Malay language

“Nyonyas” for the men and women respectively. The Peranakans are usually the descendants of Malays and Chinese who were intermarried in the early 1500s and, had settled down in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. The reason for choosing this topic is due to my ancestry and I have seen part of the culture being led by my grandmother. I will be discussing the five main aspects, namely - the history, fashion, food, languages and the religions. Legend has claimed that in 1459, Chinese Princess Hang Li Po resettled

As a remote island country of only 2,205 inhabitants, it makes sense that most people have never heard of the country. Christmas Island, considered a part of Southeast Asia, is located in the Indian Ocean off the southern coast of Indonesia. To get an idea on the size of this minuscule island in comparison to Washington DC, the 138.9 km long coastline is roughly three quarters the size of the U.S. capital city. There are two seasons that this tropical island experiences throughout the year: a

Culture is defined as “the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time” (Merriam Webster, 2015). Different continents, from Far East Asia to the West Most point of the Antarctica, holds their own unique traditions and cultures. Modern form of communication, such as the internet and mass media, had exposed us to various different cultures, thousands miles away from us, enabling us to see with our own eyes their practices and traditions. Despite that, does the images

Cambridge Dictionary states that language is “a system of communication consisting of sounds, words, and grammar, or the system of communication used by people in a particular country or type of work”. With particular definition, we can clearly observe that the system of language is made up from the existence of words that brings something meaningful regardless the context, and the construction of the sentences based on the collected words following the systematic grammatical rules which eventually

Diversity is defined as a difference or a variety in many a dictionary. In others, it is also defined as unlikeness. Everything in the world is different from each other; even identical twins don’t have the same fingerprints. This goes to show that the world is a huge variety, a diversity of creatures that can be scientifically proven. Thus, we must be thankful to God for the harmony that comes with being diverse. Without diversity in every creation, there is a possibility of no harmony between all

foremost, the book titled ‘The Malay Dilemma’ was written by Tun Dr Mahathir in the year of 1970 in Pondok Maharizan Batu 6, Titi Gajah, Kota Setar, Kedah. . ‘Malay Dilemma’ was written after the controversial racial riots between Malays and Chinese in May 1969.It was around 11 years before he became a prime minister of Malaysia. He write about his thought and his analysis of what happen in the Malay society as well as the internal problems that occur that cause the Malay society to become less developed

GLAM Lelaki is the only Malay language magazine that focuses on fashion, grooming and pop culture, the lifestyle of famous celebrities, current issues and creative ideas. With many informative articles presented to the audiences, GLAM Lelaki wanted to ask the reader to think and ponder together from a stylishly male perspective. According to the editor, this magazine is one of many magazines produced by Blu Inc Media Sdn. Bhd. Blu Inc controls the publishing industry in Malaysia since almost four

write the report manually in POL 55 and re-type it once the PRS was fixed. Besides that, enquiry officer also are encourage to more than one language. For instance, if the complainant who come over to lodge a report does not know to speak Bahasa Malaysia, the enquiry officer are able to speak another language like English, Mandarin, Tamil or any language that easy to understand by the complainant. 5.5.2

A lot of people would always look back at their childhood and say, "Wow! Those were good times." To me, it wasn't. I was easy to get picked on as I was chubby and I am unable to speak Bahasa Indonesia fluently. In my elementary school, I began to get a lot of hatred from my classmates as they would speak behind my back. I began to hate humanity and began to develop depression over the years. As I was always being picked on, I was unable to create any friends until I moved to Malaysia. When I moved

embrace! The above stanza is known as pantun, a traditional Malay form of expression. From the records in historical books such as Sulalatus Salatin and Hikayat Hang Tuah, it is believed that pantun has been around since as early as the 15th century. It is usually construed spontaneously and presented orally, passed down from one generation to the next. Pantun is a reflection of the finesse of the Malay civilization; to understand the Malays, one needs to understand pantun, as therein reigns the grace