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Research 2010/2011


Research by Leiden University on the Malaysian Dutch descendants will continue in 2011!

Publications:


History of the Dutch in Malaysia

History of the Dutch in Malaysia tells a comprehensive and never before narrated story about the history of the Dutch in Malaysia.

Book cover: History of the Dutch in Malaysia

Welcome


The Malaysian Dutch Descendants Project website is dedicated to the minority and forgotten community of Dutch descendants living in Malaysia. We kindly invite you to join us on a journey of discovery and find out everything there is to know about our community, learn about our rich historical past and delight in our unique and unrivalled heritage.

Calling all Dutch Malaysians!

Dutchmalaysia.net v3.0

The first ever scientific research into the community of Dutch Descendants in Malaysia by Leiden University in the Netherlands will commence in June. This research is supported by the MDDP and the Netherlands-Malaysia Association (VNM). We request the support and participation of all Dutch Malaysians. [20100301/20100505]

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Dutchmalaysia.net succesfully re-launched!

Dutchmalaysia.net v3.0

We are proud to announce that our website has been re-designed to make it more accessible, useful and closer to your needs. In conjunction with the re-launch of our site we have also ventured onto Facebook. With 'The Malaysian Dutch Descendants Project' group we wish to provide an interactive platform further uniting the Malaysian Dutch descendants and those who generously support their cause. [20100401]



Dutch descendant honoured

Dennis De witt in The Hague

Dutch descendant Dennis De Witt was awarded the Dutch Incentive Prize for Genealogy during a ceremony at the Central Bureau of Genealogy at The Hague in The Netherlands for his work entitled the History of the Dutch in Malaysia. It is the only award for genealogy given in The Netherlands. [20090423]



MDDP Penang get-together

Get-together in Penang

Dutch descendants living on the island of Penang attended a dinner hosted by the Project's representative in Penang, Mr. Harold Speldewinde. Two large tables were filled in a Siamase Restaurant. In attendance were Dutch descendants and friends of the Project. [20081116]

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The MDDP kindly invites all Malaysian Dutch Descendants and anyone with an interest in Dutch-Malaysian history to join our project and register with us.



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Tong Tong Fair 2010

Malaysians residing in the Netherlands might want to mark their calendar for the 52nd Tong Tong Fair taking place from 19th-30th May 2010 in The Hague.

For more information:
Tongtongfair.nl & Tongtongfestival.nl