The Tourism Ministry is curious about the new theme park

The Eye draws 3.5 million visitors annually

New Tourism Minister Nazri Aziz hasn't made any public matter upon the ostensible Malaysia Truly Asia thesis play ground they wish to set up near Parliament as well as the National Monument, but he will (have to). Blogger Apanama's ultimate revelation is which the 26.3 ha play ground will rinse divided as well most of our heritage.It's hard to make mercantile clarity of it, too.

The bureau which houses the ISIS office, for example, was the official residence of the Dewan Rakyat Speaker.Between 1959 as well as 1964, the House Speaker was Noah Omar, the grandfather of benefaction PM Najib Razak. Noah was additionally our nominee to the UN General Assembly in 1958. He addressed the universe body twice: the first time upon apartheid in South Africa as well as the second upon the predicament of Palestinian refugees, both of which have remained central in Malaysia's unfamiliar policies compartment today.

Noah (right) during theSpeaker's home, about 50 years ago
(pic taken from The Thee Swans by Fawzia Abdullah)

But story isn't the usually reason because the ministry's officials are going around asking questions about the thesis park.

If it's ostensible to be the major traveller attraction as claimed, their new Minister would wish each explain to be corroborated up by details. "It won&#! 39;t be blurb operation as usual, if you know what I mean." And as Apanama has lamented, there's really small anybody know about the project. For all you know, the thesis is the front - an forgive - for the developers to set up high-end condos as well as gigantic blurb havens for the good of the few.

The explain which unfamiliar tourists will now need to outlay just 2-3 hours during the thesis play ground to know Malaysia as well as to adore Malaysia is additionally the worrying - even unfortunate - awaiting as far as tourism is concerned. "Do these people know what they're doing? We wish tourists to stay 2-3 weeks here so they outlay money, lots of money. If they usually need 2 or 3 hours, Singapore as well as Thailand will contend appreciate you really most to us as the traveller will outlay some-more time with them instead of with us."

Me, I think you need to equivocate building an additional white elephant similar to the mini-Asean encampment
Not "business as usual" under Nazri ..(or is it mini-Malaysia). If you really need to have one, afterwards it certainly does not need to be in the heart of the city as well as during the responsibility of the single of the final gasps of green lungs.

Learn from the Londoners. When they wanted the world-class traveller attraction, they built the Eye. They didn't hold the grass during Hyde Park or Kensington or any of the city's gardens as well as green lungs because they knew they wouldn't get near any of it. Since 2000, the London Eye has been attracting some 3.5 million visitors the year.