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Happy recipients: Mohd Sharkar (second from left) visiting the PPV at the Temerloh Municipal Council Hall in Lanchang. Bernama
TEMERLOH: The state government will soon reopen tourism activities at Fraser’s Hill in Raub, says Pahang tourism, culture, environment, plantation and commodity committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin.
He said the state government and the National Security Council (NSC) were reviewing the appropriate standard operating procedures, adding that the move was made to revive the state’s tourism sector which had long been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Residents in Bukit Fraser will receive the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine today and State Secretary Datuk Seri Dr Sallehuddin Ishak is conducting checks on the area to determine the appropriate SOP that can be implemented and in line with the new normal to enable the tourism sector in the area to be reopened.
Thursday, 28 Jan 2021 01:23 PM MYT
The shipwreck was found on the banks of the Sungai Lipis, near Kampung Pagar, Penjom suspension bridge on January 14 after the village was hit by floods on January 3. Bernama pic
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KUANTAN, Jan 28 A wreckage found after the floodwaters receded about 220 kilometres from here two weeks ago, is believed to be a steamship used in gold mining activities in Penjom which had been operating since the 19th century in the area.
Pahang Tourism, Culture, Environment, Plantation and Commodity Committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin said based on the preliminary analysis, the ship was estimated to be between 25 and 300 metres long.
Wreckage found in Lipis believed to be a steamship 28 Jan 2021 / 13:01 H. The old ship that was found by the side of Sungai Lipis after the recent floods - fotoBERNAMA (2021) Copyrights Reserved
KUANTAN, Jan 28: A wreckage found after the floodwaters receded about 220 kilometres from here two weeks ago, is believed to be a steamship used in gold mining activities in Penjom which had been operating since the 19th century in the area.
Pahang Tourism, Culture, Environment, Plantation and Commodity Committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin said based on the preliminary analysis, the ship was estimated to be between 25 and 300 metres long.