Putting priority on heritage tourism in Melaka

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The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry allocates quarter of a million ringgit to restore a historic mosque in Melaka.

Restoration works on Masjid Lama Machap, which is over 100 years old, are on the way. — Photos: Bernama

“It is believed that the construction of the mosque is based on the concept of unity among the multi-racial community, with even the Chinese donating money to build a place of worship for the Muslims. According to its history, the mosque was built by a Bugis scholar known as Datuk Machap who came to Melaka around the year 1500 during the reign of Sultan Mahmud Shah, said Ngwe.

He said this after the launch of the Perlis Food Promotion at Restoran Malaysia Nur Muhammad in Istanbul, Turkiye. Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said there was a significant increase in three main components in the domestic tourism spending in 2022, namely shopping , food and beverages and fuel for vehicles .

Mohd Uzir said overseas travel also recorded a significant impact, with expenditure totalling RM22.5bil in 2022 compared to RM10.5bil the previous year, which is an increase of 114.6%.

 

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