KOB Heritage

The late Mr. K.F. Wong (黄杰夫) was a world-class photographer who began to venture into the Borneo jungle shortly after...

Hiang Thian Siang Ti (or Xuantian Shangdi, 玄天上帝) is the deity of the north, widely revered among Teochew people....

Years before the arrival of James Brooke, Cantonese migrants had begun to settle in the wild country that would one...

No. 17 Carpenter Street is said to have been the first location of the Kong Wai Siew Association before its relocation...

Registered in 1932, Chop Moi Foong (梅丰号) provided Western-style tailoring services and traded fabrics and various...

The early name of this street was ‘Attap Street’ (亚答街), generally believed to have been derived from the common use of...

This section of road used to be called Rock Road (大石路) as it led past a large rock named Batu Kinyang (峇都吉央) located...

【Soon Hong Kongsi】 Soon Hong Kongsi of Soon Hong Street (the current Main Bazaar), Bak Kow Kongsi of Bak Kow Street...

Ng Bak Choon was born in the Chao’an district of Guandong, China in 1869. As a young man, he made his way to Pontianak...