India and Indonesia’s historical links go beyond geography, weaving together centuries of trade, religion, and cultural ...

The Strait of Malacca is 80 km long, 65-to-150 km wide and 2.8 km at its narrowest point. From Malacca town, I could see the other side. Around 250 ships use it daily; it is congested with cargo ...

His grave was opened on two occasions, once for transfer of his remains to Malacca and again some months ... In the age of empire, “every year a sizeable number of Jesuits would write to the ...

Melaka JKKN added that the theatre production revolved around the maritime empire, starting with the transition of time between Raja Iskandar Zulkarnain and Puteri Syah Al-Bariyah, followed by Raja ...

These early coastal settlements and ports, with easy access to fresh water and raw materials, which formed a loose confederation, were a maritime power and predecessor to the Malacca Sultanate as an ...