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17-07-08, 11:26 PM
Thursday July 17, 2008
It’s now Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah
By EMBUN MAJID
ALOR STAR: Langkawi has been renamed Langkawi Permata Kedah (Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah). Kedah ruler Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah had consented to the change of name at the investiture ceremony held in conjunction with his Golden Jubilee celebration yesterday.
The Sultan said that the new name was chosen so that international tourists would acknowledge Langkawi as being part of Kedah.
In line with the name change, Sultan Abdul Halim urged the state government to improve the ferry facilities at the Kuala Kedah terminal, which is the gateway to Langkawi.
“I hope that the state government will upgrade the facilities at the terminal to international standards as it is the main entrance to the island,” he said in his keynote address during the investiture ceremony at Istana Anak Bukit here yesterday.
The new name would be used in place of “Langkawi Geopark”.
It will also be used during official functions and printed on letterheads when introducing Langkawi to the world.
At the investiture ceremony, Sultanah of Kedah Tuanku Haminah Hamidun who was conferred the Darjah Kerabat Halimi led a list of 71 people who were bestowed awards.
Speaking to reporters later, Kedah Mentri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak said the name “Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah” was a present for the Sultan in conjunction with his Golden Jubilee.
“I believe the name Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah is much more suitable for the island compared to Geopark or Pulau Lagenda,” he said.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/7/17/nation/21843024&sec=nation
Saturday July 19, 2008
Kedah to promote geopark attractions
THE Kedah Government will promote the geopark attractions in Langkawi because they add to the allure of the resort island which is now officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah.
Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak said he would direct relevant state agencies to print brochures to promote the geopark attractions.
“We need to effectively disse-minate information to tourists so they will learn all about the geopark,” he added.
Azizan said this in response to a recent misunderstanding that implied that the state govern-ment was not keen on promoting the Langkawi Geopark following the renaming of the island resort.
Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah consented to the new name during an investiture ceremony on Thursday to commemorate his 50-year reign.
The state government had proposed the name change to tell the world that Langkawi was part of Kedah.
Langkawi was accepted as part of the Unesco global network of geoparks on June 1 last year.
Sultan Abdul Halim’s youngest daughter Tunku Putri Intan Safi-naz is the patron of Langkawi Geopark.
Geoparks are nature parks where emphasis is given to the geological features, biological di-versity, management as well as socio-economic development for locals living in the designated parks.
Langkawi Development Autho-rity (Lada) general manager Datuk Kamarulzaman Abdul Ghani said Langkawi had the potential to lead the geopark movement in the world with its outstanding features and components.
Among the attractions and wonders of the geopark are the fossils of ancient sea creatures on top of Matchincang Mountain, and a billion-year-old granite dropstone in Pulau Tepur that in-dicate that part of the island was submerged in waters near the An-tarctic as dropstones are carried and dropped by glaciers.
Other attractions include Pulau Ular which was part of the seabed 5,000 years ago.
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2008/7/19/north/21865127&sec=North
It’s now Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah
By EMBUN MAJID
ALOR STAR: Langkawi has been renamed Langkawi Permata Kedah (Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah). Kedah ruler Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah had consented to the change of name at the investiture ceremony held in conjunction with his Golden Jubilee celebration yesterday.
The Sultan said that the new name was chosen so that international tourists would acknowledge Langkawi as being part of Kedah.
In line with the name change, Sultan Abdul Halim urged the state government to improve the ferry facilities at the Kuala Kedah terminal, which is the gateway to Langkawi.
“I hope that the state government will upgrade the facilities at the terminal to international standards as it is the main entrance to the island,” he said in his keynote address during the investiture ceremony at Istana Anak Bukit here yesterday.
The new name would be used in place of “Langkawi Geopark”.
It will also be used during official functions and printed on letterheads when introducing Langkawi to the world.
At the investiture ceremony, Sultanah of Kedah Tuanku Haminah Hamidun who was conferred the Darjah Kerabat Halimi led a list of 71 people who were bestowed awards.
Speaking to reporters later, Kedah Mentri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak said the name “Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah” was a present for the Sultan in conjunction with his Golden Jubilee.
“I believe the name Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah is much more suitable for the island compared to Geopark or Pulau Lagenda,” he said.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/7/17/nation/21843024&sec=nation
Saturday July 19, 2008
Kedah to promote geopark attractions
THE Kedah Government will promote the geopark attractions in Langkawi because they add to the allure of the resort island which is now officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah.
Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak said he would direct relevant state agencies to print brochures to promote the geopark attractions.
“We need to effectively disse-minate information to tourists so they will learn all about the geopark,” he added.
Azizan said this in response to a recent misunderstanding that implied that the state govern-ment was not keen on promoting the Langkawi Geopark following the renaming of the island resort.
Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah consented to the new name during an investiture ceremony on Thursday to commemorate his 50-year reign.
The state government had proposed the name change to tell the world that Langkawi was part of Kedah.
Langkawi was accepted as part of the Unesco global network of geoparks on June 1 last year.
Sultan Abdul Halim’s youngest daughter Tunku Putri Intan Safi-naz is the patron of Langkawi Geopark.
Geoparks are nature parks where emphasis is given to the geological features, biological di-versity, management as well as socio-economic development for locals living in the designated parks.
Langkawi Development Autho-rity (Lada) general manager Datuk Kamarulzaman Abdul Ghani said Langkawi had the potential to lead the geopark movement in the world with its outstanding features and components.
Among the attractions and wonders of the geopark are the fossils of ancient sea creatures on top of Matchincang Mountain, and a billion-year-old granite dropstone in Pulau Tepur that in-dicate that part of the island was submerged in waters near the An-tarctic as dropstones are carried and dropped by glaciers.
Other attractions include Pulau Ular which was part of the seabed 5,000 years ago.
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2008/7/19/north/21865127&sec=North