Malacca to use 'Melaka' in official state correspondence

  • Nation

  • Wednesday, 03 May 2017

MALACCA: The English spelling of Malacca will no longer be used in official state correspondence, said the state government on Wednesday.

The state exco has decided that the name "Melaka" be used instead.

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