George Town, Malacca now Unesco World Heritage sites
The historical Straits Settlement cities of George Town and Malacca have just been classified as Unesco World Heritage sites.
“The two towns constitute a unique architectural and cultural townscape without parallel anywhere in East and Southeast Asia,” said the citation on the Unesco Heritage list website.
This comes as a major boost to the lack-lustre economies of these two states.
The new status is the result of a 11-year-long struggle. “It has been a touch and go affair until the last minute,” said heritage conservationist Loh-Lim Lin Lee, when contacted.
“The two towns constitute a unique architectural and cultural townscape without parallel anywhere in East and Southeast Asia,” said the citation on the Unesco Heritage list website.
This comes as a major boost to the lack-lustre economies of these two states.
The new status is the result of a 11-year-long struggle. “It has been a touch and go affair until the last minute,” said heritage conservationist Loh-Lim Lin Lee, when contacted.
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