By Fadzli Ramli MELAKA, Jan 8 — Melaka, for more than a decade, had succesfully commercialised the state’s rich historical heritage through tourism, but day by day commercialisation had become a threat to the heritage site. Not only do the common people but the state’s Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron himself raised his concern over the excessive commercialisation especially in the UNESCO World Heritage Site which could erase the site’s historical values.

Billy Stanlake could be Australia’s biggest bolter in more ways than one, but Queensland team-mate Usman Khawaja will not be surprised to see him in Australian colours. The 22-year-old quick has played just two first-class matches and four one-day games for Queensland, making him one of the most inexperienced call-ups in Australian history.

So says Mankodi Moitse , the woman who heads the Kagiso Shanduka Trust, which has helped Free State top the Class of 2016. The largely rural province achieved an 88.2% matric pass, which included progressed learners those who had failed Grade 11 twice and been pushed through to Grade 12. The province beat Western Cape into second place with its score of 85.9% and Gauteng into third place with 85.1%.

STRONG RETURN: Blake Bayldon expertly guides the ball back into play at full stretch during Sunday’s action at the Margaret Court Cup in Albury: Pictures: MARK JESSER Western Australia has celebrated a decade of travelling to the Border’s leading junior tennis event at this year’s Margaret Court Cup. The 15-member squad consists of youngsters from Perth, Albany Geraldton and Narrogin, who have enjoyed the exposure of playing in the respected annual tournament in 2017.

Fired Bafana Bafana coach Shakes Mashaba has received support from an unlikely source when ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe spoke out and expressed his disappointment at the coach’s sacking. “What are we going to do with the expulsion of Mashaba? It cannot be right.

While football’s cream of the crop on the continent will descend on Gabon for the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations , some of the stars will be conspicuous by their absence for various reasons. Some are nursing long-term injuries, others have made themselves unavailable for the tournament and the rest failed to make the cut.

Germany winger Julian Draxler marked his Paris Saint-Germain debut with a fine goal as the French Cup holder thrashed Bastia 7-0 to reach the fourth round on Saturday. Draxler joined from German club Wolfsburg this week in a deal reportedly worth up to 47 million euros .

Bodhgaya, Bihar, India, 7 January 2017 – His Holiness the Dalai Lama joined the preparatory rituals for the Kalachakra Empowerment again this morning, as he will every day until the Empowerment is complete. Construction of the mandala had made great progress.

Brad Gushue of St. John’s, N.L., threw a perfect game to eliminate Saskatoon’s Steve Laycock from the quarter-finals of the Canadian Open 5-2 on Saturday at the Grand Slam of Curling event. Gushue will face Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste.

Striker Jonas scored in his return from a long injury layoff to help Benfica defeat Vitoria Guimaraes 2-0 and extend its Portuguese league lead on Saturday. Benfica has six points more than FC Porto, and eight more than Sporting Braga, which failed to win on Saturday.

Paris Saint-Germain got their Coupe de France defence off to a dream start on Saturday with new recruit Julian Draxler scoring in a 7-0 rout of Ligue 1 rivals Bastia . Unai Emery’s side advance to the last 32 of a tournament in which they are the two-time defending champions ensuring their Corsican rivals remain winless at the Parc des Princes.

The Blues won the reverse fixture at the Arms Park in September but have lost three of their last four leagues matches Cardiff Blues go in search of their first win of 2017 when they face Glasgow Warriors in the Guinness Pro12 at the Scotstoun Stadium tonight. The Blues are currently seventh in the league table with six wins and six defeats from their 12 matches so far and sit nine points behind the 2014/15 champions who are currently fifth.