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The Straits Times / Article6 October 2007 - THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Segamat (Johor) POLICE are looking for a man dubbed "Bomoh epal", or apple medium who raped a 10-year-old girl six times. Police said he gave her an apple after each visit to his rented house in this Johor town.THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK - 338 words -
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle / Article24 September 1937 - Fruit Plucking Ends In Tragedy (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, Sept. 23. How an elderly Malay met his death as th-e result of a fall from a rambutan tree while plucking the fruit was related at an inquest held before the Alor Star Coro428 words -
New Nation / Article, Illustration10 March 1981 - In this day of modern medicine, traditional treatment and cures have taken a back seat. But yesterday, at the five-day International Drug Conference at Hotel Equatorial organised by the Singapore Anti-Nar-cotics Association with the help of the Colombo Plan Bureau, delegates were introduced249 words -
The Singapore Free Press / Article21 April 1951 - Ghost hunting is profitable in Malaya TESSIE TAN says MALAYA'S superstitious natives and the recent outcrop of poltergeists have given an impetus to a seldom heard of "industry"— -ghost laying. These professional ghost-hunters are reaping a rich harvest as they go about the work of tracking down troublesome spirits whoTESSIE TAN - 618 words -
The New Paper / Article, Illustration13 September 2006 - DUKUN (Shaman), a film supposedly based on the 1993 case involving Malaysia's infamous woman bomoh (traditional healer) Mona Fandey, has got people up in arms. Mona (below) and her husband Mohamad Affandi Abdul Rahman were sentenced to death in 2001 for murdering and chopping Pahang176 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration26 January 2006 - Liaw Wy-Cin By A HOUSEWIFE tried to fix one problem but ended up with another bigger, more painful problem and several hundred dollars poorer. The 35-year-old Singaporean, who wanted to be known only as Madam Hassan, had travelled to Johor BahruLiaw Wy- Cin - 435 words -
The Straits Times / Article14 November 1957 - KOTA BHARU. Wed.— Con struction of a new cinema hall here has stopped since one of the workmen fell 60 feet to his death last Saturday. Forty workmen want the "angry spirit" appeased, so a "khenduri" was held for the spirit while a Malay bomoh chanted57 words -
Berita Harian / Article21 March 1959 - CINOAPURA, Juma'at -Saekor kuchlng bernama Uitam yang sedang tldor dl muka plntu beranda sabuah barek dl-Jalan Übi, Malay Farm petang kelmarln tiba2 terlambong saolah2 dl-champakkan orang darlpada sa-buah rumah kasabuah rumah.. Demlkian cherita Jaffar bln Jawahir, 39 tahun, salah saorang daripada kira2 30 orang Melayu267 words -
The New Paper / Article, Illustration18 February 2001 - BRIAN MILLER AT THE CARLSBERG MALAYSIA OPEN GOLF: DAY THREE REPORTS BRIAN MILLER AT about five yesterday evening, the skies above the Saujana Golf Club opened and the deluge which followed sent golfers and spectators scurrying for whatever shelter they could find. As ifBRIAN MILLER - Picture/ Afp - 857 words -
New Nation / Article, Illustration15 May 1972 - First of a four-part series by Tan Chung Le There is a growing belief in black magic and numerous cults despite the modern-day progress of knowledge by 1 Tan Chung Lee people from all walks of life often consult him. From the housewife to the leading lawyer whoTan Chung Lee - 4,668 words -
The Singapore Free Press / Article, Illustration23 December 1960 - LIM TIONG WAH AHMAD, 85, TREATS HIS MENTALLY DERANGED PATIENTS WITH LEMON AND FLOWER BATH By Pasir Ris, Fri. A BOYANESE "bomoh," 85-year-old Ahmad bin Omar, who is well-known for several remarkable cures m this district, claims that he has cured more than 30,000 people mLIM TIONG WAH - 284 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration17 April 1995 - Malay Culture The chief bomoh would place his right foot on the bull and recite a chant as an offering to the spirit. A LONG time ago. the fishing and farming community on the t'c'ist coast of Malaysia. esj>ecially650 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration18 June 2011 - Separate cases involving Australian sailor, bomoh ELENA CHONG AN AUSTRALIAN national was charged in court yesterday with molesting a woman last month. Matthew Paul Freston, 38, a deckhand, is said to have grabbed the right buttock of a 23-year-old waitress in South Bridge Road onELENA CHONG - ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW - 190 words -
Berita Harian / Article, Illustration18 December 1957 - CAMG Kinchil. p;landok "berchabap" yang pada mingg 1 ynng lalu telah terlenas lari dari suatu temoat peneambilan film satelah pura2 buat mati. telah di-tangkap petang kelmarin—hidup. Sane Kanchil itu, yang terkenal dalam cherita2 Melayu kerana cherdek-nya. telah di-perangkap oleh sa-orang budak yang berumor 18198 words -
Berita Harian / Article, Illustration9 March 2013 - PADA HEMAT SAYA MOHD RAMAN DAUD raman@sph. com. sg ADAKAH anda antara sejumlah orang Melayu yang masih percaya pada jamu dan bomoh? Menurut Cik Humairah Zainal, 25 tahun, sarjana dalam pengajian perubatan tradisional Melayu (PTM), masih ramai orang Melayu di sini yang percayakan bomoh, ubatMOHD RAMAN DAUD - – Foto MOHD RAMAN DAUD - 797 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration27 June 1991 - Yaakub Rashid Drama SEBUAH KERAMAT Dl LERENG BUKIT (SHRINE ON THE HILLSIDE) By Makmal 489 Victoria Theatre Last Saturday STORIES of rituals and the supernatural have always found ready listeners. One ancient ritual which is still observed within the Malay community is that of visiting the shrines ofYaakub Rashid - 641 words -
Eastern Sun / Article3 December 1968 - THERE has been some controversy recently concerning the usage of the term “bumiputera.” Certain section of our Malaysian community feels that the “istilah” indirectly summarises them as nothing but "orant tumpangan’’ under the Malaysian Sun. I am no expert in Malay studies, or for that matter Malay367 words -
The Singapore Free Press / Article, Illustration9 March 1957 - AMAZING CURES BY BOMOHS and every person has, ln addition, his own internal spirit, which must cooperate with those of the elements which are all responsible for the production of various ailments. THE EARTH IS AIDED BY BLACK SPIRITS WHICH PRODUCE DIZ- ZINESS. THE AIR. ASSISTED BY RED SPIRITS. IS1,117 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration24 December 1990 - HAJI MUHD ARIFF AHMAD REME AHMAD discusses the role played by Malay shamans of old m the birth of a baby m this continuing series on Malay customs. THROUGH his book Kebudayaan Sepintas Lalu (Culture At A Glance, 1960), the late educationist Mahmud Ahmad quotedHAJI MUHD ARIFF AHMAD; REME AHMAD - 784 words -
The Singapore Free Press / Article, Illustration6 July 1957 - r H unttfiGMi d kinMt dufimdMitikl LKDVKDGD lIP to now, I have dealt principally with Hantu the ghost world of Malaya I the vampires and I the malicious ghosts but these by no means exhaust the spirit world of Malay belief. In addition881 words
