COME TO TANJUNG TUAN MELAKA TO VIEW ANNUAL RAPTOR WATCH

RAPTOR WATCH 12TH-13TH MARCH 2011! It's back again for the 12th year! Raptor Watch 2011 (Acara Pemerhatian Burung Helang 2011) is the biggest and the most important event for The Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) and eco tourism in Malaysia. Its main objective is to conserve birds and their habitats and to educate the public on the importance of a most spectacular migratory phenomenon that hits the shores of Peninsular Malaysia - the stopover of thousands of eagles, hawks and buzzards land here on their journey home to Siberia, China, Mongolia, Korea, Japan, India and Indochina as winter draws to an end. This past year’s event saw an amazing count of over73,000 raptors, as recorded by our dedicated volunteers! Raptor Watch 2011 will be held on March 12th and 13th at the grounds of PNB Ilham Resort, Tanjung Tuan (10th mile Port Dickson) and it promises to be an event that has something for everyone to experience! You will be greeted with a myriad of interesting and activities to choose from including bird-watching, forest walks, marine walks and beach walks, the not-to-be-missed Raptor Watch Amazing Race that will take you on an interesting eco-adventure as you race against time to win exciting prizes, fun games, lucky draws, riveting nature talks, interesting exhibition Booths with lots of fun thrown in! Admission is free so take note of the dates and start planning early! Thinking of being a part of our volunteer team? Keen on sponsoring this event? Want to know more on how you can support or be a part of this event? Contact us at events@mns.org.my or call 03-22871176. See you there!

LARGEST GO-KART RING IN SOUTH EAST ASIA REOPENED

		Wed, Mar 09, 2011 The Star/Asia News Network
Largest go-kart rink in Southeast Asia reopened
MALACCA - The largest go-kart circuit in Southeast Asia has been reopened after the facility in Ayer Keroh here was closed for seven months, due to a court injunction. The RM11.6mil (S$4.8 million) circuit that used to host motorsports was declared reopened by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, yesterday. The facility, which was previously managed by a company from Selangor, made its debut on May 9, 2009 but was forced to halt operations in July last year, following the court injunction. However, the state government decided to take over the management and place it under the purview of the state development authority (PKNM). Mohd Ali said the state government wanted the circuit as a proper venue for local youths to organise motoring events. "We built the circuit for the locals and we don't want to see it being left idle," he said. Mohd Ali said those interested in the facility would only have to pay RM5 for the 10-minute usage. He said PKNM was organising several motor-related activities at the circuit, the first being the Cub-Prix Petronas AAM race on March 26 - 27. Mohd Ali added that the state government would also be getting more go-karts for rental to visitors.

TOURISM MELAKA WEB PORTAL SITE BREACHES 900,000 VISITORS

It is very heartening to see that our Tourism Melaka Web Portal site at www.tourism-melaka.com has received more than 900,000 visitors. This historic mark was breached 3rd. March 2011.

Started in 2001 as a web portal to "Bring Malaccans Together and Malacca to the World", www.tourism-melaka.com began slowly. However, as the years go by, more and more visitors logged into our site as they searched for "Melaka" or "Tourism Melaka".

For 2 years, our website was selected by Tourism Malaysia website as the site to promote Melaka. This helped in increasing our web presence before Tourism Malaysia revised their official website.

In July 2008, Melaka was announced to the world as a UNESCO World Heritage City together with Georgetown in Penang. This further boosted our web visitors and worldwide interest.

To date, about 500 visitors per day come to our front page at www.tourism-melaka.com before going into our content websites for details about Melaka. We expect to reach our next target of 1,000,000 visitors in September or October 2011.

We welcome our visitors to our web portal site and for your continuous support in visiting Melaka and our websites.

Thank you.

www.tourism-melaka.com

RAPTOR WATCH AT TANJUNG TUAN, 12-13TH. MARCH 2011

The annual Raptor Watch at Tanjung Tuan, Melaka near to Port Dickson, is back again this coming weekend.

During this period, migratory birds from as far as Siberia, will travel south and Tanjung Tuan, is one of their pit stop.

Come and join in the fun in identifying the numerous migratory birds this coming weekend.

Enjoy.

TOURISM MELAKA REQUESTED TO OFFER A DAY TOUR TO MELAKA FROM KUALA LUMPUR FOR GROUP OF 40 PERSONS

Tourism Melaka has been requested to quote for a day tour to Melaka for a group of 40 college students to Melaka next week.

Our pricing for the day tour has been proposed and is awaiting for their reply.
Last year, a group of 26 from an accounting firm contracted us for a day trip to Melaka as their family day outing.

MELAKA RECORDED 7% GDP GROWTH IN 2010

March 07, 2011 17:05 PM

Seven Per Cent GDP Growth Brings Positive Impact To Melaka - Tun Mohd Khalil

MELAKA, March 7 (Bernama) -- After registering a growth of seven per cent in its gross domestic product (GDP) last year, Melaka is setting a higher target this year.

Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob said the state's GDP growth was a positive development and had given a major impact on the overall living status of the people in the state.

He also congratulated the Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam and the people of the state on the declaration of Melaka as a developed state on Oct 20, last year.

"The success has indeed lured more investors to the state, especially in the fields like tourism, information communication technology, services, education and agro industry," he said when opening the state assembly sitting here Monday.

He said with the unemployment rate of only 2.4 per cent, he was confident that the people of Melaka would enjoy a better life and social status.

Mohd Khalil also call for extra focus to be given on capacity building programmes for the small and medium-scale entrepreneurs so that they would be able to compete and create their own success stories.

At the same time, he said that the state government was also planning to turn Melaka into a green technology city in line with the federal government's aspiration to see Melaka as an exemplary model.

MELAKA RURAL RIVER CRUISE AT SUNGAI RAMBAI

March 03, 2011 16:48 PM

Melaka To Have Rural River Cruise Too

Dr Ng Yen Yen (2nd right) tries out the Sungai Rambai River Cruise in Melaka. Pic: BERNAMAJASIN, March 3 (Bernama) -- Melaka, which has a popular river cruise in the city, is to introduce a rural river cruise soon.

Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Ng Yen Yen announced Thursday an RM800,000 allocation to get a cruise going on the Sungai Rambai near here.

"We have decided to call it the Rural River Cruise because it will pass through villages and tourists will see jungle, swamps, birds, animals and orchards," she said after launching the pamphlet for the Rambai River Cruise near here.

The allocation, which was for two years, would also be used to build facilities such as a hall and walkway at the cruise boarding and alighting point, she said.

Ng said the cruise facility would also generate more income for the 19 homestay businesses in the area, at an average of RM3,000 per month.

-- BERNAMA