From The Desk of TC Chan, President
Email: maritime@tm.net.my

This column is open for all friends & members of museum world, especially for the youth and students of Malaysia and world citizens in this region.

This is a public forum, academic and cultural platform for world citizen to discuss all cultural issues of this region, especially members of TRIGO Group to exchanges view of cultural property & assets, under the sustainable Cultural Enterprise and Cultural Economy of our Malaysian Cultural Industry.

This is part of our Trigo Group's Cultural Corridor concept to provide all forms of cultural exchanges , academic and educational activities for our young generation, students , collectors and hobbyists to meet, to discuss of the ways to preserve, to conserve and to promote our World Shared Heritage, especially of Malaysia natural and cultural heritages. Historical values items of Stamps, Banknotes, Old Postcards, Antiques watches and Pens & etc, are one of those. Attached is part of our MAM's articles and papers for our members to discuss. You Are Most Welcome To Visit Us, to contact us from this e-world. Wishing You Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2006

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1.Strategic Paper

Presented to YAB. Dato' Seri Abdullah Bin Ahmad Badawi Prime Minister of Malaysia Malaysian Super Cultural Corridor (MSCC) Malaysia As Regional Hub Of Sustainable Cultural Tourism: Valuation of Its Heritage Assets & Cultural Assets Cultural SME & SMI as Malaysian New Cultural Economy Chan Teck Chan President, Maritime Archaeology Museum , Institutional Member of UNESCO-ICOM

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2. Maritime Archaeology Museum

Page-1 ( Muzium Maritim Arkeologi ) Part One: Institutional Member of UNESCO-ICOM, United Nations, ICOM No: 29766 Committee Member of International Committees of ICOM-UNESCO ICOMON (Money & Banking), ICOM-CC (Conservation) ICMAH (Archaeology & History), , ICEE (Exhibition Exchange) 88, Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka , Malaysia Tel No: 606-3351100 Fax No: 606-3352100 H/P No: 012-6231135 Website: www.mam-museum.com www.nusantara-museum.com Email: maritime@tm.net.my

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3. The International Pillage of Cultural Propertypresented by MAM-President Chan Teck Chan

US perhaps is the world's largest art market and transaction of all form of cultural property, hence U.S is a significant destination for cultural property looted and pillaged from other countries, and US import restrictions on archaeological or ethnological materials, the pillage of which places their cultural patrimony in jeopardy, is crucial...

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4. Why Important To Invest In Culture?

Website: www.worldbanknotes.com Smart Partners of non profit organizations: International Numismatic Foundation, International Zheng He & Islamic Civilization Foundation, International Educational & Cultural Exchange Foundation, Stakeholder and Strategic partnership : Maritime Archaeology Museum (MAM), non profit organizations, Institutional Member (ICOM Member No: 297665) of International Council of Museums, ICOM, UNESCO, United Nations

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5. Proposed Conceptual Plan of "Cultural Corridor"

Trigometric Group Website www.worldbanknotes.com Permanent Trigo Center : Amcorp Mall, PJ & MINES-MIECC Zheng He Gallery Smart partners of International Numismatic Foundation & International Educational & Cultural Exchange Foundation Stakeholder of Maritime Archaeology Museum (MAM), non profit organization Institutional Member (ICOM No: 29766) of International Council of Museums, ICOM, UNESCO, United Nations

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6.Trigometric Group, MAM Museumand its non profit foundations is fully aware of the cultural heritage and the natural heritage are increasingly threatened with destruction not only by the traditional causes of decay, but also by changing social and economic conditions which aggravate the situation with even more formidable phenomena of damage or destruction. Considering that deterioration or disappearance of any item of the cultural or natural heritage constitutes a harmful impoverishment of the heritage of all the nations of the world. By MAM President,
Chan Teck Chan

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7. Proposed Project & Conceptual Plan of "Cultural Corridor" of TRIGO GROUP
Trigometric Group
Website www.worldbanknotes.com Permanent Trigo Center : Amcorp Mall, PJ & MINES-MIECC Zheng He Gallery Smart partners of International Numismatic Foundation & International Educational & Cultural Exchange Foundation Stakeholder of Maritime Archaeology Museum (MAM), non profit organization Institutional Member (ICOM No: 29766) of International Council of Museums, ICOM, UNESCO, United Nations

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8. Malaysian National Integration & Cultural Diversity
Culture takes diverse forms across time and space. This diversity is embodied in the uniqueness and plurality of he identities of the groups and societies making up humankind. As a source of exchange, innovation and creativity, cultural diversity is as necessary for humankind as biodiversity is for nature. .........

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