Malacca Zoo to be privatised

Happy time: A filepic of two orang utans swinging from tree to tree in the Malacca Zoo.

MALACCA: The popular Malacca Zoo is all set to be privatised. State government owned agencies will take over the management from Wildlife and National Park department before the end of this year.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the privatisation exercise would be handled by agencies such as Malacca Wildlife and two co-operatives ­— Koperasi Bela Masyarakat Melaka Berhad (Kobemas) and Koperasi Hang Tuah Jaya.