Ancient ruins discovered

A 1,900-year-old monument has been discovered in an oil palm plantation near the Sungai Batu historical complex in Bujang Valley.

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Assoc Prof Dr Mokhtar Saidin, who led a team of researchers to conduct excavations at Bujang Valley from February 2009 to May this year, said based on dating results, the age of the monument dated back around 110 AD.