Mercu tanda baharu Pulau Pinang RM100 juta dibuka Disember ini

 

GEORGETOWN: Galeri Seni Lin Xiang Xiong, mercu tanda budaya baharu bernilai kira-kira RM100 juta di The Light Waterfront, Gelugor, kini memasuki fasa akhir persiapan menjelang pembukaannya pada 14 Disember ini. Pembinaan galeri lapan tingkat itu telah siap sepenuhnya dan kerja pemasangan lebih 300 karya seni sedang giat dijalankan. 

Galeri ini dijangka menjadi simbol keyakinan budaya serta hubungan global Malaysia. Seni binanya yang diinspirasikan oleh bentuk penyu melambangkan umur panjang, kebaikan dan kemakmuran dalam budaya Cina, selain menjadi ikon semula jadi Pulau Pinang. Reka bentuk itu menyerlahkan gabungan antara alam, seni dan falsafah. 

Dengan keluasan 86,929 kaki persegi, galeri ini berpegang pada falsafah "Seni untuk Keamanan" yang diilhamkan oleh pengasasnya, Profesor Lin Xiang Xiong – seorang artis, usahawan dan pejuang keamanan melalui seni. Galeri ini dibayangkan sebagai ruang hidup yang menghubungkan manusia merentasi sempadan geografi, sejarah dan pandangan, sambil memupuk empati serta refleksi terhadap keamanan sejagat. 

Lebih 300 karya seni asli akan dipamerkan secara kekal, disertai koleksi berputar melebihi 1,000 karya yang menjejaki perjalanan kreatif enam dekad Profesor Lin di Asia dan Eropah.

Selain pameran tetap, galeri ini akan menganjurkan simposium antarabangsa, pameran artis jemputan dan program pendidikan untuk memperkukuh dialog antara Timur dan Barat melalui bahasa kreativiti. Beberapa aras bangunan turut menempatkan ruang pejabat, kedai dan restoran, menjadikan seni sebahagian daripada kehidupan seharian serta menawarkan pemandangan indah pantai Pulau Pinang.  

Profesor Lin sebelum ini terkenal di peringkat antarabangsa sebagai penyokong kuasa seni dalam membina perpaduan. Pada 2016, beliau menganjurkan pameran UNESCO bertajuk "Seni untuk Keamanan – Dialog Budaya antara Timur dan Barat", yang menyeru artis bertindak sebagai pendamai global.

Apabila dibuka Disember ini, Galeri Seni Lin Xiang Xiong dijangka menjadi destinasi seni dan budaya unggul Malaysia — menggabungkan seni bina berinspirasikan lautan dengan pengalaman reflektif yang mendalam.

-berita harian online.

Perpatih Fest 2025 @ Muzium Negeri, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan ( 10 ~ 12 Oktober 2025 )

 

Tarikh: 10 hingga 12 Oktober 2025  (Jumaat, Sabtu & Ahad)

Masa: 9.00 pagi – 10.00 malam

Lokasi: Muzium Negeri, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan

Dengan tema:

“Adat Dihayati, Warisan Dilestari”

Perpatih Fest 2025 kembali lagi! Selama 3 hari penuh, pelbagai aktiviti dan pengisian menarik menanti anda yang menghimpunkan keunikan Luak dan Wilayah Adat di Negeri Sembilan, serta penglibatan masyarakat pelbagai kaum.

Antara pengisian menarik:

> Seminar Antarabangsa

> Forum Perdana

> Malaysia Book Of Record(MBR)

> Malam Gala Perpatih

> Demonstrasi Masakan Tradisional & Jualan Luak dan Wilayah Adat Negeri Sembilan

> Demonstrasi Masakan & Jualan Masyarakat Cina, India dan Orang Asli

> Persembahan Kebudayaan & Kesenian Luak dan Wilayah Adat Negeri Sembilan

> Persembahan Kebudayaan & Kesenian Masyarakat India & Orang Asli

> Pertandingan Ghentak Balai (Sewang) Orang Asli

> Pertandingan Pakaian Tradisional Orang Asli

> Perkampungan Budaya Orang Asli Negeri Sembilan

> Reruai Antarabangsa

> Pameran Jabatan & Agensi

> Produk Tempatan IKS

> Jualan Rahmah MADANI

> Karnival Masakan Rentas Negeri

> Wacana Senjata Warisan Alam Melayu

> Perpatih Tech Summit 25

> Demonstrasi Permainan Tradisional

> Popatih Chalen Puspanita dan Bakriyah

> Pertandingan Mewarna dan Berbusana Tradisional Kanak-kanak

> Cabutan Nombor Bertuah

…dan banyak lagi!

Jangan lepaskan peluang untuk:

> Menyaksikan keunikan adat dan warisan Negeri Sembilan

> Mempelajari seni budaya masyarakat pelbagai kaum

> Merasai kelazatan masakan tradisional Luak

> Mencuba sendiri aktiviti yang menarik dan menghiburkan

Semua dijemput beramai-ramai bagi menghadiri, tak kira tua atau muda, dari dalam atau luar Negeri Sembilan – malah pelancong antarabangsa sekalipun untuk bersama-sama memeriahkan Perpatih Fest 2025, bersempena Tahun Melawat Malaysia 2026 dan Tahun Melawat Negeri Sembilan 2026.

Ayuh! Moh dogheh kito pakat ghamai-ghamai ko Perpatih Fest 2025!

-Muzium Negeri Sembilan.

Festival Hari Muzium Antarabangsa 2025 @ Muzium Padi, Kedah ( 23 ~ 29 Julai 2025 )

 

Isi masa lapang anda bersama keluarga hujung bulan ini dengan pelbagai aktiviti menarik disediakan sepanjang Festival Hari Muzium Antarabangsa Peringkat Kebangsaan 2025 Kedah.

Disertakan jadual penuh sepanjang Festival Hari Muzium Antarabangsa berlangsung di Muzium Padi, Alor Setar, Kedah Darul Aman.

Jangan lupa ikuti kami di :

FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/lembagamuziumnegerikedahdarulama...

INSTAGRAM : https://www.instagram.com/lembagamuziumnegerikedah/

YOUTUBE : https://youtube.com/@MUZIUMNEGERIKEDAH

THREADS : https://www.threads.net/@lembagamuziumnegerikedah

-Lembaga Muzium Negeri Kedah.

Festival Hari Muzium Antarabangsa 2025 @ Muzium Padi, Kedah ( 23 ~ 29 Julai 2025 )

 

Festival yang dinanti bakal tiba!

Kami dengan sukacitanya mengumumkan, Festival Hari Muzium Antarabangsa 2025 akan diadakan pada :

Tarikh: 23 hingga 29 Julai 2025

Lokasi: Muzium Padi, Alor Setar, Kedah

Pelbagai aktiviti menarik menanti anda.

Daftar Percuma Sekarang : https://events.againstar.com/detailevent/19

-Lembaga Muzium Negeri Kedah.

Malaysia strengthens museum sector ahead of Visit Malaysia Year 2026

 

The Penang State Museum and Art Gallery, pictured, is one of the key sites in Malaysia’s push to boost cultural tourism

Malaysia is intensifying efforts to position museums as central tourism assets in preparation for Visit Malaysia Year 2026 with new laws and infrastructure upgrades supporting the strategy.

The National Unity Ministry is in the final stages of drafting a law to regulate museum activities nationwide. Slated for tabling by November 2025, the legislation aims to provide a legal framework for museum governance, including the establishment of a Museum Council to advise and oversee the development and operations of institutions across the country.

National Unity minister Aaron Ago Dagang described the initiative as a move towards transforming museums into inclusive, accessible and sustainable spaces that promote creativity, critical thinking and shared cultural appreciation.

The law, being drafted in line with international standards, will introduce a rating system and bring private institutions under closer regulation to ensure alignment with national policy.

Penang and Johor are actively investing in museum upgrades as part of a broader heritage tourism strategy. The 100-year-old Penang State Museum and Art Gallery is currently closed for major restoration and is scheduled to reopen by the end of the year.

Several institutions under the Johor Heritage Foundation, including the 100-year-old Tokoh Johor Museum and the Sultan Abu Bakar Heritage Complex, are also undergoing significant upgrades. The Tokoh Johor Museum is currently closed for a 10 million ringgit (US$$2.3 million) conservation project.

The state has identified culture and heritage as key tourism segments alongside ecotourism, adventure, leisure and business events. Johor is positioning itself as a historical crossroads of culture and trade, with museum revitalisation efforts integrated into the state’s wider tourism growth strategies.

-TTG Asia.

Santai Mutiara Utara @ Galeri Melayu Pulau Pinang ( 3 Ogos 2024 )

 

JOM ‘SANTAI MUTIARA UTARA’ DI GALERI MELAYU PULAU PINANG

(Anjuran Muzium dan Galeri Seni Bank Negara Malaysia dengan kerjasama Galeri Melayu Pulau Pinang - Jabatan Warisan Negara Zon Utara) 

3 Ogos 2024 | 9.30 pagi – 6.00 petang

bertempat di:

GALERI MELAYU PULAU PINANG

138, Jalan Hutton, 10050 George Town, Pulau Pinang

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gbgJvQj81t7DENQr6

Pelbagai aktiviti menarik disediakan secara percuma untuk anda!

> Lawatan Kuratorial

> Bengkel Seni

> Kopi-kopi Bersama Seniman Utara

> Ghazal Parti

> Aktiviti Mewarna Batik

> Aktiviti Membuat Patung Kertas

> Aktiviti Jom Buat Tabung

> Pertandingan Mewarna

SEMUA DIJEMPUT HADIR!

-Jabatan Warisan Negara.

Pertandingan Eksplorasi Muzium Melaka - Kembali Ke Sejarah ( 24 Februari 2024 )

 

Mari sertai Pertandingan Eksplorasi Muzium Melaka (Kembali ke Sejarah) / Melaka Museum Explorerace (Back to History).

Dengan hadiah wang tunai sehingga RM1000.00 untuk dimenangi. Mungkin anda pemenang yang kami cari!!

Pertandingan ini akan diadakan pada 24 Februari 2024 (Sabtu), jam 8.30 pagi hingga 2.00 petang dimulakan di pavilion padang Dataran Pahlawan.

Untuk menyertai sila isi Google Form di bawah ini :

https://forms.gle/AMUwE7bkfZiovzsE6

-Perbadanan Muzium Melaka.

Nostalgia Anak Kanpung : Rentap "Adu Dan Laga" @ Muzium Negara, Kuala Lumpur ( 24 ~ 26 November 2023 )

 

NOSTALGIA ANAK KAMPUNG : RENTAP "ADU DAN LAGA"

Tarikh: 24 -26 November 2023 ( Jumaat - Ahad)

Masa: 9.00 Pagi - 5.00 Petang

Tempat: Muzium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Rasai pengalaman menjadi anak kampung di Muzium Negara! Terokai pelbagai aktiviti dan pameran menarik seperti permainan tradisional, rumah tradisional, warung UNITI dan macam - macam lagi

Aktiviti-aktiviti:

> Pertandingan Hero Kampung

> Pertangan Permainan Tradisional

> Pertandingan Diabolo

> Pertandingan Dam Aji

> Pertandingan Gusti Lengan

> Pertandingan Xplorasi Kampung People

> Pertandingan Bola Tepuk

> Perkampungan Muzium

> Demonstrasi Masakan Warisan

> Demonstrasi & Interaktif Permainan Tradisional

> Hiburan Orang Kampung

> Jom Main Permainan Tradisional

> Lawatan berpandu

> Reruai Jualan

> Saringan Kesihatan

> Persembahan Kebudayaan, dan

> Cabutan Bertuah

Jom Datang Beramai-ramai

-Muzium Negara Rasmi.

Kota Lukut diberi nafas baharu, maksimumkan potensi pelancongan

 

PORT DICKSON: Jabatan Muzium Malaysia (JMM) akan melakukan perubahan dan penambahbaikan ke atas lokasi bersejarah, Kota Lukut di sini dalam usaha memaksimumkan potensi pelancongannya.

Ketua Pengarahnya, Datuk Kamarul Baharin A. Kasim berkata, pembangunan di sebahagian tapak Kota Lukut itu akan melibatkan kos awal sebanyak RM5.9 juta termasuk kos penyelidikan.

“Cadangan Jabatan Muzium Malaysia adalah untuk memberi perubahan drastik kepada tapak warisan ini antaranya daripada sudut maklumat mengenai sejarah kota lama ini, lebih banyak papan maklumat yang lebih kemas termasuk menggunakan teknologi maklumat akan diletakkan.

“Potensi sejarah Kota Lukut ini masih belum dimaksimumkan, dahulunya tapak warisan ini merupakan pusat pentadbiran yang lengkap.

“Kami rasakan pada masa sekarang pengunjung tidak dapat merasai sejarah unik itu, oleh itu ia perlu dibangunkan secara maksimum bagi memastikan masyarakat dapat mengenali Kota Lukut ini dengan lebih baik” katanya kepada pemberita selepas menyertai Program Kembara Madani 2023 Negeri Sembilan di Muzium dan Kota Lukut di sini hari ini. 

Yang hadir sama pada program berkenaan ialah Menteri Besar Negeri Sembilan, Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun. 

Sementara itu, Kamarul Baharin berkata, pihaknya menyasarkan untuk meningkatkan purata kehadiran pengunjung ke Muzium dan Kota Lukut sehingga 100,000 orang setahun.

Setakat ini, purata anggaran kehadiran pelancong di Kota Lukut adalah sebanyak  40,000 pengunjung dan pihak Jabatan Muzium mensasarkan untuk meningkatkan sebanyak 100,000 setahun. 

“Sehubungan itu hari ini, pihak kami telah mengadakan perbincangan dengan pihak kerajaan Negeri Sembilan untuk bersama-bersama membangunkan kawasan ini secara bersepadu.

“Sebahagian tanah adalah dibawah bidang kuasa kerajaan Persekutuan manakala di atas iaitu di kawasan Kota Lukut adalah di bawah bidang kuasa negeri.

“Satu penyelarasan kerjasama untuk membangunkan tapak ini secara bersepadu telah dibuat dan kami menerima cadangan Menteri Besar supaya menambah baik maklumat agar membolehkan naratif cerita yang boleh difahami oleh pengunjung mengenai Kota Lukut ini,” katanya.

Sementara itu, Aminuddin memberitahu, kerajaan negeri amat positif bagi membolehkan kawasan Kota Lukut diperkenalkan semula kepada orang ramai terutama kepada golongan muda. 

“Sejarah amat penting dan semoga usaha ini membangunkan semula kawasan Kota Lukut ini berterusan,” katanya.

-utusan online.

Masuk Percuma Ke Muzium-muzium Di Bawah Pentadbiran Jabatan Muzium Malaysia Pada 18 Mei 2023

 

"Muzium, kemampanan dan kesejahteraan"

Helo adik-adik, ibu bapa, abang kakak! Jangan lepaskan peluang untuk sama-sama meraikan Hari Muzium Antarabangsa yang akan disambut di seluruh dunia tidak lama lagi!

Jabatan Muzium Malaysia memberi akses 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗔 kepada orang awam untuk melawat ke setiap muzium-muzium yang berada di bawah pengurusan mereka. 

Antara Muzium-muzium tersebut adalah :

1. Muzium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

2. Muzium Seni Kraf Orang Asli, Kuala Lumpur

3. Muzium Tekstil Negara, Kuala Lumpur

4. Muzium Etnologi Dunia Melayu, Kuala Lumpur

5. Muzium Seni Bina Malaysia, Bandar Hilir Melaka

6. Muzium Muzik, Kuala Lumpur

7. Muzium Automobil National, Sepang

8. Muzium Perak, Perak

9. Muzium Matang, Perak

10. Muzium Lukut, Negeri Sembilan

11. Muzium Kota Kuala Kedah, Kedah

12. Muzium Arkeologi Lembah Bujang, Kedah

13. Muzium Adat Jelebu, Negeri Sembilan

14. Muzium Kota Kayang, Perlis

15. Muzium Sungai Lembing, Pahang

16. Muzium Kota Johor Lama, Johor

17. Muzium Labuan

18. Muzium Marin, Labuan

19. Muzium Chimney, Labuan

Masuk adalah 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗔. Jom ke Muzium! 

-Kementerian Perpaduan Negara.

Galeri Uniti Kembara Perpaduan @ AEON Alpha Angle, Wangsa Maju ( 10 ~ 12 Mac 2023 )

 

Nak sertai aktiviti dan pengisian yang disediakan oleh agensi-agensi di bawah Kementerian Perpaduan Negara!

Tarikh: 10 - 12 Mac 2023 (JUMAAT-AHAD)

Masa: 10.00 Pagi - 10.00 Malam

Tempat: AEON Alpha Angle, Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur

Pameran dan Aktiviti daripada :

> Jabatan Perpaduan Negara dan Integrasi Nasional (JPNIN)

> Jabatan Muzium Malaysia

> Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia 

> Arkib Negara Malaysia

-Kementerian Perpaduan Negara.

Sime Darby keen to open plantation for tourism

 

Sabah Assistant Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Joniston Bangkuai (third, left) and guests given a tour at the Sime Darby’s oil palm museum to see the first oil palm trees planted in Borneo. - Pic courtesy of Sabah Tourism Board

KUNAK: The Kunak Tourism Association is keen to work with Sime Darby plantations to open its plantations' attractions for tourism.

Among them are Tasik Impian, a former Japanese tunnel, the oil palm museum that houses some of the oldest oil palm trees and the Sungang hot spring, all of which are currently off-limits to the public.

Sabah Assistant Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Joniston Bangkuai said Sime Darby's enormous land had great potential for tourism.

"While Sime Darby's primary business is in plantations, we believe it will be in the company's best interests to consider exploring opportunities to work with the local community and promote tourism in the area."

Joniston said the Sabah Tourism Board is ready to facilitate collaborations that benefit the people of Kunak and the local economy, as well as the state's tourism sector.

Kunak Tourism Association chairman Mohammad Hatta Arabi said agriculture is the primary sector in Kunak, covering 1,134 sq km, with tourism making up only one per cent of the economy.

He said Kunak is full of surprising treasures, and the association is dedicated to boosting rural tourism, including collaborating with commercial or government-linked companies whose areas have considerable tourism potential.

Currently, Kunak's main attractions are the Madai Cave, Blue Ring Reef and Madai waterfall.

In addition, the Kunak Tourism Association, Kunak District Tourism Action Council and Kunak Forestry Department are also pushing for the upgrading of the Madai Sejadi waterfall and developing community-based tourism in the Madai Cave vicinity.

Present were Tourism Malaysia deputy chairman Datuk Seri Dr Anil Jit Singh Sandhu and Sabah Tourism Board's product team.

-nst online.

Singah Santai Muzium Chimney Labuan ( 18 ~ 22 Mei 2022 )

 

Jom Singgah Santai di Muzium Chimney ,Labuan sempena Hari Muzium Antarabangsa 2022 yang bermula pada hari ini, 18 Mei 2022 hingga 22 Mei 2022 dengan pelbagai aktiviti menarik untuk disertai.

Apa tunggu lagi masuk adalah percuma (9.00 pagi-5.00 petang). Untuk keterangan lanjut boleh terus menghubungi pihak muzium di talian 087-463603.

Aktiviti-aktiviti:-

> Kuiz Terokai Muzium

> Teka Berat Artifak Batu Bata Inggeris

> Teka Bilangan Serpihan Seramik

> Permainan Tradisi

> Pengunjung Bertuah

> Santai Mewarna Kanak-kanak

-Chimney Museum.

Booth MOTAC @ Program 100 Hari Aspirasi Keluarga Malaysia @ Booth 18, Hall 2, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre ( 9 ~ 12 Disember 2021 )

 

Jom singgah ke Booth MOTAC- Booth 18 Hall 2, Pusat Konvensyen Kuala Lumpur sempena Program 100 Hari Aspirasi Keluarga Malaysia bermula 9 - 12 Disember ini dari 9.00 pagi hingga 10.00 malam!

Pelbagai aktiviti menarik termasuk tawaran baucar pakej pelancongan, hotel, barangan kraf, kuiz, Wheel of Fortune, cabutan bertuah dan banyak lagi!

Klik link untuk pendaftaran

https://form.evenesis.com/AKM/General

Pakai pelitup muka, sanitasi tangan dan jaga jarak fizikal. Jumpa anda disana!

-MOTAC.

Red Carpet @ i-City a boon to Selangor's tourism sector

 

Malaysia's first megastar interactive wax museum the Red Carpet Wax Museum is a boon to the growing list of tourist attractions in i-City and Selangor's tourism sector.

The 3,000 square feet Red Carpet Wax Museum features over 100 wax figures of famous people from history and contemporary personalities of today.

An inspection by Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) concludes that there's no wax figure of a Chinese communist leader there, as reported in a blog recently.

In a statement, MBSA said it has conducted an inspection at the museum and found that the premises had been closed since March 2020, due to the Movement Control Order that was implemented following the Covid-19 pandemic.

"In this regard, MBSA seeks cooperation from the public to obtain accurate and authentic facts before publishing any information, either through social media platforms or mass media, because it can confuse the public," MBSA said.

The Red Carpet Wax Museum is part of Leisure Park @ i-City, Malaysia No 1 Technology City.

Leisure Park @ i-City started with the City of Digital Lights in December 2009 and, over the years, major attractions such as SnowWalk, WaterWorld, Red Carpet, and Red Carpet 2 were added to enhance the development.

The wax museum opened in 2013 and has attracted both local and international tourists.

The Oscar-like awards setting is categorised according to six themes – World Icons, Celebrities, Sport Stars, World Book of Records, All Stars Café, and Interactive.

The wax characters cover everything from K Pop to royalty, and Hollywood to Bollywood.

-nst online.

Pembukaan Premis Di Bawah Sektor Seni, Budaya Dan Warisan

 

7 Mac 2021 - Selaras dengan pengumuman oleh YB Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Menteri Kanan (Keselamatan) berkenaan kebenaran aktiviti pelancongan dan kebudayaan beroperasi di Kawasan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Bersyarat (PKPB) dan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Pemulihan (PKPP), Kementerian Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya Malaysia (MOTAC) akan membuka semula premis seni, budaya dan warisan kepada pengunjung. Ia termasuk muzium, perpustakaan, galeri seni, pusat atau kampung seni warisan budaya, persembahan budaya dan lain-lain mengikut prosedur operasi standard (SOP) bagi Sektor Pelancongan dan Kebudayaan.

Antara premis seni, budaya dan warisan yang akan beroperasi adalah seperti berikut:

1. Jabatan Muzium Malaysia

• Muzium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
• Muzium Tekstil Negara, Kuala Lumpur
• Muzium Etnologi Dunia Melayu, Kuala Lumpur
• Muzium Seni Kraf Orang Asli, Kuala Lumpur
• Muzium Automobil Nasional, Selangor
• Muzium Perak, Perak
• Muzium Matang, Perak
• Muzium Adat, Negeri Sembilan
• Muzium Lukut, Negeri Sembilan
• Muzium Seni Bina Malaysia, Melaka
• Muzium Kota Johor Lama, Johor
• Muzium Sungai Lembing, Pahang
• Muzium Kota Kayang, Perlis
• Muzium Arkeologi Lembah Bujang, Kedah
• Muzium Kota Kuala Kedah, Kedah
• Muzium Chimney, Labuan
• Muzium Labuan, Labuan
• Muzium Marin, Labuan

2. Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia, Perpustakaan Komuniti dan Perpustakaan Kanak-Kanak

3. Jabatan Warisan Negara

• Galeri Melayu Pulau Pinang, Pulau Pinang
• Galeri Arkeologi Lembah Lenggong, Perak

4. Arkib Negara Malaysia

• Memorial Pengisytiharaan Kemerdekaan, Melaka
• Memorial Tun Ghafar Baba, Melaka

5. Perbadanan Kemajuan Kraftangan Malaysia

• Kompleks Kraf Kuala Lumpur
• Kompleks Kraf Johor
• Kompleks Kraf Langkawi
• Kompleks Kraf Melaka

Pengunjung yang ingin mendapatkan maklumat lanjut berkenaan tarikh, waktu dan SOP terperinci ke premis yang berkaitan, boleh melayari laman sesawang serta media sosial MOTAC serta Jabatan dan Agensi seperti berikut:

www.arkib.gov.my
www.pnm.gov.my
www.jmm.gov.my
www.jwn.gov.my
www.kraftangan.gov.my

-MOTAC.

Johor plans to house country’s first train museum

Johor will work with the national Museum Department to set up a museum on trains in Johor to preserve its history. — Filepic

ISKANDAR PUTERI: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) is expected to set up Malaysia’s first train museum in Johor as part of efforts to preserve the country’s rich history of the railway system.

Johor health, culture and heritage committee chairman Mohd Khuzzan Abu Bakar said the museum was still under the planning and research stages.

“We will be working closely with the national Museum Department to set up this train museum in Johor.

“This includes updating inventories and recordings, hosting conservation programmes as well as restoring all railway historical artefacts that are found at locations throughout Johor and other parts of peninsular Malaysia, ” he said during the Johor State Assembly at Bangunan Sultan Ismail in Kota Iskandar here.

Mohd Khuzzan said the train museum was expected to be set up in either Kluang district or Johor Baru.

“Johor Baru is the southernmost point of the state while Kluang is a district that has always been closely associated with trains.

“We hope the plan to set up the museum will be realised, ” he said, adding that this would help boost the tourism industry here.

He said it would be at either Johor Baru Central or at an old building with historical relevance to trains in Kluang.

“The Johor Heritage Foundation will also work with the relevant parties to ensure this project is a success.

“The state government will do its best to make Johor the home of the first train museum in the country, ” he added.

Mohd Khuzzan said KTMB was reaching out to the public, especially students, to raise awareness of the history of trains in the country.

“KTMB is actively carrying out programmes on this subject in schools while holding exhibitions all over the country, ” he said.

On the dengue menace, he said a total of 9,703 cases were recorded in Johor this year, an increase of about 92.4% compared to the corresponding period last year.

Mohd Khuzzan said more than half of the number of cases reported were in Johor Baru district.

“Johor Baru recorded the highest number of dengue cases with 7,199 cases, followed by Kluang (568) and Kulai (462).

“Batu Pahat district recorded 369 cases, Kota Tinggi (227), Segamat (216), Tangkak (164), Pontian (145) and Mersing (133), ” he said.

He said 26 people had died because of dengue fever here, an increase from 17 deaths last year.

“Of the number, 15 deaths were in Johor Baru, three in Kluang, two in Batu Pahat and one each in Tangkak, Mersing, Muar, Pontian, Kota Tinggi and Kulai, ” he said, adding that those who died were aged between eight months old and 95 years old.

Mohd Khuzzan said some 505,339 premises were inspected as part of efforts to curb the menace.

“About 19,428 of the premises checked were found to be Aedes mosquitoes breeding sites.

He said the state government was actively working on increasing public awareness of dengue.

The assembly also heard that the state government had taken the necessary steps to ensure youths were well informed, educated and ready to vote following the lowering of voting age to 18 years old starting from 2021.

Johor youth, sports entrepreneurship development and cooperatives committee chairman Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali said under Johor Budget 2020, allocations had been given to help youths better understand their role in democracy and the country’s politics.

“An allocation of RM1.6mil has been provided to Institut Integriti Kepimpinan dan Latihan Semangat Dato’ Onn for youth development and to help them acquire skills.

“Part of the allocation, about RM500,000, will be used for programmes that allow youths to have a better understanding of the political system of the country as well as to help them understand their rights and responsibilities in democracy, ” he said outside the state assembly here.

He said that another RM1.5mil was allocated to Johor Youth Development Centres in Johor Budget 2020.

-thestar online.

Sarawak boasts world-class museum

KUCHING, Aug 9 (Bernama) -- The new Sarawak Museum Complex, the largest in Malaysia and second largest in Southeast Asia, was handed over today to the Public Works Department (JKR) and the Sarawak Museums Department.

PPES Works (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd, which undertook the design-and-build project, handed over the complex in a ceremony witnessed by Sarawak Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.

The world-class museum, designed and completed with 21st-century facilities and amenities, has a new 6,000-square-metre interactive and engaging exhibition and will open its doors to the public by the end of next year.

A well-curated selection of unique artifacts and specimens will be part of the various exhibits there, ready to take visitors on an interactive journey as they showcase Sarawak’s history and the life of the communities in the state.

The unique 30,000-square-metre building is also Green Building Index (GBI)-certified and is set to stand as an eye-catching icon that will excite and set the tone for both local and international visitors.

According to Abdul Karim, the project was completed in May this year at a total cost of RM308 million.

He said the Sarawak government had approved another RM15 million to equip the museum with digital facilities.

“Although we have not opened this museum to the public after this handover, we hope to speed up things to fill up this building (with artifacts and collections) to have it officially launched by the middle or end of next year,” he said.

This new museum is expected to serve as a centre of learning to welcome international scholars to collaborate with local curators in documenting the material knowledge of the rich past of Borneo, its cultures, people and nature.

This is in line with establishing Sarawak as a new global focal point for work in the exciting field of anthropology.

-bernama.