Malacca News, 2011-05-20

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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.....     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.....

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,.....