Malacca News, 2011-07-11

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MELAKA CELEBRATED 3rd ANNIVERSARY AS WORLD HERITAGE SITE Malaccacelebrates 3rd anniversary as World Heritage Site BERNAMA Saturday, July 9th, 2011 16:08:00 MALACCA: Malacca Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob, several other state dignitaries and some 3,000 people attended the third anniversary celebration of the declaration of Melaka City as World Heritage Site, held at the Independence Memorial in Bandar Hilir, here, last night.The celebratio.....     MELAKA RIVER BEAUTIFICATION WORKS EXTEND TO MELAKA SENTRAL July07, 2011 20:54 PMRM135 Million Sungai Melaka Tourism Project Extended To Melaka Sentral MELAKA, July 7 (Bernama) -- The second parcel of the Sungai Melaka Beautification Project will be extended up to Melaka Sentral including the popular shopping complexes at Aeon Bandaraya and Tesco, here. The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Datuk Seri Douglas Uggah Embas said the project s..... GRAND 500 YEARS CELEBRATION AT PORTUGUESE SETTLEMENT MichaelMikey Teo Just as a matter of interest, thought that you lot might like to know that there is a Grand 500 Year Anniversary Celebration at Mcca Portuguese Settlement from Oct 26th to 29th, 2011. Cheers...... ARAB CITY MELAKA READY BY END 2011 July05, 2011 16:00 PMDeveloper Expects Arab City Melaka To Be Ready By Year-endKUALA LUMPUR, July 5 (Bernama) -- Golden Corporate Heritage Sdn Bhd, the developer of Arab City Melaka, expects the project with a gross development value of RM75 million to be completed by year-end. Its director, Dr Salim N. Al Gudhea, said the project, located at Pulau Melaka, Melaka, started in January this year and..... YOUNG BREED OF TRISHAW OPERATORS IN MELAKA MELAKA,July 5 (Bernama) -- Weekend nights at Bandar Hilir Melaka exude an atmosphere of merriment, thanks to the hundreds of visitors from outside Melaka who congregate there. The cacophony from the activities and traffic is drowned out, sometimes, by blaring music in numerous languages and genres from passing rickshaws. The rickshaws, embellished with various motifs, and lit up grandly, are a s..... MELAKA CASA DEL RIO HOTEL AT MELAKA RIVER MOUTH Sinceearly 2011, Melaka newest luxurious hotel, Casa del Rio, opened for business. Located just opposite the Melaka River Cruise terminal and at the Melaka River mouth, it has rooms facing the historic Melaka river.The low rise hotel certainly blends into the landscape and does not intrude the skyline of Melaka...... PROPOSED JALAN KILANG PROJECT IN MELAKA Somearchitect firm has proposed a concept development of the land at Jalan Kilang, Melaka. Jalan Kilang used to be a place where small and medium scale industries had their factories. However, in late 1980s, they were asked to re-locate to Malim Jaya by the Melaka Council. Some were compensated while others had to resort to class action for compensation. Now, after more than 10 years, the area is .....

HARD ROCK CAFE IN MELAKA June10, 2011 12:59 PM Hard Rock Cafe Melaka Eyes Sales Of RM1 Million A Month MELAKA, June 10 (Bernama) -- Melaka's new tourism product, Hard Rock Cafe, which will be built on the World Heritage Site in Jonker Walk, is expected to generate sales of RM1 million a month. Chairman of Hard Rock Cafe Enterprise (M) Sdn Bhd, Tan Sri Syed Yusoff Syed Nassir, said the cafe was expected to attract between.....