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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.....
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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 .....
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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.....
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