New Villages do not hold any cultural significance, says historian

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Teo Kok Seong argues against Unesco status for Chinese New Villages, stating their culture mirrors that of other settlements, lacking distinctiveness.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/02/17/chinese-new-villages-have-no-cultural-significance-says-historian/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/02/17/kampung-baru-cina-tiada-nilai-budaya-signifikan-kata-sejarawan/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Rn6xEV Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2OCwH8a  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2OKJbc6 Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3cpbWKK Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/2VUfOrv Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3B1e8lN Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/39dBDbe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #NewVillage #TeoKokSeong #NgaKorMing #IbrahimBakar

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00:00 Although the ministers say they have a Chinese cultural value is unique or whatever, no.

00:07 We just ordinary Chinese Malaysian culture.

00:10 They are just ordinary Chinese culture.

00:14 Nothing special.

00:15 Not like Baba Nyonya Amlaka, they practice a hybrid Chinese culture.

00:24 This is a historian's argument against pursuing UNESCO World Heritage status for new villages

00:29 in Malaysia.

00:31 Housing and the local government minister Ngakorming previously said preparations were

00:36 underway to propose the villages in Selangor as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognizing

00:41 their cultural and historical significance.

00:44 Nonetheless, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Ethnic Studies Institute senior fellow Teo

00:49 Kok Siong said Malaysia should prioritize sites with widespread appeal for UNESCO heritage

00:54 dominations, pointing to Georgetown and Melaka as examples due to their cosmopolitan qualities.

01:02 But do Malaysia want to put up a paper when the cultural significance is only about one

01:11 ethnicity, one culture?

01:14 Meanwhile, historian Ibrahim Bakar said that recognizing the villages as a UNESCO site

01:20 is not suitable for Malaysia's multicultural society as it might incite racial feelings

01:25 among different groups.

01:27 Ibrahim said the focus on new villages might raise questions as to why similar new villages

01:32 involving the Indian community or the indigenous people's settlements are not accorded the

01:37 same acknowledgement.

01:38 (upbeat music)

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