INTERSTATE TRAVEL ALLOWED FROM 11.10.2021

Please  be informed that Interstate travel will be allowed from tomorrow, 11th. October 2021. 

SOP must still be followed.

Let us all to continue to stay safe when we travel outstation. 

MELAKA SENTRAL TO BE REDEVELOPED?

Plans are being made to redevelop the current Melaka Sentral. Estimated costs of redevelopment is about RM 3.5 billion. 

MELAKA: The redevelopment of the Melaka Sentral transport terminal, which cost RM3.5 billion to build in Peringgit, will adapt specifications of a "post-Covid-19" design and use 5G technology.

Goodyield Development Sdn Bhd (GDSB) chief executive officer Wellen Remy Rizal said the transportation hub and commercial centre was built with the needs of the new norms of society in curbing the spread of the Covid-19 infection.

TOURISM-MELAKA PODCASTS

Tourism-Melaka has created a new sidebar for our Melaka Podcasts. 

Interesting audio podcasts about Melaka will be posted here.

Melaka Chinatown.  

Visual impaired people can click on our podcasts so that you can hear about the various sites and events happening in Melaka. 

CAPITOL SATAY CELUP TO CLOSE 2022

 

Malacca Famous Capitol Satay Celup Will Be Closing Down In 2 Months After 30 Years In Business

 September 29, 2021

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Just recently, news of several favourite eateries in Klang Valley have bid farewell. Today, the sad news continues on with this popular tourist spot in Malacca for sumptuous and iconic satay celup announcing that it will too be closing its doors soon.

30-Year-Old Capitol Satay Celup In Malacca Will Be Closing Down Soon

According to a FB post on Capitol Satay Celup, they announced that they will be shutting down the 30-year-old shop within two months time. Even so, they are will still be opened for dine-in for these last two months with strict SOPs in place. They also thanked visitors for their support throughout the years.

NEW ARCHWAY AT JALAN BENDAHARA

 

This RM 2 million archway at Jalan Bendahara leads into Little India of Melaka. 

This is a new tourism attraction. 

MELAKA ZOO TO REOPEN AFTER 10 MONTHS

MELAKA: Melaka Zoo expects to reopen its doors to the public by the end of this week after almost ten months of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

"We are anticipating welcoming visitors by this Friday (Oct 1)," said Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council president Datuk Shadan Othman.

He said the reopening depends on the state government's decision on the exact date and if the zoo should only allow domestic visitors at the initial stage.

"The zoo management will only allow adults who have been fully vaccinated," he said after accompanying Melaka state secretary Datuk Kamel Mohamad to check on preparations at the Melaka Zoo on Sunday (Sept 26).

Shadan said 100% of zoo employees had been vaccinated.

"We will abide by the standard operating procedure (SOP) set by the National Security Council when we reopen," he said.

He said they were expecting about 700 visitors on the first day of the reopening.

Meanwhile, the zoo also witnessed the birth of a pair of white-handed gibbons (hylobates lar).

Shadan said the primates were born two weeks ago and their birth was a milestone for the Melaka Zoo. He said their genders have yet to be determined.

"Melaka Zoo is probably the first in Asia to witness the birth of twins from an endangered species, as confirmed by animal experts from a local university," he said.

HAPPY MID AUTUMN FESTIVAL

 Happy Mid Autumn Festival commonly known here as Moon cake Festival. 

Do you know why the rabbit is the mascot in this festival?  Here is why. 

Why is rabbit the mascot of Mid-autumn Festival?

The jade rabbit is the main character in one of the famous Chinese Mid-Autumn stories.

Once upon a time, there were three animals living in a forest: a fox, a rabbit, and a monkey.

Three immortals, pretending to be old beggars, went through the forest asking for food. The fox and the monkey quickly offered them food.

The rabbit, who had no food but very pious, felt guilty. She said, “I’m so sorry I couldn’t offer any food to help you, but I can give myself,” and jumped into the fire.

The three immortals were moved by the rabbit’s sacrifice, and decided to make the rabbit an immortal, sending her to live in the Moon Palace with Goddess Chang E.

Therefore nowadays when Chinese people decorate Mid-Autumn Festival, they would use rabbit as one of the decorations.
Enjoy.