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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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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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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MELAKA — The structure of Kampung Kling Mosque in Melaka built in the 18th century boasts of various characteristics of the Chinese, Hindu, Sumatran and Malay cultures. The Chinese character of double happiness carvings and a rostrum are obvious evidences of close connection with the Chinese architecture during the olden days,” explained the person-in-charge at [...]
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By PERCY D’CRUZ MALACCA: For over five centuries following the Portuguese capture of Malacca in 1511, an all-male community based fraternity called ‘Irmaos de Igreja’ was established and accorded sole guardianship of Holy Week rituals, ceremonies and processions conducted at Malacca’s Church of St. Peter in Pengkalan Rama. ‘Irmaos de Igreja’ means brothers of the [...]
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Translated by WINNIE CHOOI MELAKA — The “Gate of Hades” in Melaka consists of a narrow alley with a pedestrian footbridge across the Melaka River. No one can tell for sure where the alley starts and ends. The alley used to be a hive of activity until there was a suicide case at the bridge [...]
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By Suzanna Pillay Suzanna Pillay heads for the Portuguese settlement in Ujong Pasir to learn more about their culture and traditions 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 arrival of the Portuguese [...]
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By FRANCIS NG IT is taken as a historical fact that Malacca was founded by Parameswara, who named it after the melaka tree. Parameswara, in the legendary account of the founding of Malacca, actually had no idea what the tree was. He had seen a mouse deer kick one of his hunting dogs and, inspired [...]
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By R.S.N. MURALI MALACCA: The re-appearance of a rare species of crab along the shores here has caused a stir among the people, especially Christians, due to a cross-like mark on its shell. The crustacean, with the scientific name Charybdisferiatus, is a species of Malacostraca and is mainly found in Malaysian and Indonesian waters. It [...]
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