May 2011

Monday, May 30, 2011

Malacca News, 2011-05-30

KAMPUNG HULU MOSQUE OF MELAKA
KampungHulu Mosque's 283 years of history Features My Kampung 2011-05-28 18:12 Kampung Hulu Mosque in 1910s. Photo courtesy: University of Singapore 1 of 3 Translated by LIM YAN TING Sin Chew Daily MELAKA: Kampung Hulu Mosque was built in the year 1728 during the Dutch colonisation. It is one of the oldest and yet still fully functional mosque in the country, the other one being Peringgit Mosq.....

MELAKA RIVER EMBANKMENT IN FRONT OF STADTHUYS COLLAPSES
Asorry sight: The embankment along Sungai Melaka was ruined after the soil underneath the pedestrian pathway gave way and collapsed near Stadhuys on Wednesday.Friday May 27, 2011 Malacca river bank collapses MALACCA: Part of an embankment along Sungai Melaka here, believed to have been built during the early days of the British colonial era, has collapsed. The over 100-year-old structure, which .....

PROPOSED MELAKA PROJECTS
Melakaproposes four infrastructure projects under budget 2012 Business News 2011-05-23 15:30 MELAKA, May 23 (Bernama) -- A coastal highway between Melaka and Port Dickson and a flood mitigation project are among four infrastructure projects proposed by the Melaka government in Budget 2012 to be tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Oct 7. Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd A.....

Friday, May 27, 2011

Malacca News, 2011-05-27

PROPOSED MELAKA PROJECTS
Melakaproposes four infrastructure projects under budget 2012 Business News 2011-05-23 15:30 MELAKA, May 23 (Bernama) -- A coastal highway between Melaka and Port Dickson and a flood mitigation project are among four infrastructure projects proposed by the Melaka government in Budget 2012 to be tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Oct 7. Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd A.....

HILTON COMES TO MELAKA
HiltonWorldwide Expands DoubleTree by Hilton Presence in Malaysia and Signs Management Agreement with Hatten Group for Hotel Development in Melaka, Malaysia April 29, 2011 04:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time MELAKA, Malaysia & MCLEAN, Va.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Hilton Worldwide has signed a management agreement with Hatten Group to manage the DoubleTree by Hilton, Melaka in Malaysia’s thr.....

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Malacca News, 2011-05-25

A HERITAGE GEM
Arestored 18th century shophouse in Malacca illustrates a successful model for conservation and adaptive re-use. Sandwiched between 19th century Peranakan townhouses that are grander and more ostentatious, No 8 Heeren Street Heritage Centre is easy to miss. Colin Goh, No 8 manager. Many visitors to Malacca, including yours truly, would have sauntered past its narrow and unassuming facade, obliviou.....

Monday, May 23, 2011

Malacca News, 2011-05-23

HAPPY WESAK DAY TO ALL BUDDHISTS
Tomorrowis Wesak Day for all Buddhists. Wesak is the birthday,Enlightment day and Death date of Gautama Buddha who preached Buddhism to the world more than 2,500 years ago. May we extend our Wesak greetings to all Buddhists on this auspicious occasion. It is our time to remember the Teachings of Buddha and practice the Middle Path so that we can reach Enlightment in our own lives. Let us rememb.....

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,.....

Friday, May 20, 2011

Malacca News, 2011-05-20

FIREFLY-MELAKA AIR TO TAKE OFF ON 11.11.11
SaturdayMay 14, 2011 FireFly-Melaka Air will boost state as tourist destination BY R.S.N.MURALI murali@thestar.com.myMALACCA: The Batu Berendam International airport here is poised to get a stimulus with a new airline interested in turning the facility into its air transportation hub. Servicing seven air routes between Thailand, Indonesia and local sectors, the FireFly-Melaka Air is expected to.....

May13, 2011 21:06 PM 'Bahtera Merdeka', A New Tourist Attraction In Melaka MELAKA, May 13 (Bernama) -- 'Bahtera Merdeka', an amphitheatre in the shape of a ship from yesteryear, is set to be a new tourist attraction in Melaka when it is open to the public by year-end. Mohd Nizar Mohd Najib, who heads Pekan Legasi Sdn Bhd, the company responsible for building the new attraction, said Bahtera Merde.....

SIKH ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE TO MELAKA
Malaccapilgrimage tabla! Fri, May 13, 2011 By Surendar Kaur DON'T be surprised if you don't see too many Sikhs in Singapore next weekend. Most of us will be in Malacca from May 20 to 22 for prayers at the Gurdwara Sahib Malacca. The weekend of prayers draws thousands of Sikhs and others from Malaysia and Singapore to the Jalan Temenggong gurdwara. They go to pay their respects to the l.....

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Malacca News, 2011-05-18

Monday, May 16, 2011

Malacca News, 2011-05-16

May13, 2011 21:06 PM 'Bahtera Merdeka', A New Tourist Attraction In Melaka MELAKA, May 13 (Bernama) -- 'Bahtera Merdeka', an amphitheatre in the shape of a ship from yesteryear, is set to be a new tourist attraction in Melaka when it is open to the public by year-end. Mohd Nizar Mohd Najib, who heads Pekan Legasi Sdn Bhd, the company responsible for building the new attraction, said Bahtera Merde.....

SIKH ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE TO MELAKA
Malaccapilgrimage tabla! Fri, May 13, 2011 By Surendar Kaur DON'T be surprised if you don't see too many Sikhs in Singapore next weekend. Most of us will be in Malacca from May 20 to 22 for prayers at the Gurdwara Sahib Malacca. The weekend of prayers draws thousands of Sikhs and others from Malaysia and Singapore to the Jalan Temenggong gurdwara. They go to pay their respects to the l.....

Billionringgit offer to bring up treasures 2011/05/11 By Jason Gerald John jasong@nst.com.my Share |MALACCA: The state government has again offered a billion ringgit deal to the private sector to salvage treasures from sunken ships lying in the sea off Malacca. About 13 ships, comprising merchant ships and warships that sunk in the strait about 500 years ago, have been identified and its treasure.....

HISTORICAL SHIP WREAKS
TuesdayMay 10, 2011 Shipwrecks off Tg. Tuan may contain historical treasureMALACCA: The state government is attempting to salvage dozens of shipwrecks found off the coast near Tanjung Tuan here, which may yield artefacts worth billions of ringgit.State Tourism, Culture and Heritage committee chairman Datuk Latiff Tamby Chik said the shipwrecks, some of which were 500 years old, were discovered.....

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 .....

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Malacca News, 2011-05-11

HISTORICAL SHIP WREAKS
TuesdayMay 10, 2011 Shipwrecks off Tg. Tuan may contain historical treasureMALACCA: The state government is attempting to salvage dozens of shipwrecks found off the coast near Tanjung Tuan here, which may yield artefacts worth billions of ringgit.State Tourism, Culture and Heritage committee chairman Datuk Latiff Tamby Chik said the shipwrecks, some of which were 500 years old, were discovered.....

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.....

Friday, May 6, 2011

Malacca News, 2011-05-06

MELAKA SONGKET IN THE FUTURE
May05, 2011 18:03 PMSongket Melaka Adds Prestige To Historical State By Fadzli RamliMELAKA, May 5 (Bernama) -- Traditionally, the songket, the luxurious textile hand-woven in silk or cotton and intricately patterned with gold or silver threads, is an exclusive artwork from Kelantan and Terengganu. Now, Melaka, a state in the west coast, aims to be part of the songket's legacy with its own unique .....

MELAKA ANCIENT CANNON IN JAKARTA MUSEUM
MondayMay 2, 2011 Malacca Museum hopes to replicate ancient cannon By R.S.N. MURALI murali@thestar.com.myMaLACCA: The State Museum Corporation (Perzim) wants to replicate a 500-year-old cannon Si Jagur taken from here to then Batavia (now Jakarta) after the fall of Malacca to the Dutch.The cannon (Jagur means cannon in Portuguese) has a fist jutting out at the rear and is said to have certa.....

BIGGEST REAL ESTATE PROJECT
Malacca'sbiggest real estate project 2011/05/01 By Jason Gerald John jasong@nst.com.my Share |1 of 2 Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam MALACCA: The biggest mixed-development project in the state, which will see the birth of uniquely themed icons that will change the landscape of the Historical City, was launched here on SaturdayThe RM2 billion Hatten City project in Jalan Sye.....

CHINESE HISTORY GALLERY
SundayMay 1, 2011 Chinese history gallery to be housed in Malacca’s heritage site By MARTIN CARVALHO and YUEN MEIKENG newsdesk@thestar.com.myKUALA LUMPUR: The proposed museum in Malacca to exhibit the Chinese community's contributions to the nation will be sited at the heart of the historical city in Banda Hilir. Malacca Museum Corporation (Perzim) general manager Khamis Abas said Banda Hi.....

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT IN MELAKA
April30, 2011 21:01 PMCM Launches Biggest Real Estate Development In MelakaMELAKA, April 30 (Bernama) -- Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam today launched the RM2 billion Hatten City, an iconic new integrated mixed development project that blends six unique themed development in Bandar Hilir here. The project, to be undertaken by Singapore-based Hatten Group, smartly blended six unique the.....

HILTON COMES TO MELAKA
HiltonWorldwide Expands DoubleTree by Hilton Presence in Malaysia and Signs Management Agreement with Hatten Group for Hotel Development in Melaka, Malaysia April 29, 2011 04:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time MELAKA, Malaysia & MCLEAN, Va.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Hilton Worldwide has signed a management agreement with Hatten Group to manage the DoubleTree by Hilton, Melaka in Malaysia’s thr.....

A HERITAGE GEM
Arestored 18th century shophouse in Malacca illustrates a successful model for conservation and adaptive re-use. Sandwiched between 19th century Peranakan townhouses that are grander and more ostentatious, No 8 Heeren Street Heritage Centre is easy to miss. Colin Goh, No 8 manager. Many visitors to Malacca, including yours truly, would have sauntered past its narrow and unassuming facade, obliviou.....

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Malacca News, 2011-05-04

MELAKA ANCIENT CANNON IN JAKARTA MUSEUM
MondayMay 2, 2011 Malacca Museum hopes to replicate ancient cannon By R.S.N. MURALI murali@thestar.com.myMaLACCA: The State Museum Corporation (Perzim) wants to replicate a 500-year-old cannon Si Jagur taken from here to then Batavia (now Jakarta) after the fall of Malacca to the Dutch.The cannon (Jagur means cannon in Portuguese) has a fist jutting out at the rear and is said to have certa.....

BIGGEST REAL ESTATE PROJECT
Malacca'sbiggest real estate project 2011/05/01 By Jason Gerald John jasong@nst.com.my Share |1 of 2 Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam MALACCA: The biggest mixed-development project in the state, which will see the birth of uniquely themed icons that will change the landscape of the Historical City, was launched here on SaturdayThe RM2 billion Hatten City project in Jalan Sye.....

CHINESE HISTORY GALLERY
SundayMay 1, 2011 Chinese history gallery to be housed in Malacca’s heritage site By MARTIN CARVALHO and YUEN MEIKENG newsdesk@thestar.com.myKUALA LUMPUR: The proposed museum in Malacca to exhibit the Chinese community's contributions to the nation will be sited at the heart of the historical city in Banda Hilir. Malacca Museum Corporation (Perzim) general manager Khamis Abas said Banda Hi.....

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT IN MELAKA
April30, 2011 21:01 PMCM Launches Biggest Real Estate Development In MelakaMELAKA, April 30 (Bernama) -- Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam today launched the RM2 billion Hatten City, an iconic new integrated mixed development project that blends six unique themed development in Bandar Hilir here. The project, to be undertaken by Singapore-based Hatten Group, smartly blended six unique the.....

HILTON COMES TO MELAKA
HiltonWorldwide Expands DoubleTree by Hilton Presence in Malaysia and Signs Management Agreement with Hatten Group for Hotel Development in Melaka, Malaysia April 29, 2011 04:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time MELAKA, Malaysia & MCLEAN, Va.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Hilton Worldwide has signed a management agreement with Hatten Group to manage the DoubleTree by Hilton, Melaka in Malaysia’s thr.....

A HERITAGE GEM
Arestored 18th century shophouse in Malacca illustrates a successful model for conservation and adaptive re-use. Sandwiched between 19th century Peranakan townhouses that are grander and more ostentatious, No 8 Heeren Street Heritage Centre is easy to miss. Colin Goh, No 8 manager. Many visitors to Malacca, including yours truly, would have sauntered past its narrow and unassuming facade, obliviou.....

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,.....

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 .....

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.....

Monday, May 2, 2011

Malacca News, 2011-05-02

CHINESE HISTORY GALLERY
SundayMay 1, 2011 Chinese history gallery to be housed in Malacca’s heritage site By MARTIN CARVALHO and YUEN MEIKENG newsdesk@thestar.com.myKUALA LUMPUR: The proposed museum in Malacca to exhibit the Chinese community's contributions to the nation will be sited at the heart of the historical city in Banda Hilir. Malacca Museum Corporation (Perzim) general manager Khamis Abas said Banda Hi.....

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT IN MELAKA
April30, 2011 21:01 PMCM Launches Biggest Real Estate Development In MelakaMELAKA, April 30 (Bernama) -- Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam today launched the RM2 billion Hatten City, an iconic new integrated mixed development project that blends six unique themed development in Bandar Hilir here. The project, to be undertaken by Singapore-based Hatten Group, smartly blended six unique the.....

HILTON COMES TO MELAKA
HiltonWorldwide Expands DoubleTree by Hilton Presence in Malaysia and Signs Management Agreement with Hatten Group for Hotel Development in Melaka, Malaysia April 29, 2011 04:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time MELAKA, Malaysia & MCLEAN, Va.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Hilton Worldwide has signed a management agreement with Hatten Group to manage the DoubleTree by Hilton, Melaka in Malaysia’s thr.....

A HERITAGE GEM
Arestored 18th century shophouse in Malacca illustrates a successful model for conservation and adaptive re-use. Sandwiched between 19th century Peranakan townhouses that are grander and more ostentatious, No 8 Heeren Street Heritage Centre is easy to miss. Colin Goh, No 8 manager. Many visitors to Malacca, including yours truly, would have sauntered past its narrow and unassuming facade, obliviou.....

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,.....

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 .....

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.....