Budget 2023: NGO suggests Melaka heritage sites that can benefit from RM50mil allocation


SORRY STATE...The neglected part of Melaka Historical building at Bandar Hilir.

MELAKA: The Melaka government has been urged to use the RM50mil Budget 2023 allocation for Unesco heritage sites wisely.

Melaka Portuguese Eurasian Association president Michael Singho said the allocation could be channelled for the proper maintenance and upkeep of the Portuguese ruins atop St Paul's Hill, the ruins of the old St Ignatius Church in Bunga Raya as well as the neglected back portion of the Dutch Stadthuys building here.

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