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In this article, Ghazali Shafei recounts the birth of ASEAN, detailing the ‘behind-the-scenes’ diplomatic efforts he and Ali Moertopo undertook to ensure the successful formation of this regional cooperation entity in Southeast Asia, leading to the signing of the declaration.
Sebuah urutan ringkas susur salur sejarah industri Majalah Melayu di Malaysia sebelum dan selepas merdeka, serta faktor penggalak kepada pertumbuhan dan perkembangannya.
This excerpt provides a full account by Alfred Russel Wallace of the races of mankind inhabiting the Malay Archipelago, for which he primarily divides them into the Malayan and the Papuan or Polynesian races, during his eight years’ journey. The account includes their chief physical and mental characteristics, their affinities with each other and with surrounding tribes, their migrations, and their probable origin.
With the Hizbul Muslimin banned and its leaders behind bars, the Islamists of Malaya were without a party to call their own. From 1948 onwards…
Before beginning a discussion of issues related to political Islam, one must provide an adequate definition of the terms political Islam or Islamism — that…
In a volume of essays originally published in the Police Magazine and collected in 1935 under the title The Malayan Kaleidoscope, Haji Abdul Majid b.…
In the very act of attempting a survey such as this from public documents, the question begins to emerge of just who should be described…
Salah satu usaha penting lagi istimewa telah dilaksanakan oleh Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP), Malaysia. DBP telah mencipta sejarah sekaligus membuka ruang akses khusus terhadap…
Pada Agustus 1883 letusan besar gunung berapi meluluhlantakkan dua per tiga Pulau Krakatau yang terletak di Selat Sunda, di antara Sumatra dan Jawa. Tsunami memorakporandakan…
There are many derisive cultural and social stereotypes about Tamils. “Indians” are often at the receiving end of racist epitaphs describing them as hot-tempered, lazy,…
Dua perkataan yang pernah menimbulkan perdebatan di Malaysia ialah ‘Keling‘ dan Benggali. Secara umumnya panggilan Keling digunakan bagi merujuk masyarakat India keturunan Tamil sementara perkataan…
Ketika sampai di Asia Tenggara, tidak kira sama ada secara sukarela atau tidak, orang Cina telah memasuki suatu alam sosial yang amat berbeza dengan tempat…