At the end of 19th century, almost all the population in Malaya (before Malaysia was exist) are using ground water or river. That’s why you see the old water reservoir here is just hole. Maybe for surrounding area or for the hi rank person at that time.

This construction was found when the government were building a road at the Stadhuys Hill (circular road from to go up and down the hill) in September 1982.

The hole contains sluice valve for reservoir that was located nearby. The water reservoir was built at the end of 19th century and became the first reservoir for the state of Melaka. It was closed in 1920s.

Existing road has closed the main reservoir.

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Imagine this one small truck is used on fire extinguisher operation before world war 2 until 1974.

This fire engine truck started its service in 1939, under control of Chief Police Officer of Malacca. In 1942, the British brought along this fire engine to Singapore but was transferred back to Malacca by the Japanese. After 2nd world war, this vehicle was placed under the control of Malacca municipal council.

This fire engine took part in many operations such as at Lereh, Tanjung Kling, Lee Rubber Godown in Bacang and at Banda Kaba Street.

It ended its service in 1974.

You can have a look at the truck at Stadhuys Museum complex.

Specification:

Maker : Dennis Turbeni, England
Year of acquisition : 1939
Year of manufacture : 1937
Engine number : 80115
Registration number : M756
Engine capacity : 2480 c.c
Weight : 6 tone.

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Artist impression about the ship, source melakahariini.

Now Melaka have Flor De la Mar Ship Replica at Dataran Sungai Melaka. Soon it will be accompanied by another replica from 15th century – the ‘King Ship’ (Kapal Raja Melaka). Just few meters away from Flor De La Mar and at the riverside. Now this area is called ‘Dataran Sungai Melaka’. It said that the ship architecture would be like in Mansur Shah Sultanate era that rule Melaka 600 years ago.

Chief Minister of Melaka said that it will take about 18 month before the project is completed. The ship height is 46meter with 3 deck and 120 x 26 sq meter wide. When completed, it can accommodate about 150 people in one time. Not just a replica, it also will house Center of Malaysian Woods Promotion – collection of woods that can be found in Malaysian Jungle. There will also an in ship cafeteria.

Like Flor De La Mar, it will not set sail, just lying in front of the upcoming Casa Del Rio and waiting to served about estimated 360,000 tourist a year. State government hope to strengthen local Maritime Architecture with this built. Just wait for this latest attraction at Melaka!

Just at the Riverside….

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Sleep over at the museum is not new in the tourism industry. Many country that have historical building have created a package for visitors to spend night at the museum. This is like an educational activities and people especially student / kids can lean more about history. The important part is this kind of activities will create psychological effect like the museum is haunted or dream about pirates. Sleeping with friends in a place like 200 years old building sure will make the environment more happenings and the sleep will go to number 10 or you might not sleep at all . One example of famous museum with a sleepover package is the American Museum of Natural History. They have night activities just with flash light going through the museum that are full with preserved wild animal and dinosaurs.

Now Melaka have the first sleepover at the museum called Heritage Sleepover @ The Museum. This Sleepover package is jointly organized by Naza Hotel Melaka and Melaka Museum Corporation (Perzim). Sleepover package operates with a minimum of 20 people and maximum of 40 people. For now the selected museum is Maritime Musuem that is the Replica of Flor de La Mar. The rate started from RM95.00 nett per person*.

Standard Itinerary will be check in at Naza hotel, pre buffet dinner, briefing by the guide, ride on the river cruise, river walk, supper and sleepover activity. For more info about this Museum sleepover or booking please contact:

Naza Hotel Melaka,
177,Jalan Tun Ali,
75300 Melaka.

Tel: 062882288
Fax: 062882289

Visit their slide show here. At for night walkers …please tie your self first before you end up at Dataran Pahlawan Shopping Complex early in the morning of worst in the Melaka River Bank…

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Because Malaysia is a democratic country, there is a museum call Melaka Democratic Administration Museum or ‘Muzium Pemerintahan Demokrasi.’ The ‘Muzium Pemerintahan Demokrasi’ portrays all the democratic process in Malaysia and how the Nation administration was develop before independence until now.

You will learn from the scratch, how the nation is call Malaysia, the creation of all the states in Malaysia and the uniqueness of the democracy process in Malaysia that is the Monarchical Constitution Democracy. Learn about all the King in Malaysia and how Malaysia is ruled by the Coalition Party of races and head by the Supreme King that is Yang Dipertuan Agong.

The museum is recommended for those want to know how Malaysia and all the states are administrated. How the State of Malacca, Penang, Sabah and Sarawak differ from other state that have a king. Ideal for foreign tourist and expatriate because this museum is like a one day crash course about Malaysia.

Every country have their own Political Museum and the Museum will reflect how the country is administer from the past and present for example a Communist country will have a communist museum. Here are few of other country political museum :-

1) Prague Communist Museum

“The museum focuses on the totalitarian regime from the February coup in 1948 to its rapid collapse in November 1989. The theme of the Museum is “Communism- the Dream, the Reality, and the Nightmare” and visitors will be treated to a fully immersive experience. Immersive factories, a historical schoolroom, an Interrogation Room, or the video clips in our Television Time Machine are all part of the experience. The museum is a great introduction before you step back even further in time and experience the wonders of The Golden City.”

2) National Liberty Musuem – Unites States of America

“For more than 300 years, men and women of courage, foresight and need made a great journey to a new land. They endured hardship, danger and loneliness, leaving behind all that was familiar to them. This gallery explores the reasons our ancestors came to America and the inspiring success stories of the generations that followed.”

3) Lenin Musuem – Tampere Finland

“In January 1946 the political climate in Finland finally allowed the Lenin museum to be opened. Since that time the museum has expanded its task to span a whole historical period: the era of Soviet socialism. The museum has undertaken to preserve, exhibit and research the objects, documents and symbols of the Soviet era.”

Melaka Democratic Musuem located at Banda Hilir at the Stadhuys Musuem Complex at the top of the hill. The tickets to the musuem is RM5.00 and it is a package when you enter the Stadthuys Museum Complex.

Past Leaders in Visual Aid

Security Personnel that fought for Independence

The Kings Past and Present

Visual in Human Statue about Locals Demonstration Against the Britisth before Independence

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Here in Malaysia, the indigenous people are called ‘Orang Asli’. Orang is ‘men’ and asli is ‘indigenous’. Government introduce the word ‘Orang Asli’ in the 1950s referring to small cluster of people live deep in the Malaysian rain forest. The aspect of magic and ritual are famous in their culture making this ‘Orang Asli’ called a primitive.

In reality we may say they are poor and lag from current technology. But if we look in different point of view, these indigenous people also develop their own standard of living and technology to suit in the environment they live in. They have their own culture and arts skill that are related with the nature. Who says they have no technology? The can live in the wild with tools they created themselves. No TV’s and entertainment, it is bias to define entertainment just to focus on movies or going the rock concert. What ever that can entertain us we can call it some sort of entertainment too.

So this people also have their own entertainment and it’s unique. They have their own musical instruments and dance. They make mask and clothing made from plant to do their ceremony. At ‘Muzium Orang Asli Melaka’ or Melaka Aboriginal Museum , many of the apparatus and tools used by all tribe of the indigenous people in Malaysia are displayed. Muzium Orang Asli Melaka is located just about 2 Kilometer from Melaka Ayer Keroh tol Exit and beside Melaka Crocodile Farm. Open in 3rd February 1997, you can find many main aboriginal tribes history like Senoi, Jah Hut and Mah Meri here.

The Museum contains five gallery with five themes. The themes displayed at the gallery are method for catching the fish, agriculture tools, aboriginal kitchen, sleeping room, and weapons. Most attracted subject will be hunting tools and the sermon tools that kept 1001 mysteries about the tribes magic and witch craft.

Museum building are adapted from the aboriginal wooden houses that utilize tree bark, bamboo and logs with no concrete structure what so ever. Open 6 day a week accept for Monday from 9.00am to 5.30 pm.

Fees :-
Adult : RM1.00
Children : RM0.50.

Contact : 606-2317932

The Musuem

The Tools

The Witch Craft

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Malay are first to arrived at this land Peninsular of Malaysia. Malays in Malaysia are unique because they blend from all Malay ethnic in this Malay Archipelago. In Indonesia for example, the Have many Malay ethnic like Javanese, Minang, Batak and many others. But here in Malaysia, the ethnic customs are seldom practice and all of the Malays here agreed to call them just Malays. Therefore we can find the customs are mixed with many other Malay ethnic in this Archipelago like marriage customs, accessories and dressing. But now all the customs are not everyday practice and some of them have been replace by modern & contemporary fashion such as marriage dress. It’s hard to find the authentic traditional accessories now as the younger generations never use them anymore. So best things to find them is at the Museum.

A Malay Minang Ethnic Wedding Dias.

At Alor Gajah district Melaka, Museum Department have setup a Museum specifically for Malay Tradition call The Museum of Custom & Tradition (Muzium Adat & Istiadat Melaka). The Museum also known as Alor Gajah District Museum (Muzium Daerah Alor Gajah). The museum exhibit artifacts and socio-economics activities of the locals communities at Alor Gajah. The Role of the museum was later changed to include dissemination of knowledge to the public about the customs and traditions in the Malay society in Melaka.

Malay Necklace and bangle.

The concept of exhibition focuses on the customs and traditions based on the diorama of the Malay weddings such as “akad nikah”( the betrothal), “persandingan” (wedding), the costumes and garments worn by the bride and bridegroom. Displayed also are the various “Pelamin”(bridal dias) costumes and garments from the various district of Sumatera, Indonesia.

Other Neck accessories.

First night here…

Museum located at the heart of Alor Gajah Town at Alor Gajah ‘Kriss Field’ (Dataran Keris Alor Gajah) and the admission is free to all.

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Melaka is state with the most Museum in Malaysia. Malaysia pronounce the word museum as ‘muzium’. Currently Melaka have about 23 museum all over Malaysia not including historical monument and old tomb. Melaka Museum corporation (PERZIM) is in charge of all the museum. Last year PERZIM recorded about half of million people visit museum network in Melaka. In the heart of Melaka town only there are about 18 museum and many of the museum reside at Banda Hilir. Route Map below display all the 17 Museum in Banda Hilir only:

The details of the route by number below:

1)Muzium Belia Malaysia
2)Galeri Seni PERZIM
3)Muzium Sejarah dan Ethnografl
4)Galeri Laksamana Cheng Ho
5)Muzium Sastera
6)Muzium Pemerintahan Demokrasi
7)Muzium Yang di-Pertua Negeri
8)Muzium Islam Melaka
9)Muzium Rakyat
10)Muzium Kecantikan
11)Layang-layang
12)Galeri 3D Vision
13)Muzium Setem Melaka
14)Muzium Dunia Melayu Dunia Islam
15)Istana Kesultanan Melaka
16)Muzium Samudera Fasa I-(Replika Flor de La Mar)
17)Muzium Samudera Fasa II

Other new museum and outside town are:
Muzium TLDM
Kapal Ex-KD Sri Terengganu
Muzium Orang Asli, Ayer Keroh
Muzium Adat Istiadat, Alor Gajah
Muzium Pertanian, Jasin

All museum in Melaka charge very cheap ticket as low as 0.50 cents and some of them are free to enter. Info about PERZIM here. PERZIM can be contact at :

PERBADANAN MUZIUM MELAKA
Kompleks Warisan Melaka
Jalan Kota, 75000
Melaka
Tel: 06-2826526/2811289
Faks: 06-2826745
admin@perzim.gov.my

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One of its kind in Malaysia, a reservation for about 1000 of Portuguese Eurasians. With 28 acres of area, the land integrate own school, a square, fishing village, restaurant and now they have a hotel too. Locals call the Portuguese Eurasians as ‘Serani’. In their language its Kristang (Christian). Historian named them Luso – Malays, descendants of Portuguese came during 15th century and after the conquest of Melaka, stayed here and married with local women same as the Peranakans.

Stage at the Square, many Portuguese Cultural performance will be done here.

The settlement opened in 1930 and in 1950 its received development from the government such as electricity and water supply. The act to to make a settlement for the Portuguese Descendant made by Fr Pierre Francois and Fr Alvaro Corado by convincing the government so they can moved here and preserved their heritage and make Melaka unique. Portuguese square completed in 1980s for tourist attraction to the Portuguese heritage by offerings their cuisine.

Portuguese Restaurant, Opens at Night. Fresh seafood available.

In 2000, a mini museum was build in the settlement showing their art and culture exhibition.There are still few old folks here still speak creole language known as Papia Kristang, which use archaic Portuguese mixed with native words and expressions. Portuguese Settlement is only 3 kilometer from Melaka Town center and located at Ujong Pasir.

Souvenir shop at the settlement.

Map to Portuguese Settlement, Ujong Pasir

Click here to view map
Portugese Village

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International Bee Museum… Maybe the correct word for it is farm as Museum are more to historic or pre-historic activities. But the owner prefer the word museum and its ok. Taman Lebah Sedunia or International Bee Museum founded by Mr. Ong Kang Peng, a Apiculture Specialist. He started the bee business back in 1978. More than two decades playing with the stinging insect. I think all the bees in his farm have already assume him as part of the ‘bee’ family. That is why he never got sting in past few years.

Honey Showcase

Located at Air Keroh Highway, just about 3kilometer from the PLUS Highway Ayer Keroh exit. After the toll just drive slowly below 80km per hour mark (this lane have many traffic monitor, I’ve already get caught twice ). Find the Taman Mini Malaysia and Mini Asean,the bee farm is just next to it.

A Bee Home

No entrance fee to the farm,plus you will get a welcome drink, what do you think? Yes you must drink the honey….honey. Its like an educational tour, enter and you will learn how the bees evolve from larva to mother bees and producing honey for us human to consume. They have put a real wild bee hives for your pleasure viewing. Interesting because there are many shape and sizes naturally depending on the bee species. The honey they sell at the farm of course not from the hives, its out from the box. Yeah.. modern bees today live in apartment..cozy and colorful with stickers too.

Mr. Bee

Other than that you can witness a candid showcase of honeycomb making not by Mr. Ong Kang Peng but the bees itself. Okay I forgot, why is this farm called itself international? That is because the Museum kept hundred bottled of honey from different continent in a glass cabinet. But you can’t tell many differences because the color are almost the same, accept maybe the bees have certain shape and sizes.

World Honey

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