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City status for Alor Star from Dec 21
ALOR STAR: Alor Star will be declared a city on Dec 21 in a ceremony starting at 8pm at Dataran Tunku here.
The proclamation will be made by the Sultan of Kedah, Sultan Abdul Halim Mu抋dzam Shah.
The programme for the ceremony includes a choir performance, float procession, cultural performance and a fireworks display.
A state government official said guests would include former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting will also attend the event.
The mayor will be appointed the next day at the Balai Besar here.
On Nov 28, Ong is scheduled to hand over the declaration scroll to Sultan Abdul Halim at the Audience Hall in Istana Anak Bukit.
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City status for Alor Star
BY ANTHONY TAN and EMBUN MAJID
ALOR STAR: Alor Star was officially proclaimed the country抯 eighth city by Sultan Abdul Halim Mu抋dzam Shah in a glorious ceremony witnessed by more than 30,000 people at Dataran Tunku here, last night.
Its elevation from a municipality puts it in the same status as Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Kuching, Johor Baru, Kota Kinabalu, Shah Alam and Malacca.
The Kedah Ruler, accompanied by Che |
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City of the north - Alor setar
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Seung-mo to play in Alor Star
Monday November 21, 2005
By DASHEER NOH
ATHENS Olympics men's singles silver medallist Shon Seung-mo of South Korea and Malaysia抯 world junior doubles champions Hoon Thien How-Tan Boon Heong will be the main attractions at the Magnum-ABC-Malaysia Satellite 2005 Badminton Championships in Alor Star from Nov 22 to Nov 26.
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Since the establishment of the Alor Star, the name of ALOR STAR have been used from the British Government. However, after sometimes that Malay like to malaynise the english term.... so the government change the name ALOR STAR to ALOR SETAR and make it sounds more like Malaysian. Before ALOR SETAR get the city status, our Honorable Chief Minister, change its name back to ALOR STAR.....so now the name of ALOR SETAR is officially change to ALOR STAR...
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Airport upgrading project delayed
Updated : 19-07-2005
Media : New Straits Times
Story By : Ahmad Fairuz Othman
The completion of the new terminal and extended runway at Sultan Abdul Halim Airport will be delayed by another four months.
Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said the facilities, scheduled to be operational next month, would only be ready in December.
With the new facilities, he said, the airport would be able to accept larger aircraft, including the Airbus 330 and Boeing 737-400.
Chan, who visited the airport today, said it would also be able to handle regional flights to Indonesia and Thailand.
"There are discussions to have flights to destinations such as Medan, as well as several cities in Thailand and other neighbouring countries," he said.
The re-development is costing RM160 million.
The new terminal building will be able to handle more passengers, while the 1,963m runway is being extended to 2,745m.
Chan said the delay was due to technical and engineering problems.
Expansion works began in February 2003.
Airport manager Halim Omar said passenger volume had increased from 357,000 in 2003 to 359,000 last year.
Proposal to build new airport frozen indefinitely
Updated : 19-07-2005
Media : The Star
A proposal to build an international airport in the northern region has been put on hold indefinitely.
Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said the issue of reviving the proposed project off Kuala Muda in Kedah that was shelved during the 1997 economic slowdown had not been raised.
He said the existing Sultan Abdul Halim Airport, being redeveloped at a cost of RM160mil, could adequately cater to current needs.
Speaking after a briefing here on the progress of the project yesterday, he said the state's request to include international flights to and from here would be looked into.
¨We will be working closely with MAS and AirAsia. I think it is possible to include regional destinations, including Thailand and Sumatra,〃 said Chan.
The airport is at present handling domestic and general aviation flights as well as being used by the Air Force for pilot training.
Chan said the first phase of the airport expansion project to extend the runway from 1,963m to 2,745m was progressing well, adding that it would be completed by next month.
The second phase, for a new terminal, control tower and Department of Civil Aviation office, would be completed by the end of November, he said, adding that technical hurdles had delayed the project.
By the end of the year, the airport is expected to be able to handle 580 passengers an hour compared with 280 at present.
Chan said that with the expansion, the airport would have two departure halls and 300 parking lots compared with the current 180.
The airport recorded a passenger load of 359,000 last year compared with 357,000 the year before.
Terminal to operate by February
Saturday November 12, 2005
ALOR STAR: The RM160mil Sultan Abdul Halim Airport new terminal and extended runway here would be fully operational by end of February next year.
Construction work will be completed by next month.
Bina Darulaman Berhad group managing director Ba-drul Hisham Tahir said with the additional facilities, the airport would be able to cater to more passengers and han-dle bigger aircraft, including Air-bus 330 and Boeing 737-400.
The airport would be able to handle 580 passengers an hour compared with 280 now, he said.
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Bina Darulaman eyes RM150m Anak Bukit office complex project
Updated : 29-12-2005
Media : Malay Mail
Story By : Sharen Kaur
BINA Darulaman Bhd, a unit partly controlled by the Kedah State Government, plans to hold direct negotiations with the Federal Government to secure a RM150 million contract to build offices in Anak Bukit, Alor Star, people familiar with the matter said yesterday.
The Federal Government had initiated the building project in Anak Bukit, which is a small scale replica of Putrajaya, the nation's administrative centre.
The first package was awarded to little-known Arah Semangat Sdn Bhd in the current quarter on direct negotiation terms with the Federal Government.
Package one, worth nearly RM150 million, involves the construction of two blocks of six-storey buildings meant for the Inland Revenue Board and Wisma Persekutuan.
It is firmly believed that package two, which is also worth about RM150 million, involves the construction of low-rise buildings meant to house Government offices.
The Government plans to call for tenders for the second package by early next year. However, if negotiations between the Government and Bina Darulaman are successful, then the planned tender exercise will be axed," said a source.
Bina Darulaman is scouting for more jobs to be implemented next year to complement its order book, which is estimated to be between RM800 million and RM900 million. Among its jobs at hand are the RM450 million Sungai Petani Hospital project and the RM287 million Trans Eastern Interland Highway project.
For the year ended Dec 31, 2004, Bina Darulaman posted a net income of RM13 million, while in the year before, it posted a net income of RM13.3 million. |
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Kedah
Three new tourism zones for Kedah
Monday January 2, 2006
TOURISM in Kedah will be promoted according to three zones |
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Post time 7-1-2008 04:31 PM
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