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The New Paper / Article, Illustration20 June 1996 - Bernama. DOES a bomoh, one who practises traditional Malay medicine, have a place in Malaysian politics? Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri San usi Junid raised the issue yesterday in Alor Setar. "There was this bomoh who came to see me, saying a politician had asked him toBernama. - 200 words -
The New Paper / Article29 September 1988 - A SICK woman thought a bomoh, a Malay medicine man, could take away her suffering. But all he took was her gold jewellery. Madam Tijah binti Majid, 53, lost a $2,000 bracelet, a $3,000 chain and a $550 bangle to342 words -
The Straits Times / Article15 April 1985 - THE SOUND of drizzling rain broke the silence of a dark night. The flickering flame from an oil lamp lighted a wooden, attap hut. Beyond the window's curtain, were silhouette figures with shadows that fell on a groaning patient. There, in front727 words -
The Straits Times / Letter12 December 1970 - jT is heartening to hear Tun Abdul Razak asking the people to discard outdated concepts and beliefs for the progress of the nation. But oddly enough, the University of Malaya which is supposed to symbolise the national aspiration, thought fit to revive a ritual for the212 words -
The Straits Times / Letter9 June 1935 - COME years ago there was to b» seen an old Malay woman who still retained traces of the beauty of her younger days in spite of her being bald-headed, whom we may call Chanteh. It appears that a well-to-do young Malay had married a very148 words -
The New Paper / Article7 August 1993 - BOMOHS are as controversial an issue among Malay Muslims as abortion. In his book Bomoh/Dukun, a noted German anthropologist with degrees in medicine, Professor Roland Werner says legend dates the bomoh concept back to the world's first man. Adam was supposedly the first bomoh and that337 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration22 August 2001 - A WOMAN is eight weeks pregnant after being a sex slave of this bomoh (right), or Malay shaman, seen here with his assistant leaving the magistrate's court m Muar on Monday, the Malay tabloid Harian Metro has reported. Tests were being done to determine the baby's father,HARIAN METRO - 124 words -
Eastern Sun / Article9 January 1969 - By Hari Subramaniam Kuala lumpur. wed. (UPI) A member of Parliment wants a national “witch doctor” appointed for Malaysia. In Malay such a person is called a ‘‘bomoh” and the nearest English equivalent would be witch-doctor or medi-cine-man. Abu Bakar bin Hamzah, OppositionHari Subramaniam - 189 words -
The Straits Times / Article14 December 1952 - PENANO, Sat. TIUNDREDS watched today as a Penang bomoh (Malay medicine man) drove a "ghost" from the body of a LatifT, a former Bangsawan musician, gave the boy a bath of lime, flowers and sireh (betel nut leaves), *fter which he came out of his trance.74 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration25 November 2016 - Theeighth original production by Singapore theatre collective Hatch Theatrics, Cari Makan (a Malay expression that means “to earn a living”) looks at lost occupations in Malay culture, among them the bomoh (shaman)andthetokmudim (circumcision specialist). The play follows a storyteller with a tale to share about a mak bidan96 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration29 September 1988 - A 53-YEAR-OLD woman was duped into parting with $5,500 m jewellery by an Arab-looking "bomoh" who said he could cure her heart problems. Madam Tijah bte Majid reported to police on Sunday that the "bomoh" (traditional Malay doctor) had disappeared, leaving her with copies of her jewellery.188 words -
Berita Harian / Article8 November 1978 - SEORANG bomoh akan ditugas bagi mengelakkan hujan le- oat sepanjang kejoha- Je nan ragbi Asia yang di- jadualkan berlangsung di Stadium Merdeka dari 18 hingga 25 November mi. Ini telah diputuskan oleh Kesatuan Ragbi Malay- sia (KRM) dalam mesyuaratnya baru-baru mi. ;j Menurut setia v237 words -
The Straits Times / Article18 April 1957 - Bomoh leads hunt for 'sacred' elephant with a single tush DABONG, (Ulu Kelantan), Wed.— Ten Malay hunters led by a bomoh are tracking down a big bull elephant which has caused extensive damage to crops in this area In the past month. The bomoh is headine the the party because133 words -
The Straits Times / Article14 October 1975 - K. B. SIDHU By pOLICE are looking for a Malay bomoh in his late 20s who cheated several people, including women, of cash and jewellery worth nearly $50,000 over the past three years. The victims all Malays comprising teachers, artists, housewives and labourersK. B. SIDHU - 308 words -
Eastern Sun / Article8 September 1966 - MUAR. Wed. A blind bomoh on charged with raping a 15 year-old Malay girl at Kampong Medol in Segamat district between 2 a.m. and 5.30 a.m. on August 6th last year, will stand trial before the High Court on Sept. 10. The blind bomoh Abdullah177 words -
The Straits Times / Article10 December 1992 - The Perak Turf Club was said to have recruited a bomoh (Malay medium) to keep rain away from the second week of its carnival meeting about two weeks ago. The heavens were kind the club's golf match, coronation gala dinner and the weekend's $350,000195 words -
The Straits Times / Article9 August 2000 - SUSPECTED of deviant teachings and living m sin with two of his sisters-in-law, a 46-year-old bomoh (traditional Malay medicine man) was arrested at a house m Malacca. He told authorities that he had "spiritually married" his wife's sisters. A banned book that was unlslamic wasThe Star; Asia News Network - 56 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration19 March 2017 - Malaysia’s most famous shaman claims even government officials turn to people like him Shannon Teoh Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur shannont@sph.com.sg The efforts by a self-styled Bomoh King of the World to find the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 plane andShannon Teoh - ST PHOTO: SHANNON TEOH - 1,116 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration4 December 1992 - ABOUT THIS CASE B BACKGROUND: Kalander Asraf Ali, 25, was coaxed by a bomoh into misappropriating $62,558.50 of his employer's money after he was told by the bomoh that spiritual powers would shield him from trouble. B SENTENCE: He was jailed 12501 words -
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