The upcoming Malaysian Grand Prix 2023 version from Nov 10 to 12 could welcome 11,000 Indonesian spectators, in contrast to solely 6,000 final 12 months, mentioned Sepang International Circuit (SIC) chief government officer Azhan Shafriman Hanif.
SIC is dedicated to delivering the best high quality for the race and can guarantee these coming to the circuit will witness jam-packed motion on the monitor.
“I’m grateful for the support from Indonesian fans during this time because they are the biggest international audience for the Malaysian Grand Prix, and we are truly grateful for that,” he mentioned.
Speaking on the media briefing in Sepang lately as a part of a promotional tour, Azhan Shafriman mentioned the occasion guarantees to be extra thrilling, together with the introduction of the brand new MotoGP format, dash race, riders parade, and hero stroll.
A notable spotlight of the occasion is the skilled debut of Malaysian rider Syarifuddin Azman, referred to as Damok, from MT Helmets-MSI, who shall be competing in Moto3.
Special off-track actions will start with pre-events throughout race week according to this 12 months’s theme #KasiGegar, or “gaspol” in Indonesia.
Activities embrace the Public Pit Lane Walk and MotoGP Rider’s Autograph Session on Nov 10, providing fans the chance to stand up shut and private with their favorite riders.
Meanwhile, Tourism Malaysia Jakarta director Junus Suhid mentioned Indonesia will at all times be a vital marketplace for the tourism sector in Malaysia.
“In 2022, Malaysia recorded the arrival of 1.481 million tourists from Indonesia, making it the second-highest (in) number after Singapore.
“This position seems consistent with the arrival of 704,147 Indonesian foreign tourists recorded in the January-March period this year,” he mentioned.
Dino-myte!
Meanwhile, Perak is ready to have its first dinosaur park at Gunung Lang Recreation Park, and it’s anticipated to be operational in August subsequent 12 months.
Ipoh Mayor Datuk Rumaizi Baharin mentioned the park, which is a brand new tourism product together with Visit Perak Year 2024, would have greater than 30 static and animatronic prehistoric animals.
“The project is a collaboration between Ipoh City Council (MBI) and Pebec Berhad. We have two phases of construction. Phase one involves a construction period of six to eight months to build animatronic prehistoric animals, as well as a learning centre that can accommodate 100 students at a time.
“Phase two will start within a year of the opening of phase one, but it depends on the response. We plan to build a 3D/4D cinema and a water playground,” he mentioned at a press convention in Ipoh lately.
With the organising of the park, Rumaizi mentioned Perak could be the seventh state to have such a theme park within the nation.
He added that the dinosaur park shall be constructed on a 2.4ha of land on the Kinta Valley Geopark.
“About 20,000 to 30,000 people visited Gunung Lang per month, and during school holidays it can be up to 40,000 visitors. When the dinosaur park is completed, it will definitely be a new tourist attraction in the district and Perak in particular,” he mentioned. – Bernama
