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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT 20 April 2010 Badan Warisan Malaysia is deeply concerned to read reports in the newspapers on the possible transfer of the historic Kuala Lumpur Railway Station and the Railway Administration Headquarters buildings to the private sector for development. More... |
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News MUBIN SHEPPARD MEMORIAL PRIZE CYCLE 9
Calling for Submissions Walls Come Tumbling Down, History Bypassed
Would this decision to demolish have been made were the building to have been the Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad? Both these buildings were built at the same time, and the design credited to the same engineer, C E Spooner. And yet one is retained, despite having had extensive changes made to its interior, while the other has largely retained its original form.
While it may be too late to save Pudu Jail, Badan Warisan hopes that the awareness raised by this will strengthen the resolve members of the public to be conscious of how fragile our heritage is and to speak up for its protection, conservation and preservation. National Heritage Register 2009
The Minister of Unity, Culture, Arts, and Heritage declared 173 items as National Heritage in a ceremony held at the Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur. Notes from Council
It was an historic moment for Badan Warisan Malaysia when, at approximately 1p.m. on Saturday 4 July 2009, our President, YABhg Tun Ahmad Sarji bin Abdul Hamid signed a lease agreement for the management of Suffolk House with YAB Mr Lim Guan Eng, Chief Minister of Penang, witnessed by about 40 people including the State Secretary YBhg Datuk Zainal Rahim Seman members of the State Ex-Co, the Penang Heritage Trust and Friends of the Botanical Gardens, as well as members of the press and media.
Exploring Identity and Multiculturalism in Kuala Lumpur by Mark Gibson
REPORT: Royal Selangor Heritage Car Rally 2010
If you were at Dataran Merdeka this Sunday at about 9.30, or at Bukit Malawati, Kuala Selangor at lunchtime, you would have witnessed the awesome spectacle of the first ever Royal Selangor Heritage Car Rally! Restoration of Lunas Rubber Smokehouse:Short-listed for the 2010 Aga Khan Award for Architecture
MERDEKA STADIUM RESTORATION RECEIVES AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FROM UNESCO
Badan Warisan Malaysia congratulates the Merdeka Heritage Trust and Permodalan National Berhad on winning the Award of Excellence for the 2008 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation for the restoration of Stadium Merdeka. We also delighted that the restoration of Suffolk House in Penang received the Award of Distinction. Congratulations to Arkitek LLA Sdn Bhd, HSBC and the State Government of Penang. Report: 25th Annual General Meeting
Mubin Sheppard Memorial Prize - Cycle 8 Winners List
Report by the Panel of Judges chaired by Ar John Koh Press Statements
If the jail complex were to have been preserved, with a little creative thinking and innovative planning, we could have found a narrative which would fit into our contemporary community and provide a first-hand experience of a unique piece of social, cultural and architectural history. Its demolition denies us this opportunity. Report by Datin Waveney Jenkins, OBE: 13th International Conference of National Trusts (ICNT 13), Dublin, Eire
An outstanding feature of this conference was the way that the more eminent and experienced conservators then mingled and struck up discussions with those just starting out in the conservation world. Tours on the second morning allowed even greater opportunity for meeting others and forging strong links with many future projects being discussed.
Missing Kuala Selangor War Memorial - Found! by Andrew Hwang
The war memorial obelisk is a shadow of its former self and should be restored. More importantly, just like the war memorial at the Stadthuys in Melaka, this memorial commemorates 7 fallen Malay soldiers who gave their lives in order to protect their homeland from invaders in WW2. Dr Chandran Mohandas Jeshurun: 1940 - 2009
The Council and Members of Badan Warisan Malaysia were greatly saddened to receive the news of the passing of Dr Chandran Jeshurun on Tuesday 3 November 2009. We offer our deepest sympathies to his mother and other family members. International National Trust Organisation (INTO)
INTO is a network of conservation bodies with responsibility for intangible and tangible heritage – both cultural and natural- with a mission to promote the conservation and enhancement of the heritage of all nations for the benefit of the people of the world and future generations. No 8 Heeren Street Model Restoration Project Officially Opened
Ministry supports efforts to gazette RRIM as national heritage
YB Datuk Peter Chin and YB Datuk Seri Hj. Mohd Shafie Hj. Apdal have expressed support for the gazetting of the Rubber Institute of Malaysia complex on Jalan Ampang as national heritage. In Memory Chen Voon Fee (1931 - 2008) by C. Waveney Jenkins
His superb eye for detail and design would particularly make itself known in the finishing touches to his private house commissions, and to larger projects such as the restoration of the Central Market, the Creative Centre for the Majestic Hotel when it became the National Art Gallery. UPDATED: 2007/2008 Rates at the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, Penang
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