"Move to beautify Malacca for tourism"

Malacca, the historical city of Malaysia will be given a 'facelift' for Visit Malaysia Year 2007.

The city council will spend RM600,000 and RM150,000 for the maintenance of landscapes and street lamps respectively, RM300,000 for plants and fertiliser, RM150,000 to upkeep roads and drains under the council and RM150,000 for roads under the state Public Works Department, while RM1.7mil is paid to Southern Waste Management for rubbish disposal, cleaning up drains and cutting grass. The buildings which are in the tourist spots will also be repaint, according to the Malacca Housing, Local Government, Environment and Transport Committee Chairman and state MCA chief Datuk Wira Poh Ah Tiam.