{"id":38920,"date":"2019-08-23T14:38:56","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T06:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=38920"},"modified":"2019-08-23T14:57:07","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T06:57:07","slug":"tall-merbau-is-malaysias-national-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=38920","title":{"rendered":"Majestic Merbau is Malaysia&#8217;s national tree"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/MERBAU-TREE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38924\" width=\"595\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/MERBAU-TREE.jpg 600w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/MERBAU-TREE-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><figcaption> <br>Photo courtesy of shutterstock. Texture of the Merbau tree in Papua, Indonesia. By Donny Sophandi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 (NNN-BERNAMA) &#8212; The&nbsp;<em>Merbau&nbsp;<\/em>(Malacca teak) tree is now Malaysia\u2019s National Tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad made the announcement during his speech opening the&nbsp;<em>Hutan Kita<\/em>&nbsp;(Our Forests) exhibition at the Kuala Lumpur Tower here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith its hardy nature, I believe that all Malaysians&nbsp;can take the&nbsp;<em>Merbau<\/em>&nbsp;as a symbol of national pride,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr Xavier Jayakumar said the&nbsp;<em>Merbau&nbsp;<\/em>tree was selected as a symbol of the integrity of the nation\u2019s forest as a result of sustainable management and the conservation of the Malaysian biodiversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/merbau-forest-trees-mahathir-1024x710.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38921\" width=\"399\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/merbau-forest-trees-mahathir-1024x710.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/merbau-forest-trees-mahathir-300x208.jpg 300w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/merbau-forest-trees-mahathir-768x533.jpg 768w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/merbau-forest-trees-mahathir.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><figcaption>KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 &#8212; Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad at the launch of the Journey through our Rainforest exhibition in Kuala Lumpur. Accompanying him is Minister of Air, Water and Natural Resources, Dr.Xavier Jayakumar (left). Photo courtesy of BERNAMA.<br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Merbau tree is also a symbol of the importance of the forest to the country\u2019s industries and the economy,\u201d he told a press conference after the opening of the exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Hutan Kita<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;<em>Journey through our Rainforest<\/em>&nbsp;exhibition is being held at the Tower Terrace of the Kuala Lumpur Tower from Aug 24 to Sept 22. It is&nbsp;organised by the Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibition is an initiative under the&nbsp;<em>Our Forest Conservation Programme 2019-2020<\/em>&nbsp;that showcases the richness of the country\u2019s forests as well as the efforts that have been implemented in preserving and conserving forests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has set a national record as the largest exhibition of tropical rainforest trees with 850 species of tropical rainforest trees on display, and has gained recognition in the Malaysia Book of Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NNN-BERNAMA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 (NNN-BERNAMA) &#8212; The&nbsp;Merbau&nbsp;(Malacca teak) tree is now Malaysia\u2019s National Tree. Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad made the announcement during his speech opening the&nbsp;Hutan Kita&nbsp;(Our Forests) exhibition at the Kuala Lumpur Tower here. \u201cWith its hardy nature, I believe that all Malaysians&nbsp;can take the&nbsp;Merbau&nbsp;as a symbol of national pride,\u201d he said. 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