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Pahang
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Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, and the largest in Peninsular Malaysia. The state occupies the huge Pahang River river basin and it is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea. Its state capital is Kuantan, and the seat is at Pekan. Other important towns include Jerantut, Kuala Lipis, Temerloh and the resorts of Genting Highlands, Cameron Highlands, Bukit Tinggi. The Arabic honorific of Pahang is Darul Makmur, based on Chinese records, Pahang was known to the Chinese as Phang or Pahangh, other variations include Pang-Hang, Pang-Heng, Pong-Fong, Phe-Hang, and Pang-Kang and others. In 1225, Chau Ju-Kua wrote the book Chu-Fan-Chi and mentioned that amongst the states controlled by San-Fo-Chi was one called Peng-Keng, supposedly modern day Pahang. The Arabs and Europeans at that time called it as Pam, Pan, Phang, Paam, Poa, Paon, Phamm, Paham, Fanhan, Phang, G. R Tibbets, a historian who commented the story written by Masudi thought that Fanjab was Pahang. He preferred to call it Fanhan, Panghang/Panhang, rather than Fanjab, the name Pahang has been said to originate from the language of a Siamese aborigines tribe, meaning ore. The aborigines used to live here and opened up several mining areas, according to an old Malay story, at the place near the Pahang River, on the opposite side of Kampung Kembahang, a large mahang tree fell across the river, thus the name Pahang originated. Evidence for nomadic tribes living in the Pahang area go back to the Mesolithic Era, after the Srivijaya empire collapsed, around the 1000, Pahang was claimed first by Majapahit, Siam, and then by Sultanate of Malacca. Pahang was fought over by the Portuguese, the Dutch, Johor, during this time, its population was mostly killed or enslaved, its rulers murdered and its economy ruined. After the decline of Aceh in the century, Pahang came under the rule of Johor. However, Sultans of Pahang, descended from the Malacca and the Bendahara Johor royal dynasties, have ruled the state almost continuously from 1470, from 1858 to 1863, Pahang was fought over in a civil war between the two sons of the reigning Bendahara. In 1896, Pahang joined Selangor, Perak, and Negeri Sembilan in the Federated Malay States and this evolved into the Federation of Malaya in 1948 and into the Federation of Malaysia in 1963. Rainforest covers much of the highlands, but it tends to be thinner, ferns are also extremely common, thanks mainly to the high humidity and fog that permeates the area. The Cameron Highlands area in the west is home to extensive tea plantations, the area is the highest on the mainland, and the climate is temperate enough to have distinct temperature variations year round. The area is known as a major supplier of legumes and vegetables to both Malaysia and Singapore. Genting Highlands is known as Malaysias playground and it is home to several hotels, a theme park and Malaysias only casino
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Malaysia
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Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy located in Southeast Asia. Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, East Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam. The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government, with a population of over 30 million, Malaysia is the 44th most populous country. The southernmost point of continental Eurasia, Tanjung Piai, is in Malaysia, located in the tropics, Malaysia is one of 17 megadiverse countries on earth, with large numbers of endemic species. Malaysia has its origins in the Malay kingdoms present in the area which, from the 18th century, the first British territories were known as the Straits Settlements, whose establishment was followed by the Malay kingdoms becoming British protectorates. The territories on Peninsular Malaysia were first unified as the Malayan Union in 1946, Malaya was restructured as the Federation of Malaya in 1948, and achieved independence on 31 August 1957. Malaya united with North Borneo, Sarawak, and Singapore on 16 September 1963 to become Malaysia, less than two years later in 1965, Singapore was expelled from the federation. The country is multi-ethnic and multi-cultural, which plays a role in politics. About half the population is ethnically Malay, with minorities of Malaysian Chinese, Malaysian Indians. The constitution declares Islam the state religion while allowing freedom of religion for non-Muslims, the government system is closely modelled on the Westminster parliamentary system and the legal system is based on common law. The head of state is the king, known as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and he is an elected monarch chosen from the hereditary rulers of the nine Malay states every five years. The head of government is the prime minister, since its independence, Malaysia has had one of the best economic records in Asia, with its GDP growing at an average of 6. 5% per annum for almost 50 years. The economy has traditionally been fuelled by its resources, but is expanding in the sectors of science, tourism, commerce. Today, Malaysia has a newly industrialised market economy, ranked third largest in Southeast Asia, the name Malaysia is a combination of the word Malay and the Latin-Greek suffix -sia/-σία. The word melayu in Malay may derive from the Tamil words malai and ur meaning mountain and city, land, malayadvipa was the word used by ancient Indian traders when referring to the Malay Peninsula. Whether or not it originated from these roots, the word melayu or mlayu may have used in early Malay/Javanese to mean to steadily accelerate or run. This term was applied to describe the current of the river Melayu in Sumatra. The name was adopted by the Melayu Kingdom that existed in the seventh century on Sumatra
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First World Plaza
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First World Plaza is a shopping centre located below First World Hotel, the biggest hotel in Genting Highlands, Bentong, Pahang, Malaysia. It comprises the lobby for First World Hotel. Entertainment-related performances such as dances, acrobatic shows and magical shows are held in an area called Times Square, the Watersplash pool, and many other restaurants were closed to facilitate the construction of the Twentieth Century Fox World. A Casino was also built on the location of the previous The Pavilion which was a venue for entertainment-related performances. In January 2013, Singapore-based retailer Tangs opened its outlet in Malaysia. Along with First World Hotel, First World Plaza is managed by First World Hotels and Resorts Sdn Bhd, the Genting Outdoor Theme Park has been closed since 1 September 2013 to make way for the world’s first Twentieth Century Fox World, might be completed by 2016. Other rides and attractions except for some located in First World Indoor Theme Park, SnowWorld, Sky Venture, Genting Bowl, Vision City and Funtasy World Video Game Parks are opened as usual. Currently, some of the rides in the First World Indoor Theme Park have been closed until further notice to facilitate the construction of the Twentieth Century Fox World and these rides have been stylised in bold and in italics. First World Hotel & Plaza First World Plaza
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Genting Group
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Genting Group is a Malaysian conglomerate. The Genting Group was founded in 1965 by the late Malaysian entrepreneur Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong, the Genting Group is headed by Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, the chairman and Chief Executive, who joined the group in 1976. The groups pioneer integrated resort is Resorts World Genting, formerly known as Genting Highlands Resort, the main attractions of the resort are its casino, theme park, concert shows, food & beverage and retail shopping. The Genting Group, via Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay is the founder of Star Cruises the third largest cruise company in the world. Star Cruises, which was renamed Genting Hong Kong in 2009, is listed on Singapore, the Genting Group currently owns about 19. 9% of Genting Hong Kong. The Group employs over 58,000 globally and possesses 4,500 hectares of prime land and 133,500 hectares of land for plantation. The groups combined market capitalisation amounted to US$24 billion as of 23 February 2016, Genting Group has assets totalling US$16.6 billion, as at 31 December 2010. Genting Berhad is the parent company and holding company that manages investment in other companies, listed on Bursa Malaysia, with market capitalisation of US$9.4 billion as at 31 December 2014. Genting Singapore PLC – – investment holding company, market Capitalisation is US$9.9 billion as of 31 December 2014. Genting UK is the largest casino operator in the United Kingdom, listed on Bursa Malaysia with market capitalisation of US$6.6 billion as of 31 December 2014. Genting Hong Kong Limited – formerly known as Star Cruises Limited, is a leading global leisure, entertainment and hospitality enterprise, listed in Hong Kong and Singapore stock exchange with US$2.8 billion market capitalisation as of 31 December 2014. Genting Plantations Berhad – this is involved in plantations, biotechnology and property, Genting Plantations owns 133,000 hectares of land in Malaysia and Indonesia. It is one of the leading and lowest cost palm oil producers in Malaysia, listed on Bursa Malaysia with US$2.2 billion market capitalisation as of 31 December 2014. Arkana, LTD – is a solely owned US-based subsidiary of Genting Berhad financing Indian gambling developments, in December 2006, Genting Group won the bid in obtaining one of two Singapore casino licences to build an integrated resort, named Resorts World Sentosa, under Genting Singapore. The project requirements includes hotel, gambling, leisure facilities, convention space, in July 2007, Genting Group disposed of its paper and packaging business. In August 2009, Genting Hong Kong opened Resorts World Manila in partnership with Alliance Global Group and it is one of four groups that won approval in 2008 to build hotels and casinos as part of Philippines US$20 billion Pagcor City development on Manila Bay. In June 2009, Genting Group supported the capital raising exercise of MGM Mirage, in September 2010, Genting New York won a bid to build a racino at Aqueduct Race Track in New York City, the first step of a planned expansion in the United States. Among the attributes of the plan was providing a diversion for passengers on long stays at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Resorts World New York opened in October 2011
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Geographic coordinate system
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A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system used in geography that enables every location on Earth to be specified by a set of numbers, letters or symbols. The coordinates are chosen such that one of the numbers represents a vertical position. A common choice of coordinates is latitude, longitude and elevation, to specify a location on a two-dimensional map requires a map projection. The invention of a coordinate system is generally credited to Eratosthenes of Cyrene. Ptolemy credited him with the adoption of longitude and latitude. Ptolemys 2nd-century Geography used the prime meridian but measured latitude from the equator instead. Mathematical cartography resumed in Europe following Maximus Planudes recovery of Ptolemys text a little before 1300, in 1884, the United States hosted the International Meridian Conference, attended by representatives from twenty-five nations. Twenty-two of them agreed to adopt the longitude of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, the Dominican Republic voted against the motion, while France and Brazil abstained. France adopted Greenwich Mean Time in place of local determinations by the Paris Observatory in 1911, the latitude of a point on Earths surface is the angle between the equatorial plane and the straight line that passes through that point and through the center of the Earth. Lines joining points of the same latitude trace circles on the surface of Earth called parallels, as they are parallel to the equator, the north pole is 90° N, the south pole is 90° S. The 0° parallel of latitude is designated the equator, the plane of all geographic coordinate systems. The equator divides the globe into Northern and Southern Hemispheres, the longitude of a point on Earths surface is the angle east or west of a reference meridian to another meridian that passes through that point. All meridians are halves of great ellipses, which converge at the north and south poles, the prime meridian determines the proper Eastern and Western Hemispheres, although maps often divide these hemispheres further west in order to keep the Old World on a single side. The antipodal meridian of Greenwich is both 180°W and 180°E, the combination of these two components specifies the position of any location on the surface of Earth, without consideration of altitude or depth. The grid formed by lines of latitude and longitude is known as a graticule, the origin/zero point of this system is located in the Gulf of Guinea about 625 km south of Tema, Ghana. To completely specify a location of a feature on, in, or above Earth. Earth is not a sphere, but a shape approximating a biaxial ellipsoid. It is nearly spherical, but has an equatorial bulge making the radius at the equator about 0. 3% larger than the radius measured through the poles, the shorter axis approximately coincides with the axis of rotation
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States and federal territories of Malaysia
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The states and federal territories of Malaysia are the principal administrative divisions of Malaysia. Malaysia is a federation comprising thirteen states and three federal territories, eleven states and two federal territories are located on the Malay Peninsula, collectively called Peninsular Malaysia or West Malaysia. Two states are on the island of Borneo, and the remaining one federal territory consists of islands offshore of Borneo, out of the 13 states in Malaysia,9 of the states are hereditary monarchies. The governance of the states is divided between the government and the state governments, while the federal territories are directly administered by the federal government. The specific responsibilities of the federal and the governments are listed in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of Malaysia. Theoretically, any matter not set out in the Ninth Schedule can be legislated on by the individual states, however, legal scholars generally view this as a paupers bequest because of the large scope of the matters listed in the Ninth Schedule. The courts themselves have generally favoured a broad interpretation of the language of the Ninth Schedule, the Ninth Schedule specifically lists the following matters as those that can only be legislated on by the states, land tenure, the Islamic religion, and local government. Nine of the states, based on historical Malay kingdoms, are known as the Malay states. Each Malay state has a ruler as titular head of state. The rulers of Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilans elective ruler holds the title of Yamtuan Besar, whereas the ruler of Perlis is titled Raja. The federal head of state, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is elected among the nine rulers to serve a 5-year term and they have separate immigration policies and controls and a unique residency status. Each state has a legislature called Dewan Undangan Negeri. Members of DUN are elected from single-member constituencies drawn based on population, the state leader of the majority party in DUN is usually appointed Chief Minister by the Ruler or Governor. The term of DUN members is five years unless the assembly is dissolved earlier by the Ruler or Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister, however, Rulers and Governors hold discretionary powers in withholding consent to dissolve the DUN. Each state sends two senators elected by the DUN to the Dewan Negara, the house of the federal parliament. The law in question must also be passed by the assembly as well. Non-Islamic issues that fall under the purview of the state may also be legislated on at the level for the purpose of conforming with Malaysian treaty obligations. Each state is divided into districts, which are then divided into mukim
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Daylight saving time
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Daylight saving time is the practice of advancing clocks during summer months by one hour so that evening daylight lasts an hour longer, while sacrificing normal sunrise times. Typically, regions that use Daylight Savings Time adjust clocks forward one hour close to the start of spring, American inventor and politician Benjamin Franklin proposed a form of daylight time in 1784. New Zealander George Hudson proposed the idea of saving in 1895. The German Empire and Austria-Hungary organized the first nationwide implementation, starting on April 30,1916, many countries have used it at various times since then, particularly since the energy crisis of the 1970s. The practice has both advocates and critics, DST clock shifts sometimes complicate timekeeping and can disrupt travel, billing, record keeping, medical devices, heavy equipment, and sleep patterns. Computer software often adjusts clocks automatically, but policy changes by various jurisdictions of DST dates, industrialized societies generally follow a clock-based schedule for daily activities that do not change throughout the course of the year. The time of day that individuals begin and end work or school, North and south of the tropics daylight lasts longer in summer and shorter in winter, with the effect becoming greater as one moves away from the tropics. However, they will have one hour of daylight at the start of each day. Supporters have also argued that DST decreases energy consumption by reducing the need for lighting and heating, DST is also of little use for locations near the equator, because these regions see only a small variation in daylight in the course of the year. After ancient times, equal-length civil hours eventually supplanted unequal, so civil time no longer varies by season, unequal hours are still used in a few traditional settings, such as some monasteries of Mount Athos and all Jewish ceremonies. This 1784 satire proposed taxing window shutters, rationing candles, and waking the public by ringing church bells, despite common misconception, Franklin did not actually propose DST, 18th-century Europe did not even keep precise schedules. However, this changed as rail transport and communication networks came to require a standardization of time unknown in Franklins day. Modern DST was first proposed by the New Zealand entomologist George Hudson, whose shift work job gave him time to collect insects. An avid golfer, he also disliked cutting short his round at dusk and his solution was to advance the clock during the summer months, a proposal he published two years later. The proposal was taken up by the Liberal Member of Parliament Robert Pearce, a select committee was set up to examine the issue, but Pearces bill did not become law, and several other bills failed in the following years. Willett lobbied for the proposal in the UK until his death in 1915, william Sword Frost, mayor of Orillia, Ontario, introduced daylight saving time in the municipality during his tenure from 1911 to 1912. Starting on April 30,1916, the German Empire and its World War I ally Austria-Hungary were the first to use DST as a way to conserve coal during wartime, Britain, most of its allies, and many European neutrals soon followed suit. Russia and a few other countries waited until the year
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Abbreviation
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An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. It consists of a group of letters taken from the word or phrase, a contraction is an abbreviation, but an abbreviation is not necessarily a contraction. Acronyms and initialisms are regarded as subsets of abbreviations and they are abbreviations that consist of the initial letters or parts of words. Abbreviations have a history, created so that spelling out a whole word could be avoided. This might be done to time and space, and also to provide secrecy. Shortened words were used and initial letters were used to represent words in specific applications. In classical Greece and Rome, the reduction of words to single letters was common, in Roman inscriptions, Words were commonly abbreviated by using the initial letter or letters of words, and most inscriptions have at least one abbreviation. However, some could have more than one meaning, depending on their context, Abbreviations in English were frequently used from its earliest days. Manuscripts of copies of the old English poem Beowulf used many abbreviations, for example 7 or & for and, the standardisation of English in the 15th through 17th centuries included such a growth in the use of abbreviations. At first, abbreviations were sometimes represented with various suspension signs, for example, sequences like ‹er› were replaced with ‹ɔ›, as in ‹mastɔ› for master and ‹exacɔbate› for exacerbate. While this may seem trivial, it was symptomatic of an attempt by people manually reproducing academic texts to reduce the copy time, an example from the Oxford University Register,1503, Mastɔ subwardenɔ y ɔmēde me to you. And wherɔ y wrot to you the last wyke that y trouyde itt good to differrɔ thelectionɔ ovɔ to quīdenaɔ tinitatis y have be thougħt me synɔ that itt woll be thenɔ a bowte mydsomɔ. The Early Modern English period, between the 15th and 17th centuries, had abbreviations like ye for Þe, used for the word the, hence, by later misunderstanding, during the growth of philological linguistic theory in academic Britain, abbreviating became very fashionable. The use of abbreviation for the names of J. R. R. Tolkien and his friend C. S. Lewis, but before that, many Britons were more scrupulous at maintaining the French form. In French, the period follows a abbreviation if the last letter in the abbreviation is not the last letter of its antecedent. Like many other cross-channel linguistic acquisitions, many Britons readily took this up and followed this rule themselves, while the Americans took a simpler rule and applied it rigorously. Over the years, however, the lack of convention in some style guides has made it difficult to determine which two-word abbreviations should be abbreviated with periods and which should not. The U. S. media tend to use periods in two-word abbreviations like United States, many British publications have gradually done away with the use of periods in abbreviations
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Selangor
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Selangor /səˈlæŋə/ also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or Abode of Sincerity is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and it surrounds the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, both of which were previously part of Selangor. The state capital is Shah Alam, however the first city in Selangor, another major urban centre is Petaling Jaya which was awarded city status on 20 June 2006. Selangor is one of only two Malaysian states with more than one city, the other is Sarawak, Selangor has the largest city in Malaysia and it is growing rapidly due to modernisation in the Klang Valley. The state of Selangor has the largest economy in Malaysia in terms of domestic product with RM128.815 billion in 2010 making up 23% of the total GDP of Malaysia. This state is also the most developed in Malaysia with good infrastructure such as highways, the state also has the largest population in Malaysia, with a high standard of living and the states poverty rate is the lowest in the country. A more plausible theory claims the name is derived from the term Selang Ur meaning land of the straits Aur also means river in Malay. Hence, Selangor may mean river straits, a major problem with this hypothesis is that the word selang does not in fact mean strait in Malay, not even in obsolete usage according to the Kamus Dewan, the proper word for strait is selat. Another possible origin of the name is combination of the words Sela. It may be possible that the banks of the Selangor River was full of bamboo groves in the distant past, however bamboo do not grow well in the marshy soil of the lower reaches of the river. It is also possible that the word Selangor is an Orang Asli term as some rivers have Orang Asli names, in the 15th century, Selangor was ruled by the Sultanate of Malacca. After the fall of Malacca to the Portuguese in 1511, the area became disputed between the Portuguese, Johor, Aceh and Siam. When the Dutch displaced the Portuguese from Malacca in 1641, they brought in Muslim Bugis mercenaries from Sulawesi and they established the present hereditary sultanate in 1740. In many districts, Bugis settlers displaced the Minangkabau settlers from Sumatra, in the 19th century, the economy boomed due to the exploitation of huge tin reserves. In 1854, the Sultan of Selangor granted Raja Abdullah the control of Klang, passing over Raja Mahdi and this would eventually led to the Selangor Civil War of 1867 to 1874, which was essentially a struggle for control of the revenues from tin. Tin Mining also attracted an influx of Chinese migrant labourers. Chinese secret clan societies, allied with Selangor chiefs, fought for control of the tin mines, in 1874, Sultan Adbul Samad of Selangor accepted a British Resident in a system allowed the British to govern while the Sultan remained the apparent ruler. Under the stability imposed by the British, Selangor again prospered, the Federated Malay States evolved into the Federation of Malaya in 1948, which became independent in 1957, and Malaysia in 1963
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Kuala Lumpur
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Kuala Lumpur, officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, or more commonly called KL is the national capital of Malaysia as well as its largest city. Being rated as an Alpha world city, Kuala Lumpur is the global city in Malaysia which covers an area of 243 km2 and has an estimated population of 1.73 million as of 2016. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an agglomeration of 7.25 million people as of 2017. It is among the fastest growing regions in South-East Asia, in terms of population. Kuala Lumpur is the seat of the Parliament of Malaysia, the city was once home to the executive and judicial branches of the federal government, but they were moved to Putrajaya in early 1999. Some sections of the judiciary still remain in the city of Kuala Lumpur. The official residence of the Malaysian King, the Istana Negara, is situated in Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur is the cultural, financial and economic centre of Malaysia due to its position as the capital as well as being a key city. Kuala Lumpur is one of three Federal Territories of Malaysia, enclaved within the state of Selangor, on the central west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Since the 1990s, the city has played host to international sporting, political and cultural events including the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Kuala Lumpur has undergone rapid development in recent decades and it is home to the tallest twin buildings in the world, the Petronas Twin Towers, which have become an iconic symbol of Malaysias futuristic development. Kuala Lumpur means muddy confluence, kuala is the point where two rivers join together or an estuary, and lumpur means mud. One suggestion is that it was named after Sungai Lumpur, it was recorded in 1824 that Sungei Lumpoor was the most important tin-producing settlement up the Klang River. It has also proposed that Kuala Lumpur was originally named Pengkalan Lumpur in the same way that Klang was once called Pengkalan Batu. Another suggestion is that it was initially a Cantonese word lam-pa meaning flooded jungle or decayed jungle, there is however no firm contemporary evidence for these suggestions other than anecdotes. It is also possible that the name is a form of an earlier. It is unknown who founded or named the settlement called Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur was originally a small hamlet of just a few houses and shops at the confluence of Sungai Gombak and Sungai Klang before it grew into a town. The miners landed at Kuala Lumpur and continued their journey on foot to Ampang where the first mine was opened
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Genting Skyway
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Genting Skyway is a gondola lift connecting Gohtong Jaya and Resort Hotel in Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. Genting Skyway can carry more than 2,000 people per hour with 8 passengers per gondola, at the maximum speed of 6 metres per second, the 3. 38-kilometre journey up the mountain peak takes approximately 15 minutes, depending on the weather. The system was designed by Leitner Ropeways, the 2 x 640 kW power of the main drive and the 54 mm diameter solid cable wire is among the most powerful and strongest monocable gondola installation in the world. The system, equipped with electronic equipment, was built in accordance with stringent Swiss regulations. The foundation used for the pylons is of the Hang-dug Caisson type, each pylon is founded on four Caissons measuring 1.2 metres in diameter, which are socketed down to bedrock. The Caissons method is about the safest and strongest foundation in existence, each pylon is accessible via rescue tracks on the ground, whilst each gondola is equipped with radio communication equipment from the stations. For safety reasons, Genting Skyway undergoes periodic maintenance, during the maintenance closure, visitors to Resorts World Genting can opt for Awana Skyway, which was built prior to Genting Skyway
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Awana Skyway
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The Awana Skyway, also referred to as the new Awana Skyway, is a gondola lift connecting Awana Transport Hub, Chin Swee Temple and SkyAvenue in Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. The Awana Transport Hub terminus consists of the new Awana Bus Terminal, the station building, the new skyway was opened around August 2016. It can carry up to 3,600 passengers per hour with 10 passengers per gondola, at the maximum speed of 6 metres per second, the 2. 8-kilometre journey up the mountain peak takes about 10 minutes, though it varies on the weather conditions. The former uses an aerial tramway system while the latter uses gondola lift, a similar system of cables is used in a funicular railway. The two passenger cabins are situated at opposite ends of the loops of cable, thus, while one is coming up, the other is going down the mountain, and they pass each other midway on the cable span. It ceased its operations since 1 April 2014 to make way for the construction of an all-new monocable gondola system similar to the one used on Genting Skyway by Leitner Ropeways. The new monocable gondola lift built by Leitner Ropeways uses 60 mm diameter solid cable wire ropes as opposed to Genting Skyways 54 mm diameter solid cable wire ropes, likewise, they are among the strongest monocable gondola installations in the world. Similarly, it is equipped with electronic equipment and was built in accordance with stringent Swiss regulations. It also has a double safety circuit which is completely independent, the foundation used for the pylons is of the Hang-dug Caisson type. Each pylon is founded on four Caissons measuring 1.2 metres in diameter, the Caissons method is about the safest and strongest foundation in existence, designed specifically for hilly terrain. Each pylon is accessible via rescue tracks on the ground, whilst each gondola is equipped with communication equipment from the stations. The new gondola lift spans on 22 pylons as opposed to the former 5 towers
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Lim Goh Tong
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Tan Sri Dato Seri Lim Goh Tong was a prominent wealthy Malaysian Chinese businessman. He was renowned for his vision and courage in transforming Genting Highlands from an unexplored hilltop into one of the worlds most successful casino resorts and he has an elder brother, three elder sisters, a younger sister and a younger brother. Lim was born into an environment in a village, during that time, China was in a period of turmoil and unrest after the 1911 revolution. He grew up peacefully and had the opportunity of studying in school, however, disaster struck and his father died when he was 16. Lim was forced to leave school and he and his brother had to take over the heavy burden of feeding his family. As Chinas situation was becoming worse, Lim Goh Tong decided to take the plunge in venturing out to Malaysia following his cousin and he left China through Xiamen in early February 1937 at the age of 19. He worked for his uncle as a carpenter in the first two years, learning the Malay language in the meantime, after gaining experience he went on to become a building sub-contractor and completed his first job of building a two-storey school. He returned to Anxi in 1940, but went back to Malaya the next year amidst a deteriorating war environment, the Japanese invaded Malaya in 1942 and caused Lim to have a few near-death experiences. During the early Japanese Occupation, he earned a living as a vegetable farmer, later on Lim ventured into scrap-metal and hardware trading. When the Japanese Occupation ended, there was an urgent demand for heavy machinery for resumed operations in mines, Lim seized the opportunity and engaged in second-hand machinery trading, making his first fortune. From used machinery trading, Lim strayed into iron mining, joining as a partner in a mining company which couldnt settle the outstanding payment of two bulldozers with him. This proved to be a venture, and he later went on to form a joint-venture company which was one of the first Chinese tin companies to utilise dredges. While dealing in heavy machinery, Lim accumulated a wide range of reconditioned machines as well as an amount of cash to move into construction. In the name of his construction company, Kien Huat Private Limited, Lim began taking on several contracting jobs with help. Kien Huat won accolades and became recognised as one of the construction companies, building the Ayer Itam Dam. The idea of building a resort was first conceived when Lim Goh Tong was having a dinner in the Cameron Highlands. After doing some research, Lim found Gunung Ulu Kali at a place called Genting Sempah to be a location for his plan. Upon conceiving this idea, many naysayers were sceptical of Lim turning a wilderness into a tourist resort, after getting approvals from the Federal and State governments, Lim began the project in the face of a colossal task
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Cameron Highlands District
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The Cameron Highlands is Malaysia’s most extensive hill station. It occupies an area of 712 square kilometres, to the north, its boundary touches that of Kelantan, to the west, it shares part of its border with Perak. It is the smallest constituency in Pahang, surveyed by Sir William Cameron in 1885, the outpost consists of three districts, namely Ringlet, Tanah Rata and Ulu Telom. Its eight sub-districts are Ringlet, Tanah Rata, Brinchang, the Bertam Valley, Kea Farm, Tringkap, Kuala Terla, all are nestled at elevations ranging from 1,100 metres to 1,600 metres above sea level. The mean annual temperature of the retreat is about 18 °C, during the day, the temperature seldom rises over 25 °C, at night, it can drop to as low as 9 °C at the higher reaches. The resort has a population of more than 38,000 people. It comprises Bumiputeras, Chinese, Indians, non-Malaysian citizens, most of the residents here are entrepreneurs, service industry employees, farm workers, retirees or government servants. The languages spoken are Malay, Mandarin, Tamil and English, islam, Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Christianity and Sikhism are the main religions of the haven. Developed in the 1930s, the tableland is one of the oldest tourist spots in Malaysia, the Cameron Highlands can be accessed by road via Tapah, Simpang Pulai, Gua Musang or Sungai Koyan. Tapah and Simpang Pulai are the two approaches from Perak, Gua Musang and Sungai Koyan are the entryways from Kelantan and Pahang, respectively. The Cameron Highlands were named after Sir William Cameron, a British surveyor who was commissioned by the colonial government to map out the Pahang-Perak border area in 1885. In a statement concerning his expedition, Cameron mentioned he saw “a sort of vortex on the mountains, while for a wide area we have gentle slopes and plateau land. ”When approached, the late Sir Hugh Low. A narrow path to “Cameron’s Land” was then carved through the jungle, forty years later, the tableland was given another review when Sir George Maxwell visited the locale to see if it could be turned into a resort. He spent about nine days surveying the territory. On his return from the highlands, Maxwell described the terrain as being oval in shape. ”After comparing it with Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka and Baguio in the Philippines. In mid-1925, an Agricultural Experiment Station was set up to confirm if cinchona, tea, coffee, fruits, in December 1925, a superintendent was appointed to supervise the 200-acre plantation on Mount Beremban. While research at the station was being carried out, the colonial office assigned Captain C. C, best, a surveyor from the Federated Malay States to trace the Telom River. He made a map of the head waters of the Telom and his exploration has established definitely that the area at the Ulu of the Bertang is incomparably the most suitable for development. ”This report, coupled with the confirmation that tea could also be grown
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Genting Sempah-Genting Highlands Highway
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The Genting Sempah-Genting Highlands Highway is a main highway from Genting Sempah to Genting Highlands, Malaysias famous mountain resort and entertainment parks. This is a highway owned by Genting Berhad. The speed limit of the highway is 50 km/h, the Genting Sempah-Genting Highlands Highway begins at the downhill Genting Sempah. Its terminus is at Genting Highlands summit, the Genting Sempah-Genting Highlands Highway was used to be a private highway owned by Genting Highlands Resort. Construction of the road to Genting Highlands began on 18 August 1965. In the year 2001, a new bypass Chin Swee Bypass which was designed as a route from the summit to the downhill Chin Swee Temple was constructed and was completed in 2005. The construction of the new bypass was regarded as one of the most astonishing engineering project in Malaysia, since 1989, there are many serious accidents are rare on the relatively well-maintained roads leading to the areas main resorts. 18 August 1965 – Construction of the road to Genting Highlands began. 31 March 1969 – The access road to Genting Highlands was opened,30 June 1995 –20 people were killed in the landslide at Genting Highlands slip road near Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway. 5 June 2004 – A retired businessman was killed when the bus he was skidded overturned and crashed at Km 16 Genting Sempah-Genting Highlands Highway near Sri Layang roundabout. 13 April 2006 – A landslide occurred at 11 p. m. at Km 3.8 of the Genting Sempah-Genting Highlands Highway. The landslide at the new Chin Swee Bypass to Genting Highlands two days ago caused soil and boulders to cover the road, making it inaccessible to traffic. 22 September 2009 – Genting Malaysia Berhad has announced that soil erosion occurred at Km 3.3 of a road at the Genting Highlands Resort at 3. 20am today. It was the worst road disasters in Malaysian history,18 November 2014 – A landslide, caused by heavy rain, forced the closure of the Km 4.2 of the Genting Sempah-Genting Highlands Highway heading towards Genting Highlands. At least six spots along the 18 km road leading down from Genting Highlands have recorded horrific accident area involving buses and other heavy vehicles since 1989. 10% steep gradients, sharp bends and less-than-ideal road conditions can make it difficult for vehicles to manoeuvre. The one-way road from Chin Swee Temple designed for climbing route to the summit, the emergency escape ramp are also provided here especially on the one way downhill Genting Sempah bound. This emergency escape ramp that enables vehicles that are having braking problems to safely stop and it is typically a long, sand or gravel-filled lane adjacent to a road with a steep grade, and is designed to accommodate large heavy vehicles
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Tunku Abdul Rahman
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As such, he is often referred to as Bapa Kemerdekaan or Bapa Malaysia. Tunku Abdul Rahman was born on 8 February 1903, in Alor Setar, Kedah, the son of Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah. Tunkus mother was Che Manjalara, the wife of Sultan Abdul Hamid. When Tunku was 16, he won a scholarship to further his studies at Cambridge University, after about a year, Tunku realised that he was making very little progress in his studies. After a meeting with Mr. Ezekiel, his guardian, in the office of the Crown Agents, Ezekiel arranged for Tunku to move to Cambridge and to be taught by and live with Basil Atkinson. Atkinson was a tutor and he prepared Tunku to sit for university entrance examinations known as Little Go. The following year, he took the exams and he obtained high marks for all his papers with a Pass for the whole examination. He was accepted as an undergraduate at St Catharines College, one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge, five years after sailing from Singapore, at the age of 23, he sailed home. The Crown agents secured Tunku a berth in a passenger ship, Tunku Ibrahim, the Regent and his eldest brother, was unhappy with Tunkus choice of degrees and he ordered Tunku to return to England to be admitted to the English Bar. In May 1930, Tunku sat for Part One of the Bar examination, although he managed to pass three papers, his failure in one paper resulted in him failing the whole examinations in Part One. Tunku sailed to Penang in January 1931, since Tunku was on a State scholarship, he was automatically a government servant when he returned. Tunku Ibrahim, was still the regent and he told Tunku that he was in disgrace for failing the Bar examinations in London, on January 1931, Tunku was appointed a Cadet in the Kedah Civil Service. Later, he was transferred to Kulim as Assistant District Officer, in Kulim, Tunku devoted much of his time touring the district and getting to know the problems of the peasants who made up 90% of the population. Tunku also devoted some of his time to prepare for Cadets Law exam to qualify for promotion and he took the exams and passed it on his first attempt. About a year later, Tunku was promoted to be District Officer of Padang Terap, the post of District Officer Padang Terap was unpopular because Kuala Nerang was rife with malaria. Unfortunately, Tunkus plea for funds were rejected and he wrote again to the State Secretariat, asking that funds be made available to drain the swamps and to rid Kuala Nerang of the main breeding place of the carriers of malaria. This time the money came and the work was carried out under Tunkus supervision, in 1934, the Regent died unexpectedly and was succeeded as Regent by Tunku Mahmud, the Sultans younger brother, who was more broad-minded and gave consent to the marriage. This enabled Violet to move to Kuala Nerang, but the Secretary to the Government showed his disapproval by transferring Tunku to the isolated post of District Officer at Langkawi, the district consisted of a group of islands, thinly populated, sparsely cultivated and without roads
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First World Hotel & Plaza
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First World Hotel and Plaza is a three-star hotel in Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. Featuring a total of 7,351 rooms, it has set the Guinness World Record for Largest Hotel in the World. By 2006, it featured 6,118 rooms, making it the largest hotel, until The Palazzo, in 2015, First World Hotel regained the Guinness World Record after an opening of a new block. The hotel has received 35.5 million guests since 2006, First World Hotel consists of Tower 1 and Tower 2 with 3164 standard rooms,292 deluxe rooms,649 deluxe triple rooms,480 superior deluxe rooms, and 136 world club rooms. It is managed by First World Hotel and Resorts Sdn Bhd, in 2013, First World Hotel extended Tower 2 Annex which has altogether 1,286 rooms including new rooms named XYZ Deluxe and XYZ Triple. The average size of the rooms is 170.70 square feet, First World Hotel is the first hotel in South East Asia to launch E-Kiosk or Express Check-in and Check-out kiosks. Below the hotel is a 500, 000-square-foot plaza called the First World Plaza, housing shopping malls, arcades, dining outlets, casinos, and the Genting Indoor Theme Park. There is a stage for weekly performances at the Times Square as well as a replica of the Statue of Liberty. Other attractions include a Cineplex and a Video Games Park, a new block, annex 2A will house the 20th Century Fox World Theme Park, Genting Premium Outlet, a brand new shopping mall in Sky Avenue and a new cable system. The Genting Outdoor Theme Park ceased operations on 1 September 2013 to make way for the world’s first 20th Century Fox World, due for completion in 2016. Other rides and attractions except for some located in First World Plaza such as SnowWorld, Video Games Park, Fun Land, Genting Highlands First World Hotel official website First World Hotel Reservation website
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Forbes Travel Guide
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Forbes Travel Guide is a star rating service and series of travel guides for hotels, restaurants and spas. ForbesTravelGuide. com combines Forbes Travel Guide’s Five-Star travel ratings system with insights, founded by Mobil in 1958, Forbes Travel Guide is the oldest travel guide in the United States. Ratings are given by anonymous, paid members in stars. A Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating is an honor, with only 115 hotels and 55 restaurants receiving the top honor. Initially guides were regional and limited to the United States and Canada, the first, issued in 1958, covered five states in the Southwest and South Central United States. In 1960, this guide was revised and volumes covering the Northeastern States, the Great Lakes, and California, Guides covering the Middle Atlantic States and the Northwestern states were introduced in 1962. In 1965, a guide for the Southeastern States was introduced, although only one state covered by this volume, later, the number of volumes was expanded, as regions covered by the guide shrank. For instance, California was covered by two volumes, one for the north and one for the south, published in print by ExxonMobil Travel Publications, until 2011, the guide was published online by HowStuffWorks. com. In October 2009, ExxonMobil licensed the brand to the Five Star Ratings Corporation, Five Star Travel Corporation entered into a licensing agreement with Forbes Media, and renamed the Star Awards and guidebook series, Forbes Travel Guide. Forbes Travel Guides new online home, ForbesTravelGuide. com, was launched in 2011, the Mobil Travel Guide Star Ratings provided ratings and reviews of hotels, restaurants and spas on a scale of one star to five stars starting in 1958
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Chin Swee Caves Temple
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The Chin Swee Caves Temple is a Taoist temple in Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. The Chin Swee Caves Temple is situated in the most scenic site of Genting Highlands, the Temple attracts many local and foreign devotees from Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand and China. The Chin Swee Caves Temple is situated on a 28-acre plot of rocky forested land donated by Genting Group founder the late Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Lim Goh Tong. Located 4,600 feet above sea level, the Temple is about 5–10 minutes’ drive down from the peak of the mountain. After completing the building of Genting Highlands Resort in 1975, which at time was just a hotel with a small casino. Always leading by example, the late Tan Sri Lim began a drive by contributing a 28-acre land for the construction of the Chin Swee Caves Temple. In addition, his companies Resorts World Bhd and Genting Berhad made a donation of RM8.1 million for the building fund. The late Tan Sri Lim was elected Chairman of the society while his son, such is the tranquility of the place that just by standing there one can feel the peacefulness of the environment in the midst of the moving white clouds and gentle cool breeze. Construction of the Temple was both arduous and dangerous due to the steep and rocky terrain, which made it impossible to utilise modern machinery for work such as piling. He and his team manually dug holes of 80 to 100 ft in depth for this tricky hill slope development, after all this tedious and time-consuming work the Temple was completed in 18 years. The Temple’s first stage of development, costing an estimated RM12 million, is made up of a traditional structure. It has tall red columns supporting an ornamental roof, the exterior wall carries many inscriptions that depict the life of the Reverend Chin Swee and his major charitable and supernatural works. Within the Temple, the statue of the Reverend Chin Swee placed in accordance with principles is seated at the northern part of the main hall with his face looking south. Behind the statue is a rock in a man-made flowing stream. The rock gives the necessary support to the statue while the stream provides clear cool mineral water throughout the year and this water has been named ‘Dragon Mineral Water’. At the temple in Penglai Village the water was said to have healed the sick, the Reverend Chin Swee’s birthday falls on the 6th day of Lunar New Year and is celebrated for ten days beginning from the first day of the Lunar New Year. Chin Swee Caves Temple, a cultural heritage, published by Resorts World Bhd. Awana Skyway Media related to Chin Swee Caves Temple at Wikimedia Commons Homepage of Chin Swee Caves Temple http, //www. csc. org. my/
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Mohamed Noah Foundation Mosque
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The Mohamed Noah Foundation Mosque is the only mosque in Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. This mosque also acts as the rest area for Muslims to perform their prayers during and it was named after Tan Sri Mohammad Noah, a Malaysian politician and he was among the founders of Genting Highlands after Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!
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Ripleys Believe It or Not. is an American franchise, founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims. The Believe It or Not panel proved popular and was adapted into a wide variety of formats, including radio, television, comic books, a chain of museums. The Ripley collection includes 20,000 photographs,30,000 artifacts, with 80-plus attractions, the Orlando-based Ripley Entertainment, Inc. a division of the Jim Pattison Group, is a global company with an annual attendance of more than 12 million guests. Ripley Entertainments publishing and broadcast divisions oversee numerous projects, including the syndicated TV series, the cartoon panel, books, posters. Ripley first called his cartoon feature, originally involving sports feats, Champs and Chumps, Ripley began adding items unrelated to sports, and in October 1919, he changed the title to Believe It or Not. When the Globe folded in 1923, Ripley moved to the New York Evening Post, other writers and researchers included Lester Byck. In 1930, Ripley moved to the New York American and picked up by the King Features Syndicate, paul Frehm won the National Cartoonists Societys Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award for 1976 for his work on the series. Clarke later created parodies of Believe It or Not. for Mad, as did Wally Wood and Ernie Kovacs, the current artist is John Graziano and current researcher is Sabrina Sieck. Dozens of paperback editions reprinting the newspaper panels have been published over the decades, other strips and books borrowed the Ripley design and format, such as Ralph Graczaks Our Own Oddities, John Hixs Strange as it Seems, and Gordon Johnstons It Happened in Canada. Recent Ripleys Believe It or Not, books containing new material have supplemented illustrations with photographs. Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulzs first publication of artwork was published by Ripley and it was a cartoon claiming his dog was a hunting dog who eats pins, tacks, screws, nails and razor blades. Schulzs dog Spike later became the model for Peanuts Snoopy, some notable books, Believe it or not. In 2004 Ripley Entertainment founded Ripley Publishing Ltd, based in the United Kingdom, the company produces the New York Times bestselling Ripleys Believe It or Not. Annuals, the children’s fiction series Ripley’s RBI, a series called the Ripley’s Twists. Special Edition in conjunction with Scholastic USA and a number of other titles, the people whose items are featured in such books as Strikingly True, have what Edward Meyer, Vice President of Exhibits and Archives at Ripley Entertainment Inc. describes as an obsession. “Whatever it is theyre after, it is so important to them all the rest of the world can go on without them. They want to make something that makes them immortal, makes them a different than you. To be included in Ripleys Believe It or Not books, museums, or television shows, items must undergo scrutiny from Ripleys staff and be 100% authenticated
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Arena of Stars
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Arena of Stars is a 45,000 square feet musical amphitheater located at Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. The hall has a capacity of about 6,000 seats, Arena of Stars is the place where almost all musical events at Genting Highlands are held. The roofed amphitheater includes a modern lighting and sound system, the sound system was upgraded in July 2011 for a price of US$3 million, including new speakers for the entire amphitheater. Seating in the amphitheater is divided into five categories according to cost, from the most expensive to the least, white, red, green, yellow, all of the events in Arena of Stars are managed by the Promotions and Entertainment Department of Genting Highlands Resort. During its initial development, the amphitheater was built without a roof, however, due to the severe weather of Genting Highlands, especially at night, it was later decided that a roof was required. The first show of the amphitheater consisted of acts by Sally Yeh, the 2007 Zee Cine Award show was held at the amphitheater, necessitating a further upgrade to the facilities, the make-up rooms received a large improvement to meet the 5-star class of make-up rooms. In 2002, it was the site of the 3rd IIFA Awards, the premier award show that honors both the artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood
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Dolby Atmos
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Dolby Atmos is the name of a surround sound technology announced by Dolby Laboratories in April 2012 and released in June of the same year, first utilized in Pixars Brave. The first installation was in the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California, throughout 2012, it saw a limited release of about 25 installations worldwide, with an increase to 300 locations in 2013. There were over 2,100 locations as of February 2015, Dolby Atmos has also been adapted to a home theater format and is the audio component of Dolby Cinema. Each audio track can be assigned to a channel, the traditional format for distribution. For Dolby Atmos, the nomenclature differs slightly, a 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos system is a traditional 7.1 layout with four overhead or Dolby Atmos enabled speakers. By way of contrast, traditional multichannel technology essentially burns all the audio tracks into a fixed number of channels during post-production. This has traditionally forced the re-recording mixer to make assumptions about the environment that may not apply very well to a particular theater. The addition of audio objects allow the mixer to be creative, to bring more sounds off the screen. The first generation cinema hardware, the Dolby Atmos Cinema Processor supports up to 128 discrete audio tracks, the technology was initially created for commercial cinema applications, and was later adapted to home cinema. In addition to playing back a standard 5.1 or 7, at the end of June 2014, Dolby Labs hardware partners announced that Dolby Atmos would soon be coming to home theaters. Among them were several established manufacturers of home entertainment devices announcing new products that have now brought Dolby Atmos into home theaters across the globe. The first movie to be released on Blu-ray with Dolby Atmos was Transformers, the first video game to use Dolby Atmos was Star Wars, Battlefront. It remains to be seen if consumers are willing to embrace more speakers in a market that may demand less than believed by some of the authorities in the audio industry. Because of limited bandwidth and lack of processing power, Atmos in home theaters is not rendered the same way as in cinemas, a spatially-coded substream is added to Dolby TrueHD or Dolby Digital Plus. This substream only represents an abbreviated representation of the object-based mix and this substream does not include all 128 discrete objects separated. This is not a matrix-encoded channel, but a digital channel. Atmos in home theaters can support 24.1.10 channels, the spatial audio coding tool is applied to the cinematic object audio mix when filmmakers remix and render the TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus soundtracks with Dolby Media Producer
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IMAX
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IMAX is a motion picture film format and a set of cinema projection standards developed in Canada by Graeme Ferguson, Roman Kroitor, Robert Kerr, and William C. IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size, since 2002, some feature films have been converted into IMAX format for displaying in IMAX theatres and some have also been partially shot in IMAX. IMAX is the most widely used system for special-venue film presentations, as of June 2016, there were 1,102 IMAX theatres in 69 countries. The desire to increase the impact of film has a long history. In 1929, Fox introduced Fox Grandeur, the first 70 mm film format, in the 1950s, the potential of 35 mm film to provide wider projected images was explored in the processes of CinemaScope and VistaVision, following multi-projector systems such as Cinerama. While impressive, Cinerama was difficult to install, during Expo 67 in Montreal, the National Film Board of Canadas In the Labyrinth and Fergusons Man and the Polar Regions both used multi-projector, multi-screen systems. Each encountered technical difficulties led them to found a company called Multiscreen. As it became clear that a single, large-screen image had more impact than multiple smaller ones and was a viable product direction. An IMAX 3D theatre also is in operation near the former Expo 67 site at the Montreal Science Centre in the Port of Old Montreal, tiger Child, the first IMAX film, was demonstrated at Expo 70 in Osaka, Japan. The first permanent IMAX installation was built at the Cinesphere theatre at Ontario Place in Toronto and it debuted in May 1971, showing the film North of Superior. The installation is still in place, however, Ontario Place is on hiatus for redevelopment, during Expo 74 in Spokane, Washington, an IMAX screen that measured 27 m ×20 m was featured in the US Pavilion. It became the first IMAX Theatre to not be partnered with any brand of movie theaters. About five million visitors viewed the screen, which covered the total visual field when looking directly forward. This created a sensation of motion in most viewers, and motion sickness in some, much to the dismay of the majority of Spokane and the disapproval of the IMAX Corporation itself, it will be demolished to make way for a parking lot. Another IMAX 3D theater was built in Spokane, not too far from where the original was. However, its screen-size is less than half that of the original, due to protests, the IMAX Corporation has been able to remodel the area with the city, and turn the U. S. Pavilion itself into the first permanent outdoor IMAX screen, the first permanent IMAX Dome installation, the Eugene Heikoff and Marilyn Jacobs Heikoff Dome Theatre at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, opened in San Diegos Balboa Park in 1973, the first permanent IMAX 3D theatre was built in Vancouver, British Columbia for Transitions at Expo 86, and was in use until September 30,2009
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Anugerah Bintang Popular
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The award ceremony features performances by prominent artists. It is the most prestigious peoples choice award for Malaysian artists in the entertainment industry, the award was established in 1987 and it is totally based from the votes submitted by the readers of Berita Harian. The first Anugerah Bintang Popular telecast took place on the night of 1 December 1987 in Dewan Bunga Raya, there were only seven categories presented in the first award ceremony. In 1989, Radio Televisyen Malaysia in collaboration with SALEM made Anugerah Bintang Popular available for live broadcasting, the award took place in Angkasapuri on 13 January 1990. On that very night, a new category of Most Popular Artiste was introduced, the recording labels, TV stations, radio stations, and film production companies are responsible to hand over a name list of artists that are eligible to compete in each category. The nominees could be personnels, celebrities, actors, and singers that are active, for each radio network or station, nomination is limited to three male and female radio presenters. The radio station must be aired at least in three states, for TV host, nominations are eligible for those who are the steady host for a certain programme, at least for two seasons since its broadcast. Nomination for actors and actresses are based from films that have passed the evaluation of Lembaga Penapisan Filem. On the other hand, terms and conditions for each category of Most Popular Male Singer, Most Popular Female Singer, the early nomination would be published in Berita Harian, usually for five consecutive weeks. In that period of time, the readers will select the best five nominees for each category that are available. Once the five nominees are finalised, the round of voting session would be made available to all readers in which they have to select only one winner for each category. The result would be announced in the prestigious ceremony every year, the Anugerah Bintang Popular award are awarded in a series of categories, each of which isolate a specific contribution to acting and music. The standard awards list nominees in each category from which a winner is selected, some categories have been added and removed over time. Nasir, Ziana Zain, Datuk Siti Nurhaliza, Rosyam Nor, Saiful Apek, Nabil, in Anugerah Bintang Popular 2006, Datuk Siti Nurhaliza once again won the award of Most Popular Female Singer. To date, she has won the award for the past ten years since she first received it back in 1996. Datuk Siti Nurhaliza and Mawi are the two celebrities that have won the award of Most Popular Artiste for more than once, overall, Siti has won the award for the seventh time, with six consecutive wins from 1996 until 2001 and two in 2004 and 2009. On the other hand, Mawi has won the award for the three years from 2005 until 2007. Wan Maimunah, Rosyam Nor, Datuk Siti Nurhaliza, Saiful Apek, Rabbani and Linda Onn are the only artistes who have garnered an award in their respective categories for five consecutive years and more
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Indonesian Idol
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Part of the Idol franchise, it was as a spin-off from the UK show Pop Idol. The concept of the series is to find new recording artists where the winner is determined by the viewers. Through telephone and SMS text voting, viewers have chosen as winners Joy Tobing, Mike Mohede, Ihsan Tarore, Rini Wulandari, Aris Runtuwene, Igo Pentury, the series employs a panel of judges who critique the contestants performances. The judging panel consists of musician and solo singer Anang Hermansyah, musician and artist manager Ahmad Dhani, Kotak vocalist Tantri. The show was hosted by radio DJ Amelia Natasha and TV host Irgi Ahmad Fahrezy. In 2006, Daniel Mananta replaced Irgi as the main host, since 2010, Daniel Mananta was the only host for this program. Indonesian Idol won the 2005 and 2006 Panasonic Awards for the Best Music Variety Show and it also defeated its rival, Akademi Fantasi Indosiar, known locally as AFI, but in 2004 AFI won the Best Reality Show award in Panasonic Awards 2004. Singapore Tourism Board also rewarded Indonesian Idol Season 1 by inviting the Top 11 contestants of to the American Idol World Tour there, Joy, the winner of season 1, was the opening singer of the concert. But after the season, the event was discontinued because of declining ratings. The seventh season was held in 2012 and rapidly became the most successful season in the history of Indonesian Idol, originally planned to be replaced by UK hit The X Factor in 2013, both shows will still are broadcast on every alternating year. The show had four judges, namely Indra Lesmana, Titi DJ, Meuthia Kasim. In season three, Radio announcer and presenter Indy Barends replaced Meuthia Kasim because of Meuthias health, Indy stayed only for one season and left the show before season four. In season four, MTV video jockey and comedian Jamie Aditya replaced Indy Barends and musician, in season five, Jamie left the panel and only three judges, Indra, Titi and Anang were the judges. In 2010, Indra Lesmana and Titi DJ left the panel and replaced by musician and conductor Erwin Gutawa and Indonesian Superstar Agnes Monica. And in 2012, the last season of Indonesian Idol, Anang Hermansyah and Agnes Monica return as judges, while musician, guest judges may occasionally be introduced. In season one, guest judge was Krisdayanti, in season two, Yovie Widianto replaced Dimas Djay and Ahmad Dhani replaced Meuthia Kasim in any cities audition. In season four, in several times Titi DJ replaced by Tika Panggabean in Spectacular show, in season six, alternately Rossa, Melly Goeslaw, Ahmad Dhani, Charly Van Houten, Pasha and Armand Maulana were the guest judges in spectacular show. The two season first was presented by Amelia Natasha aka Ata and Irgi Ahmad Fahrezy, Irgi quit after the second season and replaced by Daniel Mananta
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International Indian Film Academy Awards
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Instituted in 2000, the ceremony is held in different countries around the world every year with the most recent one being held in Madrid, Spain. The IIFA Utsavam is the South Indian segment of the annual IIFA Awards, the awards were introduced in 2016, around the films released in 2015. The 1st IIFA Utsavam was held on 24 and 25 January 2016 at the Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad, the first awards were presented in 2000 at The Millennium Dome in London, United Kingdom. From then onwards, the awards are held at locations around the world signifying the success of Bollywood. Since 2000, the event has expanded from an event to a three-day celebration, hosting various events. These awards honour films from the calendar year. Amitabh Bachchan is the Brand Ambassador of the IIFA since its inception, in its 10th year, five special awards were introduced, Star of the Decade, Movie of the Decade, Music of the Decade, and Director of the Decade. The following is a listing of all International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremonies since 2000. R. Rahman =10 Most singing awards Shreya Ghoshal =7 Sonu Nigam =4 South Indian International Movie Awards Bollywood Cinema of India IIFA. com Official website IIFA2014 Rocks with Stars at Tampa Bay
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Lux Style Awards
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The Lux Style Awards is the largest award ceremony held annually in Pakistan since 2002. The awards celebrate style in the Pakistani entertainment industry, around 30 awards are given annually. The ceremony is the oldest and the most prominent film event dedicated to Pakistani television, fashion, the awards are voted on by both the public and a committee of experts. As one of the premier award show events, the Lux Style Awards have been dubbed Pakistans Oscars. The first awards were presented in 2002 at the Expo Centre in Karachi, since 2002 the event has expanded from a one-night event to a three-day celebration, hosting various events and activities relating to the Pakistan film industry. The following is a listing of all Lux Style Awards ceremonies since 2002
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Malaysian Idol
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Malaysian Idol is the Malaysian version of the Idol Series that started in UK, similar to shows such as UKs Pop Idol and American Idol in the franchise. Like any other Idol show, the winner is decided by public votes, the Malaysian Idol series has gained a following in Malaysia from people of all ages partly due to their interest in American Idol which had been introduced a few years prior. Malaysian Idol has been broadcast to Malaysian viewers via terrestrial television, 8TV, the last few finalists of Malaysian Idol have become celebrities because they have their own following of fans who supported them throughout their appearance on Malaysian Idol. Outside of Malaysia, the show has become known worldwide for the audition of a Michael Jackson impersonator, in Malaysian Idol, auditions were held for the top finalists. The first season was hosted by Phat Fabes and Sharifah Aleya, however, for the second season, Jiens new co-host was Cheryl Samad. In a nutshell, the Malaysian Idol competition follows the Idol Series main concept, all rounds of competition are broadcast on television. Contestants who aspire to be singers sign up and audition for the round in front of three judges. Successful candidates enter the next round, in the next phase, Idol contestants perform individually and in a group. This round of elimination is also known as the Theatre Elimination Round, the last phase involves weekly performances in front of an audience. The person with the least votes for each week is eliminated, after each performance the judges will give their feedback, however they do not determine whether the contestant should stay or go. This goes on until the Malaysian Idol has been selected, as seen in the format for American Idol where there were two American and one British judges, two of the judges in Malaysian Idol were native Malaysians, and the other a New Zealander. Similarly, two out of three of Malaysian Idol judges were male, the Malaysian Idol winners single is Gemilang, written by Malaysian Idol music director Aubrey Suwito. Every week of Malaysian Idol has resulted in the least-voted contestant going out of the contest, the winner of 2005 season of Malaysian Idol was Daniel Lee Chee Hun who defeated Norhanita Hamzah. According to the conference, Daniel garnered a massive 1.2 million out of 1.67 million votes by the audience to win the finals. The final show was on September 23,2005 and the show was on September 24,2005. On the live broadcast aired on TV3 and 8TV, the three judges spoke highly of both the finalists, the second seasons theme song is Mimpi, written by Pot, a member of the Malaysian band Innuendo. It was also through this song that enabled Daniel to shine in the finals, on 12 March 2006, 8TVs CEO announced that Malaysian Idol would not return for a third season. However, the show was succeeded by One in a Million, another reality singing competition that used a similar format
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MasterChef Indonesia
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MasterChef is an Indonesian competitive cooking reality show, open to amateur and home chefs based on the original British MasterChef. It is produced by Shine Group and screens on RCTI, the first episode aired on 1 May 2011, and the season one finale was broadcast on 21 August 2011. The first winner of MasterChef Indonesia was Lucky Andreono, a 28-year-old Furniture Entrepreneur, the second season of MasterChef Indonesia premiered on 8 July 2012. The second season aired through the week at 5.00 pm, the winner of the 2012 series of MasterChef was Desi Trisnawati, a 39-year-old Hotel Director. The third season of MasterChef Indonesia premiered on 5 May 2013, the show aired on RCTI every Saturday and Sunday at 4,30 PM local time. Vindex Tengker Rinrin Marinka Junior Rorimpandey The second season of MasterChef Indonesia premiered on Sunday,8 July 2012 at 5,30 pm on RCTI, judges Juna Rorimpandey and Rinrin Marinka returned from the previous season and Degan Septoadji replaced Vindex Tengker as the third judges. Junior Rorimpandey Rinrin Marinka Degan Septoadji The second season of MasterChef Indonesia brought some changes to the format of the show, most notably, Vindex Tengker, judge of Season 1, was replaced by Degan Septoadji. Furthermore, Season 2 began with the Top 60 phase of the show and this allows for the audience to begin to identify and connect with contestants, and also allows for more time to be spent in the actual competition phase of the show. Judges Degan Septoadji and Rinrin Marinka returned from the previous season, Degan Septoadji Rinrin Marinka Arnold Poernomo The third season of MasterChef Indonesia brought some changes to the format of the show. Most notably, Juna Rorimpandey, judge of Season 1 and 2, was replaced by Arnold Poernomo, furthermore, Season 3 began with the Top 60 phase of the show, as opposed to the auditions phase. This allows for the audience to begin to identify and connect with contestants, and also allows for more time to be spent in the actual competition phase of the show
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Panasonic Gobel Awards
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The Panasonic Gobel Awards, are the annual awards presented to television programs and performances in Indonesia based on a peoples choice poll. The first award was held in 1997 in partnership with Tabloid Citra, Media Nusantara Citra have conducted the awards since 2000 and its broadcasting rights have been held by RCTI. Since 2003, MNCTV and Global TV also televising the awards, in 2004, Tabloid Citra stopped polling and instead started using survey data from Nielsen Media Research with the results tabulated and audited by Ernst & Young. Since 2012, INews TV and MNC Channels have also broadcast the Panasonic Gobel Awards, the Panasonic Awards were first held in 1997 in cooperation with PT. Panasonic Gobel Indonesia with Citra Tabloid, the method of determining the winner is the Poll image propagated in the mass media to then filled in writing and sent back by the community through the post. According to Maman Suherman, one of the initiators of this event, Panasonic Awards are intended to determine the peoples conscience on impressions, overseas event like this so-called Peoples Choice Awards. The purpose of Panasonic Gobel Awards is to provide an opportunity for viewers to use their views to choose the shows or people that they consider to be the best. According to this criteria, in each person is free and independent through a neutral and transparent polling method
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X Factor Indonesia
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The X Factor Indonesia is an Indonesian reality television music competition to find new singing talent, contested by aspiring singers drawn from public audition. The show that was adopted from the British The X Factor with the show is produced by FremantleMedia and it is broadcast on the RCTI. In 2014, X Factor Indonesia won the Panasonic Gobel Awards for the category Talent, as part of the British The X Factor franchise, the shows format has numerous differences from rivals such as Indonesian Idol. The competition is open to solo artists and groups and has no upper age limit. Each judge is assigned one of four categories—boys between 15 and 25, girls between 15 and 25, individuals 26 and over, or groups, the original judging panel was Ahmad Dhani, Rossa, Anggun, and Bebi Romeo, with Robby Purba as the host. There have been two winners of the show to date, Fatin Shidqia and Jebe & Patty. Although Indonesian Idol went on to become a success and the number 1 show in Indonesia for seven consecutive seasons. Cowell, who was a judge on Pop Idol, wished to launch a show which he owned the rights to, Pop Idols first series was massively successful, and while the second series was also successful, the viewers figure for its finale dropped. Some—including Pop Idol judge Pete Waterman— considered Michelle McManus an unworthy winner, in 2004, Pop Idol was axed and ITV announced a new show created by former Pop Idol judge Simon Cowell, with no involvement from Idol creator Simon Fuller—The X Factor. Its ratings were average in the first couple of series, but by the series in 2009. In March 2010, RCTI, the broadcaster of Indonesian Idol, in August 2012, RCTI began airing short commercials for the program, which displayed the text Coming Soon in Indonesia. A second promo was shown during that night, featuring One Direction, Agnez Mo, Afgan, Iwan Fals,3 Diva, Glenn Fredly, SM*SH, Ariel NOAH, Ayu Ting Ting,7 Icons, Tria The Changcuters, and JKT48. This promo started speculation on who would be judges on the X Factor Indonesia, X Factor premiered in Indonesia on December 28,2012. The show is concerned with identifying singing talent, though appearance, personality. Each judge is assigned one of four categories, Girls, Boys, Over 26s, through the live shows, the judges act as mentors to their category, helping to decide song choices, styling and staging, while judging contestants from other categories. The first set of auditions is held in front of the shows producers, only candidates who successfully pass the producers auditions are invited to perform to the judges. The judges auditions are held in front of a live audience, in that case, at least three out of four judges have to say yes for the auditionee to advance to the next round, otherwise they are sent home. In addition, there is an online audition too in which the auditionees can upload their performance on the X Factor Indonesia website, an auditionee with the most voted video will get the chance to meet the judges and awarded cash prize
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Fraser's Hill
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The Frasers Hill is a hill resort located on the Titiwangsa Ridge in Raub District, Pahang, Malaysia. The location is one of Malaysias few pristine forests, with a level of biodiversity. Frasers Hill derives its name from Louis James Fraser, a solitary Scottish pioneer, the British army had not explored the Titiwangsa Range, so Fraser recruited guides and coolies for an expedition to the upper ridges, prospecting for gold or other valuable metals. At the top he found an ancient forest of moss-draped trees and ferns with a prehistoric appearance and he also found rich tin deposits, and recruited Chinese workers to open a mine. A steep track was constructed for mules to transport the tin ore down to The Gap and on to Raub, Fraser operated a gambling and opium den at the workers camp, through which he profited a second time from the wages paid to his coolies. Fraser vanished without trace some 25 years later, in 1919, work started on the access road to the hill station from The Gap and by 1922, the hill station named Frasers Hill was opened to visitors. The hill station covered 140 hectares of land and had over 50 km of jungle paths, in 1951, during the Malayan Emergency, the British High Commissioner in Malaya Sir Henry Gurney was killed near Frasers Hill in a random assassination by Communist guerillas. The 1970s saw another burst of development with buildings and golf courses, Frasers Hill was also had a rest centre for the British Forces based in Malaya and Singapore during the 1960s. The centre was run by NAAFI beside accommodation it had a pool, built by volunteers from the forces. Frasers Hill includes seven peaks, with altitudes between 1,220 and 1,524 meters above sea level, the Meteorological Department station is measured at 1,280 m. Year round temperatures are between 17°C~25°C / 63°F~77°F, the resort is situated 64.6 miles from the national capital city Kuala Lumpur and 236 km from the state capital Kuantan. At the foot of the ascent, at an altitude of only 800m, is The Gap. The winding 8 km single-track road up from The Gap is open in alternate directions each hour, odds hours for going up, the drive from The Gap to Frasers Hill takes less than 20 minutes. Some visitors prefer to walk up, spotting birds and enjoying the noticeable fall in temperature, a new alternative road was opened in 2001, but from time to time this is closed due to landslides, landslides however are a rare occurrence today. The old Gap-Fraser Hill road today serves as one way ingress to Fraser Hill while a new road opened in 2000 was made a one way egress, cool and invigorating throughout the year, Frasers Hill remains popular with Malaysians and Singaporeans for company retreats and weekend breaks. Malaysias earliest highland golf course was constructed on Frasers Hill in 1925, the 9-hole course was built on former tin mines. In the 1970s, an 18-hole course was added at Jeriau, there are several hiking trails around the hill, their entrance is usually marked by signboards. There is also an accessible waterfall, trails range from the Hemmant Trail, a short walk, to the Pine Tree Trail, a full days trek
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East Coast Expressway
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The East Coast Expressway, ECE E8/AH141, is an expressway in Malaysia. It is an extension of Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway E8/FT2, which starts from Kuala Lumpur to Karak and it provides a link from the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia to the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It features a closed toll system like the North-South Expressway, the expressway links many major cities and towns in east coast Peninsular Malaysia, acting as the backbone of the central of the peninsula. This expressway passes through three states on the peninsula, Selangor, Pahang and Terengganu and it provides a faster alternative to the old Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan Road FT2 and the Jerangau-Jabor Highway FT14, thus reducing travelling time between various towns and cities. The expressway is part of the Asian Highway Network of route AH141, at that time, the original concessionaire company of the expressway project was a consortium company formed by MMC Corporation Berhad, MTD Group and Malaysian Resource Corporation Berhad. The 338-km expressway was planned as a different route than the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway even though the former would begin at the end point of the latter. At that time, the construction cost of the expressway was RM4.6 billion before being reduced to RM4.26 billion for the entire section from Karak to Kuala Terengganu. Due to the high cost, MTD Group and MRCB withdrew from the consortium. The first delay of the project became a controversial issue nationwide, a letter of intention was sent by the federal government to MTD Group on 1 March 2000, and the new concession contract was signed on 17 January 2001. MTD Group was chosen as the new company for being able to offer the lowest construction cost for the expressway project. The construction of the East Coast Expressway began shortly afterwards, the abolishment of toll collection in Terengganu became the primary manifesto of PAS during the election. In the end, the construction of the Terengganu section by PAS state government ultimately did not materialise at all. The East Coast Expressway Phase 1 from Karak to Kuantan was opened to motorists on 1 August 2004, with the total cost of RM1.3 billion, the expressway was gazetted with the route number of E8, as a continuation of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway E8/FT2. The second part of Phase 1, the Sri Jaya and Jabur was opened in on July 2007, the East Coast Expressway Phase 2 extends the expressway to Kuala Terengganu, serving as the alternative for both Federal Route 3 and Jerangau-Jabor Highway FT14. As a result, the built by MTD Group was monitored by the Malaysian Highway Authority. The deadline was set for May 2011, however, the deadline of the project completion was pushed to September 2014. On 7 April 2011, MTD Groups toll road divisions, MTD Prime Sdn, the second phase of the East Coast Expressway was opened in stages. When completed, the East Coast Expressway E8 Phase 2 will become an expressway that enjoys the longest toll-free period in Malaysia for 3 years
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Pahang
. Exit 803 to Genting Highlands is located at Genting Sempah at the Pahang-Selangor border just before the Genting Sempah tunnel. An 18-km mountain road will then connect the exit to the peak.
that passes through Genting Sempah mountain pass. Alternately, there is another route, the Jalan Batang Kali-Genting Highlands which begins in Batang Kali in Hulu Selangor. This allows motorists from Perak, Penang or even Kedah to reach Genting Highlands without going through either downtown Kuala Lumpur or the LPT.
Genting Highlands
