Info- Free KL City Bus Rides To Centre Business District

Residents and visitors within Kuala Lumpur City Business District (CBD) can get FREE rides on GO KL City Bus that operates on two routes; Green Line and Purple Line. The aim of the service is to improve public mobility into the Kuala Lumpur Centre Business District by providing easier access to public transportation.

It is also to encourage tourist to conveniently enter Kuala Lumpur city centre for shopping attractions and points of interest. It is intended to reduce the numbers of cars entering the CBD during peak hours.

GO KL City bus is an alternative to Hop On Hop Off service catering to tight schedule tourist who want to see Kuala Lumpur in a day. While the former is Free and ply the Centre Business district, the latter make stops at tourist attraction centres.

 See the routes below

GREEN LINE ROUTE

PURPLE LINE ROUTE

OPERATION HOURS

Daily from 6.00 a.m to 11.00 p.m

5 minutes frequency during peak hours

15 minutes frequency during off-peak hours

BUS INFO (At post time)

15 buses that can accomodate 60 pax per bus

Universal Access Vehicle

Wi-Fi Enabled vehicle

Passenger Information system

FURTHER INFORMATION

www.facebook.com/goklcitybus

Twitter: #GOKL

HOTLINE

1-800-88-7723

Dive Expo In Kuala Lumpur

This posting is just to shout about another International Tourism event to be hosted in Malaysia. We had already witnessed Malaysian International Tourism Bloggers Conference 2012 (MITBCA2012) and followed with Malaysian International Tourism Exchange 2012 (MITE2012) and World Islamic Tourism Mart 2012 (WITM2012). Now we are going to witness yet another tourism event, Malaysia International Dive Expo 2012 (MIDE2012)more specifically to adventure enthusiast. I recieved this intivation through my email and would like to share the news with my readers. So mark your calendar for this event. 

Well, of course I have not even once carry that oxygen tank and dive mask on my body but have the interest to try it once in my lifetime, if god willing. 

Admission  Fee:
	ADULT - RM3
	UNDER 17 YEARS OLD - FREE
-	Opening Hours:
	6th July - 8th July
	10am to 7pm (All Visitors)
-	Trade Lounge (Hall 3) -
	6th July - 8th July
	12pm - 5pm (Open to all Trade Visitors)
-	Opening Ceremony:
	Level 2 Putra World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	on 6st July 2012 at 3pm to 4pm
-	MIDE Pre-Registration Form: Online registration form will allow you to enter the MIDE show without filling in the registration form sheet on the day itself.

Muzium Telekom Malaysia

I think it was my second visit to the museum located at Jalan Raja Chulan in Kuala Lumpur. But only this time I am writing this post because when I first visited it in the 90s, blog is not around yet.
The museum is open to the public daily from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm except on public holidays and entrance is FREE.

THE BUILDING
The musuem was built during the colonial days in 1928 to place the central battery version of main manual telephone. it was build with an undeground space and orderly floor for the installation of telecomunications facilitiesand became the main telephone office back then.
It was built with a “G” style and has internal boundary corridors with a service court. Like all other colonia buildings at that time, this double-storey building was build by carpentary according to its weights and structires. To suit the cables installation for telephonic hall at the second floor, wooden floors supported by metal crossbars were built. Glass windows were built with symmetry and dolled up to show the neo-classic style, adaptation from the 19th Century. One of the classic and unique architecture is the 8 lonia pillars between 2 towers facing Jalan Gereja.

 

Photo: The museum from Jalan Gereja. Notice the 8 lonia pillars?

HISTORY OF TELECOMUNICATION IN MALAYSIA
It began in 1870 with telegraph services linking the island of Penang, Malacca and Singapore to London via submarine cables. In 1876, the first telegraphic communication began between Taiping and Kuala Kangsar. The first telephone was installed in Kuala Lumpur in 1891and when the manual telephone exchange was built in 1928, the telephone service started to grow.
In 1938, the manual system was replaced by semi-automatic system. Telecommunications in Malaysia then entered the broadcasting era when radio station in Kenny Hill began broadcasting in 1936.
Then in 1958, the first microwave station in Bukit Nanas was completed, This allows the first national station television broadcast in 1963. Phone service moved into modern era when connection remotely dial (STD) was introduced in 1962. International direct dialing service (IDD) was introduced in 1979. Mobile phone services or ATUR 450 was introduced in 1985.
WELCOME TO THE MUSEUM

		antique phones on display VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

		Some of the exhibits VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

On the second floor visitors will be able to walk the journey through moment in time relating the growth of telecomunication in Malaysia beginning in 1874 when the telephone make its debut in Perak to the use of  internet and Skype .
ADDRESS
Muzium Telekom
Tingkat 2, Jalan Raja Chulan,
50200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: 603-2031 9966  Fax: 603-2031 5925
Website: www.muziumtelekom.com.my
References: Pamphlet- discovery of Telecommunications in Malaysia produced by Muzium Telekom.

Ampang Look Out Point

It has been quite sometimes that I wanted to visit this place after reading some postings on blogs and word of mouth. 

Only today that I had the opportunity to set a time to head to the place and take photos to post to this blog.

Took off from home and head to Ampang Town and towards the Look Out Point.

The weather is not on my side today, it seems and earlier it rains. The day has been quite hazy.

As I drive up the hill towards Look Out Point, is already late in the evening. Then I saw the sign board showing the was to Ampang Saujana and there are many cars line up along the side and hawkers peddling their trade. I decided to stop since from this point, the view of Kuala Lumpur skyline is clearly visible besides the presence of haze. We stop for a drink and savour Koteow Goreng while enjoying the view of Kuala Lumpur and can be seen as far as Menara Telekom in Lembah Pantai. Photo below is the Kuala Lumpur skyline as seen from the junction to Ampang Saujana.

 

After finishing our plate of Koteow we head on to our destination about 1.5 km up the hill until we reach this signboard. The place seems without any activity even though the signboard greets us like this. however it is a false greeting.  

The entrance to Pusat Pelancungan dan Menara Tinjau has been barricaded with concrete dividers and there is a banner signage put up by Majlis Perbandaran Kajang.

A check with its website HERE also post the announcement that the place has been closed indefinitely. The reason for the closure was reported in HERE and HERE

Until no definite time frame, this tourist attraction and for locals, Ampang Look Out Point is out of your travel itenary. However the Koteow Goreng stalls at the Ampang Saujana junction can still be your place to visit if you want to enjoy Kuala Lumpur from a higher ground.

MITBCA2012

I personally praise Ministry of Tourism Malaysia and Social Media Chamber Malaysia for a successful conference that I think spark part of the participants to join onto the social media bandwagon especially on the two most talked about topic, blogging and twittering. 

MITBCA2012 short for Malaysian International Tourism Bloggers Conference and Awards 2012 was held at Seri Pacific Hotel Ballroom, in Jalan Putra, Kuala Lumpur on 8 and 9 May 2012. More than 430 delegates were present and according to the organiser was oversold. Well, I think they did not expect there are so many social media enthusiast who are interested in tourism, around in Malaysia. However the conference did show that there are many people on social media and MOTOUR can be sure that they can spread about tourism in Malaysia through those social media rats who are willing to share what is in store around the country when tourism is at stake. 

 With Shane Dallas - traveler, writer who call himself as The Travel Camel. He writes his travel experience on travelblog.

This is Sheila Scarborough, Co founder - tourism Currents & professional specializing in tourism, travel and social media.

Founder and owner of travelblog.org Alistair Watters

The conference was officiated by The Hon. Minister of Tourism, Dato' Sri Ng Yen Yen with a keynote address.

To read what was presented during the conference CLICK HERE

Kuala Lumpur Stesen Sentral

Kuala Lumpur Central or nicknamed as KL Central is venue for a modern transportation hub that link land and air transport in Klang Valley called Stesen Sentral. Stesen Sentral has been mistakenly called KL Central by most people if not all. KL Central is the whole area built around Stesen Sentral as the nucleus consisting of Luxury Apartments, Office Suites, office towers, Suasana Central Condominium, Plaza Sentral, Hotel Towers and Lifestyle facilities.  Located at a spot  that can be considered central within Kuala Lumpur but not within the city centre. The area surrounding it is buzzing with development and Stesen Central stood as a connector. Bangsar, Brickfields, Damansara, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Shah Alam, Petaling Jaya and Kelang is all easily connected to KL Central through Stesen Sentral. All these mentioned zones can be accessed easily by light rail transits. The only area that is not quite connected directly by LRT’s  is the Puchong, Kinrara and Bukit Jalil zones. 

LOCATION 


Stesen Central is accessible by road through Jalan Istana, Jalan Bangsar, Jalan tun Sambanthan and Jalan Syed Putra.

KL Central is an exclusive urban centre built around Malaysia’s largest transit hub, offering global connectivity, excellent investment opportunities, business convenience and an international lifestyle. – website 
The blueprint of Kuala Lumpur Sentral began with the masterplan of a “City-within-a-City” concept designed by the renowned architect Dr. Kisho Kurokawa and this world class transit hub cost RM1.1 billion.
KL Central consists of Stesen Sentral, corporate office towers and business suites, 5-star international hotels (Le Meridian and Hilton), luxury condominiums and a shopping mall. It is scheduled to be completed in 2015. CLICK HERE


A PEEK INSIDE STESEN SENTRAL

This is where majority of the public activities takes place. The central hub for public transport within Klang Valley and connecting Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) and Port Klang. The main transportation means here is by rail. Six rail networks nucleated at this point namely ; KLIA Express Rail Link, KLIA Transit, RAPID KL (Putra), KTM Komuter, KTM Intercity and KL Monorail Services. The only LRT line that does not enter Stesen Sentral is the Ampang/Sri Petaling to Sentul line.

KLIA TRANSIT

		KLIA Transit VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

KLIA Transit links KL Central and KLIA. Commuters can also use this service to LCCT. Passenger disembark at Salak Tinggi and take a shuttle for the rest of the journey to LCCT. This link makes three stops at Bandar Tasek Selatan, Putrajaya & Cyberjaya and Salak Tinggi. The journey from end stations takes 35 minutes.


KJ15 KL SENTRAL


Kelana Jaya Line links Kelana Jaya to Gombak and stops between both terminals. Check stations HERE. This line operated by MyRapidKL has an integrated rail services with Monorail line and Ampang line.

KUALA LUMPUR CITY AIR TERMINAL (KL CAT)

Stesen Sentral also house the Kuala Lumpur City Air Terminal (KL CAT). It is an airport in the city where passengers can check-in and then travel to KLIA by KLIA Express and it takes only 28 minutes to reach KLIA. Ticket is priced at RM35 per adult and RM15 for children.

Photo Credit: Mont Kiara Lifestyle

At KL CAT, you can check-in for your flight, just like in an airport, and enjoy free porter service. Regarded as a value-added service, passengers traveling with Malaysia Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, Royal Brunei Airlines and Emirates are able to check in at KL CAT. Minimun check-in time is 2 hours before flight time and before proceeding to flight check-in counter, please make sure you have purchased the KLIA Express train ticket, you will not be able to check-in without the KLIA Express train ticket.

KTM SERVICES

	Stesen KTMB Sentral KL Jalan Tun Sambanthan 50470 Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
Headquarters	Counter Operating Hours: 6.00 am - 11.15 pm

Operating hours        
7.00am – 10.00pm daily

Toll free                 
1 – 300 – 88 – 5862
1 – 300 – 88 – KTMB

Overseas+603 – 2267 1200

Stesen Sentral Kuala Lumpur Jalan Stesen Sentral
Kuala Lumpur
03-2273-1424


LCCT SHUTTLE BUS


Airasia passengers and farewell wishers can opt for a cheaper means of transport to LCCT and back using the shuttle bus service operated by Airasia and other companies. Skybus bus (Red) fare is  RM10.00 - Stesen Sentral to LCCT while LCCT to Stesen Sentral RM9.00


Skybus Contacts
 +6016-2176950 Weekdays (Monday to Fridays 9.00 am -7.00 pm) All types of call
 +6016-2178496 Weekends & Public holidays for General Enquiries and Feedback
For skyvan bookings email to info@skyvans.com.my or SMS +6016-2176950 at least 3 working days in advance 


Aerobus Shuttle Contacts
Stesen Sentral
ERIC at 0162206292 
(10:00 to 00:00) 
MAHAEN at 0163317603
(02:00 to 14:00)


LCCT 
RAMESH 0162196292 
(15:00 to 03:00) 
SIMON 0162216292 
(10:00 to 23:00)


 Aerobus (Yellow) is RM8.00.(Adult) RM 4.00 (Child)
For return ticket RM14.00(Adult) RM 8 (Child)


SHUTTLE TO KLIA
Airport Coach single journey fare is RM10.00 (Adult) Rm9.00 (Children)
Return RM 18.00 (Adult) RM16.00 (Children).   

AIRPORT COACH SDN BHD

Ground Floor, Bus Terminal, Block C
Short Term Car Park, KL International Airport
64000 Sepang, Selangor, MALAYSIA


Tel:             03-87873894      ,             03-87768449      
Fax: 03-87873895
Email: airport_coach@hotmail.com
airportcoach@gmail.com

LIGHT SHOPPING


Besides being a transportation hub, Stesen Sentral also has a light shopping outlets, fast food restaurants, telco outlets and Food Court.  For a list of retail outlets click HERE

		Stesen Sentral VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

FACILITIES

Stesen Sentral offer many facilities for the convenience of users, guests and commuters. For a list of facilities available click HERE.