TAKE TRAIN TO PULAU SEBANG

 

KTMB extends Batu Caves Komuter service to Pulau Sebang in Melaka

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KUALA LUMPUR: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) has extended its Klang Valley Komuter sector from Batu Caves to Pulau Sebang, Melaka, and return as an effort to boost the service.

In a statement Thursday (July 21), KTMB said the extension of the service involved eight existing trips during peak hours on weekdays, weekends and public holidays to meet the needs and demand of passengers.

For commuters in the Klang Valley sector, the extension involves four trips going to Pulau Sebang station compared with the previous terminal ending at the Sungai Gadut station in Negri Sembilan and for the Pulau Sebang to Batu Caves route, there will be four trips starting from the Pulau Sebang station, which used to start from Sungai Gadut.

“The latest schedule for the routes is effective from July 25,” said the statement.

MELAKA RIVER BOAT STAYS?

A potential method to popularise Melaka River is to allow river boat stays on our Melaka River. 

These boats/barges can be moored besides the river with WC facilities on land and rented out daily.  

On board cooking and dining can be allowed but waste food must be placed into bins on land. 

On the River Thames in London or on River Seine in Paris, people are allowed to stay on board  river boats.

    London Houseboats moored besides the river.

Food for thought.

MELAKA CELEBRATES 14TH ANNIVERSARY UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE CITY

Thus, the state government has requested a similar grant of RM50 million or an annual allocation at the meeting,” he said when appearing as a guest in the Bicara Ketua Menteri segment on Malacca FM today.

According to Sulaiman, the Malacca World Heritage Site encompasses two zones, namely Core Zone (45.3 hectares) and Buffer Zone (242.8 hectares).

The Core Zone comprises of Bukit Malacca (St Paul’s Hill) and residential areas such as at Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, Jalan Hang Jebat (Jonker Street), Jalan Kampung Kuli, Jalan Tukang Emas, Jalan Tokong, Jalan Tukang Besi and Jalan Kampung Pantai.

Meanwhile, the Buffer Zone consists of Jalan Kubu, Jalan Bunga Raya, Jalan Kampung Jawa, Jalan Bendahara and Jalan Temenggong around the Core Zone, which serves to protect the core zone.

Sulaiman said the state government’s efforts to preserve the sites were through the establishment of the Malacca State Cultural Heritage Conservation and Restoration Enactment 1988, which listed and gazetted heritage buildings and monuments in Malacca.

Apart from that, the state government also set up the Preservation and Conservation Committee chaired by the Chief Minister and its members comprising government agencies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) related to heritage.

The Malacca Heritage Festival 2022 celebration in conjunction with the 14th-anniversary celebration of Malacca as a UNESCO World Heritage City will be held on a large scale from July 15 to August 7.

Today, July 7 this year, marks the 14th anniversary of Malacca ’s inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage Site after being gazetted on July 7, 2008.-Bernama

A CABLE CAR TO PULAU BESAR?

A possible new tourist project in Melaka is to construct a cable car to Pulau Besar.

The length of this cable car is only 4 km which can be constructed at a coastal village nearest to Pulau Besar.

Once built, visitors can travel to this sacred island with ease rather than having to take boats.

Melaka State or even private investors can take up this opportunity in enhancing Melaka as a top tourist destination.

AH LEK FAMOUS PORK STALL

At Jalan Bunga Raya Food stall is Ah Lek Pork stall. It is now operated by 3rd generation. 

This stall serves char Siew and roast pork rice. They used to have liver pate but not anymore because to make it requires a lot of labour. 

Recently, even Datuk Wee Ka Siong dropped by to buy their products. 

24 BEST THING TO DO IN MELAKA

For visitors to Melaka, check out the link below. 

https://www.travelceto.com/best-things-to-do-in-malacca/

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MNS proposes Tanjung Tuan forest reserve be turned into tourism, education forest

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• NATION 

• Sunday, 12 Jun 2022

  11:08 PM MYT

The forest reserves surrounds the Tanjung Tuan lighthouse, a popular tourist destination in Melaka.

MELAKA: The forest reserve in Tanjung Tuan, Alor Gajah has been proposed to be used as a tourism and education forest in an effort to ensure that nature in the area remains preserved.

Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) president Prof Dr. Ahmad Ismail said the combination of tropical rainforests and mangrove swamps made Tanjung Tuan unique apart from being an important location for bird-watching activities not only in Melaka but also in Malaysia.

"The 607,000 square metre forest has been recognised as an important area for birds and biodiversity, as well as an important place for birds of prey by international organisations and thus should be given attention and all Malaysians should also protect this area, which requires good management.

"The rainforest on land and the mangrove forest off the coast of Tanjung Tuan must be preserved for the benefit of ecology, education, research and ecotourism for future generations," he said in a statement here on Sunday (June 12).

Ahmad said the Tanjung Tuan Forest Reserve was one of the remaining coastal rainforest areas on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula gazetted as a forest reserve (1921), a wildlife sanctuary (1971), a no-fishing area and a historic area due to its lighthouse built from 1528 to 1529 by the Portuguese.

He said as the area was an attraction for bird watchers and had good trail or route facilities, it was very suitable to be used as a weekly bird watching activity for bird watching enthusiasts, attracting the younger generation for ecotourism and education activities.

"Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) such as MNS can also assist in such activities as MNS has many members, including experienced bird enthusiasts across the country.

"As for the mangrove forest area, basic facilities for education, research and ecotourism activities can be provided with facilities such as a boardwalk that does not disturb the mangrove forest," he said.

He said it was a suitable time to prepare the facilities taking into the consideration the current condition of he mangrove forest, which was being restored, to ensure the comfort and safety for school and university students carrying out educational and research activities.

He added that in conjunction with the state-level Environment Day last Saturday, 100 loop-root mangrove saplings, 100 oil mangrove saplings and 400 loop-root mangrove seedlings were planted there.

He said planting mangrove saplings would help the rehabilitation of the mangrove swamp ecosystem in Tanjung Tuan, which was destroyed as a result of an oil spill in 2020. - Bernama