‘Caves not qualified for Unesco stamp’

1 Crowd inside the main chamber of Batu Caves during Thaipusam.2 The Sri Subramaniar Swamy temple in Batu Caves is gazetted as a national heritage site under the National Heritage Department.3 Hajeedar says the Batu Caves of 50 years ago would have been eligible to be nominated for the Unesco listing– filepics

MALAYSIA will not submit a nomination for Batu Caves to be considered for the Unesco World Heritage List. Instead, the Tourism and Culture Ministry has pledged to designate the iconic tourist landmark as a national heritage site.

Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz said it would be a waste of time to apply since Batu Caves did not qualify for Unesco status.