via The Star, 30 July 2023: The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry of Malaysia has allocated RM55mil to Penang and Melaka for preserving and managing their Unesco world heritage sites, with an additional RM5mil for Melaka’s Visit Melaka 2024 campaign.
Under the Budget 2023 funding, both states will get RM25mil each, with Melaka getting an additional RM5mil to promote its Visit Melaka 2024 campaign.
Penang’s caretaker Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the state has been working hard to strengthen the Universal Excellence Value of the site since being accorded the status on July 7, 2008.
He said there are 5,013 buildings (82 Category I and 3,771 Category II heritage buildings) within the Unesco World Heritage Site of George Town.
Source: Penang and Melaka receive RM25mil each to preserve Unesco site
