British Empire Article


Ghost Festival


This 1930s photograph shows a boat being offered to the spirits in Malacca. The boats signify giving directions to the lost ghosts and spirits of the ancestors and other deities.

Image courtesy of The National Archives


Encounters In Malayan Police Work Article


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