I was on a liquor-drenched party boat that was sailing in the Strait of Malacca, one of the busiest and most important shipping lanes in the world today, when I saw its namesake in the distance.

MELAKA: Back in the 1400s, it sailed as far as Rome and China during the heyday of the Malacca Sultanate. Among the consignments it carried were four elephants from then Siam, which were gifted by ...

Founded by a Hindu prince who traveled on an elephant and converted to Islam in 1409, the Malacca Sultanate became the crossroads of Asia, passing from hand to hand like a magic lamp. In 1511 ...

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In one part of the Southeast Asian epic Sejarah Melayu, the 15 th century Malacca Sultanate receives a lavish gift from the distant emperor of China, then ruled by the Ming Dynasty. The Ming ...

MALACCA: A wooden bed touted as the resting chamber of rulers during the reign of Malacca Sultanate is back to the historic city after some 600 years. A hotelier bought the bed during an auction ...

The Malacca Malay Sultanate began in 1278 and not in the 1400s, as discovered by a research team appointed by the Melaka government. Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam said the year 1278 was chosen ...

Mohd Hazmi Mohd Rusli and Dhiana Puspitawati (The Jakarta Post) he Malay Archipelago was home to numerous kingdoms that ruled over the region for hundreds of years. Srivijaya was once a rich ...

I was on a liquor-drenched party boat that was sailing in the Strait of Malacca, one of the busiest and most important shipping lanes in the world today, when I saw its namesake in the distance.