ANN/THE STAR – Melaka Chetties – the original peranakans (or ‘child of the land’) of Malaysia can trace their ancestry to a tiny village near the heart of the state called Kampung Cheti. Their roots cover over 500 years of history, when Indian merchants arrived in Melaka from Coromandel Coast on the Indian subcontinent and […]
Stuck in a boring old routine of work, eat, sleep and repeat? Break through the cycle with exciting events and workshops this week. From female-led music festivals, to soothing sound baths and poetry slams the world is your oyster! Here's whats going on in Singapore this week. With International Women's Day just around the corner, what better way to.
At 39 Armenian Street stands a three-storey building in a fresh coat of mint green and white, looking decidedly like a giant ondeh ondeh cake and, like the nyonya kueh, it is equally inviting. While you can't take a bite out of it, the refreshed Peranakan Museum which reopens its doors after close to four years of renovation.