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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Bukit Tengkorak site in Semporna to become Sabah tourist attraction

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SEMPORNA: A development project involving the Bukit Tengkorak archaeological site is now complete and will be a new tourist attraction in Sabah.

State Tourism, Culture and Environment Assistant Minister Datuk Ellron Alfred Angin said the RM4.2 million project by the National Heritage Department was aimed at preserving the historical site which showed the area’s civilisation, besides boosting the state’s tourism industry.

“The Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry fully supports all efforts taken by the National Heritage Department to increase awareness and appreciation of historical sites and buildings.

“Historical sites and monuments will continue to be preserved and protected in line with the National Heritage Act 2005,” he said during the handing-over of the completed Bukit Tengkorak development project site.

Earlier, National Heritage Department commissioner Prof Emeritus Datin Paduka Zuraina Majid said Bukit Tengkorak was one of the sites in Sabah’s east coast with the highest prehistoric value.

She said other areas of interest to the department were Mansuli in Lahad Datu and Tingkayu in Kunak.

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