Where to go in 2012 : Malacca is one of them!

The New York Times has listed Malacca (Melaka, Malaysia) as one of the 'places to visit in 2012' in total of 45 places  listed.

 28. Malacca, Malaysia A World Heritage site ramps up its tourism options.

With its lantern-lighted canals and silent, narrow streets lined with decades-old ornate temples and shop houses, few places in Southeast Asia conjure romantic images of the past as effectively as Malacca, Malaysia’s oldest city. A former Portuguese, Dutch and British colony, this Unesco World Heritage site is now attracting record numbers of tourists lured by its unusual architecture and cuisine, which reflect centuries of foreign influences.... full story here

 Congratulations Melaka, I'm proud of you.

F1 driver {Jarno Trulli + Heikki Kovalaine} = Lotus F1 Racing 2010

Italian driver, Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen, Finnish officially announced as the Malaysian team, Lotus F1 Racing driver yesterday. Fairuz Fauzy, former Malaysian A1GP driver named for the 3rd driver.

The Lotus F1 racing team will be based at Sepang Circuit. Currently they are waiting for the machine to get completed in Great Britain before flown to Sepang track. Everything will be ready before the 2010 F1 season starts on March at Sakhir Circuit, Bahrain.

pics from Berita Harian

Jarno Trulli, former Toyota F1 team and Heikki Kovalainen with McLaren are really optimist with their new team and already signed for 3 years contract.

I'd like to wish them with all the best and hopefully they can perform their best for Lotus F1 team. I promise myself to watch the F1 race at Sepang Circuit next year. Wish me luck!

Bagan Pinang, Port DIckson, by-election - Tourists advised not to go to Port Dickson on Sunday, October 11th

Deputy Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Ismail Omar advised outsiders who were not involved in the election process to avoid going to the polling centers and warned that stern action would be taken against trouble makers.

"We will continue to monitor the situation for the next 24 hours to ensure that public order is maintained," Ismail said.

The deputy IGP also gave the assurance that police were always on stand-by to face any eventuality on polling day tomorrow.

All police personnel on duty at Bagan Pinang, Port Dickson had been given specific tasks in terms of traffic control and maintaining security at the polling centres and other areas where the people were expected to gather.

source - NST