稻田收割季节 来适耕庄看金黄稻海

黄瑞林：稻田收割季节 来适耕庄看金黄稻海


玉蜀黍也是本地特产。

适耕庄【Sekinchan】稻农将约一周内完成2014年第一造的收割稻米工作，适耕庄区州议员黄瑞林相信这一造稻米产量会大丰收，为稻农带来更好的收入。

黄瑞林说，适耕庄的稻田在6月1日开始收割，如今稻田已呈现一片金黄色的的禾海，一串串饱满的稻禾，含羞的垂下头，随风摇摆，仿佛在告诉大家，它们已是成熟期，并期待大家的到来。

“这一造的收成必定有所提升，因为稻农们细心呵护稻苗，所以成长后的稻显得特别地漂亮。”

体验2天1夜游

黄瑞林指出，稻田一年有两次收割期，各位摄影爱好者若要拍摄适耕庄的美景，可在4、5、6、9、10及11月大展身手，到适耕庄取景。

他日前在沙白县新村协调官黄亚祥、A村村长刘裕捷及其助理颜健荣的陪同下，到5号沟半路巡视稻田时这么说。

黄瑞林也以“适耕庄欢迎你”的口号热烈欢迎外地朋友，趁着即将来临的学校假期扶老携幼，把握这个最佳时机，抛开忙碌的生活，前往有“渔米之乡”之称的适耕庄，参观这片一望无际的金黄色稻海。

“公众可以漫步旅游的方式，到此体验2天1夜游，轻松享受田园生活和亲睹适耕庄迷人的景色。”

他说，除了可以观看稻米收割，游客也可以参观菜园及果园等，还可以品尝及购买最新鲜美味的海鲜和珍珠米。

吁适耕庄居民互助 打造渔米之乡新景点

黄瑞林呼吁全适耕庄的居民，共同发挥出互助的精神，不管是稻农、渔民、老板或是员工，一起努力打造全新的适耕庄旅游景点，吸引外来的遊客，为带动经济尽一分力量。

此外，他表示，居民应保持环境清洁，特别是许多居民都惯性地把垃圾丟到稻田的河流旁，堆积起来引起一股难闻的气味，不但破坏环境，更成为难看的画面，让游客止步。

具生态旅游潜能

“适耕庄有上天所赐的天然资源；渔民所拥有的渔农资源，造就了当地发展生态旅游的无限潜能。”

他指出，适耕庄也盛产玉蜀黍和芒果，许多游客更因本地的美食慕名而来，证明了适耕庄拥有发展生态旅游无限的潜能。

适耕庄是我国雪兰莪州北部的一个小镇，位于沙白安南县南端，人口有2万多人；它是马来西亚主要的稻米生产区之一，海口也出产渔获，因而有“渔米之乡”之称。

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亚航入驻隆第二国际机场 乘客登机流程順

亚航入驻隆第二国际机场　乘客登机流程順

亚航正式完全入驻新启用的吉隆坡第二国际机场，乘客登机流程井然有序。

根据亚航周四发布的文告，指该航空在“搬家”前夕已经让数个航班率先降落新机场，进行热身。

而 在周五，占据我国廉价航空乘客流量约92％的亚航，首趟航班为凌晨5时35分飞往广州的AK112班机；而亚航长程的首趟出发航班为早上8时飞往首尔的 D7504；印尼亚航则在8时45分飞往棉兰；而泰国亚航则在10时40分飞往曼谷；至于亚航飞龙则是在11时20分飞往马尼拉。这也意味着，亚航航空集 团的子航空已在9日早上，顺利完成所有首发航班。

根据记者观察，随着亚航入驻新机场，大部分亚航乘客都遵循亚航提醒，在出发前3小时抵达新机场，确保登机顺利。和之前其他廉航如马印航空、飞萤航空率先提早迁入的冷清情况相比，今日的乘客数量热络了整个机场购物广场和终点大厦。

持“问我”指示牌解答

新机场新环境，乘客最爱问什么？新机场比之前的廉航机场大3倍，因此大马机场公司也做足协调功夫，无论是机场的购物广场抑或出入境终点大厦，当局都安排人手驻守机场各个角落，并手持“问我”（ASK ME）的指示牌，为乘客解答。

本报也向相关人员和机场咨询柜台了解，发现大部分乘客都询问“如何前往登机手续办理柜台”、“厕所在哪里？”等，甚至也不少人问从移民局关卡到登机口需要多久时间，原因是这些乘客希望在新机场走走。

~光华日报~

通告 KLIA 2 Notice

Check in 3 hours before departure

Counter will close 60 minutes before departure

Thousands throng KLIA2 open day

Thousands throng KLIA2 open day

Over 20,000 people flocked to the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) for its open day yesterday.

There were clowns, contests, lucky draws and performances but the main attraction was the airport tour.

Visitors on the tour were given "boarding passes" and brought to the sky bridge, and through the departure and arrival halls.

Those who did not wish to join the long queue spent the day walking around the airport's shopping mall.

Of the 225 outlets, 118 lots were allocated for retail, food and beverages (81), and services (26).

Some of the guests gave the thumbs up to the airport, while others gave suggestions on how their experience there could be improved.

They were pleased with the connectivity which made it convenient to use the Express Rail Link (ERL) service, with more shops and facilities at the new low-cost carrier terminal.

Nor Azrul Amshah, 32, who was among the first to arrive, said he was excited to see the new airport.

"My family and I fly frequently, so we were excited to check out the airport.

"We don't want to be confused or lost when we arrive for our next vacation," said Nor Azrul.

Norrafidah Mohd Ali, 38, from Sepang, who travels frequently on Air Asia, felt comfortable in the spacious new airport.

"As it is not too far from my house, I can come here to dine or shop with my family," she said.

Tour guide Noor Asyikin Ahamad from Andalusia Travel and Tours and her colleagues were please with the airport's spaciousness.

"We bring umrah groups twice daily and with over 100 people in each group, we need a big space to assemble and give our briefings," she said.

According to Noor Asyikin, briefing is the most important part of the job in airports where their clients are told where to go and what to do. Unlike KLIA, where there is a small stage for briefing pilgrims.

Noor Asyikin was told that she could use any empty space available in KLIA2 for the task.

"There are more counters here, so we will be able to check in faster. Our clients are mostly elderly or don't have much experience with airports, this layout won't confuse them," she added.

Wheelchair-bound Abdul Rashid Hamzah, 56, from Ipoh, however, found it a struggle to get to the different floors of KLIA2.

"The elevator are too far away and this could be a problem if I am rushing for a flight," he said.

"In KLIA, only those with boarding passes are allowed to borrow the airport wheelchairs. I hope, at KLIA2, they will also allow those who come to fetch or send-off their loved ones to use the airport's wheelchairs as well," he said.

Vivian Tan and her group of colleagues from a travel agency in Malacca and Johor were disappointed with the design of the new airport.

"The direct high-speed train service from KL Sentral is an advantage but those who a travel agency will have problem with their luggage. Travel agencies have to drop their passengers on level 1, and from there they have to go up to level 3 to check in.

"To do that, we have to take the lift and get off at level 2. We could not find any lifts on level 2 to take us up up to level 3.

"This will be a problem especially for those who have several pieces of luggage and are travelling with children or elderly," said Tan.

Khairul Nizar Razak who was there with his wife and two children said they were pleased with the ERL service.

"We live in Bandar Baru Bangi and normally take a taxi to the LCCT, 30-minute ride, depending on the traffic.

"But with the ERL, we only have to take short trip by taxi to Putrajaya Sentral to board the ERL which will bring us straight to KLIA2," said Khairul.

In conjunction with the open day Express Rail Link Sdn Bhd is offering free return trips between KL Sentral and KLIA2 to 1,000 who register online.

~News courtesy of New Straits Times~

Routes will be popular

Routes will be popular

The two new GO-KL routes to be launched on Thursday will increase the ridership of the free intracity bus service to 40,000 passengers daily.

This is twice the number of passengers currently plying the two existing routes under GO-KL.

Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar said this during the test run of buses plying one of the two new routes.

The buses under the red and blue lines cover a total of 10.8km and 9.2km, respectively, and will be operated by Cityliner under a one-year contract awarded through an open tender system.

The previous green and purple lines, however, are being run by RapidKL. The red line starts its journey at KL Sentral and stops at KTM KL as its 18th stop before making its way back to KL Sentral.

The blue line starts its journey at Medan Mara and makes 16 stops before returning to Medan Mara.

At Maju Junction here yesterday, Syed Hamid said the government gave SPAD an allocation of RM24 million to provide the service under the National Key Result Areas initiative.

"This service is very popular even though there are complaints by some. It is especially well received by the generation-Y and I know this because my own children use the service.

"I also think the new routes are also going to be popular and I'm sure it may even be more popular than the existing routes. People wanted to come onboard today even though it is a trial run," he added.

He also said the bus was more cost-effective and environmentally friendly as it used gas and one fill lasts up to 200km, cutting the need to shuttle up and down to the bus depot to refuel.

There are now 14 and 11 buses that would be plying the newly introduced red and blue lines, respectively.

It was also learnt that the existing green and purple lines had a total of 30 plus buses plying both routes. Buses arrive at stops under all the four routes every five minutes during peak hours and 10 to 15 minutes during off peak times.

Syed Hamid added that SPAD would also study the possibility of increasing the number of buses and service routes if there were additional demand.

On a possible repeat of protests by taxi associations on the launch of the service, he called on them to move forward.

"They have to stop all this. It is not good for the country. They are making something out of nothing, we are talking about becoming a developed country and how can they have an attitude to prevent the public from getting the best service.

"Let us cooperate instead as the free service will never take away the livelihood of the drivers. I never imagined the group the service is tackling is the same as the clusters the taxis were going after. It is a different segment entirely," he said, adding that traffic crawls cause loss in fuel, time and profits.

In a move to protest the free service when they were introduced in late 2012, taxi drivers blocked a road in Bukit Bintang for a few hours.

On the challenge of traffic crawls and obstructions on bus lanes that delay buses, Syed Hamid said the struggle for public transport had a lot to do with people's mindset.

"If there is a yellow line, it is a no-parking zone. In Japan every one is civic-minded and park their cars orderly.

"Even though we have asked City Hall to clear obstruction at stops, bus waiting zones and bus lanes near Rapid KL's Ampang Line when our first two routes were introduced, errant motorists have now come back.

"We have to make Malaysian road users rule-compliant. City Hall has constructed bus lanes but they are not for parking and to enforce these rules, we need City Hall's help. I think it would be good if illegally parked vehicles are towed."


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~News courtesy of New Straits Times~