MALACCA-A FINALIST IN GLOBAL CAMPAIGN

 

Malacca selected as finalist of ‘We Love Cities’ global campaign

24 SEP 2020 / 07:16 H.

MELAKA: The efforts of the Melaka Historic City Council (MBMB) to adopt various green initiatives towards becoming a prosperous and sustainable city have borne fruit, this after Melaka was selected as a global finalist for the “We Love Cities’ campaign.

State Housing, Local Government and Environment chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Ghafar Atan said Melaka was selected after the state was named the winner of the Second National One Planet City Challenge by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) recently.

He said Melaka was among 56 cities in the world to be selected, with South Korea, France, Norway, Canada and Turkey also among the finalist countries involved in the campaign.

“Melaka previously represented the country to the finals of the same campaign in San Francisco in 2018.

“The state government calls on Malaysians to support and cast their votes so that Melaka can be crowned as the global winner and make its name on the international arena,” he told a media conference here today.

Voting, which opened from Sept 14 to Oct 11, can be done at https://welovecities.org/melaka and further information can be obtained at MBMB’s website www.mbmb.gov.my or via its official Facebook page. — Bernama

DINOSAUR WORLD IN MELKA ZOO BY NOVEMBER 2020

Dinosaur World in Melaka Zoo ready by November Thursday, September 17th, 2020 

News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA 

DINOSAUR World, to feature various species of giant reptiles in robotic form, is currently under construction within the premises of the Melaka Zoo as a new tourist product. 

Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council (MPHTJ) president Shadan Othman said the project developed on a 1.62-hectare area in the zoo is a collaboration with a private company. 

“Dinosaur World would be the largest in Southeast Asia and it is currently in the process of construction and is expected to be completed in November. 

“We want to make Melaka Zoo a learning centre where visitors especially children, can not only get to know the dinosaurs or animals that are here but also learn the characteristics of these animals,” he told reporters after a Treasure Hunt event in conjunction with Malaysia Day at the zoo here today. 

Shadan said apart from educational tourism, Dinosaur World can also be used as a filming location. 

In another development, he said, several new products will be introduced at Melaka Zoo next November, including an international bird show where various species of birds from various countries will be on display.

The zoo will also have three Orang Utans specially brought in from Bukit Merah Lake Town Resort and A’Famosa Safari Wonderland this November, he added. 

ANCIENT ARTIFACTS FOUND

 

Over 900-year-old artefacts discovered in Pulau Melaka

Thursday, 17 Sep 2020 06:20 PM MYT

Coins believed to be from the Melaka Sultanate era. National Heritage Department director-general Mesran Mohd Yusop said pieces of wood believed to be from a sunken merchant ship used at that time were also found at the same location. — Bernama pic

MELAKA, Sept 17 — Some fragments of artefacts and coins believed to be over 900 years old from the Melaka Sultanate and the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, were discovered in Pulau Melaka, Bandar Hilir here.

National Heritage Department director-general Mesran Mohd Yusop said pieces of wood believed to be from a sunken merchant ship used at that time were also found at the same location.

He said the artefacts were found among some bushes separately and in stages over the past two years by the public, including anglers, before being reported to the department.

“Among the important artefacts found were the currency of the Melaka Sultanate during the reign of Sultan Mahmud between 1488 to 1511, fragments of ceramic such as pottery and porcelain from the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties as well as Portuguese and Dutch currencies.

“These materials were unearthed believed to be due to changes in water level and sea reclamation work around Pulau Melaka,” he told reporters here today.

Mesran said more study was needed and the department would consult experts to identify the age and origin of these artefacts.

He said the area would be temporarily closed for excavation work by Melaka Museum Corporation (Perzim) and the department because it was believed that more such artefacts would be found around the area.

The public must report any discovery of historical objects to the district officer or heritage commissioner as stated under Section 47 of the National Heritage Act 2005, he added. — Bernama

FREE CAR PARKING ON MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS ONLY

Please be informed that the Melaka Historical City Council has changed the free parking days from Saturday and Sunday to Monday and Tuesday.

So visitors from outside states and Malaccans must pay for street parking on Saturdays and Sundays.

Previously, visitors enjoy free parking on weekends and congestion occurs around the city.

Hopefully, less congestion will happen.

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Old railway line in Melaka to become new attraction

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• METRO NEWS
• Tuesday, 01 Sep 2020
  By R.S.N.MURALI

The remnants of the Alor Gajah Railway station in Pengkalan, Alor Gajah.

MELAKA: The revival of Melaka’s bygone “Choo-Choo” train is part of the 175 initiatives to make the state prosperous and progressive.

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The initiatives were mooted by Melaka Chief Minister Sulaiman Md Ali.

Sulaiman said promoting the historical railway line would help the tourism industry, especially in the Alor Gajah and Jasin districts.

“We must explore more tourism opportunities outside the heart of our historic city.

“The history of Melaka railway is an attractive tourism product, ” he said.

Sulaiman said all the initiatives would come under the purview of the 11 state executive councillors, with 39 under his care.

He said the initiatives would be tabled at the upcoming weekly state exco meeting before being implemented.

Sulaiman says the state government will introduce 175 initiatives to boost the income of locals.

“They are designed to benefit locals, ” said Sulaiman.

He said the initiatives would ensure the prosperity and well-being of the local community.

He said the implementation of the initiatives would be evaluated from time to time to ensure effectiveness for the long term.

Melaka was among the earliest state in the country to have a 32km rail link from Pulau Sebang station, near Tampin town in Negri Sembilan to the historic city.

Laid by the British administration in 1905, the station holds fond memories for residents nearby, who until today, are known as the “Melaka Railway Children”.

The service was then managed by the Malacca Government Railway, before the tracks were reportedly dismantled by the Japanese army and transported to the Thailand and Myanmar border as materials for a new 415km-long railway, where some 102,000 workers eventually died during World War II.

The Star featured an article on the ruins of Alor Gajah Railway Station in Jalan Keretapi in Pengkalan, Alor Gajah on July 26 this year.

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