Download or read book Malacca Singapore and Indonesia written by M Leifer and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 1978-10 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Acts of Piracy in the Malacca and Singapore Straits written by Robert C. Beckman and published by IBRU. This book was released on 1994 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Malacca Reminiscences written by Andrew Loh and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2015-12-19 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Malacca Reminiscences My Story is a memoir of a resident of Malacca in the five decades after independence in 1957 of Malaysia from Britain. Most books on Malacca hark back to the fifteenth century and the era of Parameswara founding the Sultanate of Malacca, but very little on the modern events that have shaped Malacca to become very different from the sleepy hollow that it was. The book captures the spirit of such a modern and vitalized city that has gained world heritage status. While many tourists from overseas and other parts of Malaysia visit Malacca for a few days or a week, they walk the streets of the town without understanding the layers of history that are hidden under these streets. While describing the streets, the bridges, the foods and eateries, the antiques shops, and the nooks and corners of the town, I have woven bits and pieces of my experiences as a resident of the town, born and bred since the 1950s. It is not a memoir per se but a tapestry of the story of Malacca stitched with anecdotes of personalities and ordinary folk of the town in the last fifty years. A Malacca street like Heeren Street has many secrets to unfold, and every house or building along this famous street has a worthy story to tell. It would be impossible to dig into the details of every house, but the mansions of the rich and famous towkays will be told. In short, this book of about 150 pages will paint Malacca in colors that are different from the average travel book from Lonely Planet or Fordor, which are compendiums about cities but do not touch the heart of the matter. I have been influenced by the travel writings of Peter Jenkins and Bill Bryson, whose travel books breathe life into the places they write about. I invite you to view Malacca through the panorama that I have personally tried to portray about my city, Malacca. I have interspersed cameos of notable citizens of the city who have contributed to its development. Interesting snippets about my family and myself have been inserted in relevant chapters of the book. I have added some tables of statistics about people and places culled from my daily visits to the Internet. You will get an insight into how a new Malacca has arisen over the ancient town of the days of the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the British. The new commercial heart of the town, Melaka Raya, and the adjoining malls of Dataran Pahlawan and Mahkota Parade are just a stones throw from the A Famosa Gateway. You will get an account of the stalled Gateway Island project, said to cost 40 billion ringgit, a small version of Dubais dazzling reclaimed island development. Napoleon is said to have derided Britain as a nation of shopkeepers. I will describe Malacca today as a city of hotels. This is not an overstatement, and my book will show you why.
Download or read book Legends of the Secret Tunnels of Malacca written by Dennis De Witt and published by NUTMEG PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales of the subterranean tunnels under the historic town of Malacca has existed for over a century. There were stories of tunnels that served as the governor’s secret emergency exit from the fortress and a mile long tunnel that once connected the fortress of Malacca to the fort on St. John’s hill, strategically built for the defence of the town. There were also stories of a tunnel under St. Paul’s hill and how people had gone into these tunnels but were never to been seen again because they were eaten alive by a giant mythical serpent who guards the tunnels. What secrets do the tunnels contain and why were people willing to risk their life by descending into the the dark and unknown orifices below Malacca? Is there lost treasure still buried in Malacca? Did the last Sultan of Malacca stash his huge cache of gold after the Portuguese captured Malacca and the secret vault still remains undiscovered till today? Was Malacca Ptolemy’s Golden Chersonese and the Ophir the source of King Solomon’s gold? This book uncovers the layers of history that unfolds Malacca’s most bizarre and amazing legend.
Download or read book Strange and Paranormal Tales from Malacca written by Dennis De Witt and published by NUTMEG PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient port town of Malacca is an old town rich in history. Since the beginning of Malacca, its community was made up of a colourful potpourri of cultures and beliefs. The different communities have their own understanding of the powers of the supernatural. As far back as the year 1421, there was a written account from Chinese records of the strange and paranormal witnessed in Malacca. These stories continued in Portuguese, Dutch and British eras, up to modern times. There were accounts about hauntings, poltergeists, cryptozoology, giants, spirits, sorcery, witchcraft, shapeshifting creatures, simulacra, magical cures, strange phenomena, unusual human powers and other bizarre tales. Many of these stories have now become obscured and forgotten to us. This book contains a collection of 60 strange and paranormal stories reported from past reports, news, accounts, statements and descriptions that were officially recorded in books, journals, articles and newspapers.
Download or read book The Story of Malacca written by Allein G. Moore and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2022-03-02 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There was a gap of fifty years between the last book on the history of Malacca and this one written by Allein G Moore. Sultans and Spices, Guns and Greed, Race and Religion: The Story of Malacca will be valuable not only to a visitor to this historic city but will also inspire pride in Malaysians for it is also the story of the birth and growth of a nation. Allein takes the reader on a comprehensive but easy-to-read journey from its beginnings as a sleepy coastal fishing village on the west coast of Malaysia to its development into one of the most important trading centres in the world. The author brings to life the events and individuals who helped created Malacca in the long distant past and in more recent years. This book grew out of his own personal curiosity, and he writes not only to tell visitors more about his home town but also to inspire Malaccans to love and preserve their heritage.
Download or read book Historical Tombstones and Graves at St Paul s Hill Malacca written by Dennis De Witt and published by NUTMEG PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book serves as an essential guide for those visiting St Paul's Hill at Malacca. It provides the vistor with background information regarding the ancient tombstones and graves found at the hill. It details out the location of the historic graves and includes a transcript of the epitaphs. Also provided are translations Portuguese, Latin and Dutch writings on the tombstones, as well as background information on those who were buried there. The graves on St Paul’s Hill are located in three different areas. The first is located within the ruined church on the top of the hill. The second is located in the area on the outside surrounding the ruined church. Thirdly, there are a number of graves located in the old cemetery at the foot of the hill, known as the Dutch cemetery. Research for this book covers previous publications on the graves at St Paul's Hill, including research done by E. M. Merryweather (1900), Robert Norman (1905) and Alan Harfield (1984). However, this book provides further details on the background of those who were interred at St Paul’s Hill. With this book, the visitor will receive a better insight on the many historical tombstones of those real people who had once lived or visited Malacca and were interred at the hill. It is also an ideal reference book for Malaysian Tourist Guides. It will help Guides to speak more confidently about the historic tombstones at St Paul's Hill.
Download or read book Malacca Strait Pilot written by Great Britain. Hydrographic Department and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Medieval Chronology of Malacca written by Charles Otto Blagden and published by NUTMEG PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2023-02-18 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Medieval Chronology of Malacca is from an academic paper presented by Charles Otto Blagden at the International Congress of Orientalists that was held in Paris in 1896. Drawing from Chinese, Portuguese and Malay sources, Blagden, a former District Officer of Malacca, Dean of the School of Oriental and African Studies and a Reader in Malay at the University of London, provides a compelling argument on when Malacca was first established as the Kingdom of the Malacca Malay Sultanate.
Download or read book Gale Researcher Guide for The Portuguese Encounter with the Malacca Sultanate written by Scott C. Abel and published by Gale, Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2018-09-28 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gale Researcher Guide for: The Portuguese Encounter with the Malacca Sultanate is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.
Download or read book Piracy Maritime Terrorism and Securing the Malacca Straits written by Graham Gerard Ong-Webb and published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. This book was released on 2006-11-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maritime piracy continues to persist as a significant phenomenon manifesting a range of social, historical, geo-political, security and economic issues. Today, the waters of Southeast Asia serve as the dominant region for the occurrence of piracy and the challenges it poses to regional security and Malacca Straits security. As a second installment within the Series on Maritime Issues and Piracy in Asia by the International Institute of Asian Studies, Leiden University, and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, the authors of this volume add fresh perspectives to the ongoing debate about piracy, the threat of maritime terrorism, and the challenge of securing the Malacca Straits today.
Download or read book Sailing Directions enroute for the Strait of Malacca and Sumatera written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Environment and Development in the Straits of Malacca written by Goh Kim Chuan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-04 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique study is the first in depth examination of the environment and development of the Straits. Taking an integrative approach, the book argues that the region has an underlying unity which political divisions (between Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore) disguise. Its emphasis is on three major elements: first, a study of the historical geography of the region illustrates its role as a sea-corridor which connected the markets of India and China. Secondly, that contemporary patterns of economic development and trade have continued to increase the strategic importance of the region. Finally, the text highlights the major environmental problems, such as pollution, traffic and tourism, that now threaten the sea and coastline.
Download or read book The Fall of Portuguese Malacca to the Dutch written by R. Cardon and published by NUTMEG PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2016 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is re-issued in 2016 to commemorate the 375th anniversary of the capture of Malacca by the Dutch in 1641. It was first published in 1941 by Fr. R Cardon, a priest from St. Francis Xavier Church, Malacca, as ‘A Tercentenary – The Fall of Portuguese Malacca to the Dutch (1641 – 1941)’ to commemorate the 300th anniversary (1641 – 1941) of this historic event and it has now become a very rare book. Fr. Cardon has managed to extract the vital information from academic papers on the subject presented by renowned scholars and historians such as F. A. Leupe, William Marsden, Manuel Joaquim Pinheiro Chagas, Hendrik Pieter Nicolaas Muller, Godinho de Eredia, Justus Schouten and François Valentijn. In this booklet, Fr. Cardon also provides us with the names of the key persons involved in this historic event. It plainly puts the sequence of historic events into perspective and it details out the decline of the Portuguese maritime power, the siege of the city of Malacca and its surrender to the Dutch. Thus, it recreates vividly an essential page in Malaysia’s history.
Download or read book Sailing Directions for Malacca Strait and Sumatra Including Malacca Strait and West Coast of Sumatra with Adjacent Islands written by United States. Hydrographic Office and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Princess of Malacca written by G.W. De Silva and published by NUTMEG PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2024-01-15 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this historical reimagining of the surrendering of Malacca to the Portuguese in the early 1500s, lovers Tun Fatimah and Tun Ali must do whatever they can to escape the ravenous hands of Sultan Mahmud Shah, who is eager to make her his wife. As they encounter enemies and alliances in their journey to freedom, Sultan Mahmud Shah’s plans are hindered as rivals threaten his reign and the downfall of one of the greatest cities in Malaya. G.W. De Silva, the first known and recognised Asian authors in Malaya, presents a visionary account of old Malacca, weaving his words into a tapestry of love, betrayal, and the fight for freedom. The Princess of Malacca is a tale told like never before.
Download or read book Location Factors and Linkages at the Industrial Estates of Malacca Town written by A. L. van Naerssen and published by Institute of Southeast Asian. This book was released on 1980 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the period 1970-80, nearly 10,000 jobs were created in the industrial estates of Malacca. However, multinational import-export firms in the Free Trade Zones dominate the industrialization process, and whatever advantageous regional effects there may be are limited. The conclusion reached in this paper is that spin-offs benefitting other rmanufacturing industries are more obviously felt in the Klang Valley Metropolitan Area outside Malacca than in the state itself.
