Niah National Park set to become Unesco World Heritage Site by 2024


KUCHING: The Niah National Park is expected to be listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site by next year, says Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.

The Sarawak Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister said the process of inscribing the archaeological heritage of Niah's cave complex under mixed properties for natural and cultural heritage was currently ongoing.

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