2008 is VISIT KEDAH YEAR

The Visit Kedah Year 2008 is held in conjunction with the golden jubilee celebrations of the reign of the Sultan of Kedah, Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah. A total of 70 events, including 29 will be hosted in Langkawi, have been planned in the state this year.

Among the national and international events that will be held in Kedah in 2008 are:

• Royal International Langkawi Regatta (5–11 January)
• Kedah Hot Air Balloon (18–23 March)
• The Launch of National Water Festival 2008 (4–6 April)
• International Jet Ski Competition (9-10 May)
• Islanders Music & Dance Festival Langkawi 2008 (30 May–1 June)
• Kedah International Media Hunt (29–30 June)
• International Tomoi Competition (13–16 August)
• Jerai International Mountainbike Challenge (7–9 November)
• International Kedah Golf Border Challenge (29–30 November)

.....more on Kedah at myMalaysiabooks : http://www.mymalaysiabooks.com/Kedah/kedah.htm