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Gold Coast Morib launch during Christmas 2010

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:14:02 +0000

Gold Coast Morib, one of the most prominent project lately along the Morib beach is going to launch during Christmas 2010. Another project which is under development simultaneously is the Gold Coast Sepang which located about 40KM south from Gold Coast Morib. These two projects are expected to drive in large number of visitors to the West Coast after launching.

Gold Coast Morib consists of condominium and hotel rooms. However, this coming launching will only target on the condominium. According to the developer management, the buyers of the prominent holiday resorts are not only locals but investors from foreign countries like China, Middle-East countries and also European countries.

The soon to be launched condominiums are in the final staged of development. After the facilities like swimming pool and infrastructure are done, launching in the coming 6 months shouldn’t be an issue. Therefore, we are going to witness the huge and grand launching of the Gold Coast Morib in conjunction with the Christmas celebration in December 2010.

The sample of ready condominiums

Almost 80-90% done condominiums Phase A

Beautiful and elegantly decorated Gold Coast Morib beach with small huts

Tourists to Malaysia Increased by 7.6%

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:47:54 +0000

Year 2009 was not a good year for tourism industry globally. However, according to Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen, the number of visitors to Malaysia from January to 15 November 2009 has reached 21.5 millions. In other words, there is a 7.6% increment compared to year 2008.

Malaysia has been expecting 19 millions of tourists in year 2009. We have not only accomplished the goal but also exceeded by 2.5 millions of visitors despite the economy crisis.

Nikolay Davydenko, Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur 2009 Champion

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:33:52 +0000

Nikolay Davydenko from Russia has defeated Fernando Verdasco from Spain at here yesterday to win the 1st Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur tournament. The winner won the final in straight sets with a 6-4, 7-5 results. After winning the Malaysia Open Kuala Lumpur final, Nikolay Davydenko holds a 6-1 head-to-head record over the tournament second seeded Fernando Verdasco.

Click here to find out the tournament full results.

Malaysia Cuisine Festival

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:02:48 +0000

While attending the 57 anniversary of The Selangor and Federal Territory Restaurant Keepers’ Association, Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said government will held a Malaysia Cuisine Festival by end of year 2009. Tourists from all over the world are given opportunity to taste our local cuisine during the event. Besides, the event also expects the participation of chefs from foreign countries.

Carnival Sales 2009

admin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:47:05 +0000

Lets shopping!

Carnival Sales 2009 has started last weekend (4 July), and will be ended by 31 August 2009. The 58 days event is targeted to occupy 30% of the tourist total spend during the sales period.

Facelift for 4000 Home Stay in Malaysia

admin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:38:39 +0000

Minister of Arts, Culture and Tourism, Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said government will take action to upgrade the existing 4000 home stay in Malaysia in order to attract more foreign tourists. She also added, government does not encourage setup of new home stay for the time being.

The ministry will first emphasis on the hygiene issue. Report shows that there are still room for improvement for the home stay hygiene. Also, Ministry of Arts, Culture and Tourism proposes to launch Railway Home Stay in Kelantan. Under the program, tourists are given opportunity to spend their holidays at the home stay nearby railway station.

Free WiFi at Teluk Cempedak

admin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:24:13 +0000

Pahang state’s Ministry of Arts, Culture and Tourism will provide free WiFi at Teluk Cempedak for a duration of 1 year. It is part of the state’s government plan to develop Teluk Cempedak in order to attract more tourists. The free service is expected to bring convenience to tourists for surfing and work purposes. Free WiFi service is expected to be ready in 1 month time, and tourist to Teluk Cempedak can expect for the free service by mid of July 2009.

Penang Postcard Photography Contest

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:58:35 +0000

Grab the opportunity to win prizes worth more than RM10,000 now by entering the ‘Penang Postcard Photography Contest’!

Penang government together with KDU Penang are organizing a postcard photography contest in conjunction with the first anniversary of Georgetown being awarded as a World Heritage Site. The contest is open for public and contestants are required to send in their photo before 31 August 2009.

The theme for the contest would be Penang itself. It could be the state’s culture, heritage, landscape, food and people. The winning photos will be printed into postcard and distributes to tourists. The action is aimed to introduce Penang to more people all over the world.

All contestants will be given a participation certificate and the prizes for top three winners are RM2000, RM1500 and RM1000 respectively. Besides, there are also two consolation prizes worth RM200 to be won.

For more details, you can visit http://www.visitpenang.gov.my, http://www.kdupg.edu.my or call 04-2266368 （ext 154）.

Do you speak French?

admin — Thu, 28 May 2009 08:42:28 +0000

If you speak French and interested in becoming a Malaysia tour guide, grab the opportunity now.

For the first time, Ministry of Tourism Malaysia (MOT) has loosen the requirement for a French spoken tour guide. Applicants can be a non-professional (without license) and even a non-Malaysia citizen. For those who are interested, you may contact MOT directly.

Currently, Malaysia is lack of French tour guide. So far, there is only 38 registered French tour guides in Malaysia. As the government is targeting 100,000 France visitors this year, the above plan has to be taken to overcome the shortage of French tour guide.

Facelift for Fraser’s Hill

admin — Mon, 25 May 2009 06:41:40 +0000

Fraser’s Hill International Bird Race 2009 is going to be different this year. The 88 years old resort will be undergone a RM20 million restoration under the Ninth Malaysia Plan, and the facelift completion was time for the bird race.

The main objective of the facelift is to preserve the English colonial concept which has been the main attraction for Fraser’s Hill all the while.

What is included in the facelift?

1. spend RM4.5 million to upgrade Puncak Inn and some other bungalows
2. add wooden huts and safety ropes along the jungle trails
3. new paint for the colonial buildings
4. put up more colorful streetlights