Kedah Economic Review

🇲🇾 Malaysia’s popular holiday island Langkawi, off the state of Kedah, host the ASEAN Summit 2025 this month, attracting 1,000 delegates to three conferences for leaders of the ASEAN 10-nation bloc.

The ASEAN Summit agenda already started with the ASEAN+3 Meeting (Financial Track) from 14 to 15 January on the island. Representatives from three East Asian countries, China, South Korea and Japan, will join delegations from the 10-member countries of ASEAN.

Held in Langkawi International Convention Centre, two other meetings — the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat from 18 to 19 January and the Special Meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on Energy from 21 to 23 January — will conclude the summit agenda.

Geographically an archipelago of 99 islands with an area of 478.48 km2, Langkawi is a duty-free island and an archipelago of 99 islands (plus five small islands visible only at low tide in the Strait of Malacca) located some 30 km off the coast of northwestern Peninsular Malaysia. It has its own landmarks, beaches, heritage and natural attractions.

Langkawi played a key role in the Visit Kedah Year 2025 initiative, spotlighting 132 calendar events in the year, including the 21st Langkawi International Regatta scheduled from 13 to 16 February at the island’s Royal Langkawi Yacht Club and the 17th Lima (Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition) from 20 to 24 May 2025.

Construction begins TODAY (Jan 11) on the Mutiara Line, connecting Silicon Island, Airport, KOMTAR & Penang Sentral by 2031!

Expect trains every 2-4 minutes for a seamless commute.

Do visit the office MRT Corp website for more onfo: laluanmutiara.mymrt.com.my