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Chap Goh Meh boat parade in Melaka

A sensational boat parade took place in Melaka early in the morning of Chap Goh Meh (the 15th and last day of Lunar New Year).


Old street steaming ahead

Johor Bahru's Jalan Wong Ah Fook was named after a local Chinese pioneer, Wong Ah Fook, and has since become the main arterial road in town.


Keeping the old taste of coffee

t has been the undying mission of Seong Lee Coffee Shop owner, 50-year-old Wu Jing Shu, to preserve the traditional culture, original shop display, food ingredients as well as suppliers left behind by his father.


Malaysian impresses world with unique artwork

A Malaysian, who has recently become an Internet sensation with her painting of China's basketball celebrity Yao Ming using just a basket as her brush, is going to reveal her latest artwork of Grammy Award winner Bruno Mars on Wednesday.


Female lion dancers

Teluk Intan Hoong Tuck Lion Dance Association has trained more than 20 lion dancers, three of them are young ladies.


From Little Shantou to Little India

The busy street with fast food stores and a Broadway theater had liven up a unique and prosperous Chinese community.


A regretful catastrophe 28 years ago

The bustling town in Pontian was destroyed when Jalan Bakek was swept by a massive fire 28 years ago. The accident happened at midnight in 19 June 1984, when businesses were having promotional sales for the Hari Raya Puasa celebration. All businessmen suffered massive losses and the history was then overturned.


Children and senior citizens study under one roof

A group of people have been perseveringly learning English in Kg Perting, Bentong. Aged from 10 to 76, the group learns the language in a public library once a week.


The old world charms of Bridge Street

The "Gate of Hades" in Melaka consists of a narrow alley with a pedestrian footbridge across the Melaka River. No one can tell for sure where the alley starts and ends.


Old business terminated by time

Some people still wanted to repair their umbrellas even when the charges increased to RM10, until a few years ago, Chen stopped repairing umbrellas due to worsening eyesight, and many did not collect the repaired umbrellas, causing him to suffer losses.