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On the Portuguese trail
By Suzanna Pillay Suzanna Pillay heads for the Portuguese settlement in Ujong Pasir to learn more about their culture and traditions [simpleviewer gallery_id="52"] THE tail-end of 2011 is turning out to be a busy time for folk at Malacca’s Portuguese settlement in Ujong Pasir. In October, residents celebrated the 500th anniversary of the [Read More]
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Mesmerising Malacca :: 10 things you should not miss in Melaka
MALACCA, a World Heritage Site and declared a developed state last week, is also tops with tourists. Despite having a tough time choosing its best attractions, here they are: 1. Find Pokok Melaka Not many people know where to find this tree. It’s fun to do it. After all Malacca — or Melaka — is named after this tree. Legend has it that [Read More]
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Submarine Museum To Draw More Tourists To Melaka
[simpleviewer gallery_id="49"] MELAKA, Nov 13 (Bernama) -- A decommissioned Royal Malaysian Navy submarine converted into a museum submarine will be opened for public tours for 10 days from Nov 22 at the 1Malaysia Square, Klebang here. Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the submarine berthed yesterday and would be raised fr [Read More]
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WWF: Hawksbill turtles landings up by 50% in Malacca
MALACCA: The landing of Hawksbill turtles along the Malacca coastline has increased by 50% over the last three years. “This is due to ongoing conservation and monitoring efforts,” said WWF peninsular Malaysia seas programme manager Gangaram Pursumal. Efforts by WWF and the state Fisheries Department, which include protecting and preservin [Read More]
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Opening homes for heritage’s sake
Posted on 20 Sep 2011 at 18:58 pm by Corinne Wan When I was approached to be a judge for this year’s Melaka Tourism Awards and to choose the "Best Tourist Attraction - Traditional House", my first question was "What’s a traditional house? Aren’t all the houses in Malay kampungs (villages) traditional?" (Pictured above: Kampung Padang S [Read More]
Thousands throng celebration at Wesak Day grand procession
By ALLISON LAI THE vibrant and elegant Kandyan dance from Sri Lanka stole the limelight throughout the Wesak Day grand procession that is organised once in a decade here in Malacca. Performed exclusively by a group of youths who studied the traditional Sri Lankan dance in a university, the dancers moved vigorously to the rhythm [...]
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Charming Melaka
by Karen Bong THIS old world charm has over 600 years of history reflected in its buildings, mouth-watering cuisine and unique cultural heritage from centuries of Portugese, Dutch and British rule. Located on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia, about 150km from Kuala Lumpur, Melaka takes only slightly over an hour to reach overland. The [...]
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Journey into history books
K. PRADEEP The heritage city of Melaka is a contrast to the resurgent Malaysia It was virtually a hop-in-hop-out kind of situation in Melaka, Malaysia. We had just a few hours before the sun set on this heritage city, and there was so much to see. And there was a scheduled boat cruise along the [...]
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Authentic taste of Malacca
By Shuib Taib FOOD has always been an important element as far as history and culture are concerned. Datuk Wira Latiff Tamby Chik, chairman of Malacca State Tourism, Culture and Heritage, said: “Economically, food is an important factor in tourism sub-sector. People are known to travel the world just to sample food. I believe that [...]
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