MAGLEV IN MELAKA By 2027?

Jailani was speaking to reporters after witnessing the signing of memoranda of understanding for the development of a 22km-long "Maglev" transportation system (involving trains operating on an electromagnetic system) which will connect Melaka's tourist hotspots, as well as the development of the theme park.

He said the investment value for the Maglev line was estimated at US$200 million (about RM900 million).

The MoUs involved several companies, namely Taming Sari Bhd, the banking institutions of Exim Credit Dubai Zurich Capital Bank and Sparco Bank UK, and the Korea Camping Caravanning Federation A Divisional Corporation (KCCF).--BERNAMA

REPAINTED CLOCK TOWER

The clock tower at Stadthuys has finally been repainted. 

RORO DUMAI TO MELAKA

Reopening the discussion on the continuity of the Dumai-Malacca RORO ferry project, after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Riau governor H Syamsuar and Melaka Tourism, Heritage, and Culture Committee chairman Datuk Muhammad Jailani Khamis held the discussion in May this year.

Jokowi said speeding up physical connectivity will help the subregion’s economic growth and vision to become an integrated, innovative, inclusive and sustainable sub-region by 2036.

The tourism sector also needs to be revitalised through digital marketing, sustainable tourism development, and the launch of the IMT-GT Visit Year 2023-2025 initiative.

While halal tourism continues to be developed, he said, the sub-region must identify the right green economy opportunity to achieve sustainable energy development, as stated in the Green City Development Framework 2019-2036.