One of Malaysia’s most eagerly sought-after destinations, the small city-state of Melaka (Malacca) lures droves of visitors to its namesake historic port city, where they are quickly steeped in an intoxicating multicultural world of heritage architecture and the alluring aromas of distinctive local cooking. Under the Melaka sultanates, the city was a wealthy centre for [...]
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RICH CULTURE: Although a minority, the Baba-Nyonya’s Chinese New Year celebration is not without its special characteristics MALACCA: FIRECRACKERS, lion dances and yee sang tossing have become synonymous with Chinese New Year but there are still practices that many have not heard of. Streets visited a Baba-Nyonya family to see the New Year or “Taon [...]
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The Royal Press turns 75 this year, and it is all set to start a new chapter in its history. THE doorway is small. Hidden, almost. The millions of tourists who throng historic Malacca every year may fail to notice the unassuming doorway of this double-storey shophouse as they stroll along the famous Jonker Walk, [...]
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The history of Java Lane. 马六甲古城区内有个地方名，叫人听了心里一震，那就是“鬼门关”。“鬼门关”里没有阎罗王，也没有孟婆，却还真的有一道跨过马六甲河的桥，及连接桥两头的窄小街巷。
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A translucent sunlight makes a perfect timing to explore Hang Tuah’s tomb with a wonderful setting of azure sea and blue sky. A complete journey should be accompanied with a search of the Qiongzhou accent omnipresent in the Hainanese Village as well as the unmistakable Hakka Dongjiang cuisine. Tanjung Kling Melaka is such a casual [...]
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POPULAR: It may not have been a meeting place as its name suggests, but Padang Temu in Malacca continues to attract visitors, writes Syawal Syahrin WHEN one drives past the old road from Malacca town to Alai, it is almost impossible to miss the village of Padang Temu. Padang Temu would loosely translate as a [...]
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With the annual public memorial service for the anti-Japanese heroes in Melaka during the Ching Ming festival gradually turning into a formalised ceremony nowadays, how many among the representatives from each community group attending the ceremony still have any idea at all about the history behind the annual service? The public memorial service held on [...]
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在1403年的中國特使尹慶之後，名聞古今中外的航海家鄭和於1405年來到馬六甲，他是到訪馬六甲的第二位中國特使，而且他七下西洋，幾乎每一次都有馬六甲的蘇丹或代表一行數十人至數百人隨他的船隊去中國朝拜。
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MELAKA — The name “Gate of Hades” could be bone-chilling, but as a matter of fact the neighbourhood has been dead quiet as commercial activities dwindle. The old shops and people that stay behind have been used to their own quiet lifestyle, and begin to feel uncomfortable now with tourists scanning the place in curiosity. [...]
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