ALOR SETAR

satira2008 · Post time 7-1-2008 05:08 PM

Holiday Villa Hotel. Downstairs is a shopping centre, City Point or City Villa.

The Alor Setar/Kedah Stadium.

lealaurielle · Post time 7-1-2008 05:08 PM

The only Alor that has a Star...

satira2008 · Post time 7-1-2008 05:10 PM

Pay more for extra space
Thursday January 5, 2006

ALOR STAR: Most property owners in the city have to pay extra assessment this year because of extensions or renovations made to their buildings.

Alor Star City Council assistant evaluation officer Umi Saodah Salim said some 75% of owners of 66,000 premises in the city had to pay extra because their owners had, among others, extended the porch or put up awnings.

She clarified that the council had not increased assessment rates that remained at 10% for residential units, 14% for commercial units and 6% for industrial units.

揥e charge extra where extra space has been created,

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satira2008 · Post time 7-1-2008 05:17 PM

The famous land mark is the Alor Setar Tower and Sultan ABdul Halim which is so beautiful.

The city looks beautiful from afar...it looks like an island of buildings amidst a sea of green paddy field.

satira2008 · Post time 7-1-2008 05:18 PM

RM162m airport terminal opens today
By EMBUN MAJID
Friday May 5, 2006
thestar (http://www.thestar.com.my/news/s ... 53700&sec=North)

The new RM162mil Sultan Ab-dul Halim Airport terminal in Alor Star begins operation to-day.

Malaysia Airports Sdn Bhd (MASB) general manager Abd Rah-man Karim said the terminal would be good for 50 years.

The airport terminal, with its 2,745m-long extended runway, can handle up to 800,000 passengers a year, which is more than double the current 350,000 capacity, he said.

揇uring the peak hour, it can handle a maximum of 580 arriving and departing passengers,

satira2008 · Post time 7-1-2008 05:20 PM

AirAsia mulls northern hub
06-05-2006
The Star

ALOR STAR: AirAsia will choose either Penang or Alor Star as its northern region low-cost-carrier hub.

Chief executive officer Tony Fernandes said the decision would depend on cost, support and packages offered by Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd.

There is a great demand from tourists from China and India to fly to southern Thailand, Penang and Langkawi.

But we can only have one hub. Our decision will depend on the cost and support, as we are starting something new,〃 he said at the new RM162mil Sultan Abdul Halim terminal here.

Fernandes had accompanied Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy aboard an AirAsia flight to the terminal yesterday morning.

The Airbus A320 with 79 passengers, including the minister, was the first plane to land at the new terminal, which began operations yesterday.

The terminal has the capacity to handle 38 commercial aircraft a day but is currently only handling an average of four flights daily.

The old terminal, located more than a kilometre away in Kepala Batas, was officially shut down yesterday after being in service for 26 years.

Fernandes said AirAsia flights to the Alor Star airport would be increased from seven a week to 14 next month.

¨We are also reviving the coach services (from Alor Star airport) to Haadyai next month, he said.

Chan said the airport would be declared an international airport once it attracts international flights. He said it was up to the state government to promote the state to draw tourists.

When there is demand, the international airlines will come in,〃 he said.

Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said a taskforce had been formed to woo international airlines.

satira2008 · Post time 7-1-2008 05:22 PM

AirAsia mulls northern hub
06-05-2006
The Star

ALOR STAR: AirAsia will choose either Penang or Alor Star as its northern region low-cost-carrier hub.

Chief executive officer Tony Fernandes said the decision would depend on cost, support and packages offered by Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd.

There is a great demand from tourists from China and India to fly to southern Thailand, Penang and Langkawi.

But we can only have one hub. Our decision will depend on the cost and support, as we are starting something new,〃 he said at the new RM162mil Sultan Abdul Halim terminal here.

Fernandes had accompanied Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy aboard an AirAsia flight to the terminal yesterday morning.

The Airbus A320 with 79 passengers, including the minister, was the first plane to land at the new terminal, which began operations yesterday.

The terminal has the capacity to handle 38 commercial aircraft a day but is currently only handling an average of four flights daily.

The old terminal, located more than a kilometre away in Kepala Batas, was officially shut down yesterday after being in service for 26 years.

Fernandes said AirAsia flights to the Alor Star airport would be increased from seven a week to 14 next month.

¨We are also reviving the coach services (from Alor Star airport) to Haadyai next month, he said.

Chan said the airport would be declared an international airport once it attracts international flights. He said it was up to the state government to promote the state to draw tourists.

When there is demand, the international airlines will come in,〃 he said.

Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said a taskforce had been formed to woo international airlines.

What's the rationale of even considering Alor Setar as a hub when Langkawi handles more traffic anyway? Political correctness might be a factor if this decision is made during Mahathir era but i dont think Mahathir has that much influence over Kedah nowadays.

Air Asia has been very slow in exploiting Penang which has the second highest international passenger volume after Kota Kinabalu. It is also served by more international airlines compared to Kota Kinabalu.

satira2008 · Post time 7-1-2008 05:22 PM

Kedah aims to be low-cost carrier hub
By EMBUN MAJID
thestar

KEDAH aims to become the low-cost carrier hub for the northern region with direct flights to Asean countries by the end of this year.

Kedah Industry, Transport, Trade, Consumer Affairs and Chinese Community Affairs Committee chairman Datuk Chong Itt Chew said that discussions were being held with AirAsia, Malaysia Airports Ber-had and the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) on the matter.

He said that among the destinations identified for the direct flights were Medan and Jakarta in Indonesia and Bangkok and Chiang Mai in Thailand.

揥e hope the plan will be realised as it would promote tou-rism and economic development in Kedah,

satira2008 · Post time 7-1-2008 05:24 PM

from google earth

satira2008 · Post time 7-1-2008 05:25 PM

Museum Padi Kedah Darul Aman, is 8km from Alor Star, Kedah. Situated at Gunung Keriang, it was officially opened on Oct 12, 2004. The RM20 million museum exhibits materials and items related to padi, different aspects of padi cultivation, pictures and paintings of padi planting through the ages, tools used and samples of padi plants from around the world.

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satira2008 · Post time 7-1-2008 05:27 PM

satira2008 · Post time 7-1-2008 05:32 PM

20 to take part in international tower jump
Monday August 14, 2006
TheStar

TWENTY base jumpers from various countries will take part in the International Tower Jump 2006 at the Alor Star Tower (http://www.menaraalorstar.com.my/).

The two-day event, organised by Alor Star Tower and Kuala Lumpur Tower in conjunction with the Merdeka Month Celebration, will start on Thursday.

Alor Star Tower Public Relations and Event chief Mahazir Ahmad said the event would be held from 8am to 5pm.

He said among the jumpers were from Germany, Italy, Australia, Norway and Malaysia.

He said several other programmes would also be conducted during the two-day event, including colouring contest for children, night entertainment and children telematch.