The ‘Heritage talk’ organised by STF, in collaboration with the Sarawak Heritage Society was held at the State Tourism Complex in Kuching on 21 April 09. Minister of Tourism, Datuk Michael Manyin wanted to push for Kuching to be gazetted as a heritage city like Penang and Malacca. To do that, proper documentation had to be done, for example, on its history, people, and virtue among others. Two prominent speakers Laurence Loh from Penang and Lye Pi Chin from Malacca both gave impressive talks based on their knowledge and experiences. Loh was the international assessor in Macau’s successful bid for listing as a World Heritage Site. He also serves as a member of the Penang State Heritage Committee and was part of the Penang team responsible for the Unesco Submission Dossier for George Town’s listing as a World Heritage Site. Lye is an award-winning author, senior reporter and editor for Sin Chew Daily newspaper. She has contributed numerous articles on heritage-related issues and stories of Malacca to magazines and other publications. It was really interesting expecially the Q and A session after the talk. There's also an online poll for this topic "Kuching – A Heritage City?" which you can take part on http://www.malaysiapollster.com.my/. By doing so, you get to win some prizes in the lucky draw.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Heritage Talk
The ‘Heritage talk’ organised by STF, in collaboration with the Sarawak Heritage Society was held at the State Tourism Complex in Kuching on 21 April 09. Minister of Tourism, Datuk Michael Manyin wanted to push for Kuching to be gazetted as a heritage city like Penang and Malacca. To do that, proper documentation had to be done, for example, on its history, people, and virtue among others. Two prominent speakers Laurence Loh from Penang and Lye Pi Chin from Malacca both gave impressive talks based on their knowledge and experiences. Loh was the international assessor in Macau’s successful bid for listing as a World Heritage Site. He also serves as a member of the Penang State Heritage Committee and was part of the Penang team responsible for the Unesco Submission Dossier for George Town’s listing as a World Heritage Site. Lye is an award-winning author, senior reporter and editor for Sin Chew Daily newspaper. She has contributed numerous articles on heritage-related issues and stories of Malacca to magazines and other publications. It was really interesting expecially the Q and A session after the talk. There's also an online poll for this topic "Kuching – A Heritage City?" which you can take part on http://www.malaysiapollster.com.my/. By doing so, you get to win some prizes in the lucky draw.
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