Melaka in UNESCO World Heritage list

Eight new sites, from the Straits of Malacca, to Papua New Guinea and San Marino, added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List - Monday, July 7, 2008The World Heritage Committee meeting in Quebec City has added eight new cultural sites to UNESCO’s World Heritage List on the morning of the 7 of July. With these inscriptions, Papua New Guinea and San Marino enter the World Heritage List for the first time.The new sites (in Malaysia) inscribed are:


Melaka and George Town, historic cities of the Straits of Malacca (Malaysia) have developed over 500 years of trading and cultural exchanges between East and West in the Straits of Malacca. The influences of Asia and Europe have endowed the towns with a specific multicultural heritage that is both tangible and intangible. With its government buildings, churches, squares and fortifications, Melaka demonstrates the early stages of this history originating in the 15th-century Malay sultanate and the Portuguese and Dutch periods beginning in the early 16th century. Featuring residential and commercial buildings, George Town represents the British era from the end of the 18th century. The two towns constitute a unique architectural and cultural townscape without parallel anywhere in East and Southeast Asia. (source: from: http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/450/)

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What's Happening this June 2008 in Melaka

Fiesta San Pedro - 23 June 2008 Until 29 June 2008
Fiesta San Pedro or Feast of Saint Peter is a major annual celebration for the Portuguese community in Melaka (Malacca). It is celebrated with traditional games, cultural performances, food fair and best decorated boat contest.
Venue:Portuguese Settlement, Melaka
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2008 Calendar

Public Holidays in Malaysia and Singapore
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Ramadan in Melaka

Enjoy Malaysian street food this Ramadan starting 13 September 2007.

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By road to Melaka

Travelling to Melaka (Malacca) by road from Singapore.
If you are travelling from Singapore, the best travel option is by road. Daily buses or coaches takes you directly from Singapore, through the causeway, then to Melaka. Bus terminal for daily hourly buses from Singapore to Melaka is at Lavender Street bus station.
There are also numerous tours by air or bus ticket inclusive of hotel stay available from a number of Singapore travel agency. Be sure to book early especially during school holidays (check calender of holidays at www.mymalaysiabooks.com) - Melaka is a very popular tourist destination of Singaporeans.
To drive, go through the causeway (Singapore-Malaysia at Johor, bypass Johor Bahru) or go directly from the second link into the north-south expressway (toll motorway/ plus expressway) that goes through the state of Melaka. Exit at Ayer Keroh Interchange and travel the trunk road that leads you to Melaka city.
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History of Melaka or Malacca

The history of Melaka is often told from the foundation of the settlement by an exiled Hindu, SriVijayan prince, Parameswara. From a small fishing settlement, Melaka or Malacca (old name) grew to become one of the most prominent trading post in South East Asia.
Malacca rose to prominence as a trading centre in the 15th century. Its position at the narrowest part of the Straits of Malacca in Peninsular Malaya, attracted traders from al over the world. The Arabs, Bugis, Dutch, Portuguese and English scrambled to gain control of this trading port........ read more at myMalaysiabooks