Then came a succession of foreign colonizers starting with Portugal in 1511, the Netherlands in 1641, Britain in 1824 and Japan in 1942. This was followed by a transition period of decolonization after the Second World War leading to independence in 1957 as part of the Federation of Malaya and subsequently under the federal constitutional monarchy of Malaysia in 1963. Today, Melaka is a Unesco World Heritage City that has found new life through its history and culture.
Among its famous sites that were visited last weekend by winners of the 2020-2021 Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards were the Ruins of St. Paul's Church, the oldest Catholic Church in Southeast Asia built in 1521; Porta de Santiago, the gateway to the destroyed A'Famosa fortress; Jonker Walk at Chinatown; the 18th century Anglican Christ Church beside Stadthuys Museum; and the Proclamation of Independence Memorial containing artifacts preserved by the National Archives of Malaysia.
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