Melaka 2010 - Developed City

20 October 2010

20/10/2010 is a proud day for Malacca - the historical state in Malaysia. Today, Malacca (Melaka in Malay) is officially declared as a "developed state" and finally recognised  so by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Jon Hall, who has been leading the OECD's Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies, said Malaccans had higher than the OECD's minimum levels in virtually all indicators.
To commemorate this auspicious occasion, the Malaccan government launched the monorail along the Malacca River, running from Taman Rempah (Spice Garden) in Pengkalan Rama to Kampung Bunga Raya Pantai in the heart of the historic city. The RM15.9m project is part of the state's aim to further tap the potential of the Malacca River as a tourist attraction.
Reliable sources told me that the Malacca River Cruise will in future be expanded to cruise along the Linggi River. Hope this will come true because way back in the late 90's, 3 of us bought an orchard lot each in Linggi, for reasons of our own. Hopefully, we can harvest some returns from our investment with the expansion of the River Cruise., insyAllah....