More flights to Miri next year – Transport Minister

Posted on November 23, 2010, Tuesday

MIRI: Miri Airport is expected to be busier next year with the reinstatement of AirAsia Singapore-Miri direct flight and Firefly to fly in from Kuala Lumpur and other destinations in the country. “My ministry received requests to have AirAsia fly Kuching-Miri-Singapore. I have already approved the route. So most probably AirAsia will start to fly Miri-Singapore from January,” said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha when approached by The Borneo Post last Sunday night.

Kong was in Miri to attend the Foochow triple celebration gala dinner at Eastwood Valley Golf and Country Club. Around 15,000 Foochows from within the country, Austria, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, New Zealand, Canada and Macau attended the dinner. The minister disclosed there would be an increase of flights between Kuala Lumpur, Miri and other destinations in Sarawak and Sabah. Apart from Miri, other sectors in the state include Kuching and Sibu and Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan in Sabah.

“Not only AirAsia will increase their flights.  Firefly will start to fly to Sarawak by next year. Firefly will start to fly some routes from Kuala Lumpur to Sarawak and Sabah by next year. They will gradually increase their services from 2012 to 2013 until 2015,” he said. The minister threw a challenge to industry players, especially in the tourism sector, to play their part in ensuring the sustainability of the routes. “We (the ministry) had approved the route. It is up to stakeholders in Miri to do something to entice tourists, visitors and investors to come in. If they are able to do all this, Miri could be the second hub for Sarawak.”

Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr George Chan was among the state cabinet ministers attending the gala dinner with Foochow leaders. Among them were president of the World Federation of Fuzhou Associations Ltd Tan Sri Datuk Jimmy Lau, Second Finance Minister Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh, chairman of Miri Foochow Association Hii Khing Chiong and Datuk Seri Law Kui Kiong.

Meanwhile, Dr Chan who is also Minister of Tourism and Heritage, when approached after the dinner welcomed the minister’s announcement. “This will definitely help Miri a lot. This means Miri would be receiving a lot of tourists and visitors, especially Singaporeans,” he said.

AMAZING VIETNAM

MACAU

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Macau at night.

My Next Trip Is To Macau, China

I am going to Macau on 1 May 2010 from Kuching Airport. While in Macau, I am staying at Pousada Marina Infante Hotel. The rate is RM 396 per night.

Generally speaking, It is quite acceptable hotel if you consider price only. However, no restaurants or entertaiments around the hotel by walk. You can take shuttle bus to Venetian Hotel, but need to take a taxi to return the hotel.

Overall the hotel was quite good, it's just that you can't really walk anywhere you want in macau. It's quite near to venetian hotel and if anyone wants to go there I think you can just ask the bus (provided by the hotel itself) to drop you somewhere near there. Guess it's gonna be a popular hotel soon since there is another big hotel building just right opposite of it.

Pousada Marina Infante is located on Taipa Island, near the four-faced Buddha and Macau Stadium and approximately five miles from Macau International Airport. This location is also 15 miles from the New Macau Maritime Ferry Terminal. Hotel amenities include a sauna, steam room, exercise room, cocktail lounge and restaurant. The hotel also offers room service, babysitting, currency exchange, and parking. There are 312 rooms in all and a Lakeview Cafe offering the finest European and Asian specialties. A fully equipped business center should satisfy the needs of all corporate travelers whilst a swimming pool completes the list of recreational features. 24-hour entertainment comes in the form of a large casino where guests can try their luck and perhaps win that elusive first million. 

 
Travel tip : When you arrive in Macau, No Taxi drivers know about this hotel, Need to prepare Chinese name of this hotel to show it to Taxi driver. Taxi drivers can not speak Eglish.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010 . YOUR TRAVELLING YEAR

Let welcome 2010 with good health, prosperity, wealth, love, happiness, success and everything that you wanted and didn't get in 2009. Live to love each other for friends and relatives.

Surround yourself with generosity, criticises less, contribute more and work the talk.Love those that matters most in your life. Put God ahead of everything you do as only Him can give the rewards that we all desire the most.

Happy New Year 2010. May this new year brings you good health, lots of happiness and success in all your undertaking.

"We are all given a choice each day. We can react negatively to the demands made us or we can choose to live abundantly, to transform the negative into the meaningful. Attitude is all. If I do endow my life and my work with meaning, no one will ever be able to do it for me."
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All the best for year 2010.

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