Malacca risks losing 600-year-old Naning heritage


PETALING JAYA: The future of the 637-year history of Naning heritage in Malacca has come under question with the state government’s move to take back its community’s hall and its chieftain’s official home.

Alor Gajah District Officer Daud Hassan has ordered the 19th Naning chieftain Datuk Abdul Latif Hashim to vacate the two buildings in Simpang Ampat, Malacca by tomorrow.

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