Heeren Street, Melaka
Before 1850s, the best houses in Heeren Street, Melaka were homes to the Dutches and today Heeren Street is also known as Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock.
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Melaka's first Newspaper
Malacca Observer is the name for the Melaka's first newspaper which was in circulation from 1826 to 1829.
Treaty of London 1824 to Melaka
The Dutch transferred to Great Britain the ' Town and Fort of Malacca and its Dependencies' in which Britain and the Netherlands demarcated their territorial spheres of interest, by the Treaty of London 1824.
Penghulu of Melaka in 1826
Individual had access to government officials when the headmen, or penghulu , preserved peace and kept population records as British law was introduced in 1826. The tengchu of the Cheng Hoon Teng temple whose appointment was confirmed by the British authorities became leaders to the Chinese community.
An Embassy from China
Melaka made full use of the visit of the Chinese Embassy in 1403 to strengthen her position in Southeast Asia.
'Rajah of Melaka'
William Farquhar was in Melaka from 1803 to 1818 after he arrived with the invasion force, married a local girl and was known as the 'Rajah of Melaka'.
