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 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.....

    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.....

   

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