Sunday Fiesta at the Golf Club Datai Bay Langkawi on May 12.
The event is being held in conjunction with the 7th Langkawi Masters 2007.
Apart from the BMW, players also stand a chance to win a Club Car Golf Buggy if they score a hole-in-one at Hole 3. A private cruise for two persons was offered to the ‘nearest to line’ winner.
The ‘longest drive’ winner was offered a four nights stay in Gold Coast, Australia inclusive of a round of golf, accommodation and flight tickets.
Entry Date: 13/05/2007 6.09pm Posted by: Roszs
Fly to KL from Russia
The Tourism Ministry is working on having chartered flights to bring tourists from Russia to Malaysia, to overcome the shortage of flights between the two countries.
Besides chartered flights, the ministry would also get the cooperation of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) to introduce direct flights between Kuala Lumpur and Moscow.
MAS can also embark on code-sharing arrangements with other airlines similar to the Moscow - Helsinki - Kuala Lumpur route, to bring tourists from Russia and other former Soviet countries like Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
Entry Date: 13/05/2007 6.09pm Posted by: Roszs
Langkawi Dialogue Returns
The Langkawi International Dialogue (LID) will resume this year after a two-year break. The 8th LID, which will be held from Aug 6 to Aug 8, is expected to see the largest gathering ever of heads of state and governments since the dialogue's inception 12 years ago.
Invitations had been sent to 42 heads of state and governments, including six from Asean, seven from Asia, 22 from Africa, two from Europe and three from Commonwealth countries.
Four fellow emeritus (former heads of countries and governments) including Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad have also been invited to the event. The dialogue is expected to attract 500 participants comprising government officials, academics, businessmen, social activists and economists.
The 8th Langkawi International Dialogue will focus on human capital development, capacity building and poverty eradication. Among the objectives of the dialogue is to foster the principles of smart partnership across nations, nationalities, governments, businesses and social sectors. The biennial dialogue was last held here in 2004.
Entry Date: 13/05/2007 6.09pm Posted by: Roszs
Langkawi D'Kawi Chocolate
Producers of local chocolates, D'Kawi Chocolate Hut Langkawi are looking at marketing their chocolates known as D'Kawi Chocolate in the South African and the Middle East markets by end of this year.
The company currently produces 28 different chocolate products including herb flavoured chocolates and tropical fruits based chocolates.
D'Kawi Chocolate will be participating at the MIHAS 2007 exhibition to be held at the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur from May 8-12 to further promote the local chocolates.
Entry Date: 13/05/2007 6.09pm Posted by: Roszs
Langkawi Equestrian Centre
Kedah is planning to promote equestrian sport by setting up a centre in Langkawi.
Equestrian is not new to Kedah as the Gymkhana Club was established in 1918 by the British horse soldiers and events such as steeplechase, tent-pegging, novelty races and amateur races had a strong following among the locals.
Entry Date: 13/05/2007 6.09pm Posted by: Roszs
KL - S'pore Air Route
Senior Transport Ministry officials from Malaysia and Singapore met on May 8 to discuaa on the opening up of the lucrative Kuala Lumpur - Singapore air route.
The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore route is now dominated by the national carriers of both countries, namely Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and Singapore Airlines (SIA), with both operating more than 200 flights a week.
Both countries have agreed to further liberalise their air routes as this would be beneficial to them. More airlines, including low-cost carriers, are expected to capitalise on the opportunities that would arise from liberalisation.
Entry Date: 13/05/2007 6.09pm Posted by: Roszs
Malaysian Ladies Amateur Open
The Malaysian Ladies Golf Association (Malga) are hoping that local golfers will end a six-year drought of titles in the Malaysian Ladies Amateur Open, which will be held in at the Datai Bay Golf Club in Langkawi from May 22-24.
The Open has attracted a strong field of top amateurs from Asia and the Asia Pacific region. A total of 100 golfers, 60 of whom are Malaysians, have confirmed their participation in the tournament.
The last Malaysian to win the title was Lim Ai Lian in 2000. Among those carrying the local challenge this time are K. Dayanitha, Erika Tobuse, Michelle Ting, Dayan Luke, Nisha Koh and Iza Fariza. Thailand's Hathaikarn Wongwaikithaisal will be defending the title.
Entry Date: 06/05/2007 8.31pm Posted by: Roszs
Langkawi LIMA 2007
Langkawi will host the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2007 ( LIMA '07) in December 2007.
Some 830 aerospace and maritime firms are expected to take part in the event. A total of 581 foreign and domestic companies have confirmed their participation so far. About 120 aircraft and 65 ships will be on display in the exhibition themed "Defense Industry: Meeting Future Needs".
This year's event will also feature aerobatics display and a mock seizure of an airfield by several fighter aircraft.
LIMA '07 would run from Dec 4 to 8 with the aerospace section to be held at the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre while the Awana Porto Malai would be the venue for the maritime component.
Among local defence companies taking part in Lima '07 are Airod, Satang Jaya, Zetro Aerospace, System Consultancy Services, Composite Technology Research Malaysia (CTRM), Boustead Naval Shipyard, MTU Services and Realmild.
International firms heading for Langkawi include Finmeccannica of Italy, Rosoboronexport (Russia), SAAB (Sweden), Thales (France), EADS (France), IRKUT (Russia), BAE System (United Kingdom), Agusta Westland (Italy), Thyssen Krupp Marine System (Germany), Navantia (France), Armaris (France), Brahmos (India), MBDA (France) and Kongsberg (Norway).
Entry Date: 06/05/2007 8.31pm Posted by: Roszs
Royal Malaysian Navy
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Region Three headquarters in Bukit Malut Langkawi will have its full strength of 450 personnel in a few years.
The RM20-million headquarters is built on the 32-hectare site were a housing complex, wharf, drill ground and helicopter pad. The first phase of the project, which involved the construction of a RM20-million administration block, was completed last year.
Entry Date: 01/05/2007 8.51pm Posted by: Roszs
Artificially Incubated Penguins
A breeding programme through incubation is being carried out at the Langkawi Underwater World to ensure the survival of the penguins held in captivity.
Some penguins reject their own egg. Penguins sometimes lay two eggs but take more care of the first than the second. Thus, the eggs need to be put in incubators to ensure their survival.
So far, only the Black Footed African penguins have produced offspring. The first penguin chick been hatched from an artificially incubated egg is now 13 days old! And it's growing bigger!
Entry Date: 01/05/2007 8.51pm Posted by: Roszs
Fishing Challenge 2007
The Royal Thai Consulate in Langkawi had mooted the idea to organise the Langkawi-Adang-Satun International Fishing Challenge (LASIFC) with the aim of getting Langkawi and Satun listed in the International Game Fishing Association (IGFA) World Series.
A total of 24 teams are participating in the three-day fishing challenge. There are 16 Malaysian teams, six Thai teams, a Singaporean team and a mixed team comprising individuals from Singapore, Iran, India and Dubai.
They are given access to Malaysian and Thai waters covering 800 square nautical miles from Langkawi to Satun.
The Langkawi Tourism Development Authority (Lada), Langkawi Tourism Action Council, the Satun Governor’s office and several corporate entities sponsored the event.
One of the categories was to catch 11 different types of fish. Although the participants are given a vast area to fish, they will definitely find it tough to hook 11 types of fish.
Entry Date: 01/05/2007 8.51pm Posted by: Roszs
Management Dynamics Seminars
A seminar on management dynamics will be held at Bayview Hotel in Langkawi from May 27 to 29.
The panelists for the Universiti Utara Malaysia organised forum are Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Sharifah Hapsah Syed Hassan Shaha-budin, Public Service Department director general Tan Sri Ismail Adam and Prime Minister’s Department parliamentary secretary Datuk Paduka Abdul Rahman Ibrahim.
UUM’s Entrepreneurship Development Institute director Prof Datuk Dr Salleh Din will chair the forum.
Among the speakers are Perlis Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim, EPF chairman Tan Sri Samsudin Othman, Telekom Malaysia senior vice-president Datuk Mohd Yahaya Mohd Shariff, and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Dr Abdullah Md Zin.
A dinner talk with Universiti Teknologi Mara vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Seri Dr Ibrahim Abu Shah and a visit to Galeria Perdana that displays former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s mementos have also been lined up for the participants.
Higher Education Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamed will present the keynote address while Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid will close the seminar.
If you're interested, you can register before May 15.
For details, call Abdul Shukor Shamsudin at 04-928 3039, or Rosma Ishak at 04-928 4146 or visit http://perpati.uum.edu.my or http://masti.uum.edu.my.
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