via the Star, 17 October 2023: Sarawak is hopeful that Niah National Park will become its second UNESCO World Heritage Site next year. The optimism follows a recent evaluation mission by ICOMOS. The park has two more evaluation stages to clear, and if successful, it will join Gunung Mulu National Park as Sarawak’s second UNESCO-listed site.
Sarawak is optimistic that Niah National Park will be listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site next year, says Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.
The state Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister said there were two more stages to go through, one in November and another early next year.
This comes after a team from the International Council on Monuments and Sites (Icomos), an advisory body to Unesco, visited Niah for an evaluation mission from Sept 29 to Oct 4.
