Currents of connection: From the Malacca Strait to the digital horizon


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  • Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025

LONG before fibre optic cables stitched the planet together, the waters of the Malacca Strait were humming with life.

Spices, texts, and ideas flowed through this channel, carried by galleons, traders, and scholars.

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