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FACELIFT FOR HISTORICAL HILLTOP

MALACCA: The historical site of St John’s Hill here is poised to receive a major facelift after the state government gave approval for upgrading works at the hilltop.

Malacca Historic City councillor Ronald Gan Yong Hoe said he was informed by a state executive councillor that the allocation was approved during a special exco meeting following a report in The Star on Thursday about couples having sexual trysts on St John’s Hill and St Paul’s Hill.

“The city council has given the go-ahead for the installation of solar-powered lamp posts at the hilltop and to improve the surrounding areas,” he said after a visit to the site yesterday.

It was reported that Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ali Rustam had directed the local council to curb undesirable activities after he was briefed on the discovery of used condoms at the unlit St John’s hilltop and lovers having their rendezvous at St Paul’s Hill.

Gan said plans would be implemented to turn the hill into a tourist attraction.

Among them were asking the local authorities to acquire a plot below the hilltop to be turned into parking bays for tourist buses, public toilets and other tourist amenities.

“Currently, there are only a small number of tourists going to St John’s Hill.

“More tourists will come if improvements to the facilities are carried out,” he added.

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LOVERS HAUNT ST. PAUL’S AND ST.JOHN’S HILLS

Thursday April 14, 2011 CM blows his top over hill trysts By R.S.N. MURALI murali@thestar.com.my
MALACCA: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam is hopping mad over reports that young couples have been having sexual trysts on the historical hilltops of St John’s Hill and St Paul’s Hill. He immediately directed the local council to thwart the undesirable activities after he was briefed on the recent discovery of used condoms at the unlit St John’s hilltop and also the sighting of lovers having their rendezvous at St Paul’s Hill.

“These historical sites have been turned into havens for unsavoury acts. I want all those responsible for the maintenance of the sites to meet me. “I will not hesitate to issue show-cause letters to council workers who have been tasked to supervise the sites,” he said yesterday. Lovers’ spot: St John’s Hill in Malacca has been turned into a haven for unsavoury acts. Mohd Ali will make suggestions for both St John’s Hill and St Paul’s Hill to be lit extensively.

Mohd Ali said he will make suggestions for the sites to be lit extensively using solar-powered lamp posts. “I will work on the costs and expedite the upgrading work of the lamps. A gotong-royong programme will be carried out very soon to clean up the surrounding areas, especially St John’s Hill,” he added. He also said enforcement agencies will be asked to intensify patrols at the areas.

“I don’t want the sites to be known for the wrong reasons and I am surprised that the authorities are unaware of this,” he added. A check by The Star yesterday showed some spots at St John’s Hill had been turned into a meeting point for people who were believed to have been involved in sexual trysts.

Joggers going up the hill also reported sighting dozens of used condom packs strewn all round the historical site, including the fort where the 18th century Dutch cannons are. Locals had also observed lovers gathering at the hill during late nights.

Founded in 1571 by Portuguese conquerors, the hilltop has been recognised as a Unesco world heritage site. The site once housed the remains of Roman Catholic missionary St Francis Xavier, who was buried there in 1553 before his body was moved to Goa, India.

Tourists throng the sites daily, which are famous for their unique ruins and the breathtaking view of Malacca town.

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MALACCA PLANETARIUM’S FUN WITH DRY ICE

Tourism Melaka is doing our first survey on the tourism products and services in Melaka.

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MALACCA WORLD HERITAGE CONFERENCE

World Heritage sites are iconic tourist attractions in most countries, experiencing similarly dynamic growth in tourism, from international and domestic markets. The overall mission of the sustainable tourism program is to aid the World Heritage Committee and the site management using tourism as a positive force to retain WH site values and to help mitigate site threats. The program engages the tourism industry to maximize tourism’s benefits and minimize its impact.

Chief Minister YAB Datuk Seri Ali Rustam of Melaka says:

“Global recognition of the country’s ability to protect our unique heritage will not only preserve Melaka’s rich heritage, but tourism and the service industries will bring economic benefits to the people.”

Conference Overview

Melaka World Heritage Site is proud to welcome delegates from around the world to the city, bringing together tourism and tourism planning experts in the fields of preservation of historical and archeological monuments, and scholars from various disciplines in tourism.

The conference will analyse the situation, success stories and experience gained in the utilization of World Heritage sites for tourism purposes and put this experience to good use in laying foundations for sustainable management plans.

Discussions will focus on models, theories as well as factual knowledge of protected historical centers, using examples from other World Heritage Sites.

The conference will examine the relationship between the conservation and management of urban heritage and the development of cultural tourism.

Delegates will study the mechanism and conditions in which tourism has become an important economic driver for the Heritage Sites.

Other key topics to be highlighted:

• Assessing, planning, preparing and marketing cultural heritage tourism. Successful stories of heritage tourism.

• Creating awareness among policy makers Heritage Sites are cultural assets which can be turned into a commodity.

• Building know-how on the ways to connect local initiatives with global networks and markets.

• Building the capacity of World Heritage sites to deal with tourism.

• Framework, guiding principles and steps for successful and sustainable cultural heritage tourism.

• Using World Heritage Sites as a lever for local economic, social and cultural development.

• Promoting the benefits of cultural and heritage tourism as a way to build audiences.

• Training of local community members in environment, cultural preservation and tourism related activities for tourism’s benefit.

• Lessons to be learnt from good and bad examples worldwide. Lessons will focus on how to develop and manage cultural heritage tourism.

• Meeting the challenge of increasing tourism through the promotion of authentic, unique cultural and heritage offerings.

• Creating a forum for fresh ideas and renewed vitality among cultural and heritage tourism professionals and the industry through networking, professional development and mentorship.

• Tourism + culture + heritage = sustainable economies.

• Building increased awareness of the objectives of the 1972 World Heritage Convention and other UNESCO conventions to the tourism programs, activities and policies for local and national public tourism authorities, industry officials and tourists.

Melaka George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca.

Melaka and George Town, historic cities of the Straits of Malacca have developed over 500 years of trading and cultural exchanges between East and West in the Straits of Malacca.

The influences of Asia of Asia and Europe have endowed the towns with a specific multicultural heritage that is both tangible and intangible.

With its government buildings, churches, squares and fortifications, Melaka demonstrates that early stages of this history originating in the 15th century Malay sultanate and the Portugese and Dutch periods beginning in the early 16th century.

Featuring residential and commercial buildings, George Town represents the British era from the end of the 18th century.

The two towns constitute a unique architectural and cultural townscape without parallel anywhere in East and Southeast Asia.

World Heritage Center

UNESCO

The venue is the beautiful country of Malaysia.

Email for more information:

leman@malaccaheritage2011.com

http://malaccaheritage2011.com/Malaccaheritage2011/Welcome.html

April 1, 2011 Posted in: Malaysia

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INFINEON EXPANDS MELAKA MANUFACTURING PLANT

Tourism Melaka is doing our first survey on the tourism products and services in Melaka.

Please take some time to participate in this survey. You can be rewarded with a Day tour from Kuala Lumpur to Melaka by Tourism Melaka.

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