A recent article about Indonesia registering three cultural heritage sites at UNESCO got me thinking about the entire issue. Just how many sites does Malaysia have on UNESCO? Can you name some of them? Let us see.
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Paleolithic Complex Site To Be Gazetted By Unesco
The the 1.83 million year-old paleolithic cultural complex site at Bukit Bunuh in Lenggong will be gazetted as a world heritage site by Unesco in July 2012. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Global Archeology Research Centre director Prof Mokhtar Saidin said USM and National Heritage Department had written to Unesco on the discovery.
Telaga Air Esplanade To Emerge As Eco-Tourism Centre
The RM9.2 million Telaga Air Esplanade, which was completed in April, will emerge as the state’s new eco-tourism centre. This is because the esplanade, which is near to the Tanah Bencah National Park, one of the national park gazetted by the Unesco, is surrounded by natural infrastructure like beautiful island and beaches.
Malaysia Propose Tourism Package To Include Unesco Recognised Heritage Sites
Malaysia has proposed that travel agents in ASEAN countries, offer tourists from around the world a selection of an unified tourism package which comprise a trail of heritage sites, recognized by Unesco.
Lenggong Valley Suggested As World Archaeological Heritage Site
The Heritage Commission plans to nominate Lenggong Valley to Unesco as a world archaeological heritage site.
Heritage Cities of Malaysia
When the topic of heritage cities crop up regarding Malaysia, there is a tendency for most people to name Georgetown and Malacca as shining examples. Having being conferred the joint status of world heritage cities by UNESCO in 2008, they are, of course, associated with heritage. But lost in that recognition is another city that [...]
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