The charm and nostalgia of Banda Hilir

The Chapel of Assumption, built in the late 1880s, used to be at the edge of the sea before the land in Melaka Raya was reclaimed.

IT IS one of the most significant monuments of the country’s independence from colonial Britain but sadly, not many people notice it.

The little triangular structure called the Merdeka Obelisk stands forlornly in the shadow of yet another crass commercial development that Malacca is fast gaining notoriety for.