In 1885, when Yong Koon set sail from his hometown in China to erstwhile Malaya, he possibly wouldn't have thought that his pewtersmith skills would one day form the base of a mighty empire. What ...

One hundred and thirty years is a long time for anything – whether it's a tattered photograph of an ancestor, a quaint historical structure earmarked for conservation, or simply a name that carries a ...

Datin Chen Mun Kuen, Vicki Treadell, Tan Sri Yong Poh Kon and Chen Tien Yue at the launch of the British Museum collection Artistic legacies are an important part of human history, preserved in ...

Royal Selangor offers a wide range of pewter items such as dinnerware, accessories, ornaments, and children's gifts. The store, which also doubles as a pewter museum, offers daily demonstrations of ...

SINGAPORE, Jan. 4 -- The release of the feature film "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," the first of three instalments on the fantasy tale of wizards, elves and hobbits, is providing ...

Royal Selangor started out in the late 19th century, when scores of Chinese sailed to Malaysia, then known as Malaya, to seek their fortune in tin mining. One of these immigrants was Yong Koon, a ...

As the world clamors for a slice of the burgeoning Chinese market, Malaysian pewter manufacturer and retailer Royal Selangor believes China holds the key to growth and innovation. "China has huge ...