BROGA HILL SELANGOR

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Bukit Broga or Broga hill is Semenyih, standing 400m above sea level.

The writer wrote, the name is after the word 'brogas ' a mythical beast living in the forest. He only showed his ignorance, a Malay word does not have any...  Gas...,

It should be the word for broga... A kind of wild chicken, which I was hunting when I wad young.

Petaling Jaya Forest

It may be a surprise to many that Petaling Jaya, a thriving residential area, is promoting educational forest. I discovered that in the New Strait Time on Monday.

1.BUKIT Gasing is a popular spot for city folks and hikers to feel the touch of the jungle. They will normally come in the in the mornings, evenings and also during the weekends. Bukit Gasing was the center of the controversial and tussle between the public and the Government, when the government wanted to develop the hill.

The total area of Bukit Gasing covers more than 100ha and the Petaling Jaya side of the hill covers 36ha. The Petaling Jaya side of the hill was gazetted as a green belt in 1961.

2.KOTA Damansara community forest is a secondary forest. Gazetted in 1898, it is part of the oldest forest reserve in Peninsular Malaysia. Filled with exotic plant species the community forest is located in the Kota Damansara township.

3.THE Kota Damansara Wetlands has become a spot for exotic birds such as egrets, herons, milky storks and other migratory water birds.

Read more: Top three educational forest in Petaling Jaya http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/TopthreeeducationalforestinPetalingJaya/Article/#ixzz1FxTc915B

Sepang Gold Coast Water villas

Selangor is really developing fast. There are fear by some groups that the state is losing the Malaysian look equally as fast.

One of the big development project is the Sepang Goldcoast. It reminds me of the Goldcoast in Australia. It is situated about 30 minutes’ drive from the KL International Airport, 45 minutes from Putrajaya and 75 minutes from the city centre of Kuala Lumpur.

It stretches about 1.2 km into the narrow strait of Malacca. This ambitious RM3bil Sepang Goldcoast-owned resort is opening up for sale. It is expected to attract investigators from Singapore as well as China.

What is unique, its architecture is blend of three cultures — Malaysian, Indonesian and Thai. The builders and the workforce consists on mainly Balinese, Bangladeshis, Vietnamese, Indians.

Idyllic setting: A row of palm-thatched villas at the Golden Palm Tree Resort.

The project was launched by Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen during a brief ceremony on Tuesday. According to Sepang Goldcoast Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Yanki Regan, the lalang thatching has been used in Indonesia for hundreds of years and is the main attraction here as they are strong and resilient against natural elements.

Lalang is found on the islands of Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Timor and Sumba. There are slight variations on each island but the neatest and strongest is found in Bali.

“They not only look neat but provide good insulation against heat and very attractive to look at, both inside and out.

“This could well be the selling point for the Sepang Goldcoast village as it has been successfully used in the Caribbean Islands,’’ added Regan.

Catching the light: This spot in the resort enables guests to enjoy the view of the sky even as they hide from the sun’s blaze.

Visitors can choose from five different settings — the Palm Villa, Premiere Traveller Palm Villa, Canary Palm, Ivory Palm Villa and the Royal Palm Villa.

The resort, which has been entered into the Malaysia Book of Recordsas the longest Palm Tree Resort, complements the traditional setting of Sepang and maintaining the area’s pristine charm.

The smallest unit is about 500sq ft while the bigger ones measure up to about 2,000sq ft each. Prices start from about RM550,000.

source: Friday July 16, 2010
Water villas ready for tourists
By CHARLES FERNANDEZ
charlesf@thestar.com.my
Photos by DARRAN TAN