Jalan Tengkera in Melaka has all the markings of a great heritage tourism product – a war-torn past, centuries-old Dutch buildings, mystical tombs and households with heirloom artefacts. A team of researchers from Melaka In Fact recently did a cultural mapping of the area.
When asked if the point of the exercise is to unlock tourism potential, the members – comprising Razak Bahrom, Bert Tan, Hamid Hasan and Wenila Nadarajan – immediately shut down the idea.
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