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GIANT ANGSANA TREES DELIBERATELY CUT DOWN
FridayApril 29, 2011 CM seethes over felling of ancient trees By R.S.N. MURALI murali@thestar.com.my MALACCA: ChiefMinister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam is upset over the felling of five giant angsana and malacca trees within the buffer zone of the Unesco World Heritage Site here.The trees that had stood for hundreds of years along Jalan Merdeka and Jalan Parameswara, near Equatorial Hotel here,.....
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HERITAGE TAX FOR MELAKA HOTELS
BySebastian Loh,4/28/2011 5% extra charge on Malacca hotel rooms We don't know how encouraging this is for Malacca's tourism industry. The Malacca state government will be slapping a 5% "heritage charge" on hotel stays starting September 1st, The Star, a Malaysian newspaper, reported. AP File Photo Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam explained that the tax was necessary to fund .....
MELAKA HERITAGE TAX FROM 1ST SEPTEMBER 2011
ThursdayApril 28, 2011 Malacca to charge extra 5% on hotel rooms from Sept 1MALACCA: Malacca will impose a 5% “heritage charge” on hotel guests from Sept 1.Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the decision to impose the new tax on hotel rooms was reached at the weekly state executive council meeting yesterday. There are 193 hotels and resorts in the state.The tax was crucial for .....
April22, 2011 20:23 PMMelaka Tourism Players Told To Prepare Attractive PackagesMELAKA, April 22 (Bernama) -- Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam urged state tourism industry players to prepare attractive tourism packages that could lure more tourists to the state. He said there were many tourism products that should be promoted aggressively to get more tourists to come and stay long.....
MELAKA HISTORICAL CITY METERED TAXIS
State'sfirst fleet of metered cabs 2011/04/24 By Dawn ChanShare | KUALA LUMPUR: Historical city, Malacca, has added another feather to its cap by having its first metered taxi service called 1Malaysia Cab.Operated by Warisan Astana Sdn Bhd, the 1Malaysia Cab services started in Malacca in October last year. It offers Malacca folk and tourists metered taxi services that can be h.....
UPGRADE MAINTENANCE OF HISTORICAL SITES
April25, 2011 15:15 PMCall To Upgrade Maintenance Of Melaka Tourist AreasMELAKA, April 25 (Bernama) -- Maintenance of the historical sites in Melaka has to be upgraded in the effort to draw more tourists, State Tourism, Culture and Heritage Committee Chairman Datuk Latiff Tamby Chik said on Monday. He said maintenance encompassed cleanliness, parks, signboards, drainage, building structures and c.....
MELAKA TARGETS 11 MILLION VISITORS IN 2011
In2010, Melaka attracted about 10.4 million visitors to her shores. Visitors came from other states of Malaysia and also from overseas to view Melaka's historical attractions and other cultural/food heritage. To our visitors, we want to express our sincere thanks in coming to our shores. We hope you had an unforgettable experience in Melaka. Do come again and invite your relatives and friends to .....
MALACCA SORELY LACKS HERITAGE TOUR(S)
SaturdayApril 23, 2011 Bona fide heritage guidesIf historical buildings, churches, forts and temples could talk, they would spin one heck of a story. Unfortunately, they can’t. So most of us still need well-informed and articulate guides to wax lyrical as we hop into the time machine.Yet heritage tour is what Malacca sorely lacks.Despite its rich history and kaleidoscopic cultures, the city doe.....
A PART OF MALACCA RICH HISTORY
SaturdayApril 23, 2011 Crash course on Malacca’s history By LEONG SIOK HUIGuests at The Majestic Malacca get a crash course on Malacca’s history through the hotel’s historical walk. You can read about Malacca in dusty history books or take boring sightseeing tours, but if you really want to soak up the city’s history, you need to walk it. Better still if your strolling companion .....
RESORT HOSPITAL IN MELAKA
Melakaplans resort style hospitalA specialist hospital with a resort concept, Hospital Pakar Hang Tuah, will be built in Ayer Keroh here with an estimated cost of RM150 million. Melaka Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, said work on the 12-storey hospital with 120 rooms will soon start on an one-hectare site with the completion date due in 2013. The hospital will be built by Anggun Dive.....
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MALACCA WORLD HERITAGE CONFERENCE
TheMalacca World Heritage Conference Links Tourism, Heritage and Culture in Malaysia – July 2011 World Heritage sites are iconic tourist attractions in most countries, experiencing similarly dynamic growth in tourism, from international and domestic markets. The overall mission of the sustainable tourism program is to aid the World Heritage Committee and the site management using tourism as a po.....
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