Only 4 hours 15 minutes from Padang Besar to KL: KTMB ALOR SETAR: People in Kedah and Perlis have every reason to be happy because come September, it will only take them four hours 15 minutes to reach Kuala Lumpur using the electric train service (ETS). Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTM Berhad) chairman Datuk Nawawi Ahmad, in confirming the matter to Bernama, said the ETS will make use of the Padang Besar-Kuala Lumpur electrified double track. Although the ETS will officially begin in September, Nawawi, who is also Langkawi MP, said he  hoped it would be operational a month earlier, in August. "We are in the midst of conducting various trials on the Padang Besar-KL route, a journey which is expected to take four hours and 15 minutes. "There will be five stops along the Padang Besar-KL route," he said but did not mention the five stations involved. The high speed passenger train from Padang Besar is expected to stop at Arau, Alor Setar, Bukit Mertajam and end at KL Sentral station.

Currently the diesel locomotive trains used to ply the Padang Besar-KL route are much slower and the journey takes about 12 hours or more. According Nawawi, KTMB would perform "Fault Free Testing" for a month in June along the route. He said the electric train that would be used by KTMB on the Padang Besar-KL electrified double track would be capable of transporting passengers at a speed of 160km per hour. According to the KTMB chairman, the Padang Besar-KL ETS to be operational in September would at the initial stage, utilise four of the 10 sets purchased. KTMB, he said, was expected to receive five sets of the train this year, while the rest would arrive next year. The company bought 10 sets of the train from CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co (CSR Zhuzhou ZELC), a manufacturer in China. "With four electric train sets, we are likely to run service four times a day, in the morning, afternoon, evening and night for the Padang Besar-KL route," he said. However, KTMB was still studying on the ETS schedule apart from taking into account supply and demand factors of travellers using the service, he said.

The Padang Besar-KL ETS schedule and ticket prices would be determined later, he added.Hepa Air Purifier Grow RoomLangkawi, the Jewel of KedahHouses For Sale Amwell Pa The official name of the island of Langkawi is "Langkawi the Jewel of Kedah", or, in Malay, Langkawi Permata Kedah. Fawn Abyssinian Kittens For SaleLangkawi actually is an archipelago, a group of islands, located in the Andaman sea, about 30 km offshore from the Malaysia mainland, not too far from Penang. The Langkawi archipelago, all 100 separate little islands of it, are part of the Malaysian state of Kedah. Click here to book your favorite Langkawi hotel... The biggest of Langkawi's islands is the eponymously-named Pulau Langkawi (pop. 65,000) with Kuah as its largest town.

And, apart perhaps from Pulau Tioman, Langkawi is arguably Malaysia's best known holiday destination. Langkawi certainly is Malaysia's most ardently promoted holiday destination, and with good reason, given Langkawi's gorgeous long white sandy beaches, lush verdant jungle-covered hilly interior and rugged, almost iconic, mountain peaks. So bring your camera. Langkawi's most popular beaches are found on its west coast. This part of Langkawi also offers a generous selection of restaurants and other kinds of eateries, as well as some of the finest resorts in Langkawi. It may also be interesting to note that Langkawi is a duty-free island. If you'd like to travel to Langkawi on a budget and you have the time, as well as an interest in quirky out-of-the-way bus terminals and delicious Malay food, not to mention simply stunning views from your window, then nothing beats taking the bus to Langkwai. Just select your current location in the drop-down below and choose "Alor Setar" as your destination.

From Alor Setar, you can take a short taxi ride to Kuala Kedah, from where the Langkawi ferry will take you direct to Langkawi. Want to book your bus tickets to Langkawi online? Use below form for real-time bus reservations. Instant confirmation of your bus seats. Note: You can use above reservation form for all bus journeys fromSingapore to Malaysia and ThailandMOZAMBIQUE, March 2nd 2016: A piece of wreckage, believed from Boeing 777 is found washed ashore on the cost of Mozambique, according to a CNN news report. Since there is no reported crash (other than Flight MH 17) involving Boeing 777 of that nature, it is strongly believed that the missing piece is from Flight MH 370, the one that disappeared during nighttime on March 8th 2014. The unnamed source from United States further elaborated that the piece of wreckage is on its way to Malaysia for further examination. A quick look on Malaysian news sites has yet to reveal anything but we are expecting wide news coverage in tomorrow’s newspaper.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing while on its way from Kuala Lumpur International Airport – KLIA (KUL) to Beijing (PEK). It is being investigated as a crime by Malaysian police as they found it was being deliberately changed course from its intended path. Search so far has been proved futile with no credible lead found. With the introduction of the new RapidKL Greater Kuala Lumpur bus network, the company surrendered some of its routes to other operators listed as below. Effective December 1st 2015, RapidKL has revamped its bus network, dividing the bus network into eight corridors, namely The announcement came in quite late, considering the number of commuters using the service daily. Spotted at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) on Wednesday, 23 September 2015. If you need to retrieve receipts at toll plazas, then it might be cumbersome for you if you use Touch ‘N Go or Smart Tag regularly. It is because if you need receipt, you are left with the following options:

Take receipts at cash lanes Take receipts at Touch ‘N Go reload lanes Both of these lanes are also used by 1) Customers paying by cash and 2) Customers reloading their Touch ‘N Go cards. Therefore, presence of automated receipt dispensing machine is really appreciated. As shown in the picture above, there is a machine to dispense receipts at Touch ‘N Go lanes. This one is seen at westbound Batu Tiga toll plaza. No similar lane can be seen at eastbound one though. We hope highway concessionnaires can come up with at least one of these lanes at major highways soon. It can surely eliminate congestion at cash and reload lanes. Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) will commence its Electric Train Service (ETS) from Ipoh to Padang Besar, extending the existing service which currently plies from KL Sentral to Ipoh. There will be two services to be introduced, with two directions each: Butterworth – Padang Besar Padang Besar – Butterworth There is only a limited schedule available and no news yet about addition of more service.

Timetables will be posted soon. Some sources said KTMB will use Class 91 trains, currently being used for ETS between KL Sentral and Ipoh. The newer rolling stock is not announced yet by KTMB. They are manufactured by CSR ZhuZhou from China and able to reach speeds up to 160 km/h. In comparison, KTMB Class 91 ETS trainset can only reach 140 km/h. Update: Click here for ETS Schedule for KL Sentral <-> Padang Besar Route Beginning 1 September 2015, SMART Tunnel will practice electronic toll collection only. By abolishing cash toll collection, the move is to help alleviate traffic problems commonly faced at the tunnel. Similar move can also be seen by AKLEH, which also will abolish cash toll collection at some of its toll plaza. This is a bit blurred. Sawah padi or paddy field in Kedah. Seen from a KTM Intercity train, Hatyai-bound Senandung Langkawi. KTM Berhad (KTMB) has published new KTM Komuter schedule, which will take effect from 1 July 2015 onwards.