Thailand banking On Fishing to Promote Tourism

Fishing can be used as an activity to promote tourism between Satun in Thailand and Langkawi in Kedah, Satun deputy governor Chusak Maneechayangkoon said here. He said the Langkawi-Adang-Satun International Fishing Challenge (Lasifc) could help realize that objective.

“Lasifc can be the bridge to strengthen ties and cooperation in various fields including tourism,” he said at the conclusion of Lasifc 2009 last night.

Statistics of the Langkawi Development Authority (Lada) show that more than 60,000 Thai tourists visited Langkawi last year, being among the most number of foreign tourists who traveled to the resort island.

At Lasifc 2009, Sharir Ismail, Azli Kamal, Asri Saaban, Basiron Saad, Jamaluddin Hashim and Zaini Musa of Tourism Malaysia bagged the top prize in the team category by landing 55.15 kg of catch. Lada employee Ku Ishak Ku Aziz won the individual category with a 7.98-kg catch.

Lasifc 2009, the third edition in the series, attracted 124 anglers representing 23 teams from India, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. They landed more than 1,000 kg of catch in the effort to win the total RM32, 000 prize money offered.