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Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA; Malay: Pameran Aeroangkasa dan Maritim Antarabangsa Langkawi) is a maritime and aerospace exhibition which takes place once every two years, held on odd-numbered years. It is held in Langkawi, Malaysia, and the last event took place in 2023
Langkawi, officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah (Malay: Langkawi Permata Kedah), is a duty-free island and an archipelago of 99 islands (plus five small islands visible only at low tide in the Strait of Malacca) located some 30 km off the coast of northwestern Malaysia and a few kilometres south of Ko Tarutao, adjacent to the Thai border.
The 2023 Tour de Langkawi (known as the Petronas Le Tour de Langkawi [1] for sponsorship reasons) was a road cycling stage race that took place from 23 to 30 September 2023 in Malaysia. The race is a category 2.Pro -rated event as part of the 2023 UCI ProSeries , and is the 27th edition of the Tour de Langkawi .
The airport serves as a venue for the biennial Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA), an international aerospace event for aviation industry and aero performances for the public. The airport's capacity was upgraded to accommodate 4 million passengers per year in September 2018.
The Langkawi National Observatory or Balai Cerap Kebangsaan Langkawi is a space observatory in Malaysia, founded in 2006. This observatory is located at Langkawi Island , Kedah and is managed by the Malaysian National Space Agency (ANGKASA) (now Malaysian Space Agency (MYSA)).
The Langkawi International Airport is located at Padang Matsirat and it is also considered a tourist attraction as the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition takes place every 2 years near the airport. The airport handled almost 1.2 million passengers and over 41,000 aircraft movements in 2008.
The Tour de Langkawi was conceived by former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to put Malaysia "on the world sporting and tourism map". [3] The first race was held from 29 February to 9 March 1996, with the opening and ending taking place in Langkawi. [4] It was Asia's richest bicycle race [5] with total prize money of RM1.1 million. [3]
On 28 April 2023, Network 10 announced that The Amazing Race Australia was renewed and that a new season would be airing in late 2023. [4] Two days later, the network announced that the season would feature celebrity contestants. [5] Filming for the Celebrity Edition began on 8 June 2023 in Delhi, India with the cast announced on the subsequent ...