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Melaka Hari Ini – Melaka’s Newspaper

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Melaka Hari Ini or known as MHI, is a newspaper from Melaka. Melaka is one of earliest state in Malaysia that publish its own newspaper. Melaka Hari Ini is priced at RM1.50 and published on a daily basis. Most of the contents are the current news and activities happening in the Melaka. This newspaper can be found most newspaper sellers in Melaka.

Not only being sold as a newspaper, it also published online which you can reach at http://www.mhi.com.my.

Not like other online news website which only publish part of their newspaper online (if you are not a subscriber), the online version of MHI is exactly the same like the offline physical version. The articles are written in Bahasa Malaysia and it also has an English section.

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Fine RM5,000 For Smoking In Jonker Walk and Jalan Kota

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Malacca bans smoking in Jonker Walk and Jalan Kota

Smoking stinks! When you smoke you tend to have:

  • bad breath
  • yellow teeth
  • smelly clothes
  • more colds and coughs
  • difficulty to keep up in sports
  • and also an empty wallet. A pack of cigarettes could easily buy you two meals and any Menu Rakyat 1Malaysia restaurant.

Smokers also have a significantly higher risk of developing all types of cancer.

There are over 4,000 compounds in cigarette smoke and mostly are toxic and carcinogenic, which are bad for us and will damage our cells.

Smokers can also undermine the health of non-smokers in the same area and that’s why we fully support the State Government for banning smoking at major tourist attractions in Malacca. This could be a start to make Malacca the first smoking free state in Malaysia 🙂

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Malacca To Turn Migratory Bird Rest Area Into Tourism Eco-Park

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The first thing that struck me when reading this news is – the padi field owners are going to be rich 🙂

The state government is seeking feedback from ornithologists, birdwatch groups and nature enthusiasts to turn a migratory bird site here into an eco-tourism park.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the groups could provide details on bird behaviour, migration, ecology and conservation methods before officially declaring Kampung Pengkalan in Alor Gajah, about 38km from here, as a bird sanctuary.

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Melaka Watercity Resort to Reopen

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My family and I stayed at the Melaka Watercity Resort for 3 days in 2006 during my company’s family day. At that time, no one knew that it does not a CF. If something were to happen, it would really be bad.

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