Bukit Melaka - Bandar Hilir

name since the Malay sultanate of Melaka

No longer Bukit St Paul, back to the original name of Bukit Melaka.-PERZIM. . BANDAR HILIR 2 March - Bukit St Paul here is now known by its original name Bukit Melaka. . The General Manager of the Melaka Museum Corporation (PERZIM), Mohd Nasruddin Rahman said, his party has already installed identification signs or directional signs naming it as Bukit Melaka (Bukit St Paul). . According to him, it is to avoid confusion that arises, especially among tourists who come for a walk around the area. . “Indeed, its original name is Bukit Melaka which was named during the Malacca Malay Sultanate government. . "However, during the colonial era, the name was changed as it is located near St Paul's church," he said when contacted by Melaka Hari Ini (MHI). . Various parties had previously submitted proposals to Perzim to change the original name of Bukit St Paul to Bukit Melaka which was used during the Malay Sultanate of Melaka. . According to Mohd Nasruddin, it was later opposed by other groups who thought that the name change would affect the location or position of St Paul's church there. . "They remember we change the name of Bukit St Paul will change the name of the church there, it has nothing to do with it. . "Now there are no issues and we have returned the original name of Bukit St Paul to Bukit Melaka," he said. . According to him, Perzim has completed the working paper to change to the original name of Bukit Melaka and the state government's approval action later. . "The proposal to change the name of Bukit Melaka has been brought to the attention of the state government, only to gazette its original name," he said. Crt Melaka Today.