MALAYSIAN PM FLAGS OFF EIGHTH STAGE LTDL

LANGKAWI (Kedah),  April 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad Saturday flagged off the eighth stage of the 2019 Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) at the Dataran Lang here at 2 pm. The final stage, involving a distance of 103.8 km, would start from Dataran Lang, via the Nyior Chabang sprint zone, Ulu Melaka and Kuah Town, and three category three climbing zones at the Langkawi Highway, before ending with three rounds in Kuah Town. Also present were ​​​​​ prime minister's wife Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman and Kedah Chief Minister Mukhriz  Mahathir. -- BERNAMA