MALAYSIAN STATE KEDAH, THAILAND`S SATUN TO COLLABORATE IN TOURISM

From Mohd Khairul Fikri Osman

SATUN (Thailand), Nov 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's northern state of Kedah and
Satun, a province in southern Thailand, agreed to collaborate in tourism
programmes to attract more tourists to this part of the region.

Kedah Tourism, Domestic Trade, Consumer Affairs, Indian Community and Estate
Workers Committee chairman M. Manikumar said the collaboration was meant for
designing, transforming and revolutionising the entire tourism industry towards
a new paradigm.

"We hope the existence of a new platform, namely the Kedah-Satun Joint
Cooperation Committee, since early this year to organise various tourism
programmes could bring in more tourists to Langkawi Island and the main land of
Kedah through the Satun-Langkawi gateway."

Manikar was speaking at the launching of the Satun-Langkawi Paramotor Challenge
2010, here, Friday.

There are 22 participants from Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore in the
Satun-Langkawi Paramotor Challenge 2010 which started Friday in Satun.

Among the exciting events involving the participants are the Paramotor Show,
Flour Bombing Competition, Sport Landing Competition and Flying Show before
flying in their paramotor over a distance of 15 kilometres.

Manikumar said the event was initiated through the Kedah-Satun Joint Cooperation
Committee.

He added that the state government would consider making the Satun-Langkawi
Paramotor Challenge an annual event to boost tourism in Kedah.
-- BERNAMA