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 […]
In a Malaysian boutique, a small group of seamstresses sit at clattering sewing machines, stitching bright flowers and leaves into kebayas, traditional blouses worn by women around Southeast Asia. What makes kebayas special is that they are worn by women of all ethnic backgrounds in a diverse region ..
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