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Sunday, April 11, 2010

squash player

Nicol Ann David was born on 26 August 1983 in Penang. She is a daughter to Desmond David, an engineer and Ann Marie David, a teacher. Her first encounter with squash began at a tender age of 5, and at the age of 8 she started to take squash seriously with regular training and involved in competitive games. She received her primary education at SM Convent, Penang.
Datuk Nicol Ann David is a Malaysian professional squash player. She is currently ranked world number 1 in women's squash, and is the first Asian woman to achieve this. She won the British Open title in 2005, 2006 and 2008, as well as the World Open title in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009.

malaysian first astronaut


Sheikh Muszaphar was born in Kuala Lumpur and attended high school at Maktab Rendah Sains, MARA in Muar.He then earned a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India.[5].He was pursuing his Masters of Surgery in Orthopaedic Surgery at University Kebangsaan Malaysia when he joined the 'Angkasawan' program.

Sheikh Muszaphar is an orthopedic surgeon, and a university medical officer in medicine at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. In 1998, Sheikh Muszaphar worked at Hospital Seremban, followed by a move to Kuala Lumpur General Hospital in 1999, and was on staff at Hospital Selayang from 2000 through 2001. Sheikh Muszaphar is also a part-time model.

Sepang F1 Circuit

The state-of-the-art circuit, Sepang International Circuit was officially opened on March 9, 1999 by the Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. It was completed in a record of 14 months and with the recognition of its ultramodern facilities, it was given the honour to incorporate the F1 logo in its name. Situated 85km from Kuala Lumpur city centre, it is accessible via modern North-South Expressway, Railway Links and a network of Highways. Being closely situated to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport makes it an ideal place for world-class international events. With the length of 5.543 km, the track features 15 turns and 8 straights with access speed of more than 300km/h. the track allows ample opportunities for overtaking, ensuring a suspense and thrills of the race.

Multimedia Super corridor (MSC)


Another milestone in the march of Malaysia towards becoming a high technology and industrial society by 2020 is the establishment of the Multimedia super Corridor (MSC). It is established to fulfill the need for incubating young entreprenuers, new start-ups and fledgling companies that need further nuturing and support. The MSC incubator set on a 7.65 acre is situated within the campus of the Multimedia University. The MSC Central Incubator, within the Cyberjaya, Malaysia�s premier intelligent cityl inks with Government�s new administrative cnetre at Putrajaya.

Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)

Kuala Lumpur Internatiomnal Airport (KLIA) is located 75 kilometers south of Kuala Lumpur at sepang. It started operating in June 1988 and is Asia largest airport occupying a full 100 square kilometers. The KLIA is build to cater for up to 125 million passengers in the next 100 years.

Menara Kuala Lumpur

Menara Kuala lumpur which stand at 94 m above sea level and 421 meters high has been recognised as the third tallest communication tower in the world and the tallest in Asia. Menara Kuala Lumpur is a communications tower for Malaysia and is equipped with new technology to meet the requirements of increasing technology demands in the country. Menara Kuala Lumpur has become a major tourist attraction as it is truly an outstanding landmark and ambassador for the city of Kuala Lumpur and the nation. The tower is a new source of pride for Malaysians and a measure of the nations progress towards vision 2020.

Petronas Twin Towers


The Petronas Twin Towers project was launched on 15 September 1992 together with Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) Project. The twin Towers have 88 floors in each of the of the towers and full height 0f 451.9 m above ground level. Thus it had been aknowledged by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban habitat as the new tallest building in the world, making them a new world landmark right in Kuala Lumpur.