Sungai Johor view from Teluk SengatThe state has initiated a study to identify historical sites located along Sungai Johor which have the potential to be developed into tourist attraction destinations.
State Rural Development, Arts, Culture and Heritage Committee chairman Asiah Md Arif said however, many of these sites were owned by land owners or situated at river reserve.
“If the state agrees to the setting up of the Sungai Johor Development Board (SJDB), land acquisition for the sites will be handled via the District Land Office,” she said during the state assembly last week.
She said after acquisition, the sites have to be gazetted before it can be turned into a tourist attraction product.
“The sites identified are part of the old Johor government after the fall of the Malacca government,” she said.
She added that the expedition program ‘Kembara Wangsa’, held in August last year was organised to discover the best way to develop these historical sites.
“Efforts have also been made with the aid of Universiti Sains Malaysia to excavate and maintain the historical sites around Bukit Seluyut which was the centre of the old Johor government.
“The site identified is also where Tun Seri Lanang started compiling and writing Malay annals,” she said.
She said the state government should acquire and gazette the sites where the graves of historical figures were located and preserve them for future generation.
Among the graves of historical figures discovered are Sultan Muzaffar Shah, Raja Fatimah, Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah I and Bendahara Tun Isap Misai.
-News courtesy of The Star-
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