Malacca News, 2011-01-19

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RED HOT FAMILY BUSINESS AT JALAN BUNGA RAYA WednesdayJanuary 19, 2011 Red hot family businessMALACCA: The Wong family have turned making Chinese New Year red lanterns into a thriving and lucrative business.“Practically all the red Chinese lanterns decorating the heart of the historic city are designed and manufactured by my family,” a proud Wong Liang Fatt, 62, said when met at his shop along Jalan Bunga Raya yesterday. Lantern mania: .....     RIAU AIR FLIES INTO MELAKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT InauguralRiau Air Flight Set To Give LTAM A BoostMELAKA, Jan 7 (Bernama) -- The inaugural Boeing 737-500 Riau Air flight from Riau to Melaka International Airport (LTAM) in Batu Berendam Friday is expected to give the airport a boost, said Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam. Mohd Ali, who welcomed the delegation from Indonesia, headed by Riau governor, Datuk H.M. Rusli Zainal, said ..... BULLOCK CARTS OF MALAYA Bullockcarts were common in the streets of early 20th Century MalayaThere were no motor vehicles then and people used bullock carts for travel and to transport goods, writes ALAN TEH LEAM SENGBULLOCK carts were one of the earliest forms of transportation in the country. The driver and passengers sat in the front section of the two-wheeled vehicle and goods were placed in the back. Traditionally us..... PRESERVATIONOFMELAKA PRE-WAR SHOPHOUSES Tearsand joys in restoring pre-war shophousesFeatures My Kampung 2011-01-14 10:15 At No.112, Lorong Hang Jebat, an old brick wall is found in the yard. Its upper part is cylindrical while its bottom part is square. Does anyone know where this well comes from? Photo courtesy: Sin Chew Daily 1 of 8 MALACCA: Many shophouses along the old street of Malacca Town are pre-war buildings and all..... FANCY FOOTWORK FROM MELAKA FancyfootworkSPLURGE: Melaka is famous for its beautiful handmade nyonya beaded slippers or kasut manik. These slip-on heels are decorated with tiny beads, individually sewn on to create colourful and intricate designs of flowers, birds, butterflies and such. The fine workmanship and painstaking effort that go into each shoe are the hallmarks of the highly accomplished skills of its make.....

CHARTERED FLIGHTS FROM MACAU/CHINA INTO MELAKA PLANNED MondayDecember 6, 2010State to get more flights from Macau and China MALACCA: The Malacca International Airport in Batu Berendam is greeting its maiden arrival of a Boeing 737-500 flight carrying 120 passengers recently. It is the first Riau Air flight of this capacity. The airline has been been operating daily flights between Pekan Baru in Indonesia and Malacca using the .....