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Ipoh council wants all tourism operators in high-risk areas to suspend business

Ipoh council wants all tourism operators in high-risk areas to suspend business

Notice will be sent to all operators concerned on Dec 19.
Tasik Chini: Orang Asli object to Pahang govt's special area plan

Tasik Chini: Orang Asli object to Pahang govt's special area plan

The area to be gazetted includes their villages and ancestry land.
Quarries in Bukit Lagong forest 'will harm FRIM's Unesco application'

Quarries in Bukit Lagong forest 'will harm FRIM's Unesco application'

So warns a former director-general of the Forest Research Institute.
Tasik Chini: Report completed, Unesco status not likely affected - Takiyuddin

Tasik Chini: Report completed, Unesco status not likely affected - Takiyuddin

It will be sent to the Unesco office in Paris soon.
Gucci fashion show at royal palace cancelled

Gucci fashion show at royal palace cancelled

Vogue Korea’s controversial photo shoot derails the fashion show plan.

 

Govt stops all detrimental activities to save Tasik Chini Unesco status

Govt stops all detrimental activities to save Tasik Chini Unesco status

No more approvals for mining, development will be issued to protect area. 
Ketsa says it is committed to supporting efforts to rehabilitate Tasik Chini

Ketsa says it is committed to supporting efforts to rehabilitate Tasik Chini

After Unesco declared it no longer can be a Biosphere Reserve.
Tasik Chini no longer meets Unesco criteria - review report

Tasik Chini no longer meets Unesco criteria - review report

Report cited newly cleared forest areas, intensive land conversion.
First M'sian to get award from world engineering federation

First M'sian to get award from world engineering federation

Leong is director of research excellence at Perdana University Malaysia.
Unesco recognises Bukit Bendera as biosphere reserve - Takiyuddin

Unesco recognises Bukit Bendera as biosphere reserve - Takiyuddin

It's the third such reserve given the status in Malaysia.

Unesco keeps Great Barrier Reef off 'in danger' list after Australian lobbying

Unesco keeps Great Barrier Reef off 'in danger' list after Australian lobbying

Environmental groups criticise the decision.

Tasik Chini's Unesco status under review

Tasik Chini's Unesco status under review

The authorities managing the biosphere reserve will have until next September to comply with a set of recommendations.
George Town Festival 2021 Perseveres Amidst a Total Lockdown

George Town Festival 2021 Perseveres Amidst a Total Lockdown

The George Town Festival returns from 10th - 18th July 2021 with a wide range of brand new and exciting online programmes.

Singapore's foodie 'hawker' culture given Unesco recognition

Singapore's foodie 'hawker' culture given Unesco recognition

This comes nearly two years after Singapore submitted a bid to be included in the Unesco's list.
'Lenggong Geopark development will not affect world heritage site'

'Lenggong Geopark development will not affect world heritage site'

Energy and natural resources minister says the move would strengthen the Unesco world heritage site instead.

A grave issue - preserving the early history of KL

A grave issue - preserving the early history of KL

KINIGUIDE | The Bukit Seputeh cemeteries are the last resting place for several important figures of early Kuala Lumpur.

Silat is now on the global stage, with Unesco recognition

Silat is now on the global stage, with Unesco recognition

With this, the Malay martial art is gaining popularity in Europe, with several silat organisations having been set up.

George Town Festival cancelled due to Covid-19

George Town Festival cancelled due to Covid-19

UPDATED 1.30PM | CORONAVIRUS | This comes after the new coronavirus was classified by the WHO as a pandemic.

Silat receives Unesco recognition

Silat receives Unesco recognition

The martial art has been inscribed under the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity category.

Backdrop of 'Kong: Skull Island' in Ninh Binh dismantled

Backdrop of 'Kong: Skull Island' in Ninh Binh dismantled

Unesco expressed concern that the fictional 'aboriginal village' on the set could distort the local area's natural heritage.

Logging near Mulu Unesco heritage site still rampant, group claims

Logging near Mulu Unesco heritage site still rampant, group claims

It is allegedly being carried out by a local oil palm company.

Unesco adds reggae music to global cultural heritage list

Unesco adds reggae music to global cultural heritage list

UN's cultural agency acknowledges Jamaican music genre's contribution to world discourse on injustice, love and humanity. 

Heritage activist who promotes classic facets of Penang

Heritage activist who promotes classic facets of Penang

MALAYSIANSKINI | Khoo Salma – the historian who reads George Town like a book.

Batu Caves committee: Coloured steps to stay, we don't need heritage status

Batu Caves committee: Coloured steps to stay, we don't need heritage status

Committee chair R Nadarajah notes that the National Heritage Dep't had not given any grants for site maintenance.