T'ganu to build 30-storey twin towers
Published: Jun 13, 2011 7:26 AM | Updated: Jun 13, 2011 7:27 AM
The Terengganu government plans to build a 30-storey twin tower on a 40-acre lot in Kuala Terengganu under the 10th Malaysia Plan.
The Terengganu government plans to build a 30-storey twin tower on a 40-acre lot in Kuala Terengganu under the 10th Malaysia Plan.
State secretary Mazlan Ngah said the twin towers would house the Kuala Terengganu City Council and Terengganu Foundation.
"The state government had approved it in principle under the 10th Malaysia Plan," he told reporters after launching the Terengganu Foundation strategic plan in Kuala Terengganu today.
He said, Terengganu Foundation was the first statutory body in the country to have such a programme with the National Archives.
The programme would focus on educational needs of the state particularly in the field of medicine.
The foundation would fund 150 candidates to study medicine in countries such as Egypt, Russia, Ireland and Indonesia.
Meanwhile, Trengganu's traditional arts products which are gradually being cast aside by the new generation are being displayed at the Heritage Bazaar here.
The chairman of culture at the National Culture and Arts Department, Terengganu, Rahayu Normani Ismail, said a local dance centre had been organised with the cooperation of the Kuala Trengganu City Council to promote the state's arts and culture every Saturday from 10am until 6pm.
"Various activities will be held, among them traditional dances, community games, shadow puppet (wayang kulit) show, Malay martial arts performances and song presentations by local-born artistes," she told Bernama today.
She said the programme was aimed at wooing the public especially the young and instil in them the enthusiasm to preserve traditional arts as a heritage handed down by the old generation.
"It is also to allow domestic and foreign tourists to appreciate the state's diverse arts and culture," she added.
She said the centre would also be a platform for arts enthusiasts to promote their talents.
- Bernama
State secretary Mazlan Ngah said the twin towers would house the Kuala Terengganu City Council and Terengganu Foundation.
"The state government had approved it in principle under the 10th Malaysia Plan," he told reporters after launching the Terengganu Foundation strategic plan in Kuala Terengganu today.
He said, Terengganu Foundation was the first statutory body in the country to have such a programme with the National Archives.
The programme would focus on educational needs of the state particularly in the field of medicine.
The foundation would fund 150 candidates to study medicine in countries such as Egypt, Russia, Ireland and Indonesia.
Meanwhile, Trengganu's traditional arts products which are gradually being cast aside by the new generation are being displayed at the Heritage Bazaar here.
The chairman of culture at the National Culture and Arts Department, Terengganu, Rahayu Normani Ismail, said a local dance centre had been organised with the cooperation of the Kuala Trengganu City Council to promote the state's arts and culture every Saturday from 10am until 6pm.
"Various activities will be held, among them traditional dances, community games, shadow puppet (wayang kulit) show, Malay martial arts performances and song presentations by local-born artistes," she told Bernama today.
She said the programme was aimed at wooing the public especially the young and instil in them the enthusiasm to preserve traditional arts as a heritage handed down by the old generation.
"It is also to allow domestic and foreign tourists to appreciate the state's diverse arts and culture," she added.
She said the centre would also be a platform for arts enthusiasts to promote their talents.
- Bernama
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