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Kota Linggi a forgotten place
Kota Linggi a forgotten place
The area around Kota Linggi and the river mouth is a popular fishing spot while the calm and beautiful waters is a tourist draw. — Bernama
Despite its wealth of history which included the Bugis, Dutch and Melaka Malay Sultanate, Kota Linggi, also known as Kota Bukit Supai, now lies neglected and forgotten.
The local community wants the city, built by the Dutch and the Bugis at the mouth of Sungai Linggi in the 1870s, to be revived as a tourism product.
Salmah Harun, who operates a stall selling kuih muih, said previous efforts by the Melaka Museum Corporation and Alor Gajah District Council to promote the area had failed.
Since then, Salmah, 48, together with the local villagers, have taken the initiative to revive the area by starting small food and drinks businesses catering to tourists. There is also a food court which opens at night.
The Stadhuys building in Melaka is a popular tourist attraction. — Filepic
“The biggest problem we face is the location of this place compared to other places such as Bandar Hilir which is in the middle of Melaka City.
“This place is about 50km away, on the border of Melaka and Negri Sembilan, so it is difficult for tourists to come here.
“One solution is for the tour operators to bring in groups of tourists. The villagers are willing to work with them as it is sad to see the town gone quiet, ” she said.
Based on records, Kota Bukit Supai is also known as Kota Belanda, Kota Meriam Patah and Kota Filipina.
It was a strategic location for the Dutch to monitor the movement of their enemies as well as a site to collect the taxes imposed on tin ore brought from Rembau and Linggi.
History and natural beauty makes Kota Bukit Supai a potential tourism product. — Bernama
In the end, however, the city was neglected after the Dutch left Melaka.
Factory supervisor Tham Zhee Meng, 39, who often goes fishing in the area, said the town was a heritage location.
“It has a high historical value and should be promoted as a tourism attraction as Melaka is rich in history, ” the Rembia resident said.
Tham said the area around the river mouth was also a popular fishing spot while the calm and beautiful waters had the potential to draw tourists there.
Fisherman Abu Bakar Md Piah, 57, said the combination of history and natural beauty made Kota Bukit Supai a potential tourism product.
Kota Linggi was built by the Dutch and the Bugis at the mouth of Sungai Linggi in the 1870s. — Bernama
Melaka Chief Minister Adly Zahari said the state government was looking at rural tourism products like Kota Bukit Supai to attract tourists in conjunction with Visit Malaysia 2020.
He said local and foreign tourists were already familiar with popular locations in Melaka like the Stadthuys, A’Farmosa Fort, St Paul’s Hill and museums in Bandar Hilir.
“We want to have a variety of tourism products in the state which are not just focused in the Bandar Hilir area, but in rural areas such as Kota Bukit Supai, ” he added. — Bernama
The area around Kota Linggi and the river mouth is a popular fishing spot while the calm and beautiful waters is a tourist draw. — Bernama
Despite its wealth of history which included the Bugis, Dutch and Melaka Malay Sultanate, Kota Linggi, also known as Kota Bukit Supai, now lies neglected and forgotten.
The local community wants the city, built by the Dutch and the Bugis at the mouth of Sungai Linggi in the 1870s, to be revived as a tourism product.
Salmah Harun, who operates a stall selling kuih muih, said previous efforts by the Melaka Museum Corporation and Alor Gajah District Council to promote the area had failed.
Since then, Salmah, 48, together with the local villagers, have taken the initiative to revive the area by starting small food and drinks businesses catering to tourists. There is also a food court which opens at night.
The Stadhuys building in Melaka is a popular tourist attraction. — Filepic
“The biggest problem we face is the location of this place compared to other places such as Bandar Hilir which is in the middle of Melaka City.
“This place is about 50km away, on the border of Melaka and Negri Sembilan, so it is difficult for tourists to come here.
“One solution is for the tour operators to bring in groups of tourists. The villagers are willing to work with them as it is sad to see the town gone quiet, ” she said.
Based on records, Kota Bukit Supai is also known as Kota Belanda, Kota Meriam Patah and Kota Filipina.
It was a strategic location for the Dutch to monitor the movement of their enemies as well as a site to collect the taxes imposed on tin ore brought from Rembau and Linggi.
History and natural beauty makes Kota Bukit Supai a potential tourism product. — Bernama
In the end, however, the city was neglected after the Dutch left Melaka.
Factory supervisor Tham Zhee Meng, 39, who often goes fishing in the area, said the town was a heritage location.
“It has a high historical value and should be promoted as a tourism attraction as Melaka is rich in history, ” the Rembia resident said.
Tham said the area around the river mouth was also a popular fishing spot while the calm and beautiful waters had the potential to draw tourists there.
Fisherman Abu Bakar Md Piah, 57, said the combination of history and natural beauty made Kota Bukit Supai a potential tourism product.
Kota Linggi was built by the Dutch and the Bugis at the mouth of Sungai Linggi in the 1870s. — Bernama
Melaka Chief Minister Adly Zahari said the state government was looking at rural tourism products like Kota Bukit Supai to attract tourists in conjunction with Visit Malaysia 2020.
He said local and foreign tourists were already familiar with popular locations in Melaka like the Stadthuys, A’Farmosa Fort, St Paul’s Hill and museums in Bandar Hilir.
“We want to have a variety of tourism products in the state which are not just focused in the Bandar Hilir area, but in rural areas such as Kota Bukit Supai, ” he added. — Bernama
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Melaka's iconic red clock tower continues to draw tourists
Melaka's iconic red clock tower continues to draw tourists
The 134-year-old iconic red clock tower, located at Dutch Square in Stadthuys here, is one of the main tourist draws.
The chief guard of the clock tower, Fadlina Mohni, 43, said as early as 8 am, local and foreign tourists gather around the 50 feet high clock tower, built in 1886, to take pictures for remembrance sake.
“More commonly known as the Tan Beng Swee Clock Tower, it was built about 61 years after the Dutch surrendered Melaka to the British and it is actually not as old as the Dutch colonial administration building Stadthuys which was built in 1650.
“Now a hundred years old, the clock was never allowed to stop because over the years it has been carefully cleaned, serviced and every component tested to ensure it continues to tick for another 134 years or longer,” he told Bernama at the Stadthuys building here.
Fadlina, who is also the Senior Electrical Engineer, Department of Engineering, Historical Melaka City Council (MBMB) said even more interesting is that the clock tower was also a symbol of family love because it was built by a son who wanted to fulfill his father's request.
She said according to history, the clock tower was built by Tan Jiak Kim, a Peranakan Chinese philanthropist who wanted to fulfill the wishes of his late father Tan Beng Swee who dreamed of a clock tower in the heart of Melaka when he was still alive.
“After Tan Beng Swee’s death, the clock tower was built in the Stadthuys building near Queen Victoria’s Fountain, the Cheng Ho Cultural Museum and Christ Church. Each of the four clock faces with a diameter of 34.5 centimetres (cm) featuring Roman numerals were specially imported from England.
“Then in 1982, the four clocks were replaced with ones from Japan's Seiko brand, much to the chagrin of local senior citizens around Melaka who remembered the harsh treatment and sufferings under the Japanese Occupation,” she said.
Fadlina, who oversees the clock tower, also known as the Bandar Hilir Red Clock Tower, has for the past 17 years hoped that the historic clock tower would continue to be maintained and preserved so that the tourism product could be enjoyed by future generations.
Meanwhile, according to Fadlina’s assistant Mohd Suhaimi Idris, 36, an assistant Electrical and Facilities engineer at MBMB, the 24-volt voltage clock is also equipped with a global positioning system (GPS), to provide the accurate time.
“In collaboration with the Melaka Health Department we installed a predatory bird sound system which plays the sound for 45-seconds with one minute long intervals to prevent crows and pigeons from perching and defecating around the clock tower,” he said.
The hourly striking clock tower is among the core zones recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Melaka as one of the states selected to boost Visit Malaysia 2020 (VM 2020).
-- BERNAMA
The 134-year-old iconic red clock tower, located at Dutch Square in Stadthuys here, is one of the main tourist draws.
The chief guard of the clock tower, Fadlina Mohni, 43, said as early as 8 am, local and foreign tourists gather around the 50 feet high clock tower, built in 1886, to take pictures for remembrance sake.
“More commonly known as the Tan Beng Swee Clock Tower, it was built about 61 years after the Dutch surrendered Melaka to the British and it is actually not as old as the Dutch colonial administration building Stadthuys which was built in 1650.
“Now a hundred years old, the clock was never allowed to stop because over the years it has been carefully cleaned, serviced and every component tested to ensure it continues to tick for another 134 years or longer,” he told Bernama at the Stadthuys building here.
Fadlina, who is also the Senior Electrical Engineer, Department of Engineering, Historical Melaka City Council (MBMB) said even more interesting is that the clock tower was also a symbol of family love because it was built by a son who wanted to fulfill his father's request.
She said according to history, the clock tower was built by Tan Jiak Kim, a Peranakan Chinese philanthropist who wanted to fulfill the wishes of his late father Tan Beng Swee who dreamed of a clock tower in the heart of Melaka when he was still alive.
“After Tan Beng Swee’s death, the clock tower was built in the Stadthuys building near Queen Victoria’s Fountain, the Cheng Ho Cultural Museum and Christ Church. Each of the four clock faces with a diameter of 34.5 centimetres (cm) featuring Roman numerals were specially imported from England.
“Then in 1982, the four clocks were replaced with ones from Japan's Seiko brand, much to the chagrin of local senior citizens around Melaka who remembered the harsh treatment and sufferings under the Japanese Occupation,” she said.
Fadlina, who oversees the clock tower, also known as the Bandar Hilir Red Clock Tower, has for the past 17 years hoped that the historic clock tower would continue to be maintained and preserved so that the tourism product could be enjoyed by future generations.
Meanwhile, according to Fadlina’s assistant Mohd Suhaimi Idris, 36, an assistant Electrical and Facilities engineer at MBMB, the 24-volt voltage clock is also equipped with a global positioning system (GPS), to provide the accurate time.
“In collaboration with the Melaka Health Department we installed a predatory bird sound system which plays the sound for 45-seconds with one minute long intervals to prevent crows and pigeons from perching and defecating around the clock tower,” he said.
The hourly striking clock tower is among the core zones recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Melaka as one of the states selected to boost Visit Malaysia 2020 (VM 2020).
-- BERNAMA
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