Sunday, 23 June 2019
Napoleon and the Malay slave
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In 1815, after his defeat at battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled by the British to the island of St. Helena - a lonely, ...
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Sunday, 16 June 2019
The Martini-Henry's Baptism of Fire in the Malay States
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In popular culture, when the vast majority of people think of the British Empire, they envisage a redcoat soldier in his white sun helm...
Sunday, 1 January 2017
The magic of Malayan place names
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From 'An Illustrated Guide to the Federated Malay States' by Cuthbert Woodville Harrison (1874) In the whole of the Federated...
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Saturday, 28 June 2014
Singapura dilanggar todak: The mythical swordfish attack on Singapore
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Garfish 'Todak' is the Malay word for a small swordfish, needlefish or garfish - a fish which skims along the surface of the...
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Sunday, 22 June 2014
The Battle of Prai, 1791
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In 1791, the Sultan of Kedah attempted to seize Penang back from the East India Company and assembled a fleet of Illanoon prahus and a ...
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