16 Nov 2006 Sulaiman Jaafar
KOTA BARU: Kelantan will soon have another tourist attraction with the setting up of a cultural village in Kota Baru. State Tourism, Culture and Social Unity Committee chairman Datuk Anuar Tan said the village would be built next to the State-owned Perdana Beach Resort in Pantai Cahaya Bulan, situated in the cultural zone. "Among the components of the village are a performance hall, souvenir shops and a workshop to showcase the many handicraft in Kelantan such as batik, songket and wau-making," he said. Replying to Rohani Ibrahim (Pas-Tanjung Mas), he said the cultural village would give visitors a peep into the many aspects of Kelantan, famous as the cradle of Malay culture. Earlier, Agriculture and Rural Industry Committee chairman Dr Nik Mazian Nik Mohamed said grazing land in Rong Chenok, Pasir Mas would be turned into an agro-tourism centre under the Ninth Malaysia Plan. To a question by Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman (Pas-Chetok), he said deer and ostriches would be reared as the main attraction at the centre and it would also have camping and recreational facilities.//NST
