News about Langkawi

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 8): Property developer and resort operator Sentoria Group Bhd plans to give up ownership of part of a plot of land for its Langkawi Geopark Resort City project to bring in a strategic investor for the resort development.

LANGKAWI (Oct 4): This tax-free tourism island will soon turn into a “smart city” through the implementation of 5G demonstration projects, said Kedah Information, Communications and Multimedia and Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Committee chairman, Mohd Firdaus Ahmad.

LANGKAWI (Sept 10): Barring bad weather at sea, the ferry service between Langkawi and Kuala Kedah will proceed as usual.

LANGKAWI (Aug 21): A waterspout was seen near Telaga Habour Park at Pantai Kok here for 10 minutes earlier today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 26): Tropicana Corp Bhd has inked four joint development agreements (JDA) to develop four pieces of land in Langkawi and Pekan Nenas, Johor, with total estimated gross development value (GDV) of RM4.

LANGKAWI (Oct 16): The Kilim Geoforest Park, one of few Unesco-certified sites in Southeast Asia, may lose the status if an assessment review is conducted during low tide, which will reveal the impact of tourism activities on the area.

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PETALING JAYA (June 11): The 25-year old The Datai Langkawi resort will reopen in September 10 this year after completing 12 months of renovation works, including the overhaul of the interior and exterior of the resort worth US$60 million (RM238.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 9): Two firms, Tanjung Rhu Land Sdn Bhd and Reka Intisari Sdn Bhd, have gone into receivership, according to a recent report by The Edge weekly.

KUCHING (June 8) — Tan Sri Ting Pek Khiing (pictured), who was declared bankrupt since 1991, has claimed that the RM30 billion Langkawi New City project would not be funded from his own pockets, but by foreign investors.