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New Nation / Article26 February 1972 - You may be surprised, but there are people willing to pay up to $5OOO to mystics to solicit help in solving their problems. So said Mr. A. O. S. Danaraj, who has written a book on mysticism in Malaya, in a talk to the Orchid Chapter176 words -
The Singapore Free Press / Article, Illustration31 August 1959 - AROUND THE STUDIOS 11AJA Laksemana Bintan (The Prince of Bintan for those of you whose Malay is no better than my own) is ready to appear. The shooting of this film which was directed by Jamil Sulong. who also wrote the script, is finished and177 words -
The Singapore Free Press / Article, Illustration25 May 1957 - Used an anaesthetics in 200 A.D. PELHAM GROOM By MANY of the origins of Malayan charms, amulets, and medicines are lost m antiquity. I have already mentioned the debased languages which are used m incantations, some of which because they have been handed down from father to son are nowPELHAM GROOM - 673 words -
The Straits Times / Article17 October 1954 - Pawang in a traace •pAWANG" and ••bomoh" are names given oy 1 Malays to their "medicine men" The pawang performs magic in order to find tin ore, medicine or crops and to ensure good catches of fish while the bomoh only cures diseases. In the kampongs the pawang Is a572 words -
The Straits Times / Article13 October 1984 - Real best-sellers THE real best- sellers nowadays appear to be the primary school assessment books. Hundreds of assessment books aimed at preparing pupils for their examinations can be found in the market and the more popular titles sell up to 20,000 copies a year. Publishers said sales picked up544 words -
The New Paper / Article, Illustration4 June 1994 - TEAM BOSS OMAR IBRAHIM RECALLS HIS EXPERIENCE IN KEDAH... TODAY'S FIXTURES Terengganu v Penang Malacca v Perak Pahang v Kelantan Selangor v Sarawak Negri v Kedah Sabah v KL Perlis v Johor Stories/ Ganesh Rajaram IT'S bomoh time again. The Lions take on mightyGanesh Rajaram - 564 words -
The Singapore Free Press / Article, Illustration13 May 1959 - Keris driven into wall was dissolved DEALT \t-rv briefly m last week's essay with the origin of the keris, a weapon which because of its daggerlike proportions lias always been regarded l»y the West .»s a stealthy weapon more often than not used with criminal intent. This is far from544 words -
The New Paper / Article, Illustration19 March 1999 - W HHT JTicj^rAij(| ERNEST LUIS talks the man makes S-League club Tanjong Pagar United tick IT IS a known fact. Ask any Taryong Pagar United player or official anything. And if they're not sure, they'll say this: "Ask Uncle Woon." Uncle Woon is Richard Woon, the 60-year-old generalPicture/ David Tan - 394 words -
The Singapore Free Press / Article16 February 1957 - FASCINATING NEW SERIES STARTS TODAY sickness and its remedies is deep and profound. AdmiUedly he may accompany his work with incantations and ritual, but is that so very surprising? There are many people who believe that a modern doctor's prescriptions are only written illegibly so that the patient will not388 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration31 May 2009 - Nur Dianah Suhaimi The Sunday Times speaks to spiritual healers who lead seemingly normal lives To her friends and neighbours, Madam Aminah (not her real name) is a freelance masseuse who is married with three children. She lives in an HDB flat in Sembawang and the family hasNur Dianah Suhaimi - HARIAN METRO - 1,448 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration27 January 2010 - Eddino Abdul Hadi Producer David Teo struck gold in the Malaysian box office with horror flicks 2007’s Jangan Pandang Belakang (Don’t Look Back) and Congkak (2008), so it is no surprise that he does not veer far from the formula that earned millions from moviegoers across the Causeway.Eddino Abdul Hadi - 251 words -
The Straits Times / Article5 December 1959 - SINGAPORE, Fri. There was a big ovation for the six Hong Kong film stars who took part in tonight's second performance of the Aneka Ragam Surat2 Khabar at the Happy World Stadium. The stars could not take part in last night's show because195 words -
The New Paper / Advertisement13 April 2003 - 1900 912 3885 :y on line to 4 ,isten to how frien ur truct on Stepl Call 1900-912-3885 Step2 Enter 6 digit code of sound file or press 2 to go to archive Step3 Enter recepient s mobile or home number I'iGM-M-II \\}V k.' uimy 2 followed by 3 f184 words -
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle / Article5 February 1941 - TELOK KUMBAR FiSHEKMAN THE VICTIM Balik Pulau. A middle-aged Malay fisherman whose name was given as Taib. went out with a party of his fellow workers for their daily catch but returned without going out to sea. He had been bitten by a sea188 words -
The Business Times / Article, Illustration18 January 2019 - KOH EN LIN FROM BARBERS TO FORTUNE TELLERS, knife sharpeners to scribes, a plethora of small businesses were set up on the walkways of Singapore to attract the attention of passers by in need of some quick services. Five-foot-ways, or gho kha ki in Hokkien, are walkwaysKOH EN LIN - 187 words -
Sunday Standard / Article23 September 1956 - A. G. S. DANARAJ By Y17HILE Christian scientists fT purport to heal all human ailments without medicine, the Malay 'medicine men* can do likewise. Malay 'medicine men' or "bomohs" are skilled in the art of preparing charms to engender love, beauty, and courage; to protect against ghostly andA. G. S. DANARAJ - 1,004 words -
The New Paper / Article, Illustration11 September 2001 - PRIME-TIME TV WATCH IT Wi SEIO MMMEM IS Malay comedy programme Tetter Komedi careening downhill? Judging by a recent episode, it appears so. Teater Komedi is not new to Malay viewers. Its cast (above) is drawn from the cream of local Malay comedy. SinceSEIO MMMEM – - 378 words -
The Straits Times / Article9 October 1962 - 808 PERIES By JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. VENGEFUL ghost today tried to compel a 17-year-old schoolgirf to climb a ratnbutan tree to its "lair." Four other schoolgirls who followed her pulled her down. The screaming terror-stricken girl, Sariaton binte808 PERIES - 420 words -
The Straits Times / Article22 July 1993 - THE disappearance of an Umno state assemblyman m Pahang has baffled police, who said he was last seen with a bomoh (Malay medicine man-cum-wizard) on July 2, according to local press reports yesterday. Datuk Mazlan Idris. the assemblyman for Batu Talam. was reported to414 words -
The Straits Times / Article22 March 2004 - REM E AHMAD By] IM KANCAR (PERLIS) by incumbent Datuk Seri Snahidan Kassim in a tussle for a state seat. The 63-year-old faith healer was also vanquished by Perlis prince Syed Razlan Jamalulail in a separate contest for a parliamentary seat.REME AHMAD - 430 words
