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nazrey

March 1st, 2007, 02:28 PM

T'gganu Inc to manage RM500m state assets
By Tamimi Omar, 01 Mar 2007 7:09 PM
THEEDGEDAILY

The Terengganu state government has set up its investment arm, Terengganu Incorporated Sdn Bhd (Terengganu Inc), to manage all businesses, commercial and investment activities worth RM500 million held by its six state agencies.

The agencies involved are Menteri Besar Incorporated (MB Inc), Lembaga Tabung Amanah Warisan Negeri Terengganu, Perbadanan Memajukan Iktisad Negeri Terengganu, Yayasan Terengganu, Yayasan Islam Terengganu and Yayasan Pembangunan Keluarga.

The agencies have sixty companies including substantial stakes in listed Eastern Pacific Industrial Corporation Bhd (43.1%), TDM Bhd (67.8%) and Golden Pharos Bhd (47%). Terengganu Inc has been given a waiver by the Securities Commission from having to make a general offer for the rest of the shares in the listed companies.

On the completion of the exercise, Terengganu Inc will be involved in seven sectors – oil and gas support services, agriculture, plantation and food-based, natural resources, tourism, education and ICT, real estate, property development and construction and portfolio investment.

Terengganu chief minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh, who is also Terengganu Inc chairman, said the state government targeted an annual growth of 15% and a 30% annual return on investment (ROI) from all its 60 companies.

He said the consolidation of the state investments under Terengganu Inc was driven by the state government’s aim to generate higher return from business investment in more than 50 companies including the three listed entities.

“With this reorganisation, all commercial activities will come under Terengganu Inc and this will enable the respective state agencies to focus on their core objective of undertaking social development projects for the benefit of the Terengganu people,” Idris said.

He was speaking to reporters after the signing ceremony for Terengganu Inc to take over the state-owned agencies in Kuala Terengganu on March 1. The state agencies would in return be issued redeemable non-cumulative preference shares by Terengganu Inc.

Terengganu Inc chief executive officer Ahmad Roslan Zahari Zakaria said the move would provide greater potential to create value and enhance yield.

“We expect to eliminate duplication activities, create greater synergy from scale and consolidate the state control over its investment. This will help generate consistent and additional income for the state,” he said.

He added: “We shall strive to maximise dividend payment from each of this company. We will among others channel resources, provide strategic direction and human capital development, which will result in Terengganu Inc providing commercial capacity building for the state.”

AhChuan

March 2nd, 2007, 05:20 AM

A GATEWAY TO THE EAST COST PENINSULAR
--Sultan Mahmud Kuala Terengganu Airport--
image by T.Azahan

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/tazahan/3Sept2005_newairport_1xs.jpg

source : cari forum (http://forum.cari.com.my/viewthread.php?tid=180609&extra=page%3D1)

Woww!!! Quite nice. Like Thai building.

And the left building..wat is tht building? A control Tower???

emzeti

March 2nd, 2007, 10:52 AM

heh..i think it is more like Terengganu state museum..lah
:)

nazrey

March 4th, 2007, 08:11 AM

Lanes for trishaws
Saturday March 3, 2007
By R.S.N.Murali
TheStar

KUALA TERENGGANU: Tourists to this state can enjoy a safer trishaw ride when special lanes for the tricycle is introduced soon.

The proposal was introduced to coincide with Visit Terengganu 2008.

State Entrepreneur, Small and Medium Industry and Petty Trader committee chairman Datuk Abdul Rahin Mohd Said said the special trishaw lane would be located along and around popular tourist spots here.

Among the roads that are likely to have trishaw lanes are the main streets leading to the State Museum, Pasar Payang market, Shahbandar Square and Batu Burok beach.

“There are also three rest areas along these routes for the trishaw operators to let passengers disembark and to recharge the battery-powered tricycles,” he told Star Metro.

Trishaw rides would be more fun and relaxing for tourists once the project is completed, he added.

Currently, trishaw operators have to battle heavy town traffic to ferry tourists from one place to another.

nazrey

March 5th, 2007, 08:00 AM

Terengganu plans one-stop jewellery shopping centre
Monday March 5, 2007

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu government plans to set up a jewellery sales centre called “Gold House” here, soon.

State Local Government and Housing Committee Chairman Datuk Ahmad Said said the centre would be housed at the three-storey main post office building in Syahbandar here.

“The post office will be shifting to its own new premises in Bukit Besar soon.

“Hence, besides making it easier for people to buy jewellery, we also want the jewellery stores scattered all over now to be housed in one place,” he said.

Ahmad said the jewellery centre would offer a wide, exquisite range of jewellery for locals and tourists to choose from.

He said the centre would be equipped with various safety features including closed-circuit televisions and an alarm system to ensure the safety of traders and customers.

Currently, there are 20 to 25 jewellery outlets at the Payang main market and in Kampung Cina, and these traders will be relocated to the Gold House.

“We want the jewellery centre to be a tourist attraction for Terengganu,” said Ahmad.

On another development, he said the RM10mil bazaar building in front of the Payang market was almost ready, and would be handed over to the state government by the contractor next month.

“Some of the traders at the Payang market will be moved temporarily to the bazaar to make way for renovation work at the market for more conducive trading and shopping.

“The renovation will be done in stages so as not to disrupt business at the market,” he added. – Bernama

emzeti

March 11th, 2007, 01:18 PM

All by emzeti

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AhChuan

March 13th, 2007, 05:11 AM

^^ Hmm...the achitecture of this house look extraordinary....the roof which look like an inspiration from those minangkabau.

nazrey

March 17th, 2007, 03:33 PM

The stained-glass feature look really nice. Any more pictures of this mosque?
Sultan Zainal Abidin Mosque

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emzeti

March 18th, 2007, 04:31 AM

If i'm not mistaken..this is Tourist Info Center nearby Pasar Payang

Pics By emzeti

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emzeti

March 20th, 2007, 06:31 AM

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emzeti

March 21st, 2007, 09:12 AM

more pics coming SOON!!!
thanks

emzeti

March 26th, 2007, 10:19 AM

By emzeti

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emzeti

March 26th, 2007, 10:23 AM

By emzeti
PASAR KEDAI PAYANG: Many foreigners/visitors from other state come here but.....(as you can see)

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AhChuan

March 26th, 2007, 02:31 PM

^^ "TEMPAT AK KERE A"...:lol:

Btw...is shopping street or a pasar malam??

emzeti

March 26th, 2007, 04:22 PM

^^ "TEMPAT AK KERE A"...:lol:

Btw...is shopping street or a pasar malam??

it is a shopping heaven..hehe..
no lahh..it is a kind of bazaar complex like padang besar (perlis) but pasar payang got several levels..

Nissan_FUGA

March 26th, 2007, 04:28 PM

^^

Paya Bunga Complex, when it will be opened? I like the exterior colour, looks very different to me....any news on anchor tenant?

Pablo

March 28th, 2007, 02:34 AM

The Pasar Payang really look nice;) and very ''malaysia'':D...great to c KT has this nice building;)

emzeti

March 28th, 2007, 04:37 AM

The Pasar Payang really look nice;) and very ''malaysia'':D...great to c KT has this nice building;)

"very malaysia"

TYW

March 28th, 2007, 07:38 AM

^^ i think the tourist info centre looks great too !!

AhChuan

March 28th, 2007, 07:58 AM

^^ For me the tourists info center looks like kind of muzeum design...

emzeti

April 1st, 2007, 06:25 AM

^^ For me the tourists info center looks like kind of muzeum design...

hmm.i think more like malay traditional ************ design..

emzeti

April 1st, 2007, 06:26 AM

By emzeti

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nazrey

April 27th, 2007, 05:36 PM

Kuala Terengganu A City On Jan 1 Next Year
April 25, 2007 23:02 PM

KUALA TERENGGANU, April 25 (Bernama) -- Kuala Terengganu will be elevated to a city on Jan 1 next year and be known as the Heritage Water Front City, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh said Wednesday.

He said Kuala Terengganu would be accorded the status since the town fulfilled the eight main criteria of being a city.

"Kuala Terengganu is the state's administrative centre, has a population of not less than 300,000 people, experiences rapid economic growth, is a business and industrial centre and has strong financial institutions.

"The town also has institutions of higher learning and colleges, is rich in history and is a centre for cultural activities," he told reporters after chairing the weekly state executive council meeting, here.

However, he said, Kuala Terengganu had yet to meet one of the criteria for city status, which was related to revenue-earning capacity.

"To be accorded city status, Kuala Terengganu has to have a revenue collection of at least RM80 million a year but that will not be a problem since Alor Star and Kuching Utara were given city status although their revenue collection has yet to reach the required amount," he said.

Idris said the revenue collected by Kuala Terengganu was only RM40 million a year but this did not hamper development of the town as allocations were provided by the state government for the purpose, as well as from the federal government which amounted to more than RM80 million.

He said the state government would submit an official appplication to the federal government for Kuala Terengganu to be accorded city status.

-- BERNAMA

TYW

April 27th, 2007, 05:45 PM

^^ congratz Kuala Terengganu for being another big joke!!!

Nissan_FUGA

April 27th, 2007, 05:59 PM

^^

That news actually shocked me.....thinking about that, i would say Kota Bharu looks commercially more vibrant than KT......

nazrey

April 27th, 2007, 07:13 PM

2008 is Visit Terengganu year
TravelWeekly (http://www.travelweeklyweb.com/article.asp?articleid=19213)

BERLIN – The year 2008 has been announced as Visit Terengganu year.

There will be a massive campaign lasting the whole year to welcome tourists to the east coast of Malaysia.

Said the chief minister of Terengganu, “With a smile on our face and a song on our lips, we hereby welcome you to come visit us here in Terengannu and we fully intend to make you our guest of honour.”

AhChuan

April 27th, 2007, 07:32 PM

^^ Wow, this news had been direct to Berlin ah?? KT oso famous liao!!

TYW

April 28th, 2007, 05:21 AM

^^

That news actually shocked me.....thinking about that, i would say Kota Bharu looks commercially more vibrant than KT......

yeah, Kota Bharu or Kuantan deserves it more than Kuala Terengganu.

a city with no shopping malls (or only 1) that's very interesting. can't wait to see that happen

brain_failure

April 28th, 2007, 10:45 AM

1st Alor Star n now KT. Wat's next, mayb kangar? City status is like nothing in Malaysia.

TYW

April 28th, 2007, 10:53 AM

1st Alor Star n now KT. Wat's next, mayb kangar? City status is like nothing in Malaysia.

well, i heard Kulim :lol:

wonderwai

April 28th, 2007, 11:09 AM

How many cities in Malaysia now?

Original (Before 2000):
1. KL
2. Kuching
3. Shah Alam
4. Ipoh
5. JB

Latest:
6. KK
7. PJ
8. Miri
9. Malacca ??
10. ??

TYW

April 28th, 2007, 11:18 AM

How many cities in Malaysia now?

Original (Before 2000):
1. KL
2. Kuching
3. Shah Alam
4. Ipoh
5. JB

Latest:
6. KK
7. PJ
8. Miri
9. Malacca ??
10. ??

Kuala Lumpur (1 February 1972)
Ipoh (27 May 1988)
Kuching (1 August 1988)*
Johor Bahru (1 January 1994)
Kota Kinabalu (2 February 2000)
Shah Alam (10 October 2000)
Malacca Town (15 April 2003)
Alor Star (21 December 2003)
Miri (20 May 2005)
Petaling Jaya (20 June 2006)

*Kuching is split into North and South, so there's 11

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cities_in_Malaysia

brain_failure

April 28th, 2007, 11:21 AM

How many cities in Malaysia now?

Original (Before 2000):
1. KL
2. Kuching
3. Shah Alam
4. Ipoh
5. JB

Latest:
6. KK
7. PJ
8. Miri
9. Malacca ??
10. ??

well all the cities that i know are
KL, JB, Ipoh, Kuching, KK, PJ, Melaka, Miri, Alor Star, Shah Alam

skyscraperboy

April 28th, 2007, 11:22 AM

well, i heard Kulim :lol:

Kulim???:lol: :lol: :lol:

brain_failure

April 28th, 2007, 11:23 AM

Kuala Lumpur (1 February 1972)
Ipoh (27 May 1988)
Kuching (1 August 1988)*
Johor Bahru (1 January 1994)
Kota Kinabalu (2 February 2000)
Shah Alam (10 October 2000)
Malacca Town (15 April 2003)
Alor Star (21 December 2003)
Miri (20 May 2005)
Petaling Jaya (20 June 2006)

*Kuching is split into North and South, so there's 11

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cities_in_Malaysia

wow, ipoh was the 2nd to be declared a city? It must be very rich during the 80's. But it seems like it is losing its shine

wonderwai

April 28th, 2007, 11:29 AM

Thanks TYW. So... What criterions needed (to be achieved) to get a 'city' status?

revenue/year = 80 M ?
population = ?
what else?

TYW

April 28th, 2007, 11:30 AM

Kulim???:lol: :lol: :lol:

something i dug out:

seems like the one state one city rule is no more????:?:?

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TYW

April 28th, 2007, 11:32 AM

Thanks TYW. So... What criterions needed (to be achieved) to get a 'city' status?

revenue/year = 80 M ?
population = ?
what else?

this is posted in another thread

Ministry’s criteria for city status:

- It must be a state's centre of administration.

- Population of more than 300,000 people.

- Financially stable with a yearly revenue of not less than RM80mil.

- Vast physical and financial development.

- A business and industrial centre with stable financial institutions.

- A centre for higher education, complete with universities, libraries and colleges.

- Possesses unique historical background and acts as cultural and sporting hub.

________________________________________________________________

What PJ has:

Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (MPPJ)

- MPPJ is an administrative centre for Selangor.

- Population in Petaling Jaya is about 500,000 people.

- The annual revenue for the current term is RM185.5mil (although the assessment rate has not been increased since 1992).

- Areas under MPPJ are constantly under development, especially up- coming places such as Damansara Perdana, Bandar Utama and Mutiara Damansara.

- Petaling Jaya is a pioneer industrial area in Malaysia.

- There are more than 23 colleges and universities in Petaling Jaya including Universiti Antarabangsa Islam campus branch at Section 17, Universiti Institute Technology Mara campus branch at Section 1, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Utar) campus branch at Section 13, Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (Unitar) main campus at SS6 Kelana Jaya and Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST) main campus at SS7. There is the Petaling Jaya Community Library in Jalan Selangor.

- MPPJ is the first new town development in the country as development began in 1953. Although Petaling Jaya does not have a museum, there is a proposal to set up Museum Warisan Petaling Jaya at Taman Jaya. There is also a sports complex at Kelana Jaya.

alsen

April 28th, 2007, 11:49 AM

Kulim??...omg omg !! :lol: :lol:

James Foong

April 28th, 2007, 05:50 PM

1st Alor Star n now KT. Wat's next, mayb kangar? City status is like nothing in Malaysia.

U r definitely rite. In malaysia, granting city status is primary drived by political moves rather than fulfilling all the criterias set by the ministry. :ohno:

Next to come? Tanjung Rambutan.. Bandaraya Berakhlak?" Whatever issit.. Get used to it, mates. :fiddle:

brain_failure

April 28th, 2007, 06:07 PM

U r definitely rite. In malaysia, granting city status is primary drived by political moves rather than fulfilling all the criterias set by the ministry. :ohno:

Next to come? Tanjung Rambutan.. Bandaraya Berakhlak?" Whatever issit.. Get used to it, mates. :fiddle:
As mentioned in the news, Alor Star and KT has not met one of the criteria but AS and KT was and will b granted the city status. U r so rite that it must have something to do with politic. Don forget BN almost lost Kedah to PAS few years ago and BN got back Terengganu from PAS some years ago.

Kuala Terengganu A City On Jan 1 Next Year
April 25, 2007 23:02 PM

KUALA TERENGGANU, April 25 (Bernama) -- Kuala Terengganu will be elevated to a city on Jan 1 next year and be known as the Heritage Water Front City, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh said Wednesday.................................................................................
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However, he said, Kuala Terengganu had yet to meet one of the criteria for city status, which was related to revenue-earning capacity.

"To be accorded city status, Kuala Terengganu has to have a revenue collection of at least RM80 million a year but that will not be a problem since Alor Star and Kuching Utara were given city status although their revenue collection has yet to reach the required amount," he said.

Idris said the revenue collected by Kuala Terengganu was only RM40 million a year but this did not hamper development of the town as allocations were provided by the .......................................................

skyscraperboy

April 28th, 2007, 06:21 PM

Thanks to KT, now every town can be called as city. :D

skyscraperboy

April 28th, 2007, 06:27 PM

something i dug out:

OMG! It can't be Kulim! :bash: :bash: :bash: Sg. Petani has to be city before Kulim.
SP has all the criteria to be declared as CITY. :)

wonderwai

April 28th, 2007, 08:17 PM

KT >> Heritage Water Front City? Wow that's a nice name. :)

TYW

April 29th, 2007, 10:42 AM

Thanks to KT, now every town can be called as city. :D

OMG! It can't be Kulim! :bash: :bash: :bash: Sg. Petani has to be city before Kulim.
SP has all the criteria to be declared as CITY. :)

maybe the next city will be my house :lol:

i'll have to find someone to bribe 1st...:angel: :angel:

aBe

April 29th, 2007, 01:38 PM

maybe the next city will be my house :lol:

i'll have to find someone to bribe 1st...:angel: :angel:

Hahaha...funny guy you TYW

BTW, Out of the blue KT is now on the way to be the first east coast city by early next year.

When deserving KB and Kuantan have been toying with that idea for quite some time already, and yet to materialise.

It won't be long before any towns with high hopes could now become a city as long as you got an equally ambitious Menteri Besar @ State Govt.

:nuts:

forrestcat

April 29th, 2007, 01:45 PM

Why evelyone talk about politics today..Merajok coz of Ijok ke...:nuts:

baqthier

April 29th, 2007, 02:48 PM

Is it true that till now KT has no escalator?

baqthier

April 29th, 2007, 02:53 PM

^ oh a new mall is opening soon! How about before the mall?

wonderwai

April 29th, 2007, 03:31 PM

Is it true that till now KT has no escalator?

Impossible... even Mydin and The Store should have that. Who wants to go shopping if they need to 'climb' up and down today?

baqthier

April 29th, 2007, 03:43 PM

Eh..I thought The Store didn't have it? But then the person who told me might not have been to Mydin.

Eh How's Kuantan? Miss it so much :(

wonderwai

April 29th, 2007, 03:56 PM

Eh..I thought The Store didn't have it? But then the person who told me might not have been to Mydin.

Eh How's Kuantan? Miss it so much :(

Kuantan? Nothing's changed. Just like ten years ago. :)

baqthier

April 29th, 2007, 04:03 PM

At least like 5 yrs ago it received it's 1st mini bintang walk mar..beside Megamall. hehe

ck_tonny

April 29th, 2007, 04:11 PM

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ck_tonny

April 29th, 2007, 04:13 PM

Pulau Redang

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wonderwai

April 29th, 2007, 04:19 PM

At least like 5 yrs ago it received it's 1st mini bintang walk mar..beside Megamall. hehe

Mmmm.... i've no idea. ???? Bintang Walk is now everywhere in Malaysia from big cities to Kampung-kampung. But I didnt see any Starbucks or Planet Hollywood, what they have is just the upgraded version of Pasar Malam.

wonderwai

April 29th, 2007, 04:22 PM

Eehhh. Pulau Redang is the main reason why we visit Terengganu huh? Hehe... a very nice place for vacations.....

nazrey

April 30th, 2007, 07:11 AM

City status for KT on Jan 1
Monday April 30, 2007
By R.S.N. MURALI

KUALA TERENGGANU: Kuala Terengganu will be elevated to a city on Jan 1 next year and be known as the Heritage Water Front City, Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh said here.

The news of the elevation of the town, discerned by many to be a sleepy hollow, came just a day before the local folk witnessed the coronation of their state Ruler as the 13th Yang-di Pertuan Agong.

Idris said Kuala Terengganu would achieve city status in January but the final decision on the exact date hinges on a decision by Federal Government.

“We have surpassed all the criteria to attain city status,” he said after chairing the weekly state exco meeting at Wisma Darul Iman on Wednesday.

“We in fact have everything in Kuala Terengganu – islands, rivers, beaches and lakes, that are a microcosm of Malaysia,” he said.

Idris said the town had qualified in terms of other perquisites such as being the city administrative district, commercial hub and having a local population estimated at about 300,000.

“Furthermore, the town is witnessing tremendous fiscal development under the rule of the Barisan Nasional Government,” he stressed.

Idris said the town also saw a paradigm shift when Higher Educational Institutes and Inno-vation Centres began mushrooming here, which eventually contributed to the influx of people from other states.

However, Idris said the only setback was that the revenue generated by the local government was still considered minimal to attain a city status.

“But this is not seen a hindrance as the state allocates a substantial sum for the development of Kuala Terengganu.”

“Even Kuching Utara and Alor Star attained city status with lower revenue compared to Kuala Teren-gganu,” he said.

Idris said he had directed the State Secretary to delineate the boundaries of Kuala Terengganu to separate the areas under the purview of the city council and under district councils so that development could be concentrated.

ck_tonny

April 30th, 2007, 04:56 PM

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Kuantanite

May 1st, 2007, 05:20 PM

Hi, I'm new here but have been following you guys off an on because I am very interested in the development of Kuantan. Anyway, Kuantan will be Malaysia's 12th city this July.

Bernama.com
Malaysian National News Agency

Kuantan, A City In Waiting
Features
February 12, 2007 10:46 AM

A Special Report By Tuan Sharifah Shahaini

KUANTAN, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- Kuantan, a town noted for its sustainable development, beauty and cleanliness, is to emerge as a city this year.

Kuantan has fulfilled the two most important requisites to become the nation's 12th city. Firstly, its population is more than 450,000 compared to the minimum requirement of 250,000.

Secondly, the Kuantan Town Council's (MPK) annual revenue up to last November amounted to RM84 million, above the minimum of RM80 million set for a city.

Moreover, Kuantan also enjoys many international-class facilities like sports facilities that can accommodate Asian-level tournaments and a host of other highly rated facilities like hotels, ports and highways.

MPK president Datuk Muhammad Safian Ismail said MPK "is ready to face the challenges ahead when Kuantan is declared a city, especially in providing the best services to the public".

"Kuantan is ready to emerge as a city that maintains sustainable development and provides excellent services, but hopes that its residents will cooperate wholeheartedly to ensure Kuantan emerges as a prestigious city," he said in an exclusive interview with Bernama.

He anticipates that Kuantan will achieve the city status around next July but the final decision on the exact date hinges on the decision of the Rulers Council that will approve the proposal to elevate Kuantan to a city.

FOCUS ON IMPROVING CITY TRANSPORTAION

Muhammad Safian said one of the priorities for the city in waiting was improving the intra-city transportation.

This is to overcome the traffic congestion which Kuantan is not spared from like any other major towns in the country.

While other towns and cities attempt to solve the problem by widening roads, building highways and elevated highways that cost billions of ringgit, MPK feels that complementing and improving the existing infrastructure will suffice.

"In Kuala Lumpur, for example, billions of ringgit are spent to widen the roads, build new highways and elevated highways but the traffic congestion still persists.

"The same is happening in Putrajaya, considered a meticulously-planned township, the traffic jam seems unavoidable. So to me, widening of roads provides no guarantee in eliminating or reducing traffic congestion," he said.

Hence, he still believes in going back to the basics to overcome the problem and this is why Kuantan is planning a good public transportation system that is expected to be introduced by the end of next year.

FEEDER BUS SYSTEM TO BE INTRODUCED

He said the feeder bus system would be introduced to overcome traffic woes contributed by the ever-increasing number of private vehicles entering Kuantan.

The proposed feeder bus system is very similar to the Rapid KL in Kuala Lumpur but will be operated by MPK itself.

"We plan to procure 100 feeder buses with 20 of them being on standby if the buses in service break down, and at the same time several 'park n ride' car parks will be designated for the bus service," he said.

The public can still drive their vehicles into the city but must bear in mind that they will have to pay higher parking rates. This will encourage the public to use the feeder bus service.

Muhammad Safian assured that the public would not need to wait long for the buses as they would be available at every five minutes interval and there would be 200 designated bus stops.

He also assured that the fares would be cheap, and with a RM2 ticket they could enjoy a return trip for the day.

Several locations have been identified for the 'park n ride' service including Tanah Putih Baru, Tanjung Lumpur, Indera Mahkota and Beserah with closed- circuit television (CCTV) in place to enhance security.

The locations represent the main entry points into Kuantan from the south, east, west and north with each of the car parks accommodating up to 1,000 vehicles at any one time.

KUANTAN - "TRULY MALAYSIA"

"When Kuantan is declared a city, perhaps there would be many who may face a culture shock as they have to adapt to city life," said Muhammad Sufian.

"We in fact have everything in Kuantan, we have islands, beaches, rivers, hills, lakes, hot springs, caves...meaning that Kuantan is a microcosm of Malaysia and visitors can enjoy everything that Malaysia has to offer right here," he said.

He stressed that all physical development of the new city would take into consideration efforts to alleviate floods and overcome poverty.

MPK has a workforce of 1,363 people and will need an additional 1,600 when it attains city status.

-- BERNAMA

nazrey

May 1st, 2007, 05:29 PM

Kuantan >> http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=339338&page=6

nazrey

May 1st, 2007, 05:30 PM

A warm welcome to the forum Kuantanite!

Kuantanite

May 2nd, 2007, 05:28 PM

A warm welcome to the forum Kuantanite!

Thanks!

Lastresorter

May 3rd, 2007, 06:13 AM

City status for KT? Perbandaran or Bandaraya? Was there 2 days ago and the whole town looks pretty run down with kampungs at every corner... but saw the waterfront row on the way to Merang (still under construction)... lotsa mosque-looking buildings...

I must say I'm impressed with KT bus station... it's small but I felt much better than in Puduraya or Putra bus station (where I board the bus).

neversaynever

May 3rd, 2007, 12:55 PM

Honesly speaking, I dun think KT is ready for a city status. No doubt KT is developing fast recently, but still many area to improve before getting city status.

IMO, Kuantan deserve to be the first city in east cost.

Great to know all of our east cost cities are very ambitious. Good Job to Kuantan, KT, KB

AhChuan

May 3rd, 2007, 12:58 PM

Well, is good tht KT get its city status...so tht it more famous than getting "lonely" eveyrtimes...:D

Lastresorter

May 3rd, 2007, 07:19 PM

^^ I actually agree that Kuantan should get city status first before KT or KB does. Kuantan looks better developed and I believe population wise Kuantan is higher?

From what I've seen after the visit, KT should properly develop its housing areas, they are all too scattered and the entire area looks like a huge kampung. From the look of now, it cannot convince others to accept it as a Bandaraya. What I really don't like about KT is the ugly communist propaganda kinda billboards that portray modernisation of Terengganu. They are everywhere! :puke:

Ohh yeah, I know we should love the nature but I don't think cows should wander around in a city.

tbc

May 4th, 2007, 01:22 AM

Ohh yeah, I know we should love the nature but I don't think cows should wander around in a city.

I believe the bovine wanderers feature is quite common amongst Indian cities, including certain metropolis too !

Lastresorter

May 4th, 2007, 06:39 AM

wonderwai

May 4th, 2007, 07:07 AM

^^ Thats coz cows are sacred animal to the Indians...

Anyway, this is the sample of the billboard I was talking about... everywhere in KT you see them...

from flickr...
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/8408/kekgijo8.jpg

The graphical design of the billboard reminds me how my primary school moral text books looked like.. :ohno:

TYW

May 4th, 2007, 10:41 AM

what is KEKGI and Ulul Albab??

wonderwai

May 4th, 2007, 11:23 AM

what is KEKGI and Ulul Albab??

Should be something good... (of course) :lol:

tbc

May 4th, 2007, 12:31 PM

^^ Thats coz cows are sacred animal to the Indians...

Also sacred to Indians in Malaysia as well as some Chinese too !

tbc

May 4th, 2007, 12:31 PM

The graphical design of the billboard reminds me how my primary school moral text books looked like.. :ohno:

Believe me, they still print them that way !!

AhChuan

May 4th, 2007, 12:53 PM

what is KEKGI and Ulul Albab??

Yeah...apa maksudnya?? :?....Alsen maybe noe. :D

alsen

May 4th, 2007, 12:58 PM

me either..never heard before :?

Blue_Sky

May 15th, 2007, 03:58 PM

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3/dave_win/Malaysia/IMG_0384.jpg

OshHisham

May 16th, 2007, 12:52 PM

what is KEKGI and Ulul Albab??

kekgi=nanti/akan

ulul albab=knowledgable

nazrey

May 26th, 2007, 07:46 AM

Pulau Duyong, Moonsoon Cup 2006. Heritage Bay Club.
by me2muhamad

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/214/505730545_3355dd17db_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/202/505730549_6ca94cedc9_o.jpg

nazrey

May 26th, 2007, 07:50 AM

by hkboyee

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/220/500579934_fb676e0fa4_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/202/500575606_a62f399e7d_b.jpg

nazrey

May 26th, 2007, 07:51 AM

by redang2007

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/225/495853519_3401a6db45_b.jpg

nazrey

May 26th, 2007, 07:56 AM

White Mosque at Kuala Terengganu-state capital of Terengganu.
by yeeshian

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/193/494715719_638b424d02_b.jpg

nazrey

May 26th, 2007, 08:02 AM

Masjid Zainal Abidin II, Kuala Terengganu
by durbanshot

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/211/469626229_83beb6285c_b.jpg

nazrey

May 26th, 2007, 08:04 AM

Masjid Terapung Kuala Terengganu

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/219/475128338_1a589e1f8b_b.jpg

nazrey

May 26th, 2007, 08:06 AM

Trishaw man near Pasar Payang at Kuala Terengganu.
by Ssuriha (Uploaded on April 11, 2007)

http://img02.picoodle.com/img/img02/8/5/26/f_454m_cdd5732.jpg

nazrey

May 27th, 2007, 06:07 AM

johnsonooi

May 27th, 2007, 10:00 AM

From Hijjaskasturi website
Ranggani Arts and Cultural Village
Mixed development comprising of resort, cultural village, spa andservice apartment

http://img03.picoodle.com/img/img03/8/5/26/f_3525875m_5ff6615.jpg

http://img01.picoodle.com/img/img01/8/5/26/f_352587m_484ca67.jpg

amazing!!! more pics please..website is more welcomed :eek:

Pablo

May 28th, 2007, 02:35 AM

wow..amazing project..wish to hear more news on this project :)

TYW

May 28th, 2007, 09:26 AM

cool!! reminds me of the reclamation project in Islamabad.

will this be built?

teckkang

May 29th, 2007, 03:51 PM

holyshit!!! nice proposal! wish to see that.:)

aBe

May 30th, 2007, 07:45 AM

Cool...Are they going to build it at the rivermouth facing Seberang Takir?

nazrey

July 4th, 2007, 08:46 AM

by rhumbaaddict

http://img40.picoodle.com/img/img40/8/7/4/f_0245m_f334546.jpg

nazrey

July 4th, 2007, 08:47 AM

by sdr. mohamad lutfi hakim ariff

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/17/20190374_a3f6dc3c4a_o.jpg

nazrey

July 4th, 2007, 08:49 AM

by luv_ima

http://img33.picoodle.com/img/img33/8/7/4/f_882m_dfc0139.jpg

nazrey

July 4th, 2007, 08:53 AM

by elsa200530

http://img33.picoodle.com/img/img33/8/7/4/f_0246m_3b601bc.jpg

nazrey

July 4th, 2007, 08:55 AM

kota seribu gerbang?
by elsa200530

http://img28.picoodle.com/img/img28/8/7/4/f_0247m_fe9284e.jpg

nazrey

July 14th, 2007, 05:42 AM

by duke_robin

http://img40.picoodle.com/img/img40/9/7/13/f_015m_0923422.jpg

nazrey

July 14th, 2007, 05:48 AM

by m.brew

http://img37.picoodle.com/img/img37/9/7/13/f_016m_27b2177.jpg

New mosque

http://img36.picoodle.com/img/img36/9/7/13/f_017m_40e5f3f.jpg

Looks like japanese town...

http://img31.picoodle.com/img/img31/9/7/13/f_018m_4cff5b6.jpg

http://img36.picoodle.com/img/img36/9/7/13/f_019m_03197e0.jpg

nazrey

July 22nd, 2007, 11:31 AM

by kebeckham7

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1295/775028602_ce03f084ca_o.jpg

nazrey

July 22nd, 2007, 11:34 AM

Kuala Terengganu Bridge
by line_universe1

http://img40.picoodle.com/img/img40/9/7/22/f_369m_db0fffa.jpg

nazrey

August 4th, 2007, 12:46 PM

alsen

August 5th, 2007, 07:42 AM

New mosque

http://img36.picoodle.com/img/img36/9/7/13/f_017m_40e5f3f.jpg

woa..nice mosque.love to see more. :cheers:

Looks like japanese town...

http://img31.picoodle.com/img/img31/9/7/13/f_018m_4cff5b6.jpg

http://img36.picoodle.com/img/img36/9/7/13/f_019m_03197e0.jpg

mm..dont think so.

nazrey

September 26th, 2007, 07:05 AM

town bus - kuala terengganu
by hossey_98

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http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1197/1400152611_ae5322ab2e_o.jpg

nazrey

September 26th, 2007, 07:06 AM

woa..nice mosque.love to see more. :cheers:

>> http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=526097

nazrey

September 26th, 2007, 07:08 AM

by Zairi

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http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1230/1365969966_bd5774a620_b.jpg

skyscraperboy

September 26th, 2007, 08:52 PM

WOW! Beautiful!

What is that ar?? Shops??

nazrey

October 3rd, 2007, 06:34 AM

Giant sets up shop in Kuala Terengganu
Wednesday October 3, 2007
TheStar

KUALA TERENGGANU: Giant, Malaysia’s largest hypermarket chain, made a debut here last Wednesday to offer the local folks a different but modern retailing concept.

Giant Hypermarket Kuala Te-rengganu is located in Jalan Sultan Mohamad.

Other then offering the essential household goods, the hypermarket also has a wet market section offering a cleaner and dryer shopping environment under one roof. The two-level hypermarket is owned by GCH Retail (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd.

“Apart from the generous retailing space, the store design incorporates several modern retail complex technologies that are customised to suit Giant’s needs and their customers,” said a hypermarket official in a statement.

He also stated that the air-conditioning and lighting systems at the hypermarket are also de-signed to save energy and eco-friendly.

Like other Giant hypermarkets in the country, Giant Kuala Te-rengganu also stocks up to over 100,000 items ranging from fresh foods and vegetables, food products, everyday essentials, groceries, general merchandise such as household appliances, electrical go-ods, clothing, shoes and stationery.

Giant also offers some 1,000 products under its label, which are priced on average 40% lower, that other brands of similar items.

The statement said this was to enable the shoppers to enjoy the vast choices of products at great value.

The hypermarket also has ample parking for its customers and houses a post office and food and beverage outlets.

Giant Kuala Terengganu also has a play area and kiddy rides for the children while their parents shop at the hypermarket.

nazrey

October 22nd, 2007, 02:02 PM

by acai photo( zool's studio)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2119/1644341947_5a026f26c1_o.jpg

nazrey

October 22nd, 2007, 02:03 PM

by acai photo( zool's studio)

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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/83/238151349_25b4c72e26_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/83/238150021_2256855c45_o.jpg

nazrey

October 22nd, 2007, 02:06 PM

From Hijjas Kasturi Associates Sdn (http://www.hijjaskasturi.com/hkas2006/mainstruct.swf)
Ranggani Arts and Cultural Village
Mixed development comprising of resort, cultural village, spa andservice apartment

http://img03.picoodle.com/img/img03/8/5/26/f_3525875m_5ff6615.jpg

http://img01.picoodle.com/img/img01/8/5/26/f_352587m_484ca67.jpg

Arial view at the break water in Marang kuala terengganu
by acai photo( zool's studio)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2276/1645219080_af3496e717_o.jpg

nazrey

October 22nd, 2007, 02:25 PM

-edit-

aBe

October 22nd, 2007, 05:43 PM

Nice aerial pix of KT there taken by Zool!

Nazrey,

This is Kota Bharu's west side view, definitely not KT's. hehe
by Adrian Ngarte

http://img30.picoodle.com/img/img30/6/10/22/f_03m_70f88a8.jpg

nazrey

October 22nd, 2007, 05:57 PM

Oh MY! Maaf..!

nazrey

October 23rd, 2007, 03:28 AM

Terengganu gets ready for equestrian event
Tuesday October 23, 2007
By MICHAEL CHEANG
TheStar

http://thestar.com.my/archives/2007/10/23/central/m_03horses.jpg

Special passenger: One of the thoroughbred horses about to be transported
from KLIA to Kuala Terengganu via an RMAF Lockheed Hercules C-130
transport plane on Saturday.

Kuala Terengganu's Sultan Mahmud airport bore witness to some very unusual arrivals last week.

A total of 18 thoroughbred horses from all over the world touched down at the airport on Oct 20, three weeks before they are due to compete in the Sultan's Cup Terengganu Endurance Challenge 2007 from Nov 9 to 11.

The horses had arrived at the KL International Airport (KLIA) the day before after their various long haul flights from Los Angeles, Sao Paulo, Amsterdam and Dubai; and were checked into MASKargo's Animal Hotel to spend the night.

After a good night's rest, the horses were then transported via a Royal Malaysian Air Force Lockheed Hercules C-130 aircraft to Kuala Terengganu.

Event manager Azrin Zuhdi said the RMAF aircraft was commissioned for the transport because the runway at the Kuala Tereng-ganu airport was too short to accommodate the landing of a commercial cargo 747 aircraft (the usual plane used to transport horses).

The horses, which hail from Argentina, Brazil, France, Belgium, Qatar and Australia among other countries, were shipped in two consecutive one-hour trips while comfortably secured inside four air stables custom-built to fit the aircraft.

Each air stable cost RM38,000 and could accommodate three horses each.

Once they arrived in Kuala Terengganu, the horses were immediately transported to the event venue at the newly completed Terengganu International Endu-rance Park (Tiep), Setiu, Tereng-ganu.

They were then put into various quarantine stables, where they would be kept for three weeks leading up to the event to ensure they are free from any diseases that may spread to other horses.

“The horses come from different climates all over the world, which is why we brought them in three weeks before the event to acclimatise themselves to the weather,” said Azrin.

Organised by the Sultan Mizan Royal Foundation, the Sultan's Cup is an annual event that has been going for several years now.

However, this year's race takes on special significance, as it is a trial event for the FEI World Endurance Championship 2008 to be hosted by Malaysia.

“Malaysia has been chosen to be the host for the FEI Endurance Championship next year but under a condition by FEI (International Federation of Equestrian Sports). It will be the first time that it is hosted by a tropical country.

“Since it is harder for the horses to compete here because of the heat and humidity, the Sultan's Cup is essentially a trial to see how the foreign horses adapt to the climate here,”said Azrin.

“Therefore it is a technical criteria that we have to meet for the Sultan's Cup before we get the official confirmation to host the world championship race – 40% of the foreign riders and horses that start need to finish the entire 160km within 16 hours.”

Participants from countries such as Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Qatar, UAE, USA and Malaysia are expected to take part in the 160km endurance competition.

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin will also be one of Malaysia’s participants.

alsen

October 23rd, 2007, 05:38 PM

cute capital and nice setting as well.

by acai photo( zool's studio)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/98/238150024_cad1aca2c2_o.jpg

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KT definitely my favourite town among any others in our East coast.

nazrey

November 6th, 2007, 04:54 AM

Weaknesses in KT’s unique buses
Tuesday November 6, 2007
By R.S.N. MURALI
TheStar

http://thestar.com.my/archives/2007/11/6/southneast/se_02busses.jpg

Not disabled friendly: The new inter-town bus introduced
by Terengganu government recently.

KUALA TERENGGANU: Locals like to jest that the new inter-town bus looks like a “mobile coffin” because of its unique design, but it is certainly fascinating for tourists to see the classic bus cruise around the town.

The bus' external frame is of solid wood built in typical Terengganu design, and the seats are also made of wood, reliving the travel days of yesteryears.

The unique design was conceptualised by the state as a tourist attraction.

However, the design has two weaknesses – it is not disabled friendly and some feel the service is not the answer to the shortage of buses faced by locals.

The State Consumer Association is requesting the state to give priority to disabled people and end transportation woes here.

Association vice president Othman Abdullah said the first step of the bus was too high for the disabled to climb.

“The state's idea of introducing the service should be commended, but it overlooks the aspect on being disabled-friendly,” he said.

Othman suggested that the service be utilised solely for tourism while modern fleets be introduced to replace aging vehicles that have no air-conditioning.

Locals are hoping the state would introduce modern buses like RapidKL in line with the elevation of Kuala Terengganu to Waterfront City status in 2008.

Othman said that bus services in Terengganu was limited.

“The state should address this predicament, especially since the population of Kuala Terengganu has swelled in recent years due to development,” he said.

“The solution is for the state to source the right transportation company to manage bus services here,” he added.

Hisyam

November 16th, 2007, 05:31 PM

The Star 16 Nov. 2007

KT council elevated to City Hall status

By R.S.N. MURALI

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Kuala Terengganu Municipal Council will be elevated to City Hall status with the town being declared a city on Jan 1.

The Housing and Local Government Ministry said in a statement Friday that the Cabinet has given the go =-ahead for the elevation.

Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh will declare Kuala Terengganu a city on Jan 1.

Hisyam

November 16th, 2007, 05:33 PM

KT for city status?. I thought Kuantan to get it earlier than KT.

achkeen10

November 16th, 2007, 06:21 PM

KT council elevated to City Hall status

CITY HALL?
As far as i know, only 3 City Hall in Malaysia : DBKL, DBKK, DBKU.
Is it possible to get City Hall status without going through City Council status?
Means KT will be DBKT,the 4th City Hall in Malaysia??

Hisyam

November 16th, 2007, 07:17 PM

In Malaysia City Hall or City Council is under the same status. Only the name different which is up to the respective city to decide.

achkeen10

November 18th, 2007, 04:59 AM

In Malaysia City Hall or City Council is under the same status. Only the name different which is up to the respective city to decide.

Thx for your info Hisyam. I am more clear about this.

Magician

November 18th, 2007, 11:10 AM

Haha even KT can be City... how about Georgetown? Which is times bigger and developed...

neversaynever

November 20th, 2007, 09:32 AM

Haha even KT can be City... how about Georgetown? Which is times bigger and developed...

ermm...i'm not too sure how develop is KT now.

oso not too sure whether it really deserve for a city status...

IMO, it might be political issue. Terengganu once won by PAS until BN won it back during the last GE. so maybe the Gov is trying to gain the confidence of the rakyat there by giving a city status to KT.

Although KT might already meet the requirement to bcom a city, i think Penang and Kuantan is far more deserve the title than KT.

How bout KB? is KB or KT more develop?

Hisyam

November 20th, 2007, 12:31 PM

I agree with you. Its a political move. Of all the towns in the East Coast, Kuantan should become city first, followed by KB and KT.

As for Penang,the state government claim that Georgetown was declared city long time ago during colonial time .However as we know the city is still managed by Penang Municipal Council (MPPP). I heard the state government plan to make Butterworth/Prai elevated to City Council as well. Perhaps during this time the management of Penang will also change to Penang City Council so Penang will be the first state to have 2 cities concurrently.

brain_failure

November 20th, 2007, 01:57 PM

ermm...i'm not too sure how develop is KT now.

oso not too sure whether it really deserve for a city status...

IMO, it might be political issue. Terengganu once won by PAS until BN won it back during the last GE. so maybe the Gov is trying to gain the confidence of the rakyat there by giving a city status to KT.

Although KT might already meet the requirement to bcom a city, i think Penang and Kuantan is far more deserve the title than KT.

How bout KB? is KB or KT more develop?

remember BN once almost lost Kedah to opposition party. Not long after that, Alor Star was declared a city. Same to KT, BN got back KT and declare it a city. If they won Kelantan this time, definitely they wil declare KB a city immediately.

alsen

November 21st, 2007, 09:54 AM

http://thestar.com.my/archives/2007/11/6/southneast/se_02busses.jpg

dont like this bus.so damn ugly one. :sleepy:

nazrey

November 26th, 2007, 04:55 AM

Double-decker buses in Terengganu soon
Monday November 26, 2007
By R.S.N.MURALI
TheStar

KUALA TERENGGANU: The first private fleet of 10 double-decker buses will make its debut here to complement the elevation of the status of Kuala Terengganu from a town to a city on Jan 1.

The buses, using the latest safety features including the Global Positioning System to track the speed of the vehicles, will service the Kuala Terengganu-Kuala Lumpur route.

A local-based express bus operator Sani Express is introducing the concept, which is the first such transport facility here.

The 45-seater double-deckers will serve the route with three trips daily, including weekends.

http://www.thestar.com.my/archives/2007/11/26/southneast/p2bus.jpg

Stylish: Artist’s impression of the new double-decker bus that
will make its debut in Kuala Terengganu on Jan 1 next year..

The company’s chief executive officer Sani Salleh said his company has invested RM30mil to replace the existing fleet with the double-decker buses.

Sani said the company makes RM1mil a month and the figure was expected to double with the new service.

nazrey

November 27th, 2007, 03:56 AM

RM12mil set aside for new taxis in Terengganu
Tuesday November 27, 2007
TheStar

KUALA TERENGGANU: The state government has allocated RM12mil to help taxi operators replace their fleets with new vehicles.

This was part of a government move to upgrade the transport system in the state.

State Entrepreneur Development, Small and Medium-Scale Industries and Petty Traders Committee chairman, Datuk Abdul Rahin Mohd Said said financial assistance would be given in stages over six years to some 1,192 taxi operators in the state.

He said each operator would be given RM10,000 to enable them to change their vehicles to national cars.

“The change is necessary to improve and enhance the image of the taxi service in the state,” he said when replying to a question by Rozi Mamat (BN-Telemong) in the State Assembly here yesterday.

He said the taxi operators must have their own permits and be full-time taxi operators.

They must also be not older than 55 years old, and must not be blacklisted by any bank.

He added that taxis operating here would be required to use meters in future.

nazrey

November 27th, 2007, 05:03 AM

Prinsiptek gets RM138m contract
27 Nov 2007 12:35 AM
THEEDGEDAILY

KUALA LUMPUR: Prinsiptek Corporation Bhd's subsidiary Prinsiptek (M) Sdn Bhd has accepted letters of award from Pinsip Sinaran Sdn Bhd and Sha’s Jaya (M) Sdn Bhd to develop a function hall and administration building in Kuala Terengganu for RM137.83 million.

In a statement yesterday, Prinsiptek said the contract period of the project was 24 months from the dates of the letters of award.

wonderwai

December 2nd, 2007, 03:41 PM

The First McDonalds Outlet in Kuala Terengganu

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http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/5696/image00007cv8.jpg

triple-j

December 2nd, 2007, 06:15 PM

two things i love on those pix

1- mcdonald in jawi or arabic
2- mcdonald banner in front of a&w!!

londonbased

December 2nd, 2007, 06:40 PM

sorry ,no heart feeling....but ..Dear God...first McD in KT?

emzeti

December 2nd, 2007, 07:31 PM

two things i love on those pix

1- mcdonald in jawi or arabic
2- mcdonald banner in front of a&w!!

:nuts:ya yeah you're rite man..i was in KT last raya..and managed to take some pics but =...

achkeen10

December 3rd, 2007, 06:09 AM

sorry ,no heart feeling....but ..Dear God...first McD in KT?

Eventhough it is the 1st in KT, at least they finally open in KT rather than having only KFC Pizza hut n A&W. Secondly, KT got no huge malls which Mcd usually opens in shopping malls. So it is not weird that it is the 1st in KT.

achkeen10

December 3rd, 2007, 06:10 AM

btw why is there Jawi on the signboard? other places in west coast seems no Jawi on the signboard.

tomkat

December 3rd, 2007, 01:09 PM

btw why is there Jawi on the signboard? other places in west coast seems no Jawi on the signboard.

Isn't that make it look kinda cool...?

wonderwai

December 3rd, 2007, 01:44 PM

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Now A&W has a big rival. Hehe....:banana:

I never know that McDonald's will promote thier store opening by using street banners.

forrestcat

December 3rd, 2007, 01:55 PM

sorry ,no heart feeling....but ..Dear God...first McD in KT?

No big deal...Terengganu have cheap good local food...they can live wothout McD.

emzeti

December 3rd, 2007, 03:48 PM

No big deal...Terengganu have cheap good local food...they can live wothout McD.

what cheap you mean?..no cheap food in terengganu..
even in newspaper since a years ago.. alot of comments from visitors..and even from local too...

triple-j

December 3rd, 2007, 05:32 PM

sorry ,no heart feeling....but ..Dear God...first McD in KT?

there is no mcd here in bintulu either...there is one in miri, some said miri has had two outlets, but dunno what happened, only one left in Bintang Mall.

Well it's good that for so long they haven't succumb to unhealthy fattening McD (altho A&W, KFC and Pizza-Hut are there already, but then nothing beats McD..)

nothing to pity about how late McD arrives in KT, in fact we should worry,... there goes extra calories going nowhere but stuck in our tummy, our butts and supersizing every kids and grown up in KT (i know, a bit exaggerating there...)

Skyprince

December 3rd, 2007, 05:34 PM

:nuts:ya yeah you're rite man..i was in KT last raya..and managed to take some pics but =...

but what ???.... But yes, food in terengganu is quite pricey... nape yek ? Ari tu aku gi satu restoran kat Batu Burok ... medan selera jek... Nasi ngan ayam goreng n sayur masak kicap.. 6 ringgit stengah ! Pelik...

emzeti

December 7th, 2007, 07:02 AM

but what ???.... But yes, food in terengganu is quite pricey... nape yek ? Ari tu aku gi satu restoran kat Batu Burok ... medan selera jek... Nasi ngan ayam goreng n sayur masak kicap.. 6 ringgit stengah ! Pelik...

hehe..but ' nothing' impressive..heh,
erm, yeah mkn kat terengganu sgt mahal..beza dgn kat alor setar...
yg pastinya..tak sedap pun..

nazrey

December 7th, 2007, 11:51 AM

K-Box makes a big hit in KT
Friday December 7, 2007
TheStar

KUALA TERENGGANU: Lasses adorning tudung (headscarves) and mothers clutching their toddlers sing their heart out at a karaoke outlet where favourite local and foreign hits reverberate in their cubicles affixed with latest sound systems.

Families and teenagers make a stopover at the outlet in Jalan Sultan Sulaiman here on their way home, for get-togethers or simply to unwind.

The karaoke has attracted a steady following of patrons, mostly families, since it opened a few months ago due to its family-oriented concept.

It is packed even in the mornings.

A notice outside the outlet explicitly states “no vice, no couples, no smoking and no alcohol” while the cubicles are fitted with see-through glass.

Prominent businessman Patrick Yap Kok Weng introduced this new karaoke concept catering to the local scene.

Yap’s concept has been well received by local authorities, as the outlet will complement the elevation of Kuala Terengganu as a city on Jan 1, next year.

Most visitors complain about the lack of entertainment outlets here, but with K-Box, they have something to cheer about.

Yap said his aim was to change the perception that karaoke outlets were places for vice and to get intoxicated.

“We have families and teenagers of the same sex singing without worrying about rooms choking with cigarette smoke and annoyance by hooligans.

“It is a healthy concept where songsters can improve their command of languages, especially English, while relaxing,” he said.

Apart from entertainment, Yap provides job opportunities for youths and sells food at the outlet.

nazrey

December 7th, 2007, 11:52 AM

Terengganu to have metered cabs next year
Friday December 7, 2007

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu government will launch metered taxi services for the state capital next year.

State Entrepreneur, Small and Medium-Scale Industry, and Petty Trader Development Committee chairman Datuk Rahin Mohd Said said the service would complement town bus services launched two months ago.

“We will launch the metered town taxis after Kuala Terengganu is declared a city on Jan 1,” he told reporters here recently.

He said the service, aimed at improving the image of taxis especially during Visit Terengganu Year 2008, would not affect the livelihood of trishaw peddlers.

Initially, 30 of the 1,192 taxis in Terengganu would be turned into town taxis and the state had allocated RM11.9mil for the re-branding of all taxis by 2012, he said. – Bernama

ntly1

December 7th, 2007, 04:34 PM

two things i love on those pix

1- mcdonald in jawi or arabic
2- mcdonald banner in front of a&w!!

^^no offence but just curious, something I don't understand why jawi or arabic wording is used? since there is not so many Arabs people...but Malays are more!.they should use BM wording just like "communication" = "komunikasi" kind of word. Malays is not Arabs but only thing similar is having same religion.

TWK90

December 7th, 2007, 04:49 PM

^^

I am not sure, but i think Jawi is just a script to write Malay words prior to the introduction of the latin alphabets..

nazrey

December 7th, 2007, 05:04 PM

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Jawi alphabet has existed for many centuries in Nusantara (the Malay world). Its development is linked with the arrival of Islam. It consists of mostly Arabic characters along with some extra characters unique to Jawi.

The Jawi alphabet is one of the earliest scripts used for writing Malay. Jawi has been in use since the era of the kingdom of Pasai, to the era of the Sultanate of Malacca, Sultanate of Johor and also Acheh and Sultanate of Patani in the 17th century. Evidence of this is found in the Terengganu Inscription Stone (Batu Bersurat Terengganu), dated 1303 A.D. (702H by the Islamic calendar), whereas the earliest use of the Roman alphabet is found near the end of the 19th century. The Jawi script was the official script for Unfederated Malay States during British protectorate. Today, the script is used for religious and Malay cultural administration in Terengganu, Kelantan, Kedah, Perlis and Johor. The Malays in Patani still use Jawi today.

Jawi script

The Jawi alphabet. The chart should be read right-to-left, top-down.Jawi (Arabic: جوي Jăwi) (or Yawi in Pattani) is an adapted Arabic alphabet for writing the Malay language. It is used as one of two official scripts in Brunei for writing Malay, and is employed to a limited extent in Malaysia, in Indonesia, in southern Philippines, in Patani in southern Thailand and in Singapore as well, particularly in religious contexts.

ntly1

December 7th, 2007, 05:07 PM

nazrey

December 8th, 2007, 08:01 AM

Bcoz they want to reserve it as well as colonial building reserved in Malaysia! :)

nazrey

December 8th, 2007, 09:50 AM

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nazrey

December 12th, 2007, 03:36 PM

Visit Terengganu 2008:
Seni budaya warisan negeri
Oleh Nazura Ngah
BeritaHarian

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ULIK Mayang tarian yang menjadi identiti Terengganu.

Tarian Rodat, Ulik Mayang serta kehalusan songket tenun dan batik warnai keindahan Terengganu

RODAT adalah seni persembahan tarian dan nyanyian warisan Terengganu. Seni persembahan unik ini hanya ada di negeri itu yang sering dipersembahkan secara terbuka untuk majlis keraian atau pesta khususnya di luar bandar.

Persembahannya membabitkan penari lelaki atau dikenali sebagai pelenggok, pemukul gendang atau tar (pengadi) dan penari wanita (mak inang) yang menampilkan empat gabungan posisi gerakan badan iaitu berdiri-berlutut-duduk-berpusing, diiringi dengan rentak dan alunan muzik dihasilkan gendang tar atau kompang temborin.

Rodat dipercayai berasal daripada singkatan `Hadrat Baghdad' yang menjadi sebahagian bentuk seni persembahan hadrah atau berzanji. Ia adalah tradisi dan budaya Islam yang berasal dari Timur Tengah.

Pengarah Akademi Seni Terengganu (Aseni), Mohd Noor Yusof, berkata rodat dibawa masuk ke Tanah Melayu pada 1900 melalui Pulau Sambas di Indonesia.

Buletin Warisan terbitan Mac 1979 mencatatkan pedagang dari Sambas dan Pontianak datang ke Terengganu untuk membeli budu, songket serta perkakas tenunan dengan perahu besar pada awal abad ke-19.

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Pada sebelah malam anak kapal Sambas berkumpul sambil memukul rebana kecil dan menyanyi serta menari hingga larut malam. Dipercayai kampung yang mula-mula menerima seni rodat di Terengganu adalah Kampung Pasir Panjang dan Gong Tok Nasek di Kuala Terengganu.

Namun seni persembahan yang popular suatu ketika dulu kini semakin dilupai apabila hanya lima kumpulan terdiri daripada warga emas yang masih membuat persembahan di Terengganu.

Bagi memartabatkan rodat, Aseni yang menyambut ulang tahun pertama pada 1 Ogos lalu berusaha mengangkat semula seni itu sebagai seni persembahan milik rakyat Terengganu dengan melatih anak muda menjiwainya supaya tidak luput ditelan zaman.

Selain rodat, seni persembahan lain seperti nyanyian lagu rakyat, Ulek Mayang, gamelan, wayang kulit, teater dan tari turut mewarnai seni tradisional warisan bumi Terengganu.

Ulek Mayang yang bermula sebagai kaedah perubatan tradisional menjadi identiti Terengganu kerana menjadi amalan masyarakat Melayu lama sejak beratus tahun lalu.

Kini Ulek Mayang hanya dipersembahkan sebagai hiburan semata-mata tanpa mencampur adukkan dengan unsur khurafat dalam bacaan mentera, malah persembahan itu hanya berlangsung 10 minit berbanding antara 20 hingga 30 minit.

Koreografer Badan Kesenian Muzium Terengganu, Mohd Nazri Ismail, berkata olahan termasuk gerak tari dan susunan muzik dilakukan bagi memberi nafas baru selaras dengan perkembangan zaman dan penerimaan masyarakat ketika ini.

Ulek Mayang sering dipersembahkan pada majlis penutup program promosi termasuk di luar negara antaranya Jerman, Brunei, Singapura dan Indonesia.

"Ulek Mayang yang menampilkan persembahan tujuh puteri yang mengubati orang yang kena sampuk. Ada dua versi iaitu versi sekumpulan lelaki bermain sepak raga dan versi sekumpulan nelayan sebelum seorang daripada mereka terkena sampuk.

"Mengikut catatan sejarah, tujuh puteri itu berasal dari Bukit Puteri yang sentiasa menjadi tumpuan orang kampung untuk meminta bantuan mengubati orang sakit melalui jampi, seru dan mentera.

"Ulek Mayang yang ada pada hari ini sudah mengalami perubahan termasuk unsur khurafat dihapuskan," katanya.

Selain kaya dengan kebudayan unik, Terengganu juga sinonim dengan penghasilan kraf seperti songket dan batik.

Antara pengusaha songket yang mendapat tempat di hati peminat dari dalam dan luar negara ialah pemilik Terengganu Songket, Zainab @ Ngah Mamat, 65 yang beroperasi di rumahnya di Kampung Bukit Depu, Jalan Pasir Panjang, Kuala Terengganu.

Tokoh Kraf Negara 2002 itu mewarisi bakat membuat songket daripada arwah nenek dan ibunya serta mampu menghasilkan songket seawal usia 12 tahun.

Zainab yang mempunyai 50 pekerja sambilan dan enam pekerja tetap gemar menghasilkan songket bermotifkan alam semula jadi seperti bunga, tumbuhan dan buah-buahan. Songket yang dijual berharga antara RM35 dan RM15,000 yang mempunyai tiga ukuran lebar iaitu dua meter, 2.25 meter dan 2.5 meter, manakala labuh sama ada 30 inci, 37 inci dan 42 inci.

Harga sehelai songket bergantung pada jenis benang sama ada kapas atau sutera, corak, bunga dan tempoh masa menghasilkannya. Contoh songket berharga RM15,000 yang ditempah pemimpin negara memerlukan masa tujuh bulan untuk disiapkan.

Katanya, songket berharga RM500 dan ke bawah menjadi pilihan pembeli, manakala orang kenamaan yang mementingkan kualiti tidak berkira untuk memilih songket bernilai ribuan ringgit.

Batik juga mengalami perkembangan mengikut peredaran zaman dan cita rasa pemakainya. Jika dulu batik hanya terhad pada batik yang dicop atau dilukis tangan atas kain fuji atau kapas, namun sejak 1992, batik mengalami perubahan apabila kain sutera dari China menambah fabrik sedia ada.

Pengarah Imbasan Damai Batik Sdn Bhd, Fauziah Yahya, 50, mengakui batik memerlukan sentuhan kreatif bagi menghasilkan corak eksklusif dan terbaru yang membuatkannya sentiasa hidup atau 'evergreen' walaupun berusia lebih 10 tahun.

Antara teknik yang digunakan dalam penghasilan batik adalah teknik lilin dan 'brush'. Kain sutera yang dibawa masuk dan menjadi fabrik utama dalam menghasilkan batik mempunyai beberapa jenis iaitu sutera jacquard, creepe, rayon, sifon dan habotai.

Finalis Piala Seri Iman yang akan berlangsung bulan ini (November) mengusahakan industri batik dan songket warisan keluarga suaminya, Sukri Abdullah, 56, di Losong, Kuala Terengganu.

"Batik sentiasa mendapat permintaan dan langkah kerajaan menggalakkan pemakaian batik di kalangan kakitangan kerajaan pada hari tertentu serta majlis rasmi menjadikan industri batik terus berkembang mewarnai seni warisan Terengganu," katanya.

Terengganu juga kaya dengan seni kraftangan anyaman berasaskan rotan, buluh dan daun mengkuang.

Pelancong dari Kuala Lumpur yang memilih laluan darat untuk tiba ke Terengganu khususnya bandar Kuala Terengganu akan dapat menyaksikan deretan gerai yang menjual produk itu di beberapa lokasi di Marang.

Malah jika terlepas, pengunjung masih berkunjung ke Pasar Besar Kedai Payang di Kuala Terengganu yang menjadi syurga kepada peminat barangan kraf.

Lebih tepat lagi, Terengganu menjadi destinasi 'macam-macam ada' bagi memenuhi selera pengunjung.

nazrey

December 12th, 2007, 03:38 PM

Terengganu gamit pengunjung
Oleh Suhana Roslan
BeritaHarian

Percutian ala kampung beri peluang pelancong alami keindahan warisan tradisi, budaya penduduk

PELANCONG yang berkunjung ke Terengganu berpeluang memilih pelbagai tempat penginapan sama ada penginapan bertaraf lima bintang seperti hotel dan resort atau memilih untuk merasai suasana percutian ala kampung melalui program homestay.

Program homestay yang ditawarkan beberapa kampung di sekitar negeri ini membolehkan pelancong merasai sendiri aktiviti seharian penduduk sekali gus mempelajari dialek Terengganu.

Program Homestay Kampung Teluk Ketapang yang menerima ramai pelancong dari luar negara seperti Belanda, Macau, Afrika Selatan dan Singapura menawarkan pakej penginapan menetap bersama keluarga angkat sebanyak RM60 sehari.

Sebanyak 28 rumah diiktiraf dijadikan homestay kerana cantik dan bersih serta diluluskan Majlis Tindakan Pelancongan Negeri Terengganu (MTPNT) dan Tourism Negeri.

Anak-anak penduduk kampung berusia antara 12 hingga 18 tahun akan memperkenalkan kepada tetamu mereka warisan tradisional Terengganu seperti permainan Eklokek, Cap Kekok Kaki Ayam, Pom Along-Along, Sende Dua Ende, Tok-Tok Na, Cak Ciling Cilang Ong.

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MASJID Kristal Taman Tamadun Islam tarikan terbaru di Terengganu.

Permainan yang dipersembahkan itu bertujuan menggalakkan pelancong menguasai dialek Terengganu kerana setiap permainan mempunyai gurindam tersendiri.

Malah, orang kuat program homestay ini, Md Azmi Abd Aziz berkata, permainan tradisional meninggalkan kesan mendalam kepada pelancong kerana tidak menggunakan sebarang perkakasan sebaliknya hanya tulang empat kerat dan dinyanyikan beramai-ramai.

Selain berkampung di Teluk Ketapang, pelancong juga dibawa melawat tempat menarik seperti Muzium Negeri dan diberi penerangan mengenai sejarah Terengganu selain menaiki beca mengelilingi bandar hingga ke Pasar Besar Kedai Payang untuk membeli belah.

Sejarah Batu Bersurat yang ditemui di Kampung Buluh, Kuala Berang juga mampu menggamit pelancong untuk memilih Homestay Kampung Buluh yang menyediakan lebih 27 rumah kepada pengunjung dengan menawarkan tiga pakej antara RM159 dan RM600 seorang.

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AKTIVITI permainan tradisional di homestay.

Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Kemajuan dan Keselamatan Kampung (JKKK) Kampung Buluh, Samsureja Ali berkata, mereka yang hanya ingin menetap bersama penduduk dikenakan bayaran RM50 untuk sebuah rumah keluarga angkat.

Sekiranya, ingin menetap lebih lama, pengunjung boleh membuat pilihan sama ada mengikuti pakej `Semalam Di Kampung Buluh' selama dua hari satu malam atau mendapatkan pakej `Homestay And Brang Amazon River Safari' selama empat hari tiga malam dengan harga RM599 seorang.

"Selain beramah mesra dengan penduduk kampung, peserta akan merasai sendiri aktiviti harian kami seperti mengerau ikan dan membersihkan dusun buah-buahan dan memproses tembakau.

"Mereka juga akan dibawa melawat tempat bersejarah seperti Memorial Batu Bersurat, Pusat Konservasi Tuntung, Makam Tok Gajah dan Taman Pertanian Sekayu," katanya.

Terengganu juga mempunyai hotel bertaraf lima bintang untuk dipilih seperti Primula Beach Resort bersebelahan Pantai Batu Burok menawarkan lebih 248 bilik kepada pelancong yang inginkan ketenangan pemandangan pantai yang memutih.

Pengurus Besar Primula Beach Resort, Rudy W Hermann berkata, seiring Tahun Melawat Terengganu (TMT) 2008, hotel itu juga memperkenalkan Tahun Melawat Primula (TMP).

Pelbagai aktiviti diatur untuk tempoh setahun antaranya persembahan tarian setiap hari, demo masakan secara mingguan selain menganjurkan pelbagai kejohanan seperti Kejohanan Sukan Tradisi, Pertandingan Tarian Tradisional, Pertandingan Memasak Nasi Dagang selain aktiviti pada musim tengkujuh Pertandingan Membina Istana Pasir Mega dan Kejohanan Bola Sepak Pantai Monsun Ekstrim.

Pulau antara produk pelancongan yang diperkenalkan kerajaan negeri juga tidak ketinggalan menawarkan resort untuk keselesaan pelancong antaranya Laguna Redang Island Resort (LRIR) yang terletak di Pulau Redang.

Pengurus Jualan LRIR, Khaironisa Gan berkata, LPIR mempunyai 444 bilik yang mengaplikasikan senibina Melayu membabitkan 12 blok di sepanjang pantai selain turut menyediakan beberapa pakej penginapan dan aktiviti air seperti memancing, mencandat sotong, menyelam dan berkenu serta dengan kelengkapan peralatan yang selamat kepada pelancong.

Tidak kira rupa, bangsa dan dialek, pengunjung pasti berpuas hati dengan perkhidmatan yang ditawarkan sama ada secara homestay atau tinggal di hotel.

harristhecavaliers

December 21st, 2007, 08:21 PM

Is it true that till now KT has no escalator?
hahah yeah we dont have any escelator ..but they just had it... in mydin... i know its quite funny.. but it is true my friend...

harris the terengganunist :-)

harristhecavaliers

December 21st, 2007, 08:31 PM

to all readers.. i am not criticizing or what ever... i am from terengganu and very proud of my state.... but about the 'city' thing.... erm i am not really pleased with that... why do Jusoh really want that title... as for me... having that title, will make everything went up! Taxes, food etc... and as you all know.. Terengganu is the second most high cost place to stay in malaysia... and terengganu people are not as posh and rich as the people in KL.

Kuala Terengganu as for me is a very small town compare to Kuantan and Kota Bharu.... they even dont have a mc donald before... but there are loads in Kota Bharu, the opposition state... the anual income of Kota Bharu Town Council are more than Kuala Terengganu.

that 'city' title will make the locals suffer... what the hell is Pokcik Jusoh thinking... haiyo sien la him!!!

patchay

December 25th, 2007, 12:50 PM

KT is like my hometown as well!

Yeah soon there'll be malls, hypermarkets, elevators, McDs, university, international airport, sports complex ...what else? trade centre? Hilton hotel? highrises?

There are still sooo many wooden kampung within the city itself...

cant believe it is a city. What next? MSC status? lol lol

According to my aunt, KT hospital is one of the most "advanced" state hospitals, excluding Klang Valley and Penang.

btw any guys wit info about that Masjid Kristal???

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/View_on_part_of_Kuala_Terengganu.jpg/800px-View_on_part_of_Kuala_Terengganu.jpg
Malaysia's newest City (is actually a big kampung haha)

Arkdriver

December 25th, 2007, 01:32 PM

Masjid Kristal is Patrick Lim's project. KT may have grown leap and bounds since BN retook the control of state government but city status is a little bit premature

triple-j

December 25th, 2007, 05:27 PM

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nazrey

December 29th, 2007, 01:17 PM

Visit Terengganu 2008

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TWK90

December 31st, 2007, 08:03 AM

Source : http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/12/29/nation/19878826&sec=nation

Saturday December 29, 2007

Metered taxis for country’s newest city

KUALA TERENGGANU: Metered taxis will be introduced in Kuala Terengganu by June to complement the town’s elevation to city status.

It is learnt that the officers from the state economic development corporation were working on the details of the metered taxis, and appropriate routes and charges.

Thirty such taxis will be in the first phase of the project, servicing mostly the airport-city route.

The state government has allocated RM12mil to help taxi operators replace their fleets with new vehicles.

http://www.thestar.com.my/archives/2007/12/29/nation/n_pg26taxis.jpg
New look: Mokthar officiating the ceremony to introduce the new look for the Kuala Terengganu taxis yesterday.

Kuala Terengganu will be the 12th city in the country, after Kuala Lumpur, Johor Baru, Ipoh, Shah Alam, Malacca, Alor Star, Petaling Jaya, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching Utara, Kuching Selatan and Miri.

With the city status, the state government hopes to attract more investors and tourists here.

Kuala Terengganu lagged behind other state capitals in term of development but has had a major facelift after projects were initiated in recent years.

On Thursday, State Secretary Datuk Mokhtar Nong launched the new look for the taxis here.

These first fleet of 30 taxis will serve the huge number of visitors expected to arrive here to witness the declaration of Kuala Terengganu as a city on Jan 1, officiated by Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh.

Mokthar said the state would witness major events next year including the Visit Terengganu Year 2008 and the Sukma Games.

Malaijai

December 31st, 2007, 01:45 PM

What is the population of KT ??:)

achkeen10

December 31st, 2007, 01:50 PM

What is the population of KT ??:)

Above 300,000 maybe as this is the minimum population in order to be a city.

wmkp

January 1st, 2008, 07:18 AM

Above 300,000 maybe as this is the minimum population in order to be a city.

Perhaps..but the requirements for a city status are not strictly adhered to.Minimum annual revenue must be over RM80 mil but Alor Star, Kuching Selatan and KT earns about RM40mil or so per year. City status nowadays is more of a political leverage than anything else.

Kuantanite

January 1st, 2008, 08:04 AM

RM40mil barely hit 50% of the revenue required as one of the main criteria for a city status. Kuantan Municipal earns close to 90mil with a population of over 450,000 but has deferred the city status plans as advised by the Pahang state government. Running a city council is not like running a municipal council. Hope the people in KT knows what they are doing.

nazrey

January 1st, 2008, 03:43 PM

Kuala Terengganu is a city today
Tuesday January 1, 2008
By R.S.N. MURALI
TheStar

KUALA TERENGGANU: Hundreds of Terengganu folk gathered at Dataran Shahbandar here yesterday, not to celebrate New Year but to rejoice in the town's elevation to a city.

At 8.15am today, Kuala Terengganu will become one of Malaysia's 12 cities, officially joining the ranks of Kuala Lumpur, Johor Baru, Ipoh, Shah Alam, Malacca, Alor Star, Petaling Jaya, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching Utara, Kuching Selatan and Miri.

The celebrations will go on until Friday.

The events organised for the celebration include a religious talk on Thursday on city lifestyle and Islam Hadhari.

Former deputy state secretary Datuk Mat Razali Kassim will become the city's first mayor while the Kuala Terengganu Municipal Council will be upgraded to become a city council.

Mat Razali will take his oath of office before the Regent of Terengganu at Istana Maziah.

The new city will also be known as the “Waterfront Heritage City”.

With Kuala Terengganu assuming city status, the state government hopes to attract more investors and tourists.

The town has long been known as a sleepy hallow and has been lagging behind other major towns in terms of development.

nazrey

January 1st, 2008, 03:45 PM

Kuala Terengganu declared a city
Tuesday January 1, 2008 MYT 6:02:26 PM
By R.S.N. MURALI
TheStar

KUALA TERENGGANU: Heavy downpour early Tuesday morning greeted the birth of a new Kuala Terengganu city.

The Regent of Terengganu, Tengku Muhammad Ismail Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, officially declared Kuala Terengganu a city during a ceremony at Istana Maziah here at 8.30am.

Kuala Terengganu will be known as "Waterfront Heritage City'', joining the ranks of Malaysia's 12 other cities.

The declaration, conducted in a typical Terengganu-styled tradition began when Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun handed over the formal declaration of Kuala Terenggganu as a City Council to Tengku Muhammad Ismail.

The Regent then presented the document to Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh.

Idris also read the appointment of Datuk Mat Razali Kassim as the mayor of Kuala Terengganu before the Regent.

Mat Razali then took the oath of office before Tengku Muhammad Ismail before the youngest Regent in the country symbolically garlanded the "appointment" award.

When met after the ceremony, Idris said the city folks could anticipate more goodies with Kuala Terengganu assuming the status.

He said Kuala Terengganu folks could expect better quality lifestyle and improved local government services.

"There will be more business and employment opportunities, robust growth and enhanced amenities," he said.

nazrey

January 1st, 2008, 03:54 PM

Magician

January 2nd, 2008, 04:34 AM

Venycal

January 2nd, 2008, 05:20 AM

^^well at least Georgetown was recognized as a city international even long long time ago :lol:

Magician

January 2nd, 2008, 05:23 AM

this is the article from wikipedia

Cities of Malaysia
George Town (1 January 1957; current status disputed)
Kuala Lumpur (1 February 1972)
Ipoh (27 May 1988)
Kuching North and Kuching South (1 August 1988)
Johor Bahru (1 January 1994)
Kota Kinabalu (2 February 2000)
Shah Alam (10 October 2000)
Malacca Town (15 April 2003)
Alor Star (21 December 2003)
Miri (20 May 2005)
Petaling Jaya (20 June 2006)
Kuala Terengganu (1 January 2008)

[edit] George Town
George Town became a city on 1 January 1957 by a royal charter granted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, becoming the first town in the Federation of Malaya to become a city (Singapore became a city in 1951). However, as a result of local government reorganisations in 1974, the City Council of George Town was merged with the Penang Rural District Council to form the Municipal Council of Penang Island.

Although the city status of George Town was never officially revoked, it is now questionable whether George Town exists as a corporate entity, let alone as a city. This is similar to the position of the former city of Rochester in England, the site of England's second-oldest cathedral, which had been a city from 1211 until 1998, when it was merged with a neighbouring borough. As the new council was not granted city status, and the city through oversight failed to appoint charter trustees to inherit the city charter, the city ceased to exist.

This view has been supported by both the state and federal governments, but is disagreed with by some local residents, who hold that as George Town's city status has never been revoked it remains a city to this day. As city status is a matter of law, the actual legal position will depend on an analysis of the Local Government Act 1976 and the subsidiary legislation which created the Municipal Council of Penang Island.

The issue of city status has lain dormant since 1974, but in recent years local resentment has grown as relatively insignificant towns such as Alor Star have been designated cities. The state government has announced its intention to petition the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia for a regrant of city status once the city's new boundaries are agreed.

[edit] Subsequent cities
Kuala Lumpur, Kuching North, Kuching South, Kota Kinabalu, Shah Alam, Malacca Town, Alor Star and Miri's royal charters were from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, while Ipoh and Johor Bahru were granted by their respective state sultans. Malacca was declared a "historic city" prior to being granted city status in 2003.

Kuala Lumpur, the largest city, is the federal capital and a federal territory, but most executive bodies are moving to the new administrative capital and federal territory of Putrajaya

Arkdriver

January 2nd, 2008, 05:44 AM

Lama lama nanti malaysia pun jadi macam philippines, pekan kecil pun nak dapat status city, rasa macam apalah sangat status city tu..

nazrey

January 3rd, 2008, 06:27 AM

Kuala Terengganu attains city status
Thursday January 3, 2008
By R.S.N. MURALI
TheStar

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Rain and bad weather could not dampen the spirits of the 30,000 people who turned up at Dataran Shahbandar in Kuala Terengganu to witness the birth of new city on Tuesday night.

Wearing plastic ponchos and holding umbrellas, the spectators braved the rain as they marvelled at the splendid declaration ceremony and cultural performances.

The fanfare-like atmosphere began with the beat of cymbals and drums followed by a video clip on Kuala Terengganu city’s yesteryears.

The highlight of the event was when several villagers dressed in resplendent traditional attire carried the new city logo on a boat, which cruised along the scenic Sungai Terengganu to Dataran Shahbandar.

Video clips were beamed on several giant screens broadcasting the current and future development of Kuala Terengganu as the first city in the East Coast Region.

Kuala Terengganu is now officially one of Malaysia’s 12 cities, joining the ranks of Kuala Lumpur, Johor Baru, Ipoh, Shah Alam, Malacca, Alor Star, Petaling Jaya, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching Utara, Kuching Selatan and Miri.

At 9.21pm, Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh announced the elevation of Kuala Terengganu Municipal Council as a city council followed by the reverberating applause from the crowd.

In his speech, Idris said that Kuala Terengganu had witnessed a massive facelift while moving towards the vision of a being a metropolis.

He said the former placid fishing village was qualified in all criteria to assume city status.

“City folks can anticipate more business and employment opportunities with the sprouting of new commercial hubs.

“We will construct new bridges and flyovers while rehabilitating areas like Ladang and Kampung Tiong,” he said.

Idris said the new city would be complemented with infrastructure and the construction of 15 new hotels.

“We anticipate the arrival of 3.5 million tourists in Kuala Terengganu this year,” he said.

Visit Terengganu Year 2008 was also launched during the ceremony.

Idris later read the royal address of Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Wathiqu Billah Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah to his subjects in Terengganu.

Kuala Terengganu’s new mayor Datuk Mat Razali Kassim received the new city flag from Idris while Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun and other dignitaries witnessed the event.

The ceremony ended with a spectacular fireworks display, that lit up the night sky of the new city, and a colourful parade.

achkeen10

January 3rd, 2008, 07:22 AM

KT seems to be more lack behind than KB and kuantan.
Even the revenue din acheive the target also can be a city.
At least acheive the target then only apply for city status.
What is so great of being a city?? everything increase.....all the food..stuffs...and many more..
Moreover KT only has Mydin and Giant to be the hypermarket....at least better than AS which has only Giant.
Still both cities have no entertainment and amusement centre....like cineplex....
With the city status will change everything??

emjay

January 3rd, 2008, 08:48 AM

hmm... it's very interesting facts that some of us have regarding cities in M'sia. Well KT manage to get the city status thru it's state government committment to give RM50 million grant in order that KT will able to surpass the RM80 revenue criteria as a city. well i still believe KB and Kuantan deserve more to be a city. Anyway sometimes political factors are those behind why some state pushing the "city" ideas. Actually As also does not deserve to be a city even though for another 10 years coming. The fact is, AS is the second lowest population among capital state in Malaysia, which is merely over 200K, compared to KB, KT and Kuantan and also Seremban which their population are more than 300K.

By the way AS actually has 3 hypermarkets by the size of Giant which is the Pacific and another hypermarket will be added this year which is Tesco that is currently under construction. As also has cineplex to serve the city dwellers which is at City Plaza.

Well, what ever we think the city should be is different from one person to another. In Perth Australia, even the small town also considered as a city, such as The City of Subiaco, Joondalop, etc.

wmkp

January 3rd, 2008, 10:24 AM

Congratulations Kuala Terengganu...

In return, I was wondering when Georgetown will be granted City... :ohno:

Let it be..status quo would be nice as well..George Town remains a city whether its official or not

dinius caesar

January 4th, 2008, 09:47 AM

I don know either KT has meet criteria as a city..
Here I'll compare KT, Ktn and KB in population criteria

In 2005, it had an estimated population of 425,294, making it the largest town on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

Area- Total 394 km² (152.1 sq mi)
Population (2005)
- Total 425,294
- Density 1,079/km² (2,794.6/sq mi)

Kota Bharu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kota_Bharu)

Area - Total 2,960 km² (1,143 sq mi)
Elevation 21.95 m (72 ft)
Population (2005)
- Total 394,500
- Density 133/km² (345/sq mi)

Kuantan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuantan)

Area
- Total 605 km² (233.59 sq mi)
Population (200)
- Total 357,256
- Density 590.51/km² (1,529.21/sq mi)

Kuala Terengganu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Terengganu)

but this statistic in year 2005..KT just takes 2 years to make it population grown faster to achieve more than 400 k..
:nuts::nuts::nuts:

haze

January 4th, 2008, 10:24 AM

syarat nak jadi bandaraya, pungutan cukai kena lebih RM20 juta.

27 Disember, 2007 18:37 PM

Kuala Terengganu Penuhi Syarat Sebagai Bandar Raya

KUALA TERENGGANU, 27 Dis (Bernama) -- Bandar Kuala Terengganu yang akan dinaiktaraf bandar raya pada Selasa depan, memenuhi lapan kriteria utama sebagai syarat menjadi sebuah bandar raya, kata Setiausaha Politik Menteri Besar Terengganu Datuk Dr Ramzi Mohamad Zubir.

Beliau berkata lapan kriteria itu, antaranya termasuk menghasilkan pendapatan lebih RM80 juta setahun, mempunyai pusat pengajian tinggi serta populasi penduduk yang melebihi 300,000 orang di dalam bandar berkenaan.

"Selain itu, Kuala Terengganu merupakan pusat pertumbuhan ekonomi, kebudayaan, memiliki sejarah budaya serta warisan yang panjang dan unik serta mampu menyediakan infrastruktur pengangkutan yang mantap seperti lapangan terbang dan sistem jalan yang baik," katanya ketika menyampaikan taklimat kepada media sempena perisytiharan Kuala Terengganu sebagai bandar raya pada 1 Januari depan, di sini hari ini.

Selain itu, katanya lebih banyak pembangunan akan dilaksanakan bagi kemudahan rakyat antaranya memulihkan kembali tempat kediaman orang Melayu seperti membangunkan kawasan Kampung Tanjung dan Ladang menjadi kawasan gemilang dengan menyediakan rumah kediaman yang lebih moden serta tersusun.

Beliau berkata bandar raya yang berkeluasan 60,528.1 hektar itu akan menyediakan pelbagai kemudahan lain seperti jejambat bertingkat, jambatan serta jalan baru bagi mengurangkan kesesakan lalu lintas.

Katanya rakyat tidak perlu bimbang kerana kerajaan tidak akan mengenakan cukai baru setelah bandar itu dinaiktaraf menjadi bandar raya, sebaliknya membuka peluang yang lebih baik kepada rakyat dalam bidang pekerjaan dan perniagaan.

Ramzi berkata mulai tahun depan, kerajaan juga akan menaikkan beberapa bantuan dan elaun kepada pekerja cacat serta warga emas daripada RM200 kepada RM300 serta bantuan anak pelihara daripada RM150 kepada RM350 sebulan.

Majlis perisytiharan bandar raya itu akan dimulakan dengan permasyhuran Kuala Terengganu sebagai Bandaraya Warisan Persisir Air oleh Pemangku Raja Terengganu Tengku Muhammad Ismail Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin di Istana Maziah di sini pada 1 Januari ini.

Sambutan akan diadakan selama seminggu yang dijalankan serentak dengan Tahun Melawat Terengganu 2008.

-- BERNAMA

Arkdriver

January 4th, 2008, 11:39 AM

bila lagi subang/puchong nak apply..i'm sure their revenue is much more than KT even without any "sudden" geran rm 50 juta yang tiba2 datang masuk coffer income KT. Should be 50 million come from taxes and charges alone not mana2 geran...

politikk....

Kuantanite

January 4th, 2008, 12:03 PM

I don know either KT has meet criteria as a city..
Here I'll compare KT, Ktn and KB in population criteria

Kota Bharu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kota_Bharu)

Kuantan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuantan)

Kuala Terengganu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Terengganu)

but this statistic in year 2005..KT just takes 2 years to make it population grown faster to achieve more than 400 k..
:nuts::nuts::nuts:

I found this in the NPP site. Though the census is in year 2000, it is quite surprising that KT increased its population from 272.5k then to 400k now. Anyway, here's the link to the page http://www.npptownplan.gov.my/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=58#321 .... Lots of goods information here.

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/4880/npp2005bb7.jpg

tbc

January 5th, 2008, 01:16 AM

Wow, from the data above, Kota Bahru is one big gigantic ...... town !

achkeen10

January 5th, 2008, 04:16 AM

I don know either KT has meet criteria as a city..
Here I'll compare KT, Ktn and KB in population criteria

Kota Bharu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kota_Bharu)

Kuantan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuantan)

Kuala Terengganu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Terengganu)

but this statistic in year 2005..KT just takes 2 years to make it population grown faster to achieve more than 400 k..
:nuts::nuts::nuts:

Is that true bout KB's area?? The area can say is bigger than whole of Melaka state and nearly twice the size of Penang state.
Is it less one zero?

emjay

January 6th, 2008, 05:24 AM

From wikipedia

Population
Rank City, State Population Image Capital of state
1 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory 1,809,699 Depends
2 Subang Jaya, Selangor 1,091,600 No
3 Klang, Selangor 995,926 No
4 Johor Bahru, Johor 876,033 Yes
5 Ampang, Selangor 721,411 No
6 Ipoh, Perak 710,798 Yes
7 Kuching, Sarawak 634,517 Yes
8 Shah Alam, Selangor 563,468 Yes
9 Petaling Jaya, Selangor 550,250 No
10 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 457,326 Yes
11 Sandakan, Sabah 448,074 No
12 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur 430,355 No
13 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan 408,784 Yes
14 Kuantan, Pahang 399,341 Yes
15 Kajang, Selangor 386,248 No
16 Tawau, Sabah 349,962 No
17 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu 295,306 Yes
18 Kota Bharu, Kelantan 287,674 Yes
19 Miri, Sarawak 256,221 No
20 Sungai Petani, Kedah 252,594 No
21 Selayang Baru, Selangor 251,443 No
22 Bukit Mertajam, Penang 231,440 No
23 Alor Star, Kedah 227,763 Yes
24 Taiping, Perak 223,294 No
25 Sibu, Sarawak 210,668 No
26 Skudai, Johor 198,517 No
27 Kulim, Kedah 198,157 No
28 Malacca Town, Malacca 184,363 Yes
29 Kluang, Johor 179,000 No
30 Pasir Gudang, Johor 178,993 No
31 Bintulu, Sarawak 175,884 No
32 Bukit Indah, Johor 175,000 No
33 George Town, Penang 174,338 Yes
34 Batu Pahat, Johor 156,236 No
35 Sungai Ara, Penang 153,893 No
36 Gelugor, Penang 153,278 No
37 Rawang, Selangor 152,018 No
38 Muar, Johor 139,339 No
39 Taman Gombak, Selangor 134,954 No
40 Ayer Itam, Penang 122,437 No
41 Lahad Datu, Sabah 119,938 No
42 Butterworth, Penang 110,075 No
43 Semenyih, Selangor 101,717 No
44 Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan 97,834 No
45 Keningau, Sabah 97,152 No
46 Chukai, Terengganu 90,692 No
47 Ulu Tiram, Johor 88,779 No
48 Banting, Selangor 88,678 No
49 Senai, Johor 88,574 No
50 Putatan, Sabah 85,454 No

wonderwai

January 6th, 2008, 11:19 AM

TWK90

January 6th, 2008, 11:30 AM

In wake of the city status granting to KT, is there any large scale property development projects in KT?

teckkang

January 6th, 2008, 01:50 PM

emjay

January 7th, 2008, 02:36 AM

those population figures are not misleading, actually those figures are not considering the nearby towns figure such as ayer keroh, bukit, katil, bukit beruang, etc. yes! in fact malacca city population is more than 400K.

as we can see, even georgetown has less population than malacca BUT remember Georgetown population does not inclusive surrounding areas which made the huge population of Penang island.

For cities like, KB,KT,Kuantan,AS, the towns have big population but there is no surrounding population that make those towns big enough as Malacca and Georgetown. Thus in term of economic of scale towns like KB,KT,Ktn,AS still cannot attract much private entity to plan their business yet compared to towns like Malacca and Penang and also other towns.

achkeen10

January 7th, 2008, 03:43 AM

The easiest way to judge a place status is to count the number of McDonald's outlets within that area... I certainly believe this instead of facts such as city population. I know this sounds funny but McDonald's will never simply invest an outlet at less potential area. Try to compare this between a few cities, you'll know this is so true.

So this means that once there's a Mcd outlet then that place can be elevated as city???
If that means then Batu Pahat, Muar, Seremban and etc. will be granted city status. Even Kota Bharu has outlet but they r just Islamic City and not the real City yet.

If u wanna compare like this, then might as well compare how many shopping centres and cinemas in that city or town. KT has plans to have a cinema but till now still have no news. Whereas KB has confirmed to have it it KB mall (new phase). Ktn is even better as there's cinema and a few shopping centres with some international brands be the tenants.
The international brands also wouldn't simply invest an outlet if there's no market at that town or city.

achkeen10

January 7th, 2008, 03:48 AM

haze

January 7th, 2008, 06:06 AM

Lama lama nanti malaysia pun jadi macam philippines, pekan kecil pun nak dapat status city, rasa macam apalah sangat status city tu..

kecik mane pun pekan tu tapi income melebihi RM20 juta, lengkap dgn kemudahan awan, selesa, tingkatkan kualiti hidup, tambah peluang pekerjaan n penuhi syarat lain yg ditetapkan.. tiada salahnya.

Kuantanite

January 7th, 2008, 06:10 AM

nazrey

January 7th, 2008, 08:27 AM

http://www.bharian.com.my/Sunday/Destinasi/20071209022040/mainpix

MASJID Kristal Taman Tamadun Islam tarikan terbaru di Terengganu.

by khairi_us

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nazrey

January 7th, 2008, 08:28 AM

Metered taxis for country’s newest city
Saturday December 29, 2007

KUALA TERENGGANU: Metered taxis will be introduced in Kuala Terengganu by June to complement the town’s elevation to city status.

It is learnt that the officers from the state economic development corporation were working on the details of the metered taxis, and appropriate routes and charges.

Thirty such taxis will be in the first phase of the project, servicing mostly the airport-city route.

The state government has allocated RM12mil to help taxi operators replace their fleets with new vehicles.

http://www.thestar.com.my/archives/2007/12/29/nation/n_pg26taxis.jpg

New look: Mokthar officiating the ceremony to introduce the new look for the Kuala Terengganu taxis yesterday.

Kuala Terengganu will be the 12th city in the country, after Kuala Lumpur, Johor Baru, Ipoh, Shah Alam, Malacca, Alor Star, Petaling Jaya, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching Utara, Kuching Selatan and Miri.

With the city status, the state government hopes to attract more investors and tourists here.

Kuala Terengganu lagged behind other state capitals in term of development but has had a major facelift after projects were initiated in recent years.

On Thursday, State Secretary Datuk Mokhtar Nong launched the new look for the taxis here.

These first fleet of 30 taxis will serve the huge number of visitors expected to arrive here to witness the declaration of Kuala Terengganu as a city on Jan 1, officiated by Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh.

Mokthar said the state would witness major events next year including the Visit Terengganu Year 2008 and the Sukma Games.

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nazrey

January 7th, 2008, 08:29 AM

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Pandangan artis KTCC menjelang 2015

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nazrey

January 7th, 2008, 08:42 AM

Islamic + Malay Architecture
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patchay

January 7th, 2008, 09:43 AM

build one supertallll building in KT.... terus jadi "real" City ...

brain_failure

January 7th, 2008, 12:54 PM

Though it may be true that international brands would not invest in a place if there is no potential, but certainly it cannot be a yardstick to gage a place status. Even Kerteh town has a McDonald's (with a drive-thru).

i've heard a lecturer said during my uni time that to know how developed a place is, count the number of banks.

nazrey

January 13th, 2008, 08:21 AM

Terengganu enjoying better quality of life, says Idris
Saturday January 12, 2008
TheStar

KUALA TERENGGANU: The people of Terengganu are living much better lives now compared to several years ago, said Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh.

He said although he did not have the statistics, the state believed there had been much progress and the poverty rate had been drastically reduced.

“Indicators are big increases in car sales, as shown by traffic jams that are common in the state capital, and alms given at mosques have quadrupled,” he told reporters after chairing the state executive council’s weekly meeting here recently.

Idris said an indicator that the quality of life of people in Terengganu had improved was sales in excess of RM17mil a month at a hypermarket that opened here a year ago.

The Companies Commission of Malaysia also registered more businesses in 2007 with 432 new companies being formed compared to 346 in the previous year, he said.

He added that all the signs showed the state was headed for even greater progress. – Bernama

Kuantanite

January 17th, 2008, 03:18 AM

Direct flights to regional cities

The Star, Thursday January 17, 2008

KUALA TERENGGANU: There will be direct flights between Kuala Terengganu and cities like Hong Kong, Bangkok, Shanghai, Singapore and Macau from November if plans to turn the new Kuala Terengganu International Airport into a second low-cost carrier (LLC) hub materialise.

The state government is in the midst of convincing several low-cost carriers from Singapore, Bangkok, the Philippines and China to use the new airport as their regional gateway.

State Infrastructure Development, Amenity and Communication Committee official Datuk Wan Hisham Wan Salleh told The Star that talks were in the final stages to have these carriers start their operations here.

“Tourists from these countries can fly directly to Kuala Terengganu and head straight to holiday isles here without transiting in Kuala Lumpur,” he said yesterday.

Wan Hisham said the current runway was being extended to accommodate Boeing 747s. Work

is expected to be completed

by November.

Currently, the airport can cater for the Boeing 777 and Airbus.

The multi-storey terminal with aero-bridge is also nearing completion.

On the present number of flights, Wan Hisham said the number was still limited.

“There are times where the flights are not fully booked but on most occasions there are huge number of passengers,”

“We can suggest to the airlines to increase their flights during peak days but this is their prerogative,” he said.

He said the projected increase in flights was also in line with the development of the East Coast Economic Region where new projects will witness the arrival of investors, some of whom would want to make day trips.

Meanwhile, Wan Hisham said call metered taxis will be introduced in Kuala Terengganu city, very soon.

He said 30 taxis will be equipped with such facilities under the first phase and the fleet size would be increased gradually.

“These taxis will come under Cas Ligas, a state government-owned company that manages Inter-City buses,” he added.

He said the company is also tasked with initiating a boat cruise service along the scenic Sungai Terengganu, connecting Shahbandar jetty to the Islamic Civilisation Park in Pulau Wan Man.

epul_quantown

February 1st, 2008, 09:32 PM

Shopping mall to open in KT by mid year

KUALA TERENGGANU: The first shopping mall here is poised to begin operations by mid year, just a few months after the opening of a pioneer hypermarket in Terengganu last week.

The Paya Bunga mall situated at the heart of the town was supposed to commence operations a decade ago but hit a snag due to technical hitches and bureaucracy.

The state is hoping to lure a renowned mall management company to participate as an anchor tenant of the multi-storey complex where a cineplex is also expected make a debut after the Chinese New Year.

The mall located close to the main express bus complex and Government buildings will also allot space for a family amusement park.

With the opening, local folks who have been waiting to enjoy an extravagant shopping mall can shop here without travelling to Kuantan or Kota Baru.

There are four supermarkets in the heart of the town but none offer a mall concept.

Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh said the opening would quash the perception that Kuala Terengganu was a dull town.

“We have transformed Kuala Terengganu and the state as whole with more paradigm changes,” he told The Star here.

source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/2/2/southneast/16673490&sec=southneast

achkeen10

February 2nd, 2008, 08:36 AM

epul_quantown

February 2nd, 2008, 09:07 AM

1st???
Havent have the 1st shopping mall already declared a city. not bad.:lol:

that's the news.
but for me, kuantan and kota bharu is more developed and suppose to declare a city status before KT.
i thinks they declare KT as a city because the ELECTION is around the corner.
hehehe...

achkeen10

February 2nd, 2008, 09:13 AM

that's the news.
but for me, kuantan and kota bharu is more developed and suppose to declare a city status before KT.
i thinks they declare KT as a city because the ELECTION is around the corner.
hehehe...

yaya...1st is the Mcdonalds then escalator...now the shopping mall..
Soon....cineplex and bowling centre.....theme park too

patchay

February 2nd, 2008, 03:39 PM

theme park???

achkeen10

February 4th, 2008, 05:35 AM

theme park???

A water theme park is proposed but not sure where will it be.
The Islamic Civilisation Park (they known as theme park)...not sure whether it is just like a theme park or just a park with miniatures like the one in Mini Malaysia n ASEAN in Melaka.

achkeen10

February 4th, 2008, 05:38 AM

Kuantanite

February 4th, 2008, 11:06 AM

Sunday February 3, 2008

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Islamic Civilisation theme park is open to all, including non-Muslims, the state government said yesterday.

State Infrastructure, Public Amenity and Communication Committee chairman Datuk Wan Hisham Wan Salleh stressed that the park, which will be declared open today by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, is not exclusively for Muslims but for people of all faiths.

“This is a theme park concept and anyone can tour it as it is an attraction featured in the Visit Terengganu Year this year,” he said yesterday.

Terengganu’s latest icon: A local ferry fondly known as ‘Bot Penambang’ adorned with Barisan Nasional and Umno flags cruising along Sungai Terengganu passing the Crystal Mosque at Pulau Wan Man in Kuala Terengganu yesterday.

Wan Hisham was responding to queries by some tour operators in the Klang Valley whether they could organise tours for non-Muslims to the park.

He said the park features replicas of 12 mosques, the Al-Hambra of Spain and Taj Mahal of India.

The 23ha park, costing RM250mil is also a project under the East Coast Economic Region (ECER)

fakrulnizam

February 9th, 2008, 06:24 PM

[QUOTE=nazrey;17534117]by khairi_us

Had a chance to visit Masjid Kristal last week.. pretty impressive.. but not as crystal as expected... anyway.. the place isn't quite ready yet.. but it's gonna be an impressive one once completed.. check out the photos of em all in my blog at: www.myinvisibleself.blogspot.com

rizalhakim

February 11th, 2008, 04:50 AM

Islamic hotel for Terengganu

http://www.nst.com.my/Monday/National/20080211072649/insidepix1
A model of the Wakaf Hotel in Kuala Terengganu, due for completion in 21/2 years.

KUALA TERENGGANU: The country will have its first ever Islamic-themed hotel here within the next 2 1/2 years.

The RM20 million three-star Wakaf Hotel will include separate swimming pools for both sexes, built under a canopy, rooms provided with copies of the Quran and prayer mats, among others.

Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh, in announcing this yesterday, said the hotel would help solve the limited number of rooms here and cater to religious functions.

“It can help woo tourists, local and foreign, especially from Muslim countries, besides accommodating officials from religious departments,” he said after witnessing the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the state Religious and Malay Culture Council (Maidam) and the Wakaf, Zakat and Haji Department here.

The seven-storey hotel will be built on a 0.7ha site, near the Masjid Sultan Zainal Abidin or “Masjid Putih", and the Kuala Terengganu City Council bus station.

Comprising 182 rooms, the hotel will also house two dorms, five seminar halls and three retail units.

Maidam and the Wakaf, Zakat and Haji Department will jointly operate and manage the hotel.

rizalhakim

February 11th, 2008, 05:40 AM

Casa Del Mar plans RM300m expansion
By Sharen Kaur
Published: 2008/02/10

THE Casa Del Mar Group plans to invest some RM300 million to build four to five new boutique hotels and to buy more land to develop resorts in Malaysia.

"We are looking at something in Penang, Terengganu and Port Dickson. In Sabah, we are eyeing several sites. We have identified one and are in discussions with the land owner," group managing director Tan Sri Syed Yusof Tun Syed Nasir told Business Times in an interview recently.

Casa Del Mar, owned by Syed Yusof and Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, the Selangor state ruler, owns the 34-room Casa Del Mar boutique hotel in Langkawi.

The hotel is managed by Singapore's HPL Hotel & Resorts Pte Ltd, which is controlled by Ong Beng Seng, a close associate of Syed Yusof and the Sultan.

Casa Del Mar is building its second property, dubbed Casa Del Rio boutique hotel and serviced apartments, in Malacca, for RM85 million. It is due to be ready by September 2009.

It also plans to develop 40 hectares at Terengganu's Perhentian Island. The land is owned by the Sultan.

"We will build boutique hotels, resorts and villas at the site for some RM100 million," Syed Yusof said.

Also in Terengganu, the group will revive an abandoned project in the city centre and convert the property into a five-star boutique hotel this year.

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"Boutique hotels peg good rates. Looking at trends these days, people want to stay in a more personalised environment, making them feel closer to home when they travel," Syed Yusof said.

"Demand for such rooms are rising and there are not that many boutique hotels here," he added.

Boutique hotels are small luxury hotels with limited rooms, often priced at more than US$150 (RM484.5) a room per night.

Typically, the hotels are unique in architectural style, have sophisticated interior design, and offer services and food at par with international standards.

Other properties owned by Syed Yusof are the 570-room Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur, the 381-room Concorde Shah Alam, the 338-room Concorde Inn KLIA and the 18-room Lakehouse in Cameron Highlands.

He also owns speciality restaurants like Saloma Theatre Restaurant, the Hard Rock Cafe, Planet Hollywood, Genki Sushi in Malaysia and Capital FM88.9, a new radio station.