Malacca was the name of one of the settlements that made up the Straits Settlements.
In the novel Elephants Can Remember several characters used to live in Malacca.
- Alistair Ravenscroft was posted in Malacca.
- Major Burton-Cox was posted in Malacca and died there.
- Mrs Matcham, the former nanny to Ariadne Oliver, worked for the Barnaby family in Malacca
- Mr and Mrs Barnaby were friends with the Ravenscrofts.
- Hugo Fothergill spent some time in Malacca.