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Tourism<strong>Talk</strong><br />
Padawan Fest 2009<br />
Kuching City is a vast area comprising<br />
three municipalities and the Padawan<br />
Municipal Council (MPP) occupies<br />
one of the most interesting and<br />
diverse areas. Just minutes from the<br />
city centre, MPP is now a dynamic<br />
growth area for housing estates<br />
and townships, light industries and<br />
eco-tourism attractions unrivalled!<br />
These range from golfing in the<br />
cloud covered highlands to caving in<br />
the imposing limestone mountains,<br />
river safari to watching orang utans<br />
in the wild and living with the natives<br />
in longhouses built as their ancestors<br />
hundred of years ago did.<br />
To give visitors a better understanding<br />
and love for nature, MPP organises<br />
the Padawan Fest each year whereby<br />
Fiesta for All!<br />
participants get close-up with nature<br />
in a series of culture, adventure and<br />
nature challenges for fun and friendly<br />
competitions as well as for locals to<br />
showcase their landscaping skills and<br />
ethnic flair in singing and dancing.<br />
All the activities are centred in the<br />
MPP area, giving locals and visitors<br />
ample opportunities to participate as<br />
well as familiarise themselves with<br />
the new townships like Batu Kawah,<br />
Siburan, Kota Padawan and Sentosa<br />
as well as Matang Jaya.<br />
The BHR Padawan Nature Challenge<br />
is a cycling and trekking adventure<br />
for both amateurs and experts held<br />
in Kampung Annah Rais and <strong>Borneo</strong><br />
Highland Resort. With cash prizes<br />
from RM300–RM3000, the event<br />
is attracting locals and visitors to<br />
get a close-up brush with nature<br />
and adventure. Those into water<br />
sport should take up the Padawan<br />
Raft Safari which also has several<br />
categories for amateurs and experts<br />
as well as teams. It will flag off<br />
from Kampong Danu and ends at<br />
Kampong Git, allowing paddlers to<br />
enjoy the white water and lush green<br />
growth alongside the river. This is an<br />
opportunity for everyone to enjoy<br />
the river so just sign up even if you<br />
have no intention of racing as the<br />
fun and satisfaction is paddling along<br />
the river. Set aside these important<br />
dates in your calendar and make<br />
them the adventure days for friends<br />
and families members in the great<br />
outdoors at Padawan!<br />
Adventure, nature and culture events provide interesting and challenging fun for everyone<br />
Padawan Landscape Competition<br />
May - September 2009<br />
Padawan Invitational League<br />
13 th June – August 2009, MPP Stadium, Siburan<br />
Padawan Fair<br />
26 th June -19 th July 2009, Batu Kawah New Township<br />
Ekspo Rekacipta 2009<br />
27 th June 2009, SK Matang Jaya<br />
BHR Padawan Nature Challenge<br />
2009<br />
5 th July 2009, Kampung Annah Rais & <strong>Borneo</strong> Highlands<br />
Resort<br />
MPP Commemoration Day<br />
31 st July 2009, MPP Office, Kota Padawan<br />
Padawan Basketball Competition<br />
30 th August 2009, Kota Sentosa Basketball Association Hall<br />
Padawan Music & Cultural Festival<br />
September 2009, Eastern Commercial Centre, Siburan<br />
Padawan Raft Safari<br />
31 st October – 1 st November 2009<br />
Kampung Danu & Kampung Git,<br />
Jalan <strong>Borneo</strong> Heights<br />
PADAWAN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL • Kota Padawan, Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia. Tel: (6) 082 615566 Fax: (6) 082 611832<br />
Email: mpp@tm.net.my Website: www.mpp.gov.my<br />
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