Historic Malacca to be re-created?

Thursday, April 19th, 2007 Posted in Malaysia, Tourism | 1 Comment »

19 April 2007 (New Straits Times) - The state government of Malacca intends to rebuild the 'historic' Malacca, that of the 15th century which is regarded as the golden age ... Read more..

Govt allocates RM12.8m to reconstruct A’Famosa fort

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007 Posted in Malaysia | 1 Comment »

18 February 2007 (The Star) - Govt allocates RM12.8m to reconstruct A'Famosa fort The federal government has approved a RM12.8 million allocation for the reconstruction of Fortaleza D'Malacca or the mighty A'Famosa ... Read more..

A’Famosa to be rebuilt

Thursday, February 1st, 2007 Posted in Malaysia | 2 Comments »

1 February 2007 (The Star) - The 16th century Portuguese fort of Malacca, A'Famosa, is slated for rebuilding, following the discovery of the Middlesburgh bastion late last year. A’Famosa to be ... Read more..

Malacca tower gets new site

Monday, December 11th, 2006 Posted in Malaysia | No Comments »

11 December 2006 (New Straits Times) - Malacca tower gets new site The city’s RM21 million revolving tower has found a new home — at the tennis court in Taman Bunga Merdeka. The ... Read more..

Ancient wall stays, tower goes

Thursday, December 7th, 2006 Posted in Malaysia | No Comments »

4 December 2006 (The Star) - Ancient wall stays, tower goes The ancient wall discovered in the middle of the town will not be demolished. Instead, it is the 110m revolving tower ... Read more..

Ancient wall found beneath Malacca

Monday, December 4th, 2006 Posted in Malaysia | 3 Comments »

30 November - 3 December (Various news sources, see below) - The news broke while I was bedridden with a particularly nasty fever, which explains the flurry of updates today. ... Read more..

Proposed Malacca project to be re-sited to preserve old wall

Monday, December 4th, 2006 Posted in Malaysia | No Comments »

4 December 2006 (The Star) - I think this bit of news will bring much joy to the locals, who have been campaigning against the tower for some time. Proposed Malacca ... Read more..



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