This is Insulindia, or the Malay Archipelago, the land of 25,000 islands that were explored by Alfred Russel Wallace between ...

TAIPING - While most people are familiar with the keris, a dagger-like knife symbolising strength among the Malays in the old days, not many may have heard of sundang, another important ...

Singapore today runs rich with cultural practices and traditions brought over by its forefathers from across the region, including China, India and the Malay Archipelago. These traditions have ...

and indigenous weaves from the Malay Archipelago converged. This confluence, she emphasised, was more than just a trade exchange; it was a dynamic cultural dialogue that shaped the very fabric of ...