Melaka Square

The Lumpurians of Kuala and a Melakan Mission

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March 28th 2008
The first thing to hit me when I arrived in Malaysia was the smell. It smelt like a giant pot of freshly cooked rice and the steamy fragrant air quickly enveloped me. It was a welcome relief after a seemingly non-ending winter in Japan. It seemed to melt off all of my stress and worries that I had accumulated over those long winter months and let me know that I was finally on vacation. I had k ... read more

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During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Fe... ... read more