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A hundred years old Melaka house.

In Malaysia, if you talk about ‘Tangga Melaka’ or Malacca Staircase everybody will know the decorative tile from China stick to a wide outside staircase. In other Malaysian state, old Malay traditional houses will have a wooden staircase and all part of the house is made by wood. [...]

Prisoners in Malaysia maybe are the luckiest inmates in the world. Why? This is because their work of art is appreciated by the government with the setup of prison gallery. So what’s in it? The main products in the gallery are craft based on wood, rattans, iron cast, weaving, songket, cement ferro, ceramics,foodstuff and clothings. [...]

Melaka Made Pewter…

In the old Melaka Sultanate era 600 years ago, accessories made from silver, gold and copper were famous. Tableware usually made from tin as glass was not invented yet in those days. What about pewter? Pewter technology was not known in this region although famous in Europe centuries ago. Ok enough for history lesson and [...]