Bandar Seri Begawan - The "Pertemuan Sasterawan Nusantara XV", a convention that attracted around 130 literary experts from the Malay Archipelago came to a close yesterday at a ceremony held at the Language and Literature Bureau in Berakas. The guest of honour was the Minister of Energy, ...

Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam - Brunei Darussalam will be hosting the "Pertemuan Sasterawan Nusantara XV", a convention that is expected to attract 200 literary experts from the Malay Archipelago from Dec 11-13, 2009 at the Language and Literature Bureau, Berakas. This will be ...

By : Karim Raslan As a Malaysian Malay I'm always interested when I meet Malays from Indonesia. I like to hear their stories and get a sense of their lives. Over the past few years I've spent quite a lot of time traveling through Western Indonesia, collecting stories and ...

By: Md. Salleh YaaparThe term Melayu is ancient and was first noted by Ptolemy as early as the second century CA. In current, everyday usage a Malay is someone who speaks the Malay language, practices Malay customs, and in most cases, follows the Muslim faith. The term, however, is more ...

By: Jan van der Putten[1] The first monolingual Malay dictionary was compiled by Raja Ali Haji out of concern that the Malay language and culture were in a process of ongoing degeneration. He also included words referring to sex and bodily functions so that Malays would know when and where ...

By: Jan van der Putten[1]  The descendants of Bugis mercenary forces that liberated Riau from east Sumatran invaders became an integral part of the local Malay community by the mid-nineteenth century. At that time Raja Ali Haji and Haji Ibrahim, two Malay authors of Bugis descent, wrote ...

Poem is not solely the rhythmic form of words coming out of human’s creativity in arranging words and their imagination, but it is a way to express their impression and expression about society. On the other words, poem is not only for entertainment interest, but also a medium to deliver ...

Title of Thesis : Malay Islamic Politic (Study of Raja Ali Haji 1808 - 1873)Writer : Faishal ShadikStudy Program : Islamic LawField of Study : Study of Politic and Government in IslamUniversity ...