Sabah domestic flights to be handled by MAS again

For years MAS had been complaining that domestic flights within East Malaysia (Sarawak & Sabah) are causing her to suffer a huge loss. Then she manages to pass the burden of running these operations to the privately owned Air Asia which has stunning records of reaping huge profits in recent years. Air Asia runs the E. Malaysia operations through her subsidiary,Federal Air Express (FAX). But Air Asia has bitten off a piece more than she can chew this time.She does not have enough aircrafts to support the operations, if any aircraft experiences a technical problem, all the subsequent schedules will be upset because she does not have back up aircrafts for such incidences. Therefore delays and cancellations are the norm of the day. FAX has no choice but to call it quit. MAS has to take it back, just to fullfill her obligation (as a national carrier) to service the rakyat. The operations in E. Malaysia will be handled through MAS Wings, a newly formed subsidiary of MAS. Best of lucks,MAS, hope your wings woun't be clipped this time.

Events completed

Three of the major tourists pulling sports events had successfully completed.They are namely:

1. Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon
2. Sabah Tea Plantations Cycling Championship
3. Kinabalu 4-Wheel Drive Challenge

The response from participants were very good, better than previous year. However, some of the top ranked participants of the Climbathon were absent this year due to the fact that the event was held in August and not in October as in past years. It was also scheduled as the 5th leg of the High Latitude Run 7-series circuit and not as the last leg as in previous years.Apart from that the numbers of participants from overseas had increased, and successfully held. Hope we will have a good year again next year!

Mt Kinabalu International Climbathon To Be Held On August

The 21st Mt Kinabalu International Climbathon will be held earlier than usual, in the middle of August this year.This event was usually held in October every year in the past. The Mt Kinabalu International Climbathon is one of the 7-Series Buff- Skyrunner World Series Federation For Sports At Altitude circuit, and is chosen as the last leg of the series in previous years. However, Spain is chosen as the last leg for the series and Malaysia the 5th this year. This is the reason why The Mt Kinabalu Climbathon has to be held on August 25th & 26th instead of October 6th & 7th as planned. It was learned that the participation of the event has already capped at 150 as of yesterday, including participants from 16 nations.The highlight of this year will be the return of the Gurkha Regiment of Nepal who dominated the event for 6 straight years from 1988 to 1993.However, there is no response from both the reigning champions in the male category (Ricardo Mejia of Mexico)and female category (Anna Pichtrova of Czech Republic) so far. But the organizers are confident that they will come out to defend their tittles soon. There are officially 148 participants, including male and female, registered as of yesterday:

	Country		Participants
	Brunei		1
	Columbia		1
	Germany		1
	England		9
	HongKong		1
	Italy		1
	Japan		6
	Malaysia		93
	Mexico		1
	Nepal		6
	Philipines		5
	Singapore		13
	Spain		1
	Sweden		1
	Thailand		1
	USA		4

KK Adventure Park

Category : Adventures The KK Adventure Park is 35 minutes drive from KK city center, at 26.5 km New Papar Road. It is ideal for family outings,corporate events, school groups, birthday parties and various social clubs.

The facilties in the park enable visitors to carry out the following activities:

• Quad Bikes - Go for a wild ride on a quad bike (bike with 4-wheels!) on the challenging track of the park. Safety helmet and helmet liner, jump suit, gloves and shoes are provided.
• Beach Buggies - Cruise along the beach with a companion beside you, make sure you try it.
• Bungee Trampolines - 2 in 1 bungee jump and trampolines jump. Only one in Sabah.
• High Rope Challenges - 7 platforms secured to the trunks of tall palm trees, 25-feet above the groung, all connected with ropes. Try to travel from each of them through the high ropes.
• Kayaks - Paddle your way along the shore line,enter the Kawang River and head upstrem. Cruise through pristine mangrove and spot beautiful wild life.
• Flying Fox - Climb to the 40-foot tower in the park. Descent at a unblievable speed with the pulleyed cables.
• Wall Climbing - There are 3 wall faces towering at 30-foot above ground offer challenges to beginners and experienced climbers.
• Low Rope Course - Though not at high altitudes, these obstacles are equally fun and exciting.
• Giant Chess - Show your skills with these giant chess.
• Ken's Hiden Treasure - Join your kids for a fun-filled treasure hunt.
• Ken's 10 hole minature golf course - Practice your putting strokes here, while members of your family are having fun nearby.

Contact:

Tel: 088-750959

Fax: 088755959

Extremely rare Borneo rhino caught on video

Take a closer look at the rare Borneo rhino seldom seen by human. The total number of this rhino on the whole of Borneo island is estimated between 20 - 50 by researchers. The video recorder is planted by researchers at paths believed to be used by these animals. After months of patient waiting their efforts finally yield the video shown here. Rare Borneo rhino seen on film