Bed used during the Malacca Sultanate on display at hotel

Intricate designs: An attractive bed which is said to be used by the Malacca Sultanate during the Srivijaya period bought by Leong.

MALACCA: A wooden bed touted as the resting chamber of rulers during the reign of Malacca Sultanate is back to the historic city after some 600 years.

A hotelier bought the bed during an auction held in Palembang, Indonesia in 2003 and recently decided to display the relic at the Settlement Hotel in Ujong Pasir, here.