“I have amassed more than 10,000 historical items, including artefacts, mostly from Kota Tinggi where I was born. “Kota Tinggi is a special place for collectors because it is where Johor’s history started almost 500 years ago,” he told StarMetro. “Johor’s first modern ruler, Almarhum Sultan Sir Abu Bakar, maintained Kota Tinggi as a trading area. Mohd Faris said because of its historical significance, the Kota Tinggi district still had a lot of treasures waiting to be unearthed. Porcelain found in a Kota Tinggi forest hints to the area being a former settlement.

Source: The Star June 20, 2024 15:31 UTC