Melaka’s St Paul’s Church in state of neglect

MELAKA: The oldest church ruins in South-East Asia - St Paul’s Church in Bandar Hilir - is showing signs of deterioration, says a seasoned tourism stakeholder.

Friends of Melaka Museums chairman Shaukani Abbas said shrubs are enveloping part of the church and that there was also an incident where a small part of the stone ruins had collapsed but luckily no tourists standing below were hurt in the incident.