Langkawi Gazette
Malaysia Jobs, Expat Hunting, Malaysia Employment Search Looking for a job or need to advertise for a job position? Post them here and discuss about employment issues in Malaysia. http://www.alloexpat.com/malaysia_expat_forum/about-living-in-malaysia-expat-general-forums-c1.html Note: The Alloexpat Forum is not ‘Langkawi-Based’ – but many of the people active there are based in Penang, the …
Renting an apartment or a house can still be relatively cheap, although the prices have practically doubled in the last few years. Buying a Land is pretty expensive. With this stressed relation between renting and buying it does not – financially – make much sense to buy anything. One way to find a …
There are different kinds of ‘land’ in Langkawi. There is ‘Bumiputra Land’, There is ‘Free Hold Land’ and there is ‘Government Land’. The ‘Bumiputra Land’ cannot be sold to a Non-Bumiputra. So you need to have a Bumiputra in between. These deals are done by lawyers and property brokers. In …
All the above is not yet enough. There are many special licenses for special companies. If you want to open a restaurant, you need a license to operate a Restaurant. If you want to print certain materials, you need a license to print. These licenses or the implied things allowed and not …
Things have changed a bit since 2007 – it’s now (2009) and it’s harder to get a Work Permit for different reasons. The owner of a restaurant in Kuah mentioned above had to renew the work permit for an employee. It took him about 10 visits to the Immigration Office at …
Registering a Company in Malaysia Updated July 2010 There are many wrong beliefs among expats about the dangers involved in registering a business, such as the ‘one has to have a Bumiputra Partner and he will have the majority of shares, and can then command over the company’ and things like that. …
The Work Permit A Work Permit can only be applied for by a company. The application has to be made to Immigration. A work Permit is issued at the same time as the visa to stay in Malaysia. It is normally (but not always) issued for 2 years, then an other 2 years, …
Normally everything goes fine…. But you should go for your visa run 2 or 3 days before the visa expires. The Ferry you want to take might have technical problems and not run at all, it might be full and you don’t get a seat, or the weather might …
Langkawi location
Langkawi is located on the northwestern peninsula of Malaysia and is an archipelago of 99 islands at high tide and 104 at low tide. Situated closer to Thailand than to mainland Malaysia (just 25km away), its waters are where the Indian Ocean narrows to meet the Straits of Malacca.
Langkawi is located only 800km from the Equator and is blessed with year-round warm temperatures and warm waters. The archipelago is famous for its white beaches and the relaxed and its slow paced island life. However, the jewels in our tourism crown are also the Langkawi Geopark and its natural treasures of serrated mountains that are home to a vast array of birds, butterflies, reptiles and animals.
Langkawi is a duty free Island that makes for a great value holidaying.
Langkwi Topography
Langkawi Island is covered by 60% forest, mountains, mangroves and shrubs with 20% being agricultural land and 20%, developed areas. Of all the islands, approximately 90% is forest and only three of the islands have some form of development.
The topography varies from flat coastal plains of Pantai Cenang to the mountainous peaks of Gunung Raya (880m) and Gunung Machincang (713m). There are also many sandy beaches on the main island numerous deserted beaches on the other islands within the archipelago.