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"According to the custom of the Negritos, the preparation of the poison which will be used in the blowpipe, for example, is a task that is always left to the older and more experienced men. The younger members do not participate in it. But nowadays,…

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"The great popularity of such goods, and the resulting demand for cash, has gradually shifted the focus from communal to individual ownership. But this movement is still in its very infancy, since opportunities to earn money are very limited. Cash is…

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"One of the main difficulties is that the Negritos, being a preliterate people, do not possess any written sacred scripts or documents, as it is that informants are likely to give different answers to one's questions, thus creating an impression of a…

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"But it should be stressed that Karei, although generally feared, is not regarded as an inherently malevolent king of being. If men behave themselves and conform to the acceptable mode of conduct, then Karei will not send evil of any kind to earth.…

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"To appease the deity, an old man or an old woman will cut the skin near to the shin bone, and collect the blood into a bamboo container. This blood is then mixed with water and a part of it is thrown into the air as a sacrifice to Karei, who lives…

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"We have already referred to the respectful and influential position that a halak enjoys in Negrito society. This respect extends beyond the grave, for a halak's funeral is different from that given to an ordinary man. A halak is not buried in the…

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"The emotional atmosphere during the seance is ambiguous. At times the crowd is silent, and the women in particular show their awe and even fear, especially when the tiger's roar is heard. A few minutes later, the mood may change. The halak-and it…

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"The central theme is that every human being has at least two souls: one is his life-spirit which gives him breath and keeps him alive and the other is his dream soul. When he is alive, a man's dream soul will leave his body at night; and it is the…

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"Other significant social changes consist of the total substitution of bows and arrows by the blowpipe, and finally, we must also mention the almost universal awareness, by nearly all of the groups, of the desirability of modern medical treatment.…

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"In some areas, the Negritos have given the explanation that their children have been discriminated against at school, both by the non-aborigine pupils as well as by those of other Orang Asli tribes. But a more fundamental reason for this…

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"The headman at Kampong Lalang has similar functions to that of a traditional Negrito leader; but he also acts as the representative of the villagers in their dealings with government officials. Today, this is in fact one of his most important…

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"The shaman has varied and important functions, and he occupies a significant place in the religion of the Negritos. We must examine the functions of the halak in more detail in order to understand this clearly. Schebesta begins by saying that his…

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"The term 'Senoi' is of comparatively recent origin, and in the past the word 'Sakai' was normally used for the tribes with whom we are concerned here. The word 'Sakai', however, is most unsatisfactory, first because it was at times used to describe…

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"The Temiar and the Semai are largely jungle dwellers, and a majority of them live in the hilly country. Moreover, in a large number of cases, their social organization is based upon the longhouse. Then there is an other group of tribes, the Jah Hut,…

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"It should be noted that Mah Meri ideas about marriage also affect to a great extent their attitudes towards outsiders. There are several instances when Mah Meri girls have been married to Chinese, and hardly any objection have been raised to such…

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"Many people in Malaya think that the Temiar are fond of moving about constantly, and that they have some kind of nomadic instinct. This is untrue, for on the contrary, they will stay in a particular place as long as possible as it is very…

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"The development of a cash economy, and in particular the employment of a large number of Mah Meri by the government and the surrounding Chinese rubber estates, has in recent years led to a greater demand for cash. An important consequence of this…

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"Their belief in an after-world is rather vague. After a man has died, his soul will hover around his grave for a number of weeks, and it must e propitiated if the living are not to be harmed. Thereafter the soul travels to an after-world located…

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"The Senoi tribes, like many pre-literate peoples, do not have a special form of activity formally recognized as art. Instead, art is part of their normal everyday lives. For example, we have already seen that Temiar blowpipes, which have a purely…

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"According to most authorities, the Proto-Malays are the last of the immigrant groups among the Orang Asli, and it is thought that they had come to Malaya some 5000 years ago. A widely accepted theory, based upon some archaeological findings, is that…

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"That the word 'Jakun' has some kind of opprobrium attached to it is however plain. There are very few groups who refer to themselves as Jakun, and instead various other tribal names are used. Of these, the most common is 'orang ulu', meaning 'people…

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"In short, the Orang Kanak settlement at that time was certainly the dirtiest in the whole country and, as has been said before, some people have explained this by an alleged degeneration of the tribe, caused by the continuous intermarriage of close…

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"The religious beliefs of the Temuan have not been studied in any detail, and accounts are therefore rather vague. According to my informants, there are two major deities, 'tuhan diatas' and 'tuhan dibawah', meaning sky-god and earth-god…

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"The Semelai are allowed to have more than one wife, but this is most unusual and it is difficult to find any instances of a polygynous marriage. Economic reasons are often advanced for this, but in addition public opinion is not in favour of a man…

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"A young man may find a marriage partner within his own village, but it is common to look for a bride in a neighbouring settlement. Normally, when a man has found a girl whom he likes, he will approach his father to arrange for the marriage. His…

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"The third important task of the Department for Orang Asli Affairs is to improve the living standards of the Orang Asli. This has primarily affected the groups living outside the deep jungle, in the more accessible areas of the country. The…

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"The new policy which involved the establishment of jungle forts was undoubtedly, a great improvement upon resettlement, but there were of course a number of setbacks and difficulties and mistakes continued to be made. For example, as late as 1957,…

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Pemuda UMNO sekurang-kurangnya data meyakinkan bahawa pemuda, jika diberi kesempatan, boleh menjalankan tugas-tugas baik sebagai Ahli Parlimen mahupun Ah;i Dewan Negeri, yang telama ini lebih cenderung diberikan kapad mereka yang suddar agak berumur…

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Kepimpinan tertinggi UMNO ternyata telah memperlihatkan keyakinannya terhadap pemuda dengan meletakkan tiga orang dari kalangan mereka memimpin kerajaan-kerajaan negeri di Melaka, Negeri Sembilan dan Padang.

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Sisa pepejal khususnya melibatkan sisa makanan yang dikutip Perbadanan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal dan Pembersihan Awam (SWCorp) ketika Ramadan dilihat semakin meningkat setiap tahun.

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Rempah JJ Mak Pon adalah sejenis rempah mi bandung yang mendapat tarikan ramai pembeli. Namun, rempah JJ Mak Pon juga ada pelbagai jenis lain seperti rempat ikan bakar dan soto.

Pelakon dan pengarah, Farid Kamil bertekad mahu mencari jalan penyelesaian terbaik bagi mempertahankan rumah tangga dan berdamai dengan isterinya, Diana Danielle.

Biarpun sudah berusia 80 tahun, seorang lelaki terus gigih mencari rezeki dengan menjual air kelapa muda di Lebuh Gelang 1, Bandar Puteri.

Agensi berdaftar yang didapati terlibat dalam penipuan tawaran pakej haji dan umrah dikenakan tindakan pembatalan lesen secara serta merta

Sejarah pekan Serendah dari tahun 1880 hingga 1940, menyorot perkembangan ekonomi, sosial, dan demografi kawasan tersebut.

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Membincangkan mengenai penerokaan terhadap sesuatu hasil kreatif didapati dari daya kepekaannya

Membincangkan aspek-aspek yang penting dalam pembinaan sajak

membincangkan mengenai aspek-aspek yang menjadi perbezaan antara kebenaran puisi dan kebenaran sejarah

Membincangkan tentang masyarakat akan datang dalam hubungan sastera adalah berbicara tentang gabungan yang aneh

Membincangkan makna dan fungsi tradisi Bunga Mas dalam hubungan diplomatik dan sosial di Alam Melayu.

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Maksud kajian pendek ini ai-lah menilaikan Hikayat Hang Tuah sa-bagai hasil sastra. Hikayat ini ada mempunyai beberapa edisi. Edisi yang di-guna sa-bagai bahan kajian ini ia-lah keluaran Balai Pustaka, Djakarta, 1956.

Kelantan dikenali sebagai Serambi Makkah kerana kemasyhuran sekolah pondoknya yang lebih banyak berbanding negeri-negeri lain di Semenanjung Tanah Melayu. Institusi pondok memainkan peranan penting dalam masyarakat Melayu tradisional di Kelantan,…

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