Malacca to continue luring tourists and refurbishing existing facilities
Twenty-ten has been a year where the historic state of Malacca lived up to its reputation for creating history with some cherishable moments.
On the upside, the state marked several occasions that were worthy to make it into the record books.
We played host to the Sukma XIII bi-annual games in June at the Hang Jebat Stadium in Krubong.
Some 6,500 athletes and several thousand officials gathered here from all over the country for the games which launched with much pomp and circumstance.
Though spectator turnout was not as enthusiastic, the games produced several new records and the setting up of the Malacca Sports Institute.
On a side note, local lass and wushu exponent Chai Fong Ying did the state and country proud when she became the first athlete to bag a gold for Malaysia at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China recently.
Then, there was the novel but controversial idea of setting up the country’s first school for pregnant teens in Jasin by the state via the Malacca Islamic Religious Council.
The school was to house and provide care and education for pregnant teens, married or otherwise.This resulted in much debate prior to its opening on Sept 17.
However, the decision to set up the school was justified when 10 teens stepped forward to enrol with the hope of delivering their babies while continuing their studies.
Since October, several of the students had successfully delivered their babies and also managed to patch things up with their families.
The crowning moment for Malacca came on 20.10.2010 at 2010hrs when it was declared a developed state by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
It was the achievement of a decade of planning and hard work by all.
Although having achieved and surpassed the yardstick used by Paris-based Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation to gauge the developed status of a state, there were some quarters here who pointed out the declaration was a self proclamation by the state.
The year started off with the debacle involving the ‘Eye On Malaysia’ at Taman Kota Laksamana next to the Malacca River. The year began on the wrong turn for the 62-meter high ferris wheel on Jan 7 when it became entangled in legal tussle.
The ferris remained idle and in a limbo for almost 10 months before it was finally dismantle by its Belgian owners on Oct 1 and carted off.
Another unfortunate incident involved the city’s RM15.9mil monorail line developed as a tourist attraction to complement the rehabilitated and beautified Malacca River.
Barely two months after its grand launch, the monorail grounded to a halt.
The China-made monorail line, spanning 1.6km along the river, ran in to technical and mechanical problems, causing much embarrassment to the operators.
Nevertheless, Malacca can take pride as being the nation’s top tourist destination with over eight million visitors for 2010.
This status has brought much economic benefit to the state and is set to grow over the coming years.
To cement this success, the state needs to get the recently extended and refurbished RM190mil Melaka International Airport fully utilised.
At present, the airport is managing flights to Sumatra and the occasion chartered flights.
It is likely the top New Year’s resolution for the state is to prove to the Federal Government the airport would not end up becoming a white elephant in 2011.
-News courtesy of The Star-
Monday, December 27, 2010
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Portuguese settlement folk gear up for national Xmas do
Portuguese settlement folk gear up for national Xmas do
It’s brisk business for shops selling Christmas decorations ahead of the national Christmas celebration at the Portuguese Settlement here on Sunday.
Residents have been snapping up decorative pieces and lights to deck their homes in preparation for the weekend festivity in their village.
Wholesaler Abby Gan Siew Bee said sales of Christmas accessories and lights were up between 20% and 30% over the past month, compared with the corresponding period last year.
“Many residents from the settlement come to my shop to buy lighting and other Christmas frills for their homes.
“They want to make their homes impressive with colourful trimmings to welcome the grand celebration,” she said yesterday.
Gan, whose family has been in the decor business for 20 years at Jalan Bunga Raya, said their shop stocked up a large variety of items to ensure their regular customers were able to find what they needed for the Yuletide season.
“We offer more than 200 varieties of Christmas-themed decorations.
“Sales have been good despite customers being more thrifty,” she said, adding that Christmas tree decorations, lighting and soft toys were among the hot items.
Tan Kia Boon, 33, who runs a shop, also in Jalan Bunga Raya, said his business picked up about a week ago with shoppers making final preparations for the celebration.
Meanwhile, village Regedor (headman) Peter Thomas Gomes said the 1,200-strong community in Ujong Pasir were all excited to welcome the grand celebration on Sunday.
He also said the village development and security committee spent some RM20,000 to deck the village for the celebrations, adding that Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam presented RM10,000 from the state government for the festive preparations.
Gomes said that more than 20,000 visitors, including foreign tourists, had come to the village to view the Christmas decorations and lighting.
-News courtesy of The Star-
It’s brisk business for shops selling Christmas decorations ahead of the national Christmas celebration at the Portuguese Settlement here on Sunday.
Residents have been snapping up decorative pieces and lights to deck their homes in preparation for the weekend festivity in their village.
Wholesaler Abby Gan Siew Bee said sales of Christmas accessories and lights were up between 20% and 30% over the past month, compared with the corresponding period last year.
“Many residents from the settlement come to my shop to buy lighting and other Christmas frills for their homes.
“They want to make their homes impressive with colourful trimmings to welcome the grand celebration,” she said yesterday.
Gan, whose family has been in the decor business for 20 years at Jalan Bunga Raya, said their shop stocked up a large variety of items to ensure their regular customers were able to find what they needed for the Yuletide season.
“We offer more than 200 varieties of Christmas-themed decorations.
“Sales have been good despite customers being more thrifty,” she said, adding that Christmas tree decorations, lighting and soft toys were among the hot items.
Tan Kia Boon, 33, who runs a shop, also in Jalan Bunga Raya, said his business picked up about a week ago with shoppers making final preparations for the celebration.
Meanwhile, village Regedor (headman) Peter Thomas Gomes said the 1,200-strong community in Ujong Pasir were all excited to welcome the grand celebration on Sunday.
He also said the village development and security committee spent some RM20,000 to deck the village for the celebrations, adding that Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam presented RM10,000 from the state government for the festive preparations.
Gomes said that more than 20,000 visitors, including foreign tourists, had come to the village to view the Christmas decorations and lighting.
-News courtesy of The Star-
Friday, December 24, 2010
Malacca Radio Frequencies
One FM 88.1
Suria FM 88.5
IKIM FM 89.5
Era FM 90.3
Mix FM 91.1
Suria FM 88.5
IKIM FM 89.5
Era FM 90.3
Mix FM 91.1
Lite FM 92.2
Hitz FM 93.0
Fly FM 94.0
Klasik FM 93.6
Best 104 FM 94.8
Sinar FM 96.0
Nasional FM 96.6
Traxx FM 97.4
988 FM 98.2
Zayan 98.9
THR 99.7
Ai FM 100.4
Hitz FM 93.0
Fly FM 94.0
Klasik FM 93.6
Best 104 FM 94.8
Sinar FM 96.0
Nasional FM 96.6
Traxx FM 97.4
988 FM 98.2
Zayan 98.9
THR 99.7
Ai FM 100.4
Melaka FM 102.3
Minnal FM 103.3
Hot FM 104.3
MY FM 106.4
Melody FM 107.3
Minnal FM 103.3
Hot FM 104.3
MY FM 106.4
Melody FM 107.3
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Malacca-Dumai ferry project should take off
Malacca-Dumai ferry project should take off
The Riau Administration in Indonesia had asked the Malacca government to speed up the Malacca-Dumai roll-on-roll-off (ro-ro) ferry project.
Riau Province deputy governor II Emrizal Pakis said the project was approved nearly a year ago but until now the state has yet to start the jetty project.
“I feel Tanjung Bruas is more suitable for the ferry service than Kuala Linggi as originally proposed. Kuala Linggi is saddled with tide problems,” he said after visiting the Tanjung Bruas port.
Emrizal, who was heading a 35-member delegation, was on a two-day visit to Malacca.
The delegation attended a dinner hosted by Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam.
Emrizal said the Riau Administration had built the physical infrastructure for the project, including building a jetty at Dumai costing Rp55mil and approved ro-ro ferries which could carry 48 cars.
The ro-ro ferry takes about six hours to travel between Dumai and Malacca compared to one hour and 50 minutes by a passenger ferry at present while flights from Malacca to Pekan Baru takes about 45 minutes. — Bernama
-News courtesy of The Star-
The Riau Administration in Indonesia had asked the Malacca government to speed up the Malacca-Dumai roll-on-roll-off (ro-ro) ferry project.
Riau Province deputy governor II Emrizal Pakis said the project was approved nearly a year ago but until now the state has yet to start the jetty project.
“I feel Tanjung Bruas is more suitable for the ferry service than Kuala Linggi as originally proposed. Kuala Linggi is saddled with tide problems,” he said after visiting the Tanjung Bruas port.
Emrizal, who was heading a 35-member delegation, was on a two-day visit to Malacca.
The delegation attended a dinner hosted by Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam.
Emrizal said the Riau Administration had built the physical infrastructure for the project, including building a jetty at Dumai costing Rp55mil and approved ro-ro ferries which could carry 48 cars.
The ro-ro ferry takes about six hours to travel between Dumai and Malacca compared to one hour and 50 minutes by a passenger ferry at present while flights from Malacca to Pekan Baru takes about 45 minutes. — Bernama
-News courtesy of The Star-
Jusco
1. Jusco Melaka Shopping Centre
Leboh Ayer Keroh, 75450 Melaka
Phone 06-2324899/06-2314929
Fax 06-2332988
Business Time
10:30am - 10:30pm
2. JUSCO Bandaraya Melaka
No.2 Jalan Legenda,Taman 1 - Lagenda,75400 Melaka
Phone 06-2829389
Business Time
(Mon - Sun) 10.00am-10.30pm
-Info courtesy of Jusco.com.my-
Leboh Ayer Keroh, 75450 Melaka
Phone 06-2324899/06-2314929
Fax 06-2332988
Business Time
10:30am - 10:30pm
2. JUSCO Bandaraya Melaka
No.2 Jalan Legenda,Taman 1 - Lagenda,75400 Melaka
Phone 06-2829389
Business Time
(Mon - Sun) 10.00am-10.30pm
-Info courtesy of Jusco.com.my-
Taming Sari Revolving Tower
See Malacca from the Taming Sari Revolving Tower. Jalan Merdeka, 75000 Melaka. The 110m-tower seats 66 people at a time, taking them on a 7-minute ride (1 min for the ascent, 5 minutes on top and 1 min for the descent) offering breathtaking 360-degree views of the historic city and the coastline. Do it after taking a stroll of the town, and it will give you a whole new perspective of Malacca.
Admission Fees for MyKad Holders: RM10 for adults, RM5 for children below 12 years old, and RM7 for senior citizens above 55 years old. Admission Fees for Visitors without MyKad: RM20 for adults, RM10 for children below 12 years old, and RM17 for senior citizens above 55 years old.
Operating hours: every 30 min on the hour and half-hour, 10AM to 11PM daily
-Info courtesy of wikitravel-
Admission Fees for MyKad Holders: RM10 for adults, RM5 for children below 12 years old, and RM7 for senior citizens above 55 years old. Admission Fees for Visitors without MyKad: RM20 for adults, RM10 for children below 12 years old, and RM17 for senior citizens above 55 years old.
Operating hours: every 30 min on the hour and half-hour, 10AM to 11PM daily
-Info courtesy of wikitravel-
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
State expects to woo a million sports tourists
State expects to woo a million sports tourists
The state is eyeing a 10% increase or one million tourist arrivals next year through sports tourism, said Chief Minister Datuk Mohd Ali Rustam.
To achieve the target, Mohd Ali added the state should organise at least 34 international and national sports events next year.
“If possible, we should play host to an average of three sports events every month,” he said at the launch the 2010 National Taekwondo Championship here recently.
A total of 114 taekwondo exponents from Malaysia and Indonesia were vying for honours at the two-day competition.
Malacca received 7.8 million tourists between January and November this year and is expected to woo 10 million tourists by the year-end compared to 8.9 million last year.
Speaking on a separate matter, Mohd Ali said a sports institute would be set up in Malacca in January to improve the quality of sports and sales of sports goods in the state.
The institute will be entrusted with the responsibility of managing two sports stores, which will be opened by the state and Malacca Stadium Corporation at the Hang Jebat Stadium and Digital Mall, Jalan Hang Tuah, he added.
-News courtesy of The Star-
The state is eyeing a 10% increase or one million tourist arrivals next year through sports tourism, said Chief Minister Datuk Mohd Ali Rustam.
To achieve the target, Mohd Ali added the state should organise at least 34 international and national sports events next year.
“If possible, we should play host to an average of three sports events every month,” he said at the launch the 2010 National Taekwondo Championship here recently.
A total of 114 taekwondo exponents from Malaysia and Indonesia were vying for honours at the two-day competition.
Malacca received 7.8 million tourists between January and November this year and is expected to woo 10 million tourists by the year-end compared to 8.9 million last year.
Speaking on a separate matter, Mohd Ali said a sports institute would be set up in Malacca in January to improve the quality of sports and sales of sports goods in the state.
The institute will be entrusted with the responsibility of managing two sports stores, which will be opened by the state and Malacca Stadium Corporation at the Hang Jebat Stadium and Digital Mall, Jalan Hang Tuah, he added.
-News courtesy of The Star-
Monday, December 20, 2010
A sweet smell lingers on in Malacca
A sweet smell lingers on in Malacca
It was a historic moment for the state to have its very own Sutra perfume which was launched by the Prime Minister’s wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor last Wednesday.
Featuring two fragrance, the Sutra series was produced as a a joint-venture between Tropical Bioessence Sdn Bhd (TBESB), a subsidiary of Melaka BioTech Holdings Sdn Bhd and Charabot SA from France.
TBESB managing director Mohd Khairil Said said the two fragrance, Sutra Heritage and Sutra Glory were made from extracts from two common local flowers found here.
“Extracts from the Frangipani and Michelia Champaca flowers are used to produce the perfume. We worked for eight months to produce the fragrance,” he said at the launch of the products at Philea Resorts & Spa in Ayer Keroh.
He said the Eau De Parfume (EDT) comes in 75ml bottle with a retail price of RM99 per bottle, which would be distributed by Sutra under its range of products in Malaysia and Europe. At the launch, Rosmah was presented with a bottle of the respective perfumes.
Also present during the launch were Prime Minsiter Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam and his wife Datin Seri Asmah Abd Rahman.
-News courtesy of The Star-
It was a historic moment for the state to have its very own Sutra perfume which was launched by the Prime Minister’s wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor last Wednesday.
Featuring two fragrance, the Sutra series was produced as a a joint-venture between Tropical Bioessence Sdn Bhd (TBESB), a subsidiary of Melaka BioTech Holdings Sdn Bhd and Charabot SA from France.
TBESB managing director Mohd Khairil Said said the two fragrance, Sutra Heritage and Sutra Glory were made from extracts from two common local flowers found here.
“Extracts from the Frangipani and Michelia Champaca flowers are used to produce the perfume. We worked for eight months to produce the fragrance,” he said at the launch of the products at Philea Resorts & Spa in Ayer Keroh.
He said the Eau De Parfume (EDT) comes in 75ml bottle with a retail price of RM99 per bottle, which would be distributed by Sutra under its range of products in Malaysia and Europe. At the launch, Rosmah was presented with a bottle of the respective perfumes.
Also present during the launch were Prime Minsiter Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam and his wife Datin Seri Asmah Abd Rahman.
-News courtesy of The Star-
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