Air Asia X is a low-cost, long-haul budget airline that launched flights in November 2007. Air Asia X is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and flies to cities not only to Australia, but to China and the UK!
Forget reality TV music idols or manufactured pop acts. Malaysia’s appetite for homegrown indie bands know no boundaries this year. It has been a long time coming, but the momentum, for better or for worse, is with the local indie music community as it continues to push into the mainstream and attract media attention.
Just Malay indie rock outfit Hujan, possibly the biggest buzz band since OAG in the early 1990s, made good on its early promise as the nation’s breakthrough indie outfit. Led by enigmatic singer-songwriter Noh, Hujan began the year with much expectation.........
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Ning, a Malaysian restaurant situated in the Northern Quarter of Manchester city centre has agreed to sponsor dinner for KNUKE Tour 2009 bands and Manchester crew. Simplicity and style, quality and value, individuality and hospitality – these are the values that aim to stand Ning out from the crowd. They have a simple, short menu of high quality, good value food and drink, with a twist of individuality and style. Their aim is to do little very well, than try to do a lot not very well.
Set within a simple but chic venue and served by friendly waiting staff, Ning is influenced in concept by trendy noodle bars of Asian cities, with the relaxed and sociable ambience of continental European cafés. Their aim is to be authentic and stylish without the pretension. They are a no-smoking, welcoming and inclusive venue.
They also run both vegetarian and non vegetarian cookery schools. Classes normally take place on a Saturday and begin at 10am running for approximately four hours. They comprise of a workshop-style introduction to the culture, food and kitchen essentials of Malaysia, followed by a full practical session in the Ning kitchen with Ning's Head Chef and visiting tutor.
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The KUGIRAN NEGARA KE UK ENTERPRISE (KNUKE) was founded in September 2007 by a group of Malaysian music enthusiast studying in the UK. Having gained experience in organising a range of extra curricular activities, from Malaysian cultural events to academic conferences, this group of students were highly credible in their respective Universities and were prepared to challenge their own abilities in a more divested field - the entertainment industry.
Their first project took off successfully in March 2008 when they brought HUJAN to the UK – the biggest UK-wide event organised by the Malaysian students. The highly ambitious tour took the band to several cities around the UK including Liverpool, Cardiff, Manchester & Sheffield along with 500+ units of CDs being sold.
KNUKE (Kugiran Negara ke United Kingdom Enterprise) was formed to continue this challenging effort of bringing our local musicians to the UK. It consists of a supervisory ‘board of trustees’ based in Malaysia overlooking the leadership progress of student members organizing this tour in the UK.
Under event post-mortems and the new management approach, we aim for perfection this year by having a direct partnership with a Malaysian record label Laguna Music – to fine-tune the event in incorporating Laguna’s strength as a band manager and event organiser with our student connections, experience and privileges here in the UK.
