Peranakan Life Malaysia

The Malacca government has declared its backing of a move by the state’s Peranakan Chinese to obtain Bumiputera status, pointing out the community had played a pivotal role in protecting the state from attackers during the early days of the Sultanate...

For the past 40 years, Tan Kok Oo, has been tirelessly designing, cutting, sewing and stringing together shoes that used to be popular back in the 50’s...

"The Peranakan Chinese, who settled in Malacca as early as the 14th century, were recognised as Malays when the Malay Customary Land (MCL) was established under the Malacca Lands Customary Rights Ordinance that was drawn up during the British administration (from 1826 to 1957)."

Friday 12th September 2014 - Saturday 13th September 2014 in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu

Amboi! Baba Meets Nyonya Arts Festival will show audiences the way of the Peranakans, and lead actress Pearlly Chua to her 200th performance of Emily of Emerald Hill.

So popular satay celup in Malacca, now we have even halal satay celup, Chucuk Satay Celup to cater to Muslims.

A centuries-old culture took centre stage last night at the 26th Baba-Nyonya International Convention held at Holiday Villa Subang Jaya in Selangor.

Date:
29 Nov 2013 – 01 Dec 2013
Venue:
Holiday Villa Hotel & Suites Subang, Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

The intricate detailing reflects their rich heritage, writes Sushma Veera

“The beads have to be painstakingly sewn by hand one bead at a time. A simple design takes about 4-6 days to complete, working 5 hours a day. A more complex design sometimes consumes a month of human labour.”