In a move to attract more Australians to visit Malaysia, the tourism ministry plans to put together a tourism package aimed at offering Australians the experience of reliving the three Sandakan-Ranau death marches.
Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said: "There is Australian history in Sandakan (Sabah), and I am sure Australians, especially the younger generation, would like to remember their war dead, and experience the sacrifices their forebearers made, in the name of freedom.
"It will be a good learning experience for the Australians to understand that wars are evil and futile, and (they) don't contribute to a better world," she said at a dinner with travel agents and media here Wednesday.
She said each year, hundreds of Australians, mostly the young, visit war memorials and graves in Europe and Turkey to honour their war dead.
"We should get them to do the Sandakan Walk, even if they complete just part of the distance," she said.
The Sandakan death marches were a series of forced marches in east Malaysia from Sandakan to Ranau, resulting in the deaths of 2,400 Allied soldiers taken captive by Japan during World War II.
Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said: "There is Australian history in Sandakan (Sabah), and I am sure Australians, especially the younger generation, would like to remember their war dead, and experience the sacrifices their forebearers made, in the name of freedom.
"It will be a good learning experience for the Australians to understand that wars are evil and futile, and (they) don't contribute to a better world," she said at a dinner with travel agents and media here Wednesday.
She said each year, hundreds of Australians, mostly the young, visit war memorials and graves in Europe and Turkey to honour their war dead.
"We should get them to do the Sandakan Walk, even if they complete just part of the distance," she said.
The Sandakan death marches were a series of forced marches in east Malaysia from Sandakan to Ranau, resulting in the deaths of 2,400 Allied soldiers taken captive by Japan during World War II.
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