Overseas Chinese in the British Empire

Kwa Chooi Seng Kwa Chooi Seng was born in Penang. He was the eldest son of Kwa Soo. Kwa Soo was a merchant in Penang, where he came to ...

(revised on 22 Nov 2011 & 25 Nov 2012) Perlis is the smallest state in the Malay Peninsular. The history of the Chinese settlements i...

CHOONG CHENG KEAN Choong Cheng Kean was born on 16 June 1857 in Xianglu Village, Amoy to Choong Chuo. Being the only son of a poor fa...

According to historical records, the Kapitan post was originally created during the Portuguese and Dutch rules in Malacca and the Dutch Eas...

Kapitan Yap Kwan Seng was the fifth Chinese Kapitan of Kuala Lumpur and also marked as the last one upon his death. Famously known as th...

The Chee family is noted as one of the oldest Chinese families in Malacca. The arrival of the Chees were dated during the early time of the...

FOO CHOO CHOON 胡子春 Foo Choo Choon or Woo Chu Chun was born on 31 August 1860 in China to Foo Yu Chio. He was the scion of an ancient Ha...

LIM LENG CHEAK 林宁绰 ONE of the most powerful Chinese families in the Kedah state was of course, Lim Leng Cheak and sons. Lim ...

Ng Boo Bee, JP The most famous tin miner, opium farmer and contractor in the history of British Malaya, of course is Ng Boo Bee. Ng B...

Loke Yew, CMG, LL.D Very little is known about this man, named Loke Yew, except the famous road 'Jalan Loke Yew' (Loke Yew R...