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Dec 31, 2010

Best In Travel Poll 2010...

TOP 10 Cities for Business

ASIA
2010 Rank	2009 Rank
1. Hong Kong	1
2. Singapore	2
3. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	3
4. Seoul, South Korea	10
5. Bangkok, Thailand	4
6. Shanghai, China	5
7. Taipei, Taiwan	10
8. Bangalore, India	9
9. Tokyo, Japan Beijing, China	9 7
10. Sydney, Australia	6

TOP 10 Holiday Destinations

ASIA
2010 Rank	2009 Rank
1. Kerala, India	3
2. Bali, Indonesia	1
3. Phuket, Thailand	2
4. Hong Kong	4
5. Hoi An, Vietnam Maldives Palawan, Philippines	5 2 7
6. Bangkok, Thailand Shanghai, China	5 8
7. Hanoi, Vietnam Langkawi, Malaysia	- 6
8. Koh Samui, Thailand Rajasthan, India	9 10
9. Seoul, South Korea Boracay, Philippines	- 6
10. Angkor (Siem Reap), Cambodia Goa, India Penang, Malaysia	8 6 10

TOP 10 Airports

WORLDWIDE
2010 Rank	2009 Rank
1. Singapore Changi Airport	1
2. Hong Kong International Airport	2
3. Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok	3
4. Incheon International Airport, South Korea	5
5. Kuala Lumpur International Airport	4
6. Beijing Capital International Airport	8
7. Frankfurt Airport, Germany	-
8. London Heathrow Airport, UK Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands	8 7
9. Zurich Airport, Switzerland Pudong International Airport, China	9 7
10. Samui Airport, Thailand	10

AIRLINES

TOP 10 Airlines

WORLDWIDE
2010 Rank	2009 Rank
1. Singapore Airlines	1
2. Cathay Pacific Airways	2
3. Emirates	4
4. Thai Airways International	3
5. Jet Airways Virgin Atlantic	6 4
6. British Airways	5
7. Lufthansa Malaysia Airlines	8 8
8. Qantas	9
9. Korean Air	-
10. Qatar Airways Air France	10 10

TOP 10 Budget Airlines

ASIA
2010 Rank	2009 Rank
1. AirAsia (AirAsia X merit)	1
2. Jetstar Asia	2
3. Tiger Airways	3
4. Cebu Pacific	4
5. SpiceJet	9
6. Kingfisher Red	7
7. Nok Air	5
8. IndiGo	10
9. Hong Kong Express	10
10. Virgin Blue	6

**this poll ran for 3 key months may - july

2011 results >>

Dec 18, 2010

MRT, approved by cabinet

The Cabinet has approved the implementation of a mass rapid transit system for Kuala Lumpur.

Construction of the RM36bil project will begin in July next year.

The largest infrastructure project in Malaysia approved Friday in a Cabinet weekly meeting, is one of the economic entry points identified in the Greater Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley National Key Economic Area under the Government’s Economic Transformation Programme.

Construction work is expected to begin in July 2011 and will take about five or six years to complete.

The MRT is expected to improve public transport in the Klang Valley and generate 130,000 jobs during its construction.

It is also expected to generate gross national income of between RM3bil and RM4bil per annum from 2011 to 2020 from direct construction and operations and another RM8bil and RM12bil as a result of its multiplier impact.

The first line in MRT network will run between Sg Buloh and Kajang through the centre of Kuala Lumpur.

EXISTING RAIL PUBLIC TRANSPORT

KL Monorail

KTM Komuter

LRT Ampang Line

LRT Kelana Jaya Line

Kuala Lumpur 2001 21st SEA Games, Malaysia...

The 21st SEA Games was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 8-17 September 2001. It was the fifth times Malaysia became the host of SEA Games after 1965 and 1971(SEAP Games), 1977 and 1989(SEA Games). Opening and Closing Ceremony were held in Bukit Jalil National Stadium.

official logo of the games

Si Tumas, the official mascot of the games

below is the medal tally...

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Malaysia	111	98	86	382
2	Thailand	103	86	89	278
3	Indonesia	72	74	80	226
4	Vietnam	33	35	64	132
5	Philippines	31	65	67	163
6	Singapore	22	31	42	95
7	Myanmar	19	14	53	86
8	Laos	1	3	7	11
9	Cambodia	1	1	5	7
10	Brunei	0	5	6	11