Malay Singaporeans are Singaporeans of Malay ancestry, including those from the Malay Archipelago. They constitute approximately 13.5% of the country's citizens, making them the second largest ethnic group in Singapore. Under the Constitution of Singapore, they are recognised by the government as the indigenous people of the country, with Malay as the national language of Singapore.
A Singaporean Malay/Muslim wedding
A group of Malay women seated, Singapore, circa 1900.
Malay Heritage Centre in Kampong Glam. Built in 1819, the building was formerly a Malay Palace of Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor.
A traditional Malay kampung or village in Singapore. 1907.
Singaporeans are the citizens and nationals of the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. Singapore is home to a people of a variety of ethno-racial origins, with the city-state itself being a multi-racial, multi-cultural, multi-religious, and multi-lingual country. Singaporeans of Chinese, Malay, Indian and Eurasian descent have made up the overwhelming majority of the population since the 19th century. The Singaporean diaspora is also far-reaching worldwide.
Singapore Chinese (East Asian), Malay (Southeast Asian), and Indian (South Asian) women, circa 1890. To promote racial harmony among the three races, a Racial Harmony Day has been observed every year since 1997.
Men of various ethnicities - Chinese, Malay, and Indian gather at a street corner in Singapore, circa 1900.
Shophouses in Singapore
Hainanese chicken rice
