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The so-called ‘Chinese New Villages’, initially meant to curb communist insurgency, were nothing short of concentration camps.
From Kua Kia Soong, Free Malaysia Today
The proposal by housing and local government minister Nga Kor Ming to nominate some Chinese New Villages in Selangor as Unesco wo
DID you know that Kedah used to go by various names, like “Kalat”, “Kalah” and “Kataram”? Foreign traders were the ones who gave the place these names during ancient times, as some had difficulty pronouncing “Kedah”. Many of these traders came from India, Europe, the Middle East and China, and traded in mainly iron and spices.
Songsong Island in Kedah is set to undergo upgrading works to turn it into a world-class tourism attraction. Bernama
Its beautiful and pristine nature makes Songsong Island in Kedah one of the destinations Tourism Malaysia will be putting more focus on to spur tourism activities.
Realising the potential of the small uninhabited island, Kedah Tourism manager Nor Azlan Fitri Abd Razak said Tourism Malaysia will work together with the Yan District Council (MDY) to upgrade the facilities there.
“We will carry out upgrading works on basic facilities such as toilets and surau at Songsong Island soon. These are expected to be completed by year’s end.
Motac releases list of arts, culture and heritage premises allowed to operate in CMCO, RMCO 08 Mar 2021 / 07:17 H.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 7: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) today released a list of arts, culture and heritage premises allowed to operate in areas placed under the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) and Recovery MCO (RMCO).
Motac said the premises which involved museums, libraries, art galleries, centres for cultural heritage arts and performances would operate in accordance with set standard operating procedures (SOP).
The National Security Council (MKN) had previously stipulated that tourism activities and premises in CMCO areas were allowed to operate at 50 per cent of the capacity of the premises besides observing physical distancing and mandatory use of facemasks, while areas under the RMCO should at least comply with the rule of physical distancing.