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KUANTAN: Proactive measures are needed to gain Unesco Global Geopark status for the Lipis district, said Pahang Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail

KUANTAN: The Pahang government has agreed that proactive measures are needed in order to turn the Lipis district into a Unesco Global Geopark.

Thursday, 28 Jan 2021 01:23 PM MYT The shipwreck was found on the banks of the Sungai Lipis, near Kampung Pagar, Penjom suspension bridge on January 14 after the village was hit by floods on January 3. — Bernama pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUANTAN, Jan 28 — A wreckage found after the floodwaters receded about 220 kilometres from here two weeks ago, is believed to be a steamship used in gold mining activities in Penjom which had been operating since the 19th century in the area. Pahang Tourism, Culture, Environment, Plantation and ...

Pahang Tourism, Culture, Environment, Plantation and Commodity Committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin ( pic) said based on preliminary analysis, the ship was estimated to be between 25m and 30m long. "More than 100 fragments of wood were found which are believed to be part of the ship. A number of commercial ceramics the same age as the ship's relics, comprising Chinese and European ceramics, were also found at the discovery site," he said Thursday (Jan 28). Sharkar said the National Heritage Department together with the Pahang State Museum Corporation, assisted by villagers, ha...

Wreckage found in Lipis believed to be a steamship 28 Jan 2021 / 13:01 H. The old ship that was found by the side of Sungai Lipis after the recent floods - --fotoBERNAMA (2021) Copyrights Reserved KUANTAN, Jan 28: A wreckage found after the floodwaters receded about 220 kilometres from here two weeks ago, is believed to be a steamship used in gold mining activities in Penjom which had been operating since the 19th century in the area. Pahang Tourism, Culture, Environment, Plantation and Commodity Committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin said based on the preliminary analysis,...