Keluarga Malaysia Teguh Bersama

The Colonial Office had bright hopes for Melaka's future when the Straits Settlements became a Crown Colony in 1867.

1807 recorded that the Naning mine was opened and it was the first small scale tin mining which is located on the north of 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.

Malacca Observer is the name for the Melaka's first newspaper which was in circulation from 1826 to 1829.

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.

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.

Melaka made full use of the visit of the Chinese Embassy in 1403 to strengthen her position in Southeast Asia.