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PULAU NANGKA
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PULAU NANGKA IS IN THE NEWS AGAIN! This time, it is in relationship to the missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501.
#QZ8501 search today focused on Pulau Momparang, Pulau Nangka, Pulau Lung: Belitung commander http://cna.asia/qz8501day2
BELITUNG, Indonesia: The search for missing AirAsia QZ8501 will be focused on three locations: Pulau Momparang, Pulau Nangka and Pulau Lung, a commander at a sea security post told Channel NewsAsia on Monday (Dec 29).
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At Pulau Nangka, the commander said that fishermen heard a crash near the island on Sunday but they were unable to verify which of the fishermen heard it.
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…A total of four ships will head out to Pulau Momparang and Pulau Nangka on Monday – which is about a 90-minute boat ride from the base’s location.
– CNA/av
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/search-for-airasia-qz8501/1554532.html
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Star
Saturday June 21, 2014 MYT 8:54:01 AM
Malacca treasures found — by foreign divers
MALACCA: Photographs showing foreign divers looting relics from a cavern in Pulau Nangka, a tiny isle off the coast here, has baffled Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron.
The pictures that appeared in a bi-weekly Malay tabloid featured two divers, a male and a female, allegedly French nationals, holding relics of tortoise-shaped gold-plated bars and other ornaments in an underground waterway leading to the cave.
Beside the two divers, the pictures showed a local man claiming to be a bomoh (medium) posing with some of the relics.
“I am perplexed how the foreigners could salvage the relics from the cave while the firm commissioned by the state government to locate and excavate the treasure site has yet to locate the trove,” he told The Star yesterday.
Idris said he saw the pictures in the tabloid and was surprised as the photographs were real based on the surroundings.
He said the pictures were very recent and it showed the entrance of the cave.
Idris said he had asked his aides to authenticate the photographs and meet the local man in the picture.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/06/21/Malacca-treasures-found-by-foreign-divers/
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Star
Tuesday June 17, 2014 MYT 7:01:44 PM
Company told to end search for treasure on Pulau Nangka on Aug 1
JASIN: Syarikat Smart Partnership International (M) Sdn Bhd, which is searching for treasures allegedly left by the Malacca Sultanate on Pulau Nangka, is given until Aug 1 to conclude the search.
State Tourism, Development of River, Beach and Island Committee deputy chairman Datuk Ghazale Muhamad said the search should cease immediately if it was not fruitful.
He said the move was necessary in order to protect the ecosystem and nature on the island, which were feared affected due to the digging works in several areas on the island.
“The search must be stopped if in the period no concrete proof of the treasure is found.
“Let the island be as we do not want its natural ecosystem to be destroyed,” he told reporters during a visit to the island Tuesday.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/06/17/Treasure-end-Pulau-Nangka/
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NO, THESE TWO COINS ARE NOT PART OF THE SULTAN’S TREASURE..
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NST
09 May 2014| last updated at 07:49PM
MALACCA:The two coins were initially thought to be part of the multi-billion Ringgit treasure belonging to the Malacca Sultanate, found in Pulau Nangka, do not contain any traces gold.
“Speculations that the contractors had struck gold at the island has been laid to rest for good as the coins are actually made of bronze and silver mixture.” he said.
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Star
Wednesday May 7, 2014 MYT 4:28:36 PM
Pulau Nangka, Pulau Besar and St Paul’s Hill form Sultan’s Treasuries, says expert
MALACCA: Pulau Nangka, Pulau Besar and St Paul’s Hill in Bandar Hilir here are believed to be areas where treasure was kept during the rule of the Malacca Sultanate.
Malaysian Institute of Patriotism and Historical Studies chairman Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Jamil Mukmin said the sultanate was believed to have kept the treasure in the three areas to prevent them from being seized if Malacca fell.
However, he said there was no proof currently showing there was treasure in the Pulau Besar and St Paul’s Hill areas except the findings of porcelain artefacts in the Bandar Hilir area near St Paul’s Hill other than the search for treasure being focused in the three areas.
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Region 2 Marine Police commander ACP Paul Khiu Khon Chiang said the police were monitoring the island to ensure security and let the work to locate the treasures go on unhindered.
the Sun daily
Salvage company denies planting ancient coins at treasure site
Last updated on 5 May 2014 – 08:11pm
JASIN: A company engaged to look for hidden treasures of the Melaka sultanate in Pulau Nangka today dismissed an allegation that it had planted the two ancient coins found there last week.
Smart Partnership International (M) Sdn Bhd said the coins were found by its workers while they were drilling through a stone wall on the island.
Its managing director, Mohammad Foad Khushairy Mohd Said, told reporters on the island that the company handed the coins to the Melaka Museums Corporation to verify its authenticity.
Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron had said he was not convinced that the coins were artifacts found on Pulau Nangka.
Mohammad Foad said it was believed that the entrance to a cave containing the hidden treasures was located below several huge boulders which the company was in the process of removing.
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1037083
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NST
CM: Old coins will be tested
ARTEFACTS: Two coins not considered treasure until verification, says Idris Haron
MALACCA: It is too early to associate the discovery of two ancient coins by a company carrying out excavation works in Pulau Nangka on Wednesday with the ‘billion ringgit treasure’ believed to be buried there from the time of the Malacca Sultanate.
Even Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron has reservations about the origins of the coins.
He said it could not be immediately ascertained that the coins were part of the ‘billion ringgit’ treasure said to be hidden in the island until further testing to verify its authenticity was concluded.
“The coins could have probably been dropped off or intentionally left behind by certain quarters, so this requires detailed investigations.
“Furthermore, ancient materials, such as coins, can be found anywhere in the state and not necessarily only on the island,” Idris told reporters after meeting 60 former participants of the 1976 Ship for South East Asian Youth Programme at his official residence, Seri Bendahara, here yesterday.
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NST
Malacca Sultanate ancient coins found in Pulau Nangka
MALACCA: There is evidence of treasures in Pulau Nangka!
At the stroke of midnight on April 30, the company, Smart Partnership International (M) Sdn Bhd, carrying out a hunt for a multi-billion Ringgit treasure belonging to the Malacca Sultanate on Pulau Nangka stumbled upon two bronze coins.
The two coins which were found by a company carrying out excavation works for treasure in Pulau Nangka at the stroke of midnight on April 30, will be sent for laboratory testing to verify its authenticity.
Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron who was informed about the findings at 1.40am yesterday, said the matter will also be referred to the National Heritage Department for advice.
He said the discovery is a good sign in the effort to track hidden treasure on the island.
Each coins were measured to be around 6 centimetres each. Pix by Muhammad Hatim Ab Manan
Smart Partnership International (M) Sdn Bhd managing director Mohammad Foad Khushairy Mohd Said shows the ancient coins found in Palau Nangka, Jasin, Malacca. Pix by Muhammad Hatim Ab Manan
This combo photo shows the coins that were found during construction works in Pulau Nangka, Jasin, Malacca. Pix by Muhammad Hatim Ab Manan
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Star
Thursday May 1, 2014 MYT 10:26:19 PM
‘Treasure’ believed from Malacca Sultanate era found on Pulau Nangka
MALACCA: Two pieces of medals, believed to be from the era of the Malacca Sultanate, were found during a hunt for a multi-billion ringgit treasure on Pulau Nangka near here.
The ‘treasure’ was discovered at 11.30pm on Wednesday by Smart Partnership International (M) Sdn.
Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron said the medals would be sent for analysis, including to the National Heritage Department, to determine its authenticity.
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Smart Partnership International had been given a four-month contract, beginning January to search for the treasure on Pulau Nangka, an uninhabited island of about 20 hectares in size and located four kilometres from Pulau Besar, Jasin.
The contract ended Wednesday.
However, Idris said, the company was allowed to continue with the exploration work pending the outcome of the analysis on the medals.
“If the medals are genuine, we will allow the company to continue the exploration. Otherwise, we will order them to stop and leave the site.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/05/01/Malacca-Sultanate-treasure/
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NO TREASURE YET!
NST
Nangka Island treasure shall remain a myth
MALACCA: The ‘billion ringgit treasure’ of Nangka Island shall remain a myth, at least for now, after excavating works conducted by a company failed to find any concrete evidence on the existence of such treasure.Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron said, the workers if the company, Smart Partnership International (M) Sdn Bhd will have to pack their equipment and leave the island by midnight today.
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Speaking to reporters after chairing the state exco meeting here today, Idris said a second company which had been given permit to carry out excavation work on Nangka Island will start the work tomorrow.
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He said the second company will be conducting excavation works at different location of the island.
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Read more: Nangka Island treasure shall remain a myth – Latest – New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/latest/nangka-island-treasure-shall-remain-a-myth-1.583340#ixzz30MD52L2q
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Star
Tuesday April 29, 2014 MYT 10:20:17 AM
Councillor: Tunnelling at site on Pulau Nangka has reached 90%
Hard at work: Workers boring a hole through the cave.
MALACCA: The much-anticipated “Open Sesame” to the treasure cave on Pulau Nangka is expected to happen tomorrow, revealing the kind of trove and how much of it has been hidden away there over the past hundreds of years.
State executive councillor Datuk Abdul Ghafaar Atan said tunnelling to reach the site had reached 90% and there were just two days left (from yesterday) to get to the location.
“The entrance to the cave, the main entry point, has also been found and could be opened in the next two days,” he said after visiting the work site yesterday.
He said Smart Partnership International (M) Sdn Bhd, the company commissioned since January to detect and salvage the treasure, had until tomorrow to locate the site.
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Malay Mail photo
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Star
Monday April 28, 2014 MYT 8:50:51 PM
Nangka Island ‘treasures’ to be known Wednesday
MALACCA: Work to remove the walls and door guarding the alleged treasures of the Malacca Sultanate on Nangka Island is almost complete.
“We believe the door can be opened in two days’ time, thus providing the answer to whether the treasure truly exists or not,” Works, Public Utilities, Transport and Project Rehabilitation Committee chairman Datuk Abdul Ghafaar Atan told reporters after visiting the site.
He said work to excavate the walls, believed to be the main entry to the treasure, was 90% completed and the existence of any treasures will be known on Wednesday.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/04/28/nangka-island-malacca-treasure-sultanate/
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It is claimed that the door to a cavern in which priceless treasure dating back more than five centuries is believed to be buried, has been found.
Star
Thursday April 24, 2014 MYT 8:51:52 AM
Malacca treasure no longer a myth
MALACCA: A scene out of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves may be played out soon in present-day Malacca. The door to a cavern in which priceless treasure dating back more than five centuries is believed to be buried, has been found.
In echoes of folklore, there are symbols to be decoded to gain entry into the cave on Pulau Nangka, an islet 17km off the coast here.
Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron is expected to be present to help decipher the symbols carved outside the cave.
“State government officials and the Malacca Governor are planning to visit the island on April 28 in a bid to open the door,” said Idris.
Pictorial evidence provided by Smart Partnership International Sdn Bhd, the company appointed by the state government to undertake excavation there, has revealed that the treasure, said to be worth billions of ringgit, is stored in some 20 chambers inside the cave.
“The treasure is no longer a myth,” said Idris after chairing the weekly exco meeting.
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VIDEO: Harta karun Pulau Nangka disembunyi makhluk halus? http://ow.ly/vPDNw
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Star
Sunday April 20, 2014 MYT 8:19:29 AM
Another firm to take over if April deadline is not met
Search is on: Treasure said to be worth billions is believed to be buried in a cave on the island of Pulau Nangka, a small island about 17km off the coast of Malacca.
MALACCA: About 70% of work to identify if there is treasure buried in a cavern on Pulau Nangka has been completed, and the race is on to finish the job by the end of this month.
Mohammad Fuad Khushairy Mohd Said, director of Smart Partnership International (M) Sdn Bhd – one of two firms commissioned to verify the treasure’s existence – said the number of workers would be increased from 23 to 40.
He said the company had been using state-of-the-art scanning technology to find alternative points to the chambers.
“We are racing against time to find the main entrance to the cave,” he told The Star at the island.
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Meanwhile, Perzim general manager Datuk Khamis Abas said Smart Partnership International had only up to the month’s end to substantiate the existence of treasures or relics with pictorial evidence.
“If it could not do so, the other company will take over.”
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Reports of the hidden treasures on the island have drawn droves of relic hunters there, prompting the state government to beef up patrols and security around the island.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron said there had been a reported attempt to detonate a huge boulder said to have blocked an entrance two decades ago to the cave, where billions of ringgit worth of treasure were said to be hidden.
The attempt to plunder the relics failed, said Idris.
Star
Thursday April 17, 2014 MYT 7:08:05 AM
Hundreds of relics sighted inside cave
MALACCA: Hundreds of relics in Pulau Nangka have been sighted in a cave that is believed to have been used as a hideout for Sultan Mahmud when he fled from the Portuguese armada that invaded Malacca in 1511.
One of the companies given a state government approval to survey and gather pictorial evidence of the treasures hidden in the little island, 17km from here, said they have sighted hundreds of relics inside the cave.
Smart Partnership International (M) Sdn Bhd director Mohammad Fuad Khushairy Mohd Said revealed that his team used state-of-the-art scanning technology and geo-technical methods to sight the treasure.
“We have yet to determine the quantity and actual value of the relics inside the cave, but there are various types of relics inside,” he said.
Mohammad Fuad also said various elaborate drawings and symbols were discovered at the entrance of the cave.
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Star
Tuesday April 15, 2014 MYT 7:35:45 AM
Antiquarian: Decipher scripts and symbols – and treasures will be found
MALACCA: Mysterious scripts and symbols reportedly written on the walls of a cave in Pulau Nangka hold the key to finding its hidden treasures.
According to a local antiquarian, those who had entered the cave had seen the strange writings. “But, they could not interpret them.”
Th antiquarian, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said people had also seen the same writings replicated on a palm leaf scroll, which could no longer be traced.
“The key to finding the treasures is to decipher the writings,” he said, adding that since the late 1970s, there had been several attempts to salvage the treasures. “However, all were futile.”
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Star
Monday April 14, 2014 MYT 2:29:16 PM
Billion-ringgit treasure hunt in Malacca
Pulau Nangka, a little isle off Malacca, has become the venue of a billion-ringgit treasure hunt. An ancient treasure trove holding many chests of gold bars, a throne and royal regalia is reportedly buried in a cave.
MALACCA: Treasure said to be worth billions is believed to be buried inside a cave on Pulau Nangka, a tiny island 17km off the coast here.
Among the items believed to be in the ancient treasure trove are chests of gold bars, a throne and royal regalia.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron said the state government has given permits to two local companies to carry out excavation work under strict conditions set by Malacca Museum Corporation (Perzim).
“For now, they have only been authorised to collect pictorial evidence,” he said.
Idris said the treasure on the island had been rumoured for centuries and there had been many attempts by treasure hunters, some of whom had used dynamite to blow up boulders, to get to the cavern.
“It is not scientific, but locals believe there are mystical obstacles preventing the treasure from being taken,” the chief minister said.
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Star
Monday April 14, 2014 MYT 6:56:36 AM
Could the treasure be Sultan Mahmud’s riches?
MALACCA: Among the theories surrounding the reported buried treasure in Pulau Nangka is that it could be part of a fortune stashed away by the last Sultan of Malacca.
Sultan Mahmud is said to have fled with most of his gold bullion before the Portuguese conquered Malacca in 1511 and for centuries, the story that it was hidden somewhere nearby has refused to die down.
History books say Sultan Mahmud had tried to retake Malacca unsuccessfully on several occasions, probably because of the wealth that he had left behind.
According to 16th Century Portuguese historian Fernão Lopes de Castanheda’s description of the conquest, the soldiers who plundered the city after the victory could not find the Sultan’s reputed riches.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/04/14/Could-the-treasure-be-Sultan-Mahmuds-riches/
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