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The New Paper / Article16 November 2003 - SHE had part of her leg amputated. She's spent much of the last six years in a wheelchair. She is often ill and in pain. But she has had two healthy babies in this time. Yet, she looks after herself, raises her four children415 words -
The Straits Times / Article5 March 1961 - PRODUCER CONFIDENT OF SINGAPORE ENTRIES WINNING FILM AWARDS SINGAPORE. Sat. Mr. Tom Hodge, Cathay Organisation producer, said here today that he was confident of Singapore's entries winning awards at the eighth Asian Film Festival, to be held in Manila from March 7 to 11. Mr. Hodge is leading six .Malayan205 words -
Berita Harian / Article, Illustration19 December 1957 - Kanchil, pelandok "berchakap" yang teUh terlepas lari dari suatn tempat pengambilan film di-Sinrapura pada miaggn yang lalu sa-teiah pura2 buat mati, telah di-tans-kap balek pada hari Thalatha ketika sa-orang bomoh bernama Pak Sudin sedanc menyebut kata2 bttgi tertangkap-nya. Malay Film Productions dari Shaw BrothersGambar Berita Harian - 203 words -
Eastern Sun / Article8 August 1967 - MISSIXf, THOMPSOX: Bv KEN STANLEY TANAH RATA, Mon. This highland resort is now a town of bomohs as ".peculations to the whereabouts of Thai silk king, Jim Thompson, were sparked off by an Eastern Sun report over the weekend. Three Malay bomohs. headed by HajiKEN STANLEY - 208 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration23 April 1985 - Mohd Kamsah Sirat BY STANISLAVKI, a famous Russian playwright, once stressed the need for actors and actresses to really understand the play they act m. On this subject he wrote: "In a play the stream of individual, minor objectives, all the imaginative thoughts, feelings, andMohd Kamsah Sirat - 557 words -
The New Paper / Article, Illustration10 April 2007 - Parents given false tip-offs to missing son's whereabouts. They plead: Heartless and nasty. That is what the distraught parents have to say about the crank calls they have been getting. They had earlier appealed to the Malaysian public to help them find theirPicture: BERITA HARIAN MALAYSIA - 582 words -
Singapore Standard / Article23 September 1956 - A. G. S. DANARAJ By- V\ :i:LE Christian scientists purport to heal all human ailments without medicine, the Malay 'medicine men' can do like v. Malay 'medicine men' or "bomohs" *are skilled in the art of preparing charms to engender love, beauty, and courage; to protect agi ghostlyA. G. S. DANARAJ - 1,008 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration12 October 1987 - The betel leaf and Its role in Malay life MARDIANA ABU BAKAR reports on the age-old Malay custom of sirih-chewing BETEL leaves were at one time, amongst other things, the food of love. In the famous Malay epic, Hang Tuah, the great Malay warrior was said to have handed Tun818 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration22 January 1995 - Leong Ching Ching By Malay' in the tflti He sani the New Malay need not frv young or very well-educated but must be a certain [>eison alitv tyjß' He cited Munshi Abdullah. a famous 19th century Malay writer. Datuk Sen I)i Maha thu Mohamad. Malaysia'sLeong Ching Ching - 452 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration14 July 1966 - Pawang conquers fireraising spirits GABRIEL LEE By SINGAPORE, Wed. Residents of the sprawling Malay kampong of Kebun Übi reported ghostly happenings in their homes for the past week, and a pawang last night pronounced: "There are evil spirits at work." The Pawaiiß Haji Mohammed Yusof, 40. then set to workGABRIEL LEE - 227 words -
The New Paper / Article, Illustration17 June 1995 - By Yaw Yan Chong "I JUST couldn't say no to her. It was as if I was under her control," said one of the bomoh's victims, Mr Samlawi Hussein, 66. "My whole family had this irresistible urge to go to her home allYaw Yan Chong - 451 words -
New Nation / Article6 January 1973 - Updating their arts and crafts TAMAN INDERA, by Tan Sri Mubin Sheppard, Oxford University Press, 207 pages. $5j. BETTY KHOO. Works on Malay decorative arts and pastimes are all too rare and much of what has been written so far was by colonial administrators like Frank Swettenham and437 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration3 May 1957 - HUGH MABBETT A HAG T( BEAUTY THEN KAMPONG VAMPIRE By SUSAN BARRIE I^HE new Keris Films production. "Pontianak," is a picturesque Malay legend starring one of Malaya's most talented actresses, Maria Menado. Based on the ancient belief in vampires, it inevitably has aHUGH MABBETT - 696 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration13 January 1958 - He hasn't slept for 300 nights ROGER TANTON By DOCTORS IN DILEMMA OVER SLEEPLESS MAN KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Meet Malaya's sleepless wonder the man who has not been to bed for the past 300 nights. When his friends slump Into armchairs after a late night, the manager of the RoyalROGER TANTON - 247 words -
The Straits Times / Article11 April 2002 - CHINA TAKING ON NEW ROLE IF FOREIGN policy is an expression of national power, as claimed by one Beijing political analyst, then China is clearly flexing its muscle, asserting its stance particularly on Middle East tensions and the war on terror. Currently, its president, Mr Jiang Zemin, is in246 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration16 September 1994 - picture. picture. BOMOH Maznah Ismail, also known as Mona Fandcy, who is currently on trial for the murder of former Batu Talam State Assemblyman Datuk Mazlan Idris, has been dressing up for her trial at the High Court m Temerloh. She appears to favour leggings and beadedNST; The Star - 243 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration22 October 2002 - Perak murder: Prince's wife questioned KUALA LUMPUR The first wife of a Perak prince was questioned by police m their investigation into the murder of his second wife whose body was found under a bridge m the state earlier this month. The Malay Mail reported yesterday that Raja Noor Mahani244 words -
The Straits Times / Advertisement12 October 1975 - Cool and comfortable The higher the temperature, the more important it is to feel as cool and comfortable as possible. So you slip first into a swimsuit. then into the pool But keeping comfortable during menstruation can sometimes be a flj problem. Unless, of Wr course, you. rely on the242 words -
The Straits Budget / Article, Illustration20 July 1966 - Oy GABRIEL LEE SINGAPORE. Jul i* Residents of tii.* sprawling Malay ka;upong of Kebun Übi reported ghostly happenings in their homes tor the past week, and i pawang last night pronounced: "There are evil spirits at work The pawang. Haji \p. hammed Yusof, 40, then ~>•GABRIEL LEE - 238 words -
The Straits Times / Article3 July 1989 - TRADISI menuturkan certtaceriu di kalangan masyarakat MeUyu telah wujud aktif dalam zaman sebelum masuknya media ceuk. Tradisi mi memungkinkan juga wujudnya golongan penutur yang mempunyal kebolehan menuturkan ceriU rakyat yang dldapati dari generasl sebelumnya dan dipertuturkan pula kepada geaerasi yang terkemudian Penutur yang mempunyai625 words
