Peringgit is a satellite town of

Malacca City Malacca City ( ms, Bandaraya Melaka or ') is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Malacca. As of 2019 it has a population of 579,000.https://www.dosm.gov.my/v1/uploads/files/6_Newsletter/Newsletter%202020/DOSM_DOSM_MELAKA_1_2020_Siri-81. ...

and a

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in Melaka Tengah District,

Malacca Malacca ( ms, Melaka) is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca. Its capital is Malacca City, dubbed the Historic City, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site si ...

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Economy

* Lotus's Supermarket Peringgit

Education

* Peringgit National Primary School (Sekolah Kebangsaan Peringgit)

Tourist attractions

* Casa Cuba – A gallery which showcases various forms of art by Cuban artists, such as paintings, lithographs and ceramics. It was established in June 2007 as an initiative of the Cuban Embassy of Malaysia and is located in the residence of the former senior government officer of

British Malaya The term "British Malaya" (; ms, Tanah Melayu British) loosely describes a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the island of Singapore that were brought under British hegemony or control between the late 18th and the mid-20th century. U ...

. * Macau Gallery, Malacca ( ms, Galeri Macau Melaka; ) – Managed by Macau Government Tourist Office, Macau Gallery is a gallery set up by the Government of Malacca in collaboration with the Government of Macau to promote and exhibit the culture and arts of

Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...

. It occupies the building which has a total built up area of 3,000 m² and is made up of Straits-themed tiles and Siamese architecture, initially built as a British colonial government office before

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. Macau Gallery was first proposed by the Government of Malacca led by

Mohd Ali Rustam Tun Seri Setia Dr. Haji Mohd. Ali bin Mohd. Rustam ( ms, محمد علي بن محمد رستم, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 24 August 1949) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 7th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca ...

, when the Chief Executive of Macau Edmund Ho paid an official visit to the state in 2007. After both governments agreed on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the management of the heritage building in 2009, the building was renovated and converted into the gallery today, which was opened on 26 June 2012. The gallery is divided into four exhibition zones across two floors, which are: Macau Events, Macau World Heritage, Maritime Routes and "Origins and Culture". * Gallery of the Chief Minister of Malacca ( ms, Galeri Ketua Menteri Melaka) is a gallery which displays gifts, souvenirs, personal collections and biographies of the State's Chief Ministers. Its building was used as the official residence for the Chief Ministers from 1972 until 2006, when the new residence at the

Seri Negeri complex Seri Negeri complex ( ms, Kompleks Seri Negeri) is a state secretariat building complex located in Ayer Keroh, Malacca, Malaysia. It houses the offices of the chief minister (Block ''Bendahara''), cabinet ministers, speaker of the state assembly ...

in Ayer Keroh was completed. * Tun Abdul Ghafar Baba Memorial ( ms, Memorial Tun Abdul Ghafar Baba) – A memorial gallery that commemorates the life of former

Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia The deputy prime minister of Malaysia ( ms, Timbalan Perdana Menteri Malaysia; ms, تيمبلن ڤردان منتري مليسيا, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset) is the second-highest political office in Malaysia. There have been 15 ...

Tun Ghafar Baba Tun Abdul Ghafar bin Baba ( ms, عبدالغفار بن باب, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 18 February 1925 – 23 April 2006) was a Malaysian politician who served as 6th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1986 to 1993. Lif ...

. The building was constructed in 1956 and served as Ghafar Baba's residence when he was the

Chief Minister of Malacca The Chief Minister of Malacca ( ms, Ketua Menteri Melaka) is the head of government in the Malaysian state of Malacca. According to convention, the Chief Minister is the leader of the majority party or largest coalition party of the Malacca State ...

from 1959–1967. In 2006, the building was converted into a memorial and was opened to the public. It is divided into two exhibition halls: the lower hall which displays most of his personal belongings during his reign as Chief Minister of Malacca, Minister and Deputy Prime Minister and the upper hall which displays his various souvenirs, photos, books, television set, furniture and fittings that he and his family used.

Transportation

Melaka Sentral Melaka Sentral is the largest public transportation terminal in Malacca, Malaysia. It occupies 46.6 hectares of land and located between Lebuh AMJ (Jalan Tun Abdul Razak) and Jalan Panglima Awang and was opened on 14 May 2004. The constructi ...

- Largest bus station in the state of Malacca.

Gallery

File:Melaka Chief Minister’s Gallery - Exhibition Hall.jpg, Gallery of the Chief Minister of Malacca Exhibition Hall

References

External links

Peringgit Wikimedia Commons
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