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"The CM is On The Way": Reflections on Malacca-Portuguese Identity as Malaysia Turns 50

open access: yesPortuguese Literary and Cultural Studies, 2017
Abstract: An ethnographic account of one day in the life of the Portuguese Settlement in Malacca, Malaysia, as the community prepares for a visit from the Chief Minister of the state of Malacca. The essay describes the day of the Chief Minister's visit (August 14, 2007) as it unfolded in the Portuguese Settlement and reflects on what the event tells us
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Sea Voyages and Occupancies of Malayan Peoples at the West Coast of South Sulawesi [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This paper discussesthe sea voyages and trades in relation to the history of Malayan occupancies at West Coast of South Sulawesi in fifteenth century when Bugis and Makassar kingdoms started to emerge.
Hadrawi, M. (Muhlis)
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Misi Penyebaran Agama Kristian Terhadap Komuniti Islam pada Era Penjajahan Portugis di Melaka, 1511–1641 Christian Religious Mission towards the Muslim Community during the Portuguese Colonial Era in Malacca, 1511–1641

open access: yesJournal of Al-Tamaddun
Abstract Generally, before the arrival of the Portuguese in Malacca, the Malay community was predominantly Muslim. This is because Islam had long been established in Malacca and several Malay regions. After the Portuguese conquered Malacca in 1511, they made various efforts to spread Christianity among the local population. This article aims to provide
Tew Yen Hong; Arba’iyah Mohd Noor (Corresponding Author)   +1 more
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Enigmatic Indian Ocean Coastlines on Early Maps and Charts [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
Maps by early non-Iberian cartographers tended to rely heavily on Ptolemy's hopelessly inaccurate maps, and on a literal acceptance of Marco Polo's unreliable, second-hand writings.
Richardson, W A R
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The struggle for the Bay : the life and times of Sandwip, an almost unknown Portuguese port in the Bay of Bengal in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This article places Sandwip, a lesser known salt trading island and port in the Bay of Bengal within the nexus of global trade and politics in the seventeenth century.
Rila Mukherjee
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Close and Dense Networks: Do They Lead to Maintenance of the Ethnic Language? Focus on the Telegu Community in Kuching, Sarawak

open access: yesMigracijske i etničke teme, 2006
This paper sets out to examine the issue of language shift among the closely-knit minority Telegu community in Sarawak. According to L. Milroy (1987) a closely-knit social network system is a significant device of language maintenance and can be applied ...
Caesar Dealwis, Maya Khemlani David
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The emergence of mercantilism as a reaction against Muslim power: some of the evidences from history [PDF]

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In the early modern period, changing attitude of Medieval Europe towards trade as an outcome of encounter with Muslim scholars and rulers and consequently emergence of 'mercantilism' was a turning point in the history of economic thought.
Islahi, Abdul Azim
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