AWANI Tonight: Achieving sustainable tourism to protect Melaka’s heritage
Melaka's status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site has attracted millions of visitors over the years. Dr Tan Poh Ling from Xiamen University discusses how to balance tourism development with heritage conservation.
Mon Apr 15 2024
30 ministries wind up debate, motion of thanks for Royal Address passed
Among the issues in focus were importation of dates from Israel and the proposal to make Kampung Baru a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Fri Mar 15 2024
Don't turn nomination of Chinese new villages as Unesco World Heritage Site into racial issue - S'gor MB
"If there are villages that are hundreds of years old, we will definitely gazette (them)," said Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari.
Wed Feb 07 2024
Climate change 'main threat' for world heritage sites
One of the world's first cities came close to being wiped off the map during tragic floods this summer in Pakistan.
Sun Nov 20 2022
Major glaciers, including Dolomites and Yosemite, to disappear by 2050 - UN report
UNESCO monitors some 18,600 glaciers across 50 of its World Heritage sites and said that a third of those are set to disappear by 2050.
Thu Nov 03 2022
Gov't supports move to gazette Kampung Laut Mosque as Unesco World Heritage Site - Ismail Sabri
The government fully supports the move to gazette the Kampung Laut Mosque as a National Monument under the National Heritage Department and as a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Fri Sep 09 2022
Archaeologists discover passageways in 3,000-year-old Peruvian temple
Located 3,200 meters above sea level, at least 35 underground passageways have been found over the years of excavations.
Tue May 31 2022
New World Heritage Site forest imperils Thai indigenous people
The environment ministry has said the original site the Bang Kloi community lived in was a protected area.
Sat Oct 09 2021
China tourists take a leap in world's highest bungy jump
Visitors to the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge can take a leap from a height of 260 meters at the UNESCO World Heritage site.
Fri Jul 30 2021
Great Barrier Reef should be listed as 'in danger', UN committee recommends
UN said the world's biggest coral reef system should be added to the list due to the impact of climate change.
Tue Jun 22 2021
Protesters against tunnel close UK's prehistoric Stonehenge
The prehistoric monument of Stonehenge in southern England was closed to visitors Saturday after dozens of protesters staged a trespass against the British government's road-building plans.
Sun Dec 06 2020
Climate change biggest threat to natural World Heritage sites
From shrinking glaciers to coral bleaching to increasingly frequent fires and droughts, climate change has impacted natural sites.
Thu Dec 03 2020
Egypt unveils 59 ancient coffins in major archaeological discovery
The mission will continue opening the coffins and studying their contents before their eventual display at the Grand Egyptian Museum.
Sun Oct 04 2020
Investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience
George Town is prone to various natural hazards namely floods, landslides, coastal erosion, typhoon, as well as technological and industrial hazards.
Tue Jul 07 2020
U.S., Israel quit U.N. heritage agency citing bias
The withdrawal of the United States is a major blow for the Paris-based organisation, founded after World War Two to help protect cultural and natural heritage around the world.
Fri Oct 13 2017
Nahas helikopter Lumut: MCMC nasihat orang ramai tidak muat naik, sebar video
MCMC menasihatkan orang ramai agar tidak memuat naik atau menyebarkan video insiden nahas helikopter Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM).
Tue Apr 23 2024
Nahas helikopter Lumut: Jenazah semua mangsa selamat tiba di HRPB, Ipoh
Jenazah mangsa dibawa ke hospital menggunakan van jenazah dengan diiringi empat motosikal dan lima kenderaan PDRM dan Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM).
Tue Apr 23 2024
Nahas helikopter Lumut: 2 Pegawai Memerintah Skuadron, ini senarai mangsa terkorban
Tiga anggota Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM) wanita dan dua Pegawai Memerintah Skuadron antara 10 yang terkorban dalam nahas dua helikopter bertembung dan terhempas di Pangkalan TLDM Lumut.
Tue Apr 23 2024
Bursa Singapura: Perubahan peraturan bantu pelabur panggil mesyuarat khas
Peraturan baharu itu boleh menjadi langkah positif dalam usaha memperbaik tadbir urus korporat.
Tue Apr 23 2024
Airasia Consulting teruskan libat urus bagi nyahlabur Srilankan Airlines
AirAsia Consulting berhasrat untuk meneruskan libat urus dengan pihak International Finance Corporation (IFC) yang diberi mandat memberi nasihat kepada kerajaan Sri Lanka berhubung usaha nyahlabur dalam SriLankan Airlines Ltd.
Tue Apr 23 2024
Harga minyak: Peningkatan harga beri kesan positif dan negatif - SERC
Terdapat kebimbangan mengenai "kesan pesanan kedua" bekalan minyak yang dijangka menyebabkan kenaikan harga tenaga dan seterusnya inflasi. Ini akan melemahkan perbelanjaan pengguna dan permintaan pelaburan.
Tue Apr 23 2024
Victoria Beckham sifatkan reunion Spice Girls hadiah terbaik sambut usia ke-50
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Tue Apr 23 2024
Kerajaan perlu ambil kira graduan sedia ada di pasaran
Kerajaan perlu mengambil kira graduan Pendidikan dan Latihan Teknikal dan Vokasional (TVET) yang sedia ada dalam pasaran ketika ini jika mahu melihat keberkesanan penetapan gaji premium untuk graduan dalam bidang itu secara optimum.
Tue Apr 23 2024
Nahas helikopter Lumut: PM akan umum bantuan untuk waris mangsa - TPM
Kerajaan akan mengumumkan bantuan khas kepada waris 10 anggota dan pegawai Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM) yang terkorban dalam nahas dua helikopter di Pangkalan TLDM Lumut.
Tue Apr 23 2024
Pasaran buruh: Produktiviti tenaga kerja masih perlu dipertingkat
Kadar pengangguran telah menurun kepada paras sebelum wabak Covid-19 sebanyak 3.3 peratus pada suku keempat 2023, namun, kadar pengangguran berasaskan kemahiran berada pada 37.4 peratus dalam tempoh yang sama.
Tue Apr 23 2024