MELAKA, Nov 9 (Bernama) — The state government targets 11 million tourists to visit this World Heritage City by the year-end.Tourism Malaysia director Jeffri Munir said various promotional activities were being carried out in collaboration with Tourism Malaysia, the Melaka Tourism Office and the Promotions Division of the Chief Minister’s Department “So far, we have [...]
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MALACCA: The state government has announced an ambitious plan to develop a pioneer green city where motorised vehicles would be limited. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam told the state legislative assembly that the new city would be named Hang Tuah Jaya Green City. He said the state would utilise allocation set aside under [...]
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By Percy D’Cruz AFTER Malacca fell into the hands of the Dutch in 1641, Portuguese descendants started the difficult task of preserving their culture, language and heritage. Their fusion with the local Malay culture was inevitable, but the Portuguese heritage still prevails. Malacca would be the home of the Portuguese descendants. As Portuguese chronicler Joao [...]
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MALACCA: The city’s monorail service came to an abrupt halt at 1.11pm on 1.11.11, trapping two British tourists for about 20 minutes. Firemen rescued James Craft, a 57-year-old police officer from England, and his 49-year-old wife Anne, a former school teacher. The couple descended from the monorail using a ladder. Craft said he took a [...]
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THE Malacca River rehabilitation and beautification project made headlines winning the Special Award for National Contribution in the Fiabci Malaysia Property Awards 2011. The federal funded project costing about RM200 million was embarked on in 2002 and was aimed at injecting a new lease of life into the river and rekindling its historical past. High [...]
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MELAKA, Oct 26 (Bernama) — The Melaka government is appealing to all hotel operators in the state to comply with the gazetting of the five percent heritage charge imposed on tourists spending the night in the historical state effective last Sept 1. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the charge imposed would be [...]
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MALACCA: The landing of Hawksbill turtles along the Malacca coastline has increased by 50% over the last three years. “This is due to ongoing conservation and monitoring efforts,” said WWF peninsular Malaysia seas programme manager Gangaram Pursumal. Efforts by WWF and the state Fisheries Department, which include protecting and preserving the natural habitat of the [...]
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SAHABAT Alam Malaysia (SAM) is unequivocally opposed to the plan for the largest bird park in Southeast Asia sited at the Botanical Gardens in Ayer Keroh Malacca when zoos and animal establishments in Malaysia are widely known and reported to be in an appalling state. State governments, councils and individuals may aspire to have the [...]
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I TOOK some foreign friends to historical Malacca recently. At one of the tourist information centres, we chanced upon a colourful brochure “Come and experience Melaka’s attractions” where the 1.6km monorail service was highlighted. The exact wordings were “Come and experience the spectacular and panoramic view of Melaka – Unesco World Heritage City – from [...]
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Guidelines set to protect hawksbill turtles MALACCA: The state Fisheries Department is enhancing its guidelines on beach development including on reserves for turtle landing areas to protect the hawksbill turtles population here said Rural and Agricultural Development Committee chairman Datuk R.Perumal. He added that more comprehensive guidelines were required to protect the turtle’s habitats. Turtle [...]
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