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Malaysia Info and Tourism Guide for Locals and Visitors
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AirAsia To Launch Penang-Macau Route From March 1 |
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KUALA LUMPUR -- AirAsia will launch its new international route from Penang to Macau beginning March 1 this year.
There would be four direct weekly flights from Penang and three direct weekly flights from Macau, the low-cost carrier said in a statement here Monday.
AirAsia said one-way minimum fare is RM49 and available online via its website from Jan 19-25 for travel between March 1 and October 24.
With this new addition, AirAsia now serves four international routes namely Indonesia, Thailand, China and within Peninsular Malaysia.
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Malaysia's "miracle herb" |
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 Kacip Fatimah for beauty and women's health
Kacip Fatimah has been used by Malaysian women for generations
A SMALL, LEAFY herb found growing on the floor of Malaysian forests may soon be able to add anti-aging and skin whitening to its already impressive list of useful properties.
Kacip Fatimah has been used by Malaysian women for generations. Some of its reputed properties include improving women’s libido, regulating the menstrual cycle, preventing menstrual cramps, and preventing flatulence.
The herb is rich in photoestrogen and, when served as a tea, reputedly tastes similar to green tea.
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Elephant count surprises in Malaysia |
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Written by Michael Casey/AP
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 A count of elephant dung revealed a surprisingly large endangered elephant population - more than 600 - in Malaysia's biggest national park, researchers said Thursday.
The number of endangered Asian elephants had always been a mystery as researchers tried to visually count every one of the frequently shifting crowd in the dense jungle.
But the new method of counting dung piles came up with an estimate of 631 animals living in Taman Negara National Park, the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society and Malaysia Department of Wildlife and National Parks said.
The survey showed Taman Negara to be "one of the great strongholds for Asian elephants in Southeast Asia," said Melvin Gumal, director of the Wildlife Conservation Society's conservation programs in Malaysia.
The protected rain forest jungle, known simply as the "Green Heart" by Malaysians, spans about 4,343 square kilometers (1,676 square miles) - roughly the size of Utah's Great Salt Lake.
The space is crucial. Asian elephants are endangered due to habitat loss and poaching; between 30,000 and 50,000 may remain in 13 Asian countries, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society.
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Sarawak woos Singaporeans with LCC promotion |
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SARAWAK Tourism Board is mounting a tactical campaign with low-cost carriers, AirAsia and Tiger Airways, to drive traffic from Singapore to the destination during the state’s low period from March to May.
The tactical will include a one-for-one air ticket and free entry to some of Sarawak’s attractions such as the Sarawak Cultural Village, according to Sarawak Tourism Board marketing manager, Ms Mary Wan Mering, who said the campaign details were being finalised.
The board will spend RM25,000 (US$7,151) to promote the Singapore tactical campaign, which will include print and radio advertisements.
In November last year, AirAsia began return flights to Singapore from Sarawak’s capital, Kuching and Tiger Airways launched thrice-weekly flights between Singapore’s Budget Terminal and Kuching.
Prior to this, the Singapore–Kuching route was served by Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines subsidiary, SilkAir.
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Injured Whale Shark Dies On Malaysia Shore |
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 KUALA LUMPUR: A rare 23-foot-long (7-meter-long) whale shark got entangled in a fishing net off Malaysia's northwest coast and was towed to shore but died due to injuries, local media reported Saturday (3 Jan).
Fisherman Key Chai Yang told the New Straits Times newspaper that it took two hours to tow the two-ton shark, known as a Rhincodon Typus, to land after it got entangled in his fishing net early Friday (2 Jan).
He said the shark was still alive when it reached shore in northern Penang state in Malaysia's northeast, but it died shortly after from the multiple cuts it suffered from the propeller blades under his boat.
"I have never seen such a gigantic shark in my 30 years as a fisherman," Key was quoted as saying.
A huge crowd turned up to see the carcass of the shark, which was later sent to the state fisheries department, the report said.
Fishery officials could not immediately be reached for comment.
The Rhincodon Typus, the largest fish in the world, can be found in warm tropical seas. The leviathan, which has distinctive white spots over its dark gray body, can grow as long as of 65 feet (20 meters) and live up to 70 years.
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Biodiversity Of Jungles Threatened By Illegal Activities |
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JOHOR BAHARU -- Illegal activities involving smuggling and sales of rare wild orchids could lead to the extinction of the endangered species and disrupt the biodiversity of Malaysian jungles.
Technical adviser to the Malaysian Nature Society, Vincent Chow said such illegal activities must be curbed to ensure that such species do not disappear from existence.
"In Johor, traders of wild orchids are now focused on a species that grows in the high grounds of Gunung Belumut and Gunung Ledang. We must put a stop to such activities or lose our heritage in the jungles," he told Bernama here Monday.
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AirAsia X ready to expand routes |
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Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia X said it can weather the storm of a sharply deteriorating global economy and is hiring pilots to expand its routes to China, India, South Korea and Japan.
Chief executive Azran Osman Rani said that while it was a challenging period for the aviation industry as many countries slip into a recession and carriers go bust, there were “a lot of business opportunities for us.”
Bookings for its direct London flight on its leased Airbus 340-300, due to begin March 11, were overwhelming, he said, with 30,000 seats sold.
Demand was great as ticket prices cost about 2,000 ringgit (US$580), less than half the price of a regular non-budget flight.
AirAsia X will fly five times a week between the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur and Stansted Airport on the outskirts of London.
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