KUALA LUMPUR: The Housing and Local Government Ministry is always open to suggestions regarding the nomination of any village as a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Its minister, Nga Kor Ming said the Madani government's approach is to always welcome the nomination of traditional Malay villages, including in Sabah and Sarawak, as proposed Unesco World Heritage sites, provided they meet the stipulated criteria.
"If there is an application from the International Council on Monuments and Sites of Malaysia, the ministry, together with the National Heritage Department and Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry, will consider and scrutinise the proposal. "However, this matter will be coordinated by the Rural and Regional Development Ministry since traditional Malay villages come under its jurisdiction,” he said when winding up the motion of thanks for the Royal address at the Dewan Negara sitting on Monday .
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