Abu Dhabi International Airport

Operated by Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), Abu Dhabi International Airport serves the city of Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates. It is the second largest airport in the UAE. In 2008, its passenger traffic achieved a record 9.02 million passengers, up by 30.2 per cent from 6.9 million passengers in 2007.
In January 2009, Abu Dhabi international was the first airport in the Middle East region to receive regulatory approval for enhanced low visibility operations. This classification, also known as CAT III B, allows for aircraft to land safely and maneuver in low visibility conditions. The upgrading of the airport’s original runway allows it to be operational unless visibility falls below 125m. Widely expected to help reduce delays associated with weather conditions, such as heavy fog, the new classification puts Abu Dhabi International Airport among a select number of airports in the world.
Located 32km from the heart of Abu Dhabi city, the airport is built over an area of 350,000 square metre. Three highways lead from the city centre to the airport: Khaleej Al Arabi (Highway 30), Sheikh Rashid Al Maktoum Street (Highway 2), and Salam Street (Highway 8). All three highways merge into E10 on approach to the airport.
The airport operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Its second runway, which was completed in 2008, is 4.1 kilometres long and 60 meters wide. It is expected to receive its CAT III B classification in 2009. It is located two kilometres north and parallel (but offset) to the existing runway, making it a fully independent runway system. This configuration will provide extensive capacity for the coming decades, rising from the current peak utilization of 16-18 Air Traffic Movements (ATMs) per hour to around 75 ATMs per hour.

Terminal 3 Fact Sheet
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) opened the new Terminal 3 Abu Dhabi International Airport in the first quarter of 2009. The impressive new building is located next to Terminal 1 and has increased the airport’s overall annual passenger capacity to 12 million passengers. .. more
Abu Dhabi International Airport’s new terminal three (T3) serves as base to Etihad Airways, the fast-growing national flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates. T3 was opened in early 2009, raising the airport capacity to 12 million passengers per annum. As part of a phased opening strategy, which started in the last quarter of 2008, flights have been using the gate facilities from October with passengers on selected flights checked in as normal in Terminals 1 and 1A and then boarded via bus to the departure gate at Terminal 3, adjacent to T1. Arrivals have been welcomed into the new Terminal since December. In January, ADAC and Etihad Airways also began trials for arriving and connecting passengers using different aircraft types.
Following the Terminal’s opening in early 2009, ADAC and Etihad worked on implementing the transition of the majority of Etihad flights from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3. This allowed the smooth transition for all passengers, as well as the ability to monitor and confirm safety and security measures and ensure its award-winning security standards are met.
To meet further growing demand, ADAC has begun development work on a major new passenger terminal, to be situated between the two parallel runways and known as the Midfield Terminal Complex (MTC). The construction of the Midfield Terminal is a key element of the broader Midfield Complex, which will include cargo and catering facilities, utilities and related infrastructure. In its first year of operation, the planned capacity of this facility is expected to reach 20 million passengers, gradually increasing to 40 million passengers per annum.

Bahrain International Airport

Bahrain International Airport is a key hub airport in the region, providing a gateway to the Northern Gulf. Airport is the major hub for Gulf Air which provides 52% of overall movements and operates 377 weekly international services. 35 other international airlines including British Airways, Cathay Pacific, KLM and Lufthansa operate a total of 349 services per week to a total of 52 destinations.
In 2006, The Airport witnessed a tremendous growth of 20% accounting for 6.7 million passengers while aircraft movement also increased by 11% to 81,789. Cargo tonnage has also dramatically increased with a growth of 7% reaching 358, 670 tonnes.
In addition to being the fastest growing cargo hub in the region with a number of international carriers such as Britsh Airway Cargo, Air France Cargo and Lufthansa Cargo together with established operators such as MartinAir, the airport is both the Middle East Regional Distribution Centre and a designated “super-hub” for DHL’s worldwide network whose services not only include significant operations to support the reconstruction of Afghanistan and Iraq but also a major regional hub for distribution by air and surface including transcauseway trucking services to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. Over 3 million tonnes of cargo crosses the causeway annually.Terminal facilities are under constant review and improvement. Recent developments include a unique separate First and Business Class Check-In Lounge providing specialized services for premium passengers with discrete check-in and immigration facilities and direct access to the Departures Lounge. A new award winning 1,000 m² First and Business Class Lounge was also opened for Gulf Air. Located on an upper level overlooking the main apron , the lounge offers an exclusive concept of waiter service ,a separate family room and electronic video games room for children. A further two new high tech airline lounges 200 m² and 700 m² in size respectively(double the size of existing lounges) were opened in 2005. The first for Cathay Pacific and a new Dilmun Lounge( for other airlines handled by Bahrain Airport Services) which include the latest wi-fi technology permitting free internet access. Our new Arrivals Immigration facilities and streamlined processing now enables large numbers of visitors ( either individually or in groups) to be handled without delay or congestion as has been successfully demonstrated for the annual Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix event.Top quality duty free shopping is available both on arrival in an expanded shop complementing the award winning unique shopping mall in the Departures Lounge. New car parks have been recently constructed to cater specifically for the needs of our long term “frequent flyer” passengers and we are looking to provide further improved services for them including shaded parking and valet services.Future plans include a major US$ 350m expansion of the terminal building to the east to provide 8 additional air bridges and additional aircraft parking stands raising the airport capacity initially to 15m per annum by 2015 with provision for a second phase expansion increasing capacity to 22m by 2020. New check-in desks (doubling the current number), additional shopping facilities as well as an increased baggage make-up area (double the size of the existing area) and separate baggage reclaim area together with a distinctive new façade are all included in the initial design. Plans for a new US $ 70m multi-storey car park project that would not only provide additional parking but also provide offices and retail areas linked to the main terminal building are also being finalised. An airport is a dynamic environment and our objective is to continue to provide both our passengers and our partner airlines with the very latest up-to-date facilities and above all a warm and friendly and professional service by our Bahraini staff, something which we are justifiably proud of. Our airport is both a shop & window to the world and the first and last impression a visitor has to our country. We believe therefore that the provision of these high quality facilities coupled with high standards of service and competitive pricing make our airport both an attractive hub and gateway. This has been recognised by major carriers such as British Airways and Cathay Pacific in awarding us “best airport” honours on their respective networks.

Tempat Asal Isteri Ku...Kuantan

SEJARAH PEMBUKAAN KUANTAN

Melalui catatan sejarah, Kuantan telah wujud semenjak awal tahun 1850-an. Kewujudan Kuantan pada kurun ke 19 adalah bermula sebagai sebuah penempatan. Kewujudan Kuantan ini telah disentuh oleh Abdullah Munsyi pada tahun 1851/52 seperti berikut:
"Hatta pada malam Khamis datanglah sebuah perahu kecil dari KUANTAN. Maka berkhabarlah ia kepada anak-anak perahu mengatakan ada perahu lanun di Tanjung Tujuh, empat puluh buah dan di Pulau Kapas pun ada, dan di Pulau Redang pun ada, maka telah didapati dua buah perahu orang Kuantan dan dua buah lepas lari.........."
Pada peringkat awalnya Kuantan lebih dikenali dengan nama Kampung Teruntum. Penempatannya adalah di sekitar muara Sungai Kuantan iaitu berhadapan dengan bangunan hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA) sekarang . Ia telah dibuka oleh Haji Senik dan pengikut-pengikutnya dalam tahun 1850an.Nama Teruntum ini dikatakan berasal dari pokok Teruntum yang banyak terdapat di pinggir Sungai Kuantan pada ketika itu.
Semasa tinggal di sini mereka mengusahakan kawasan paya yang terletak di tapak hospital sekarang disamping menangkap ikan dan berniaga secara kecil-kecilan. Bukti bahawa kawasan tersebut telah dijadikan penempatan ialah Perkuburan Cik Timah berhampiran Taman Esplanade (Benteng) sekarang.
Selain dari itu dikesahkan juga bahawa terdapat sebuah perkampungan di hulu Kampung Teruntum yang dibuka pada tahun 1854 oleh orang Melayu dari daerah Sumatera. Mereka diketuai oleh Encik Besar . Tempat ini kemudiannya dikenali dengan nama Kampung Orang Kuantan dan lama kelamaan panggilan ini di pendekkan kepada perkataan "Kuantan" dan kekal sehingga ke hari ini.

PUSAT PENGELUARAN DAN PENGUMPULAN BIJIH TIMAH DAN LAIN-LAIN BAHAN MENTAH.
Kuantan mula membangun apabila bijih timah dijumpai di kawasan Gambang dan Sungai Lembing. Perlombongan bijih timah di Sungai Lembing telah diusahakan semenjak zaman pra-sejarah lagi. Tiada perlombongan secara intensif dijalankan sehingga lah pada abad ke 19 apabila kaum bumiputera dan orang-orang Cina meningkatkan aktiviti mereka di kawasan perlombongan tersebut.
Kawasan perlombongan bijih timah di Gambang telah dibuka oleh orang-orang Cina pada awal tahun 1880an sementara kawasan perlombongan Sungai Lembing pula dibuka pada tahun 1868 oleh Lim Ah Sam (Baba Assam). Pada tahun 1887 , ianya telah diusahakan secara intensif oleh Syarikat The Pahang Corporation Limited. Hasil bijih timah daripada Gambang dibawa ke Kuantan melalui Sungai Belat di Gudang Rasau , manakala hasil daripada Sungai Lembing Lembing pula dibawa ke Pasir Kemudi dengan keretapi dan kemudian diangkut dengan kapal wap ke Kuantan untuk dieksport ke Singapura.
Bagi memenuhi keperluan aktiviti ini, beberapa kawasan di pinggir Sungai Kuantan telah dimajukan sebagai pusat pengurusan dan pengumpulan bahan-bahan mentah ini. Disamping penyediaan kemudahan pelabuhan, pejabat Kastam, pasar, pejabat pentadbiran daerah dan sebagainya yang terletak di sekitar Jalan Besar, Jalan Mahkota dan pinggir Sungai Kuantan. Dengan corak pembangunan ini, kawasan bandar mula didiami oleh orang-orang Cina, sementara itu orang Melayu yang mula membuka penempatan awal di tebing Sungai Kuantan telah berpindah ke kawasan seperti Tanjung Api, Tanjung Lumpur, Beserah, Tanah Putih dan lain-lain.

Bandar Raub Pahang

PROFIL
Raub adalah salah sebuah dari 11 buah daerah di Negeri Pahang.
Daerah Raub terdiri daripada 7 buah mukim iaitu :-
- Batu Talam
- Sega.....aku lahir disini Kg Sega Lama
- Semantan Ulu,
- Ulu Dong
- Dong
- Gali
- Tras
Ia juga terdapat 47 buah perkampungan tradisional dan 9 buah kampung baru (cina). Raub berlokasi di sebelah Barat Negeri Pahang dan keluasannya ialah 2,271 kilometer persegi iaitu 6.34% dari keluasan Negeri Pahang (35,823 kilometer persegi ). Raub juga terletak antara dua banjaran iaitu Banjaran Utama dan Banjaran Gunung Benum. Ketinggian Raub adalah 160 meter dari paras laut dengan purata suhu tahunan 27.5 darjah celcius dan purata hujan tahunan pula kira-kira 200 milimeter. Jarak Raub dengan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur hanya 130 kilometer dan hanya mengambil masa satu jam setengah untuk sampai ke pekan kecil ini melalui lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur - Karak.

SEJARAH NAMA RAUB
Terdapat beberapa versi mengenai asal usul nama Raub. Perkataan Raub dalam Bahasa Melayu bermaksud ‘genggam’. Antaranya, mengikut sejarah, pusat perlombongan ini dinamakan Raub selepas pelombong-pelombong menjumpai seraub emas pada setiap dulang pasir. Hal ini dinyatakan dengan menarik oleh J.A. Richardson dalam bukunya, The Geology and Mineral Resources of the Neighbourhood of Raub Pahang.

TOPOGRAFI
Keadaan topografi bagi daerah ini adalah berbukit-bukau terutamanya di bahagian barat dan timur. Ketinggian keseluruhan di antara 25 hingga 2,000 kaki. Rangkaian anak-anak sungainya pula tertumpu pada aras ketinggian 250 kaki. 61% (138,936.6 hektar) keluasan tanah daerah ini adalah diliputi oleh hutan simpan. Keluasan tanah milik kerajaan hanyalah 3,000 hektar serta keluasan Tanah Simpanan Melayu sebanyak 12,400 hektar. Baki tanah seluas 72,497 hektar merupakan tanah milik persendirian.
BANCIAN
Jumlah penduduk Daerah Raub mengikut banci tahun 2000 adalah seramai 79,488 orang. Pecahan jumlah penduduk mengikut komposisi kaum bagi tempoh tersebut adalah
seperti jadual berikut:
Melayu 57.1%
Cina 33.0%
India 7.4%
Lain-lain 2.5%
PEKERJAAN
Dari segi pekerjaan pula, sejumlah 32,118 orang ataupun 39.1% penduduk merupakan tenaga kerja dari pelbagai sektor. Pecahan peratusan sumbangan tenaga kerja mengikut sektor adalah seperti jadual berikut :
Pertanian 48.2%
Perkhidmatan 23.8%
Perkilangan 11.9%
Perdagangan 10.1%
Pembinaan 2.9%
Pengangkutan 1.8%
Kewangan 0.9%
Perlombongan 0.4%
PENDAPATAN
Bilangan tenaga kerja buruh dan jumlah pekerjaan di daerah ini dijangka meningkat pada kadar 1.9% menjelang tahun 2020 manakala sektor pertanian dijangka kekal sebagai penyumbang pekerjaan terbesar pada kadar pertumbuhan tahunan sebanyak 0.9%. Purata pendapatan 53.1% isi rumah pada tahun 1995 ialah RM690.00 sebulan dan ianya dijangka meningkat kepada RM1,533.30 sebulan menjelang tahun 2010.

Kebesaran Allah..dipetik dari klpos.com

KEMARIN, 3 hari paska gempa, warga Padang, Sumatera Barat, mendadak menyaksikan 2 fenomena alam yang aneh. Segumpal awan bertuliskan Allah terlihat bertengger lama di atas puing-puing reruntuhan yang menimpa ribuan korban.Selain awan, matahari berbentuk cincin yang dikelilingi pelangi juga ditemukan menghiasi langit kota yang baru diguncang gempa 7,6 SR tersebut.Pantauan wartawan, matahari berbentuk cincin tersebut terjadi pada pukul 11.00 WIB. Warga yang sedang sibuk mencari jenazah kerabat mereka di RS M Djamil, Padang, sempat terkagum-kagum melihat fenomena tersebut. “Bagusnya, Masya Allah,” kata salah seorang warga.Sejam kemudian, warga kembali melihat fenomena lain. Awan berbentuk tulisan Allah membentang di langit Padang yang cerah. Sontak hal ini membuat warga kembali terkagum. Di tengah kondisi sulit, mereka memperoleh tanda-tanda alam yang diharapkan menjadi berkah.“Mudah-mudahan ini tanda kebesaran Allah dan gempa tidak akan terjadi lagi,” kata Endang, salah seorang warga Padang Timor