Turn war bunkers into attractions
The Historical Society of Malaysia says WW2 bunkers in Kedah can become tourist attractions
The Historical Society of Malaysia is urging the state government to initiate a programme to rehabilitate and turn World War 2 bunkers into heritage tourism attractions.
Its Kedah chapter chairman Datuk Wan Shamsudin Mohd Yusof said the association had identified 26 bunkers in Alor Star, Bukit Pinang and Sungai Petani which had the potential to be turned into historical sites.
He said the bunkers had become an eyesore and some had been turned into dumping sites or become breeding grounds for mosquitoes and poisonous reptiles.
"The WW2 bunkers have precious historical value.
"We hope the state government will take the initiative to rehabilitate the structures and turn them into tourist attractions," he said.
Wan Shamsudin said the association was worried that the bunkers would be eroded in time and forgotten by the public.
One of the villagers of Hutan Kampung, Firdaus Othman, 18, said the bunkers had potential to become tourism products for the state.
He said, about two months ago, a group of tourist from Europe had visited the bunkers in the area.
"It is a waste if we do not value these historical structures," he added.
State Tourism, Energy, Indian and Siamese Affairs and Islamic Religious Committee chairman Mohd Rawi Abd Hamid said a plan to rehabilitate and conserve the bunkers was already in the pipeline.
He said work to rehabilitate the bunkers would be starting soon and they would be turned into tourism products.
"Besides the war bunkers, we have also identified other structures that have the potential to be turned into heritage tourism attractions such as old houses and buildings which have national historical value," added Rawi.
Firdaus Othman (right) said European tourists visited WW2 bunkers in Hutan Kampung about two months ago.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
The Historical Society of Malaysia says WW2 bunkers in Kedah can become tourist attractions
The Historical Society of Malaysia is urging the state government to initiate a programme to rehabilitate and turn World War 2 bunkers into heritage tourism attractions.
Its Kedah chapter chairman Datuk Wan Shamsudin Mohd Yusof said the association had identified 26 bunkers in Alor Star, Bukit Pinang and Sungai Petani which had the potential to be turned into historical sites.
He said the bunkers had become an eyesore and some had been turned into dumping sites or become breeding grounds for mosquitoes and poisonous reptiles.
"The WW2 bunkers have precious historical value.
"We hope the state government will take the initiative to rehabilitate the structures and turn them into tourist attractions," he said.
Wan Shamsudin said the association was worried that the bunkers would be eroded in time and forgotten by the public.
One of the villagers of Hutan Kampung, Firdaus Othman, 18, said the bunkers had potential to become tourism products for the state.
He said, about two months ago, a group of tourist from Europe had visited the bunkers in the area.
"It is a waste if we do not value these historical structures," he added.
State Tourism, Energy, Indian and Siamese Affairs and Islamic Religious Committee chairman Mohd Rawi Abd Hamid said a plan to rehabilitate and conserve the bunkers was already in the pipeline.
He said work to rehabilitate the bunkers would be starting soon and they would be turned into tourism products.
"Besides the war bunkers, we have also identified other structures that have the potential to be turned into heritage tourism attractions such as old houses and buildings which have national historical value," added Rawi.
Firdaus Othman (right) said European tourists visited WW2 bunkers in Hutan Kampung about two months ago.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
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