Changes: Now and Then

Melaka government has made numerous changes to made Melaka as what it is today. As one of the greatest tourist state, a lot of development has been done in order to maintain the visits from the tourist. But the main problem of Melaka is the size of the area as Melaka was certified as the smallest state in Malaysia. So in order to solve this problem, most of the beach and coastal area around Melaka was reclaimed in order to give opportunity to other development.

Back then, the area that has been reclaimed was left for several years to test the potency of the land, whether or not the land fits for the development.

Now it has many buildings constructed with Mahkota Parade, Dataran Pahlawan, Hatten Square, Mahkota Hospital, Melaka Straits Mosque and a row of shops there.

After the successful embankment, Malacca Government has once again managed to reclaim Klebang Beach for development and recreation.

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Education: Now and Then

The Malay word ‘sekolah’ is actually derives from the Portuguese word ‘escola’ and it can be said that Melaka is where among the first school in Malaysia started. Little bit about history of the education system in Melaka, it was first introduced by St. Francis Xavier when he was first arrived in 1545. Soon after that, two educators consisted of a priest, Father Fransisco Peres and a teacher, Brother Roque de Oliveira was sent to St Paul’s College, Melaka where the college only began with 120 pupils at that time.

Malacca High School (MHS) was existed example of school that was established before independence which was officially established on 7th December 1826 by the English Colony, making MHS as the oldest government English school established in Malaysia.

Another example of scool that was established before independence in Melaka was Methodist Girl’s School (MGS) which was officially established on 1905 by the British where at MGS pupils are taught about Jesus and how to read and write Romanized Malay and English.

Other than conventional schools that taught the pupils on how to read and write, a High Moral School also has been established in 1949, where this centre runs rehabilitation programs for male juvenile criminals. Renamed as School of Henry Gurney at 15 May 1950, all the male juvenile criminals that lived here are exposed to living skills such as sewing, cooking and vocational skills such as mechanical repairing.

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Melaka High School

Methodist Girl's School

Melaka High School (2)

Methodist Girl's School (2)

Henry Gurney School

Henry Gurney School (2)