The name Palembang, now the provincial capital of South Sumatra (Sumatera Selatan), was close to my heart ever since I was in primary after reading books, especially on history that relates the founder of Melaka (Malacca), Parameswara, as a runaway prince from there.In Form Six, I read and studied the Malay text ???Sejarah Melayu??? (Malay Annals) edited by WG Shellabear that was published by Pene