Putrajaya Save Wildlife For Future @ Taman Botani Putrajaya ( 24 ~ 25 Februari 2024 )

 

Jom sertai kami dalam Putrajaya Save Wildlife For Future 2024 di Taman Botani Putrajaya selama 2 hari pada hujung minggu ini!

Terokai dunia hidupan liar dengan lebih dekat dan pelajari mengenai kepentingannya. Pelbagai aktiviti menarik menanti ada.

MASUK ADALAH PERCUMA!!!

Borang pendaftaran aktiviti sila klik https://linktr.ee/HariHidupanLiarSedunia?fbclid=IwAR0sYKcdu0lfoNu7d5t5cOAyORhaV0NGbhLVbsmJhKukbu7-XwriH5P7fBg

-Perbadanan Putrajaya.

Tourism Malaysia Participates In Vietnam's Nguyen Hu Flower Street Festival 2023

 

HO CHI MINH, 7 February 2023 – Tourism Malaysia through Ho Chi Minh Office stepping up its effort to promote Malaysia to Vietnam citizens in conjunction with Nguyen Hu Flower Street Festival in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 19th – 26th January 2023.

During the 8-day event, Tourism Malaysia took the advantage of featuring Malaysia’s parks and gardens as one of the tourist attractions for Vietnamese to visit.

Malaysia’s national flower – Bunga Raya or Hibiscus, which represents unity in the multicultural country of Malaysia, was the highlight of the decoration to extend our joyous congratulatory messages for the New Year 2023 and the 50th Anniversary of Malaysia and Vietnam diplomatic ties.

Over the past 20 years, the Nguyen Hue Flower Street event in Ho Chi Minh City has become an annual tourism attraction, cultural, and entertainment event to celebrate the Tet Holiday (Vietnam Traditional Lunar New Year). This year, the event welcomed 1.2 million visitors including international tourists from Indonesia, Laos, Thailand, Canada, Australia, and the United States of America (USA).

“In 2019, before the pandemic, we welcomed 400,346 tourist arrivals from Vietnam, while for 2022, about 173,763 Vietnam tourists visited Malaysia. This year, we intend to achieve the arrival target of 15.6 million international tourists with MYR47.6 billion in tourism receipts. Out of that, we are optimistic more than 234,000 tourist arrivals from the Vietnam market. We do hope this market will continue to play the important role in achieving this number,” said Dato' Zainuddin Abdul Wahab, Director General of Tourism Malaysia.

Vietnam remains an important market for Malaysia. In terms of connectivity, there are currently 120 flights per week with more than 21,000 seats from Vietnam to Malaysia via Malaysia Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air, Batik Air (formerly known as Malindo Air) and AirAsia.

-Tourism Malaysia.

Taman Rahsia Perlis seperti ‘alam fantasi’

 

PADANG BESAR: Sebaik sahaja kaki melangkah keluar dari pintu Gua Kelam sejauh 370 meter, pe­ngunjung pastinya terpegun melihat sebuah taman yang cu­kup indah seolah-olah se­perti berada di ‘alam fantasi’ atau ‘ka­ya­ngan’.

Disitulah terletak Taman Rah­­­sia Perlis atau Secret Garden yang kedudukannya di te­ngah hutan belantara de­ngan me­ngalir sungai di tengah­nya untuk berekreasi selain lanskap­nya yang mempesona dengan pemandangan alam semula ja­di seperti bukit-bukau, su­ngai yang mengalir tenang dan tum­bu­han indah.

Taman tersebut diselenggara dengan cukup rapi dan cantik sebagai nilai tambah di Gua Kelam yang merupakan salah satu lokasi pelancongan popular di negeri ini.

Taman yang indah itu bukan fantasi, sebaliknya ia memang wujud di tengah belantara. Itulah keunikan Taman Rahsia Perlis atau ‘Secret Garden of Perlis’ yang terletak dalam kawasan paling hujung Taman Rekreasi Gua Kelam itu.

Kebelakangan ini, lokasi ber­kenaan mula tular di media-media sosial sekali gus kembali menjadi tumpuan pengunjung ke situ dan difahamkan sempena cuti Tahun Baharu Cina, Gua Kelam diserbu pelancong dari seluruh negara.

Seorang pengunjung dari Jitra, Kedah, Siti Norliayana Rozi, 32, berkata, pemandangan dan suasana di taman berkenaan cukup memukau seolah-olah berada di kayangan

Katanya, cukup berbaloi menelusuri Gua Kelam seterusnya menikmati keindahan taman berkenaan yang terletak di kawasan paling hujung lokasi pelancongan tersebut.

Ujarnya, di hadapan taman ber­kenaan, terdapat sungai yang mengalir tenang dengan air­nya cukup jernih di bawah rimbunan pokok yang menjadi tumpuan aktiviti riadah.

“Taman berkenaan tular di media sosial dan melihat taman tersebut membuatkan kami tertarik untuk berkunjung ke sini. Ternyata taman tersebut sangat indah dan membuatkan kami menikmati suasana cukup mendamaikan.

“Tumbuhan dan bunga yang terdapat di situ juga cukup cantik dan unik. Di Perlis sejak akhir-akhirnya mula menjadi tarikan pelancong yang ingin menikmati keindahan alam semula jadi,” katanya.

Seorang lagi pengunjung yang hanya ingin dikenali sebagai Chuah, 63, dari Kulim, Kedah, berkata, dia mengambil kesempatan berkunjung di lokasi-lokasi indah di Perlis terma­suk Gua Kelam yang menyajikan pemandangan indah.

“Malah, taman yang terdapat di hujung pintu gua tersebut juga sangat cantik yang memberi 1,001 ketenangan dan kedamaian,” katanya.

-utusan online.

Sabah to host hybrid Second Asia Parks Congress ( 24 ~ 29 May 2022 )

 

KOTA KINABALU: The state Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry and iSabah Parks will be hosting the hybrid Second Asia Parks Congress.

It will be physically held between May 24 and 29 at the Sabah Convention Centre here.

"This congress will be a landmark event, which is expected to attract conservation experts from across Asia and beyond.

"It is also to set the agenda for the region's protected and conserved areas for the next 10 years.

"The congress is also being organised in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)," read a statement from the ministry.

The event will feature six thematic groups which include nature-based solutions for health and wellbeing; Governance of protected and conserved areas; connectivity and transboundary conservation.

It will also look into the effective protected and conserved areas; economic and financial sustainability of protected and conserved areas; as well as the urban conservation and a new generation.

"Representatives from protected area authorities, other government agencies, non governmental organisations, academia, youth, the private sector, indigenous peoples and local communities are invited to participate in the congress."

For registration, visit https://2nd-asia-parks-congress.sabahparks.org.my/ and entry requirements can be referred to at www.sabahtourism.com/alert.

-nst online.

https://www.sabahparks.org.my/

Taiping Aerodrome to become a heritage site

(File pix) The historic Taiping Aerodrome, where aviation legend Amelia Mary Earhart had a refuelling stopover in 1937 during her journey to circumnavigate the globe, is set to become

the state’s heritage site. Pix by NSTP/Muhaizan Yahya

IPOH: The historic Taiping Aerodrome, where aviation legend Amelia Mary Earhart had a refuelling stopover in 1937 during her journey to circumnavigate the globe, is set to become the state’s heritage site.

Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu said the decision was made during the state exco meeting today, where the state government also urged the state Land and Mines Department to speed up the process.

Ahmad Faizal also dismissed claims that the Taiping Aerodrome had been sold to make way for housing development projects and reiterated that under the leadership of Pakatan Harapan, some parts of the land had been returned to the Menteri Besar Perak Incorporated (MB Inc).

“I would like to stress that Taiping Aerodrome has never been approved to be 

developed. In fact, under my leadership, I have returned some part of the land to the MB Inc,” he said at a press conference after handing over RM3 million financial assistance to 261 partially-aided government schools in Perak at Dewan Serbaguna in Bangunan Perak Darul Ridzuan here today.

It was earlier reported that Ahmad Faizal had cancelled an approval made by the previous state government administration on Jan 16 to hand over part of the Taiping Aerodrome to the private sector for development.

Commenting on the recent protest held by a group of people against the alleged development on Taiping Aerodrome, Ahmad Faizal advised heritage lovers to refer the relevant authorities before accusing the state government of selling the historical area.

“At the same time, I am happy to see the huge number of demonstrators because it shows that they care for our heritage. I echo their sentiments that the place needs to be preserved too, just how important our great-grandmother’s house is to our family.

“The place needs to be spruced up and the grass needs to be cut. The 200 protesters who came that day should have done their part in making the place nice again. I would be happy to join them if they had invited me,” he added.

On Friday, several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) staged a protest against the alleged development of the area, claiming that the land had been sold without considering the importance of its heritage and historical values.

The 16.1ha Taiping Aerodrome, built in Malaya by the British in early 1929, is reputedly the first airport in Southeast Asia.

The aerodrome gained worldwide recognition when the American pioneer aviator Earhart made a refuelling stop there on June 7, 1937 before continuing her journey to Singapore and New Guinea in her bid to fly around the world.

The then-Indonesian president Sukarno and his deputy, Mohammad Hatta had also landed at the Taiping Aerodrome on Aug 12, 1945 to discuss the future of Malaya and Indonesia before heading for Tokyo.

On a separate note, Ahmad Faizal said as part of the state’s commitment to protect its historical heritage, plans are afoot to upgrade Taiping Lake Garden and Bukit Larut or better known as Maxwell Hill, both to be recognised as Taman Tasik Diraja.

“The matter was also discussed during state exco meeting today. I have received a lot of suggestions from our young leaders, DAPSY, Armada, PKR, Amanah and Bersatu. They suggested that the two main attractions in Taiping to be known as Taman Tasik Diraja.

“This is very interesting. With this understanding, we don’t have to worry about plans for developments near this area. This is also in line with Taiping being recognised as one of the most sustainable cities in the world,” he said.

Ahmad Faizal said he would seek the consent from the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah before naming Taiping Lake Garden and Bukit Larut as Taman Tasik Diraja.

The Taiping Lake Gardens, established in 1880 during the British rule, is one of the oldest public gardens.

-nst online.

Enjoying nature in city centre - Taman Tugu

KUALA LUMPUR: The city centre here is set to have its very own rainforest park to be equipped with various amenities for the people to enjoy the natural surroundings.

The park will serve as an iconic symbol of Kuala Lumpur’s greenery in the same way as Hyde Park in London or Central Park in New York are known for.

Located on a 26.7 hectare site behind Tugu Negara or National Monument, the RM650mil public park project, known as Taman Tugu, will be opened in stages from mid-2018 to 2020.

It will have facilities such as restaurants, a camping area, canopy walks, zip lines, water park, jogging paths, walkways and cycling lanes, a gazebo and an observation deck.

An additional 5,000 local rainfo­rest trees will be planted in the park’s forested area to boost its flora.

Efforts will also be made to protect the park fauna comprising various types of insects, squirrels and other small animals by constructing nature-friendly walkways for the creatures to cross over certain sections of the park so that they can roam freely in the area.

A network of covered walkways, an underpass and overhead bridges will be built to allow visitors to walk to the park easily from various locations including KL Sentral and the Bank Negara KTM Komuter station.

The not-for-profit prestigious project is being undertaken by the Government’s strategic investment arm Khazanah Nasional Berhad in collaboration with Kuala Lumpur City Hall and supported by various stakeholders.

In launching the project, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the Government wants to develop Kuala Lumpur into a truly world class city in terms of not just economic activity, but its livability.

Apart from projects such as the light rail transit, mass rail transit, river of life project and the upcoming high speed rail project, Kuala Lumpur needs to have better recreational facilities and green lungs for the people.

“If Hyde Park is synonymous with London, and Central Park is synonymous with New York, I hope one day, Taman Tugu will be synonymous with KL as a global city.

“I don’t see this as something impossible because we can already see it happening,” the Prime Minister said.

Expressing his own excitement about the project, Najib said that when the first phase of the project is ready in the middle of 2018, the area will be a place where the people can come and enjoy its facilities and surroundings.

“Can you imagine – the people will have their very own mini tropical forest in the middle of the city,” he added.

The Government in July had already approved the plan to place Taman Tugu in a public trust, preserving it as a green lung for perpetuity.

Although the key features of the project has been outlined, Najib said the Government wanted the people to give their input and suggestions on what should be included in the park.

“This park is not cast in stone yet, we want the people to give their ideas for Khazanah and the Government to consider, including the (permanent) name for the Taman Tugu project, as this project still does not have a permanent name yet,” said Najib.

He added that the public also can give ideas and suggestions on facilities that could be included in the park by taking part in an online survey athttp://tamantugu.com.my/en/

Najib said that once the park is completed, foreign heads of government or state who visit Malaysia will be invited to plant a tree at the park.

The concept of the park, he said, is tied to the aim of transforming Tugu Negara or National Monument by making it closer to the people as a symbol of the sacrifice by the country’s warriors in defending the country’s independence.

Khazanah Nasional Berhad mana­­­ging director Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar in his speech said the cost to design and develop the Taman Tugu project and its infrastructure and facilities will be no more than RM650mil, of which up to RM500mil will be borne by Khazanah.

Najib added that the Government will foot the remaining estimated RM150mil cost for the project.

The first major component of the project that will be launched in mid-2018 will comprise the park and several of the walkways to facilitate public access.

-thestar online.

Royal Floria In Putrajaya Attracted More Than 350,000 Visitors In Three Days - PFSB

Tourism Malaysia displays. photo: Tourism Malaysia.

PUTRAJAYA, May 31 (Bernama) -- The Royal Floria Putrajaya Flower and Garden Festival 2016 has drawn more than 350,000 visitors for the first three days, said Putrajaya Floria Sdn Bhd (PFSB) chief executive officer, Haslinda Khalid.

In a statement issued here Tuesday, she said among the factors which contributed to this was the wide publicity given by the media.

This year, the festival has 21 international floral designers and arrangers from 11 countries as well as five local park designers from the Institute of Landscape Architects Malaysia who displayed their creations.

The ninth floral festival has new attractions such as the Mystical Forest, Chrysanthemum Garden, Mermaid's World, Candy Courtyard, Bonsai, Cat Park and a terrarium workshop (planting in glass containers).

The Putrajaya Royal Floria that was officially opened on Friday, allows visitors to view the spectacular display from 9am to 10.30pm from Monday to Thursday and from 9am until midnight from Friday to Sunday.
-bernama.

Nazri Officiates At 'Magic Of The Night 2016' In Putrajaya

image: MOTAC facebook.

PUTRAJAYA, May 27 (Bernama) -- Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz officiated at the 'Magic of the Night 2016' at the Anjung Floria in Precinct 4, here, this evening, in conjunction with the Royal Floria Putrajaya 2016 festival.

The colourful lights event, organised by the Tourism and Culture Ministry, will see the lake at Precinct 4 glittering with a parade of a flotilla of 14 decorated boats for the next eight days after the start this evening.

A statement from the ministry said the event, organised for the sixth time, managed to attract thousands of visitors to the federal government administrative centre to watch the three-kilometre procession.

It said the public would have the opportunity to watch the boats decorated with retro-styled Malaysian tourism icons.

The flotilla parade is participated by 14 teams from Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Selangor, Terengganu, Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Pahang, Sabah, Sarawak, Penang, Putrajaya Holdings and Tourism Malaysia.

The parade starts for an hour from 9pm daily throughout the festival and the boats will anchor off at 11 pm to allow the public to take pictures.

The boats will compete for several titles including Best Overall Boat, Most Creative Boat, Boat with Best Decorative Lights, and Most Popular Boat.

Members of the public can cast their votes for the Most Popular Boat through the ministry's Facebook account at https://www.facebook.com/mymotac beginning tomorrow until June 4 by noon.

The event also features cultural performances by the participating states, as well as dancers from Istana Budaya every night.
-bernama.

Royal FLORIA Putrajaya 2016 Set To Be Grander With Support From Smart Partners

The establishment of smart partnerships in organizing the Royal FLORIA Putrajaya has successfully enabled cooperative linkages to be established with 32 agencies that are committed toward the success of the festival.

At a function to introduce Royal FLORIA Putrajaya 2016 Smart Partners, YBhg Datuk Seri Hj Hasim Hj Ismail, the President of Putrajaya Corporation, organizers of Royal FLORIA Putrajaya said, ‘Corporative linkages in the form of smart partnerships with other agencies and corporate bodies has helped reduce the cost borne by the government to organize the event, while enabling FLORIA to be self-sufficient. As such, FLORIA serves as an ideal platform for these agencies to promote their services and products, while educating the public on the importance of appreciating and conserving the natural environment.

While offering the opportunity for various agencies and corporate bodies to participate in developing FLORIA as a key tourism product for Putrajaya, such cooperative linkages also helped to foster a sense of belonging among these agencies and corporations in giving their highest commitment to ensure the successful organization of Royal FLORIA Putrajaya this year,” he added.

During the promotional event, Hotel Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside was introduced as a smart partner of Royal FLORIA Putrajaya, with the signing of a contract to be the “Official Partner Hotel”of Royal FLORIA Putrajaya for three years.

Themed ‘The Magical World of FLORIA’, the Royal FLORIA Putrajaya 2016, organized by Putrajaya Corporation with the support of the Ministries of Federal Territories, Tourism and Culture and Tourism Malaysia, promises to serve up a magnificent exhibition comprising attractions like the Mystical Forest, Chrysanthemum Garden, Mermaid’s World and Candy Courtyard to captivate visitors.

Royal FLORIA Putrajaya is a flower and garden festival organized by Putrajaya Corporation (PPj) since 2007. It has become an annual attraction at Putrajaya since 2009 following tremendous reception from visitors. The festival showcases commercial products from the horticulture and landscaping industry, garden shows, garden designers’ demonstrations and local and foreign floral displays amidst sprawling enchanting garden settings.

Royal FLORIA Putrajaya will be opened to the public from May 27 to June 4 2016 from 9.00 am to 10.30pm (Monday to Thursday) and from 9.00am to 12.00am (Friday to Sunday).

Please access the website: www.floriaputrajaya.com.my for further information.

-Royal Floria Putrajaya website.

Royal FLORIA Putrajaya & Magic of The Night 2016 Tour Packages ( 27 May ~ 4 June 2016 ) - UPDATE

-Tourism Malaysia.

One Million Visitors To Visit Royal Floria Putrajaya

image: Putrajaya Floria facebok

PUTRAJAYA, May 20 (Bernama) -- One million local and foreign visitors are expected to attend the Royal Floria Putrajaya 2016, which begins on May 27 to June 4 at the Pesisiran Tasik, Precint 4 here.

Putrajaya Corporation (PPj) president Datuk Seri Hasim Ismail said the chrysanthemum had been chosen as the floral theme of the event which would be held for the ninth year.

He said the Royal Floria Putrajaya would be launched by Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah on May 26, at 3pm.

"The attractions of the festival are the Mystical Forest, Mermaid's World, Chrysanthemum Garden, Cats Garden and terrarium workshop (planting in glass).

"This time, we also organise dialogues on horticulture and landscaping for two-day from May 27 at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre," he told a news conference to introduce Royal Floria Putrajaya 2016's smart partners here Friday.

Hasim said, the exhibition would see the participation of 32 agencies and through its smart partnership efforts to reduce the cost borne by the government.

He added it was also to enable the Floria to become a self-sufficient unit as well as a platform for the agencies to promote their services and products, thus educating the public about the importance of appreciating and conserving the environment.

"We expect more visitors to this year's Royal Floria as it will be held during the school holidays while PPj has also already made large scale promotion nationwide and at foreign countries such as Thailand and Singapore," he said.
-bernama.
http://floriaputrajaya.com.my/

‘The Magical World Of FLORIA’ - School Holidays Newest Attraction ( 27 May ~ 4 June 2016 )

Themed ‘The Magical World of Floria’, the Royal FLORIA Putrajaya 2016 is set to serve up a new dimension to experience, mesmerizing visitors on an enchanted journey that transcends the imagination, when the curtains are drawn to uncover magical gardens and enchanted forests amidst mystical backdrops during the upcoming school holidays beginning 27 May to June 4 2016 at Anjung Floria, Precinct 4, Putrajaya.

Employing the latest state-of-the-art technologies from Europe, the Royal FLORIA Putrajaya 2016 will incorporate captivating design concepts into the Magical World of FLORIA, featuring an amazing experience through the Magical Garden and Mystical Forest, Chrysanthemum Garden, Mermaid’s World and Candy Courtyard. These innovative technologies will excite all five senses of sight, sound, taste, smell, touch and enliven emotions during life imitating odysseys via the hi-tech magic of “magic-mirroring” and 3D holographic displays.

For 2016, the region’s largest flower and garden festival aptly features the entrancing Chrysanthemum aka “Garden Mums” as the theme flower, which will be generously displayed amidst specially designed garden settings to indulge the visual palates of visitors.  The event this year will also feature new exhibit components to draw a larger crowd of visitors and foreign tourists.  These include the ‘Magic of Bonsai & Suiseki’, Terrarium ‘Tropical Magic in the Glass’ and the Musical Garden showcases.

The 9th Edition of the Royal FLORIA Flower and Garden Festival is organized by Putrajaya Corporation (PPj) with the support of the Ministry of Federal Territories, the Ministry of Tourism and Culture and Tourism Malaysia.  The festival is managed by PPj’s wholly owned subsidiary, Putrajaya Floria Sdn Bhd (PFSB).

During the occasion to commemorate the soft launch of Royal FLORIA Putrajaya 2016, the Deputy Minister of Federal Territories, YB Dato’ Dr. Loga Bala Mohan said, ”FLORIA increases its level of professionalism and credibility when its hosted the Royal FLORIA International Dialogue (RFID) to act as a catalyst for an industry that caters to professional players in landscaping, flowers and floral design, horticulture, floriculture and other related fields.  Accordingly, RFID holds the potential to be the platform for the national flower and floral industry, becoming the center for cooperative linkages and networking, imports and exports, and research and development activities in all related industries.”

Participants at the dialogue must take the opportunity to exchange ideas and gain exposure to horticulture’s best practices as well to gain valuable insights from international horticulture and floriculture experts.

Royal FLORIA Putrajaya has won the attention and attracted record visitors every year with the participation of international participants displaying their unique exhibits.  The festival this year has gained the participation of floral designers and landscape architects from China, Germany, Macau, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand, who will display their expertise with their unique creations and designs.

Participants are set to display indoor and outdoor garden designs while providing visitors with better understanding of the creativity and expertise that are incorporated in the designs from both local and international design experts.  Apart from being fascinated by impressive indoor and outdoor garden designs, visitors will get the opportunity to absorb the creativity and expertise of local and international landscape designers as displayed in the outdoor garden designs from various government agencies, corporate bodies, private sector, associations, universities, secondary and primary schools.  Ecuador and Korea are also expected to display flowers that are unique attractions in their respective home countries with their participation at the Embassy Row.

As in previous FLORIAs, this edition of the festival will witness several awards up for grab.  The awards include the Royal FLORIA Putrajaya International Cup for winning designs among international participants at the Floral Pavilion, the Royal FLORIA Putrajaya Garden Cup for the overall winner of the outdoor display in the Garden Design competition and a new category, Gardens of Malaysia that offers a cash award of RM5,000.00 to the winner.

Other attractions in the pipeline at FLORIA Diraja Putrajaya 2016 are Chrysanthemum Garden, Royal Garden, Designer Garden, Tea Party Garden, Cat Pavilion, Floral Pavilion as well as Garden Bazaar and Horticulture Market which will be selling gardening needs and accessories and plants which include ornamental plants, herbs and spices, fruiting plants, potted plants, garden furniture, garden tools, biotechnology products and landscaping services.

The Royal FLORIA Putrajaya 2016 will also feature more than 300 daily activities throughout its nine-day festival.  These activities include floral design demonstrations, gardening workshops, entertainment and variety shows, photography competition, water-coloring competition and arts and crafts exhibition.

FLORIA Flavours is again expected be a major crowd attraction as a center offering a wide variety of food selections under one roof.  While FLORIA Flavors will accommodate 36 stalls located in a more congenial location, the attraction is also expected to feature 20 food trucks serving up a wide variety of scrumptious food and flavorful drinks to visitors.

FLORIA Arts & Crafts, another well patronized component of Royal FLORIA, is also slotted to attract visitors looking to feast their senses on cultural shows, handicrafts demonstration and while there, bring back unique and quality handicrafts souvenirs.  At FLORIA Arts and Crafts, there are expected to features 92 arts and handicraft entrepreneurs offering products inspired from plant origins, landscaping and the natural environment.

To facilitate the large crowd expected to throng the festival, tickets counters will open two days prior to the opening of Royal FLORIA Putrajaya 2016, on 25 May 2016 from 9.00 am to 7.00 pm.  Accordingly, visitors can purchase tickets online via the website: www.floriaputrajaya.com.my.  Members of FOF (Friends of FLORIA) will be given a complimentary privilege to visit Royal FLORIA one day prior to opening to the public.

Royal FLORIA Putrajaya will be open to the public from May 27th to June 4th, 2016 from 9:00 am - 10:30 pm (Monday to Thursday) and from 9:00 am to 12:00 midnight (Friday to Sunday).

Tickets are priced as detailed below:

MyKad Non-MyKad Magical Gardens

Adult RM7.50    RM22.00        RM10.50

Children RM3.50    RM11.00        RM  5.50

Senior Citizens, OKU

*Price includes 6% GST

For more information, please visit the website: www.floriaputrajaya.com.my   

-Putrajaya Floria Sdn Bhd

Royal FLORIA Putrajaya 2016 ( 27 May ~ 4 June 2016 )

Royal FLORIA Putrajaya will bring the concept of a family holiday to a new dimension beyond imagination when Magical Gardens themed components kicks off the holiday season that is from 27th May to 4th June 2016 at Anjung FLORIA, Precinct 4, Putrajaya.

By applying the latest technology from Europe, the Magical Gardens will feature an amazing experience through the Mystical Forest, Chrysanthemum Garden, Mermaid’s World and Candy Courtyard. These innovative technologies will excite all five senses - sight, sound, taste, smell, touch and enliven emotions.

With the theme “Magical World of FLORIA”, the largest festival of flowers and gardens in the region is featuring the Chrysanthemum as the theme flower. Set in a garden scenery is especially designed to be savoured by the viewing public. Among the new components that are expected to entice more visitors and foreign tourists this year is the exhibition “The Magic of Bonsai & Suiseki “Musical Garden”, and Terrarium exhibition “Tropical Magic in Glass”.

This Flower and Garden Festival in its 9th edition is organized by Perbadanan Putrajaya (PPj) with the support of the Federal Territories Ministry, the Ministry of Tourism and Culture and Tourism Malaysia and is managed by PPj’s wholly owned subsidiary, Putrajaya Floria Sdn Bhd (PFSB).

International participants who make their appearance every year, is one of the factors that attracts the attention of the public to the Royal FLORIA Putrajaya. This year’s floral designers and landscape architects hailing from Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Germany, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Spain, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Europe will showcase their ingenuity through their unique designs and compositions.

They will exhibit indoor and outdoor show gardens while giving visitors an insight into their creativity and expertise. In addition to showcasing the design of indoor and outdoor show gardens, visitors are given the opportunity to enjoy the creativeness and skill of local and international landscape designers through the design of outdoor feature gardens by government agencies, corporate bodies, private sector, associations, universities and secondary and primary schools.

While officiating the Press Conference ceremony of Royal FLORIA Putrajaya 2016, the President of Putrajaya Corporation, Hon. Datuk Seri Haji Hashim bin Haji Ismail said, “Royal FLORIA Putrajaya is not only a tourism icon for Putrajaya, but also one that stimulates economic activity and generate business opportunities and networking for local floriculture and horticulture entrepreneurs”.

“Recognizing the capacity of FLORIA as a competent business platform, Royal FLORIA International Dialogue was organised for the first time. Besides being a platform to exchange ideas and exposure to the best horticultural practices, dialogue participants was able to gain knowledge from international specialists in the field of horticulture and floriculture”.

“FLORIA also provides healthy and stimulating activities that can enrich every member of a family. To this end, we introduced a number of components in Magical Gardens such as the Mystical Forest, Mermaid World and Candy Courtyard that can be therapeutic, a positive trigger for the public who are looking for some freshness from their daily hustle and bustle”.

To facilitate visitors, whom are expected to come in droves, entrance ticket counters will open two hours before FLORIA opens its gates, which began May 25th, 2016 from 9.00 am to 7.00 pm. Thus, visitors can also buy tickets on-line or on-line from March 1st, 2016 by visiting the website: www.floriaputrajaya.com.my. FOF (Friends of FLORIA) members will be given exclusive preview of the Royal FLORIA a day before its open to the general public, for free.

As with each edition of the Royal FLORIA Putrajaya, awards are up for grabs. Among them is the Royal FLORIA Putrajaya International Cup for the best design amongst the international participants selected as winner in the Floral Pavilion, Royal FLORIA Putrajaya Garden Cup for the overall winner of the outdoor garden exhibition and Royal FLORIA International Orchid Competition award.

Other attractions at the Royal Putrajaya FLORIA 2016 Chrysanthemum Garden, Royal Garden, Designers Garden, Tea Party Garden, Cat Pavilion, Floral Pavilion and Horticulture Market plus Plants Bazaar that will retail all the garden wares and plants such as ornamental plants, herbs plants, fruit saplings, potted flowering plants, garden furniture, garden equipment, biotechnology products and landscaping services.

Thus, more than 300 activities will be held daily as the nine-day Royal Putrajaya FLORIA progresses. These activities will include flower arrangement demonstrations, gardening workshops, entertainment shows, photography competitions, watercolour contests, as well as other arts and crafts happenings.

FLORIA Flavours is expected to be a hit again this time as the hub which offers authentic cuisine from various states in Malaysia under one roof. Enjoy your favourite dishes from states such as Melaka, Johor, Perak, Penang and Terengganu, among others, in a more convenient and comfortable location this year.

The component that had attracted the attention of many visitors in FLORIA annually is the FLORIA Arts & Crafts. Likely to be an attraction again this year for visitors who want to enjoy fine arts, crafts and participate in demonstrations and to bring home unique handicraft products of quality. At this point, the exhibitors and retailers of more than 90 craftsmen will offer arts and craft products inspired by vegetation, landscape and nature.

As in previous years, we are gathering young talents from universities, secondary schools and primary schools. Encouraging students to participate in the Garden Design Competition with designing and building their own garden under the supervision of their respective teachers and lecturers. A total of 20 primary schools, 20 high schools and 20 universities will participate in the School and University Garden Competition.

Royal FLORIA Putrajaya is a festival of flowers and garden design exhibition organised by PPj since 2007. Due to the overwhelming response from the visitors it’s become an annual event since 2009. The festival showcases the commercial products from the horticulture and landscape industry, show gardens, garden designing demonstrations and flower shows from local and international participants, where all the attractions will be presented in a garden setting.

Royal FLORIA Putrajaya will be open to public tours from May 27th to June 4th, 2016 from 9:00 am - 10:30 pm (Monday to Thursday) and from 9:00 am to 12:00 midnight (Friday to Sunday).

Ticket prices are as follows:

Category	MyKad	Non-MyKad	Magical Gardens
Adults	RM7.50	RM22.00	RM10.50
Children, Disabled & Elderly	RM3.50	RM11.00	RM 5.50

* The price includes 6% GST

For more information, please visit the website: www.floriaputrajaya.com.my

-Royal FLORIA Putrajaya website.