Saturday, December 7, 2019

KUALA LUMPUR


Kuala Lumpur, officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and commonly known as KL, is the national capital and largest city in Malaysia. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.25 million people as of 2017. It is among the fastest-growing metropolitan regions in Southeast Asia, in both population and economic development.

Kuala Lumpur is the cultural, financial and economic centre of Malaysia. It is also home to the Parliament of Malaysia and the official residence of the Malaysian King, the Istana Negara. The city once held the headquarters of the executive and judicial branches of the federal government, but these were relocated to Putrajaya in early 1999. However, some sections of the political bodies still remain in Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur is one of the three Federal Territories of Malaysia, enclaved within the state of Selangor, on the central west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Since the 1990s, the city has played host to many international sporting, political and cultural events including the 1998 Commonwealth Games and the 2017 Southeast Asian Games. Kuala Lumpur has undergone rapid development in recent decades and is home to the tallest twin buildings in the world, the Petronas Towers, which have since become an iconic symbol of Malaysian development.






Things to do in Kuala Lumpur:
1.Petronas Twin Towers
2.Melaka Historic City
3.Georgetown Historic City
4.Redang Island
5.Menara KL Tower
6.Sky Bridge
7.Penang Hill
8.Kinabalu National Park
9.Cameron Highlands
10.Sunway Lagoon Theme Park


GENTING HIGHLANDS

Genting Highlands is a cool hill station set am-idst the cool mountain air and a majestic 100 million-year-old rainforest. Just 45 minutes away from KL City, it offers indoor and outdoor theme parks, an 18-hole golf course, a casino, and Malaysia’s biggest strawberry farm, all of which are set amidst a majestic 100 million-year-old rainforest. Genting Highlands is also perfect for adventure enthusiasts as activities such as abseiling, indoor rock climbing and flying fox activities are available.

If you’re looking to escape the hurly-burly of city life for a weekend or more, Genting Highlands features plenty of three and five-star properties with an array of onsite eateries, facilities, impeccable service and spacious guestrooms with breathtaking mountain views.



The Main Range - also known poetically as Banjaran Titiwangsa in Malay - is a ridge of granite mountains that forms Peninsula Malaysia’s north-south backbone. Many of the range’s peaks reach above 6,000 feet and this is where the cool hill stations of Cameron Highlands, Fraser’s Hill and Genting Highlands lie. Genting is acknowledged as Malaysia’s premier hillside station; this Kuala Lumpur mountain peak getaway is Malaysia’s Asian-style Las Vegas. Renowned for its casino, nightlife and luxury hotels, it features the First World Hotel – which was listed as the world's largest hotel in 2006 by the Guinness World Book of Records.
The idea of a hill resort located near Kuala Lumpur occurred to Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong during a business trip to the Cameron Highlands in 1964. He mooted this idea while enjoying the fresh and crisp air from the balcony of his hotel room. A private company called Genting Highlands Berhad was set up on 27 April 1965, with the late Tan Sri Haji Mohammed Noah bin Omar, Tan Sri Lim successfully obtained approval for the alienation of 12,000 acres (4,900 ha) and 2,800 acres (1,100 ha) of land from the Pahang and Selangor State Government respectively between the years 1965 and 1970.


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SINGAPORE

Singapore is much more than the sum of its numerous attractions. It’s constantly evolving, reinventing, and re-imagining itself, with people who are passionate about creating new possibilities.It’s where foodies, explorers, collectors, action seekers, culture shapers, and socialisers meet―and new experiences are created every day.

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island city-state in Southeast Asia. T Since independence, extensive land reclamation has increased its total size by 23% (130 square kilometres or 50 square miles).













Although its history stretches back millennia, modern Singapore was founded in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles as a trading post of the British East India Company. After the Company's collapse in 1858, the islands came under direct British control as a crown colony known as the Straits Settlements. During the Second World War, Singapore was occupied by Japan, after which Britain occupied it again. Singapore gained independence from the British Empire in 1963 by joining Malaysia along with Sabah and Sarawak, but separated two years later over ideological differences, becoming a fully sovereign state in 1965. After early years of turbulence and despite lacking natural resources and a hinterland, the nation developed rapidly as an Asian Tiger economy, based on external trade and its workforce.


THINGS TO DO IN SINGAPORE:
1. STROLL ALONG MARINA BAY WATERFRONT PROMENADE
2. EXPLORE ORCHARD ROAD
3. EXPLORE DOWNTOWN SINGAPORE ON A BUMBOAT
4. VISIT GARDENS BY THE BAY
5. HAVE A CITY VIEW FROM SANDS SKYPARK
6. SOAK UP CHINESE CULTURE IN CHINATOWN
7. GO CLUBBING AT CLARKE QUAY
8. ENJOY ORCHID AT NATIONAL ORCHID GARDEN
9. SPEND A DAY IN SENTOSA
10. VISIT JURONG BIRD PARK

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