Zooming in on living heritage July 2, 2018 – Posted in: In The News

TRADITIONAL trades that are often overlooked in Penang have been beautifully captured and documented in a 248-page book. Author Chin Yoon Khen, a project programme management advisor, said his Traditional Trades of Penang book comprised photographs of 54 different trades that he found in the state. “Besides the photographs, I have also included the descriptions of the skilled trade workers. “All the artisans who worked with me for the book were very helpful and did…

Living landscapes connected communities: Culture, environment, and change across Asia May 24, 2018 – Posted in: Reviews

This reference details the collaborative activities of the Regional Project implemented by the Nippon Foundation Fellowships for Asian Public Intellectuals, or API Fellowships Program (API). The API project was designed to foster greater awareness of their neighbours amongst public intellectuals and to encourage collaboration to address common problems across the region. Between 2008 and 2012, groups of APIs visited five sites, each in a different country, to study, document and reflect on the role of…

Promoting Asian perspectives on sustainable development – Posted in: Reviews

WORLD leaders will once again congregate in New York from Sept 25 to 27 this year. They will adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda, aiming to change the world in 17 steps with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. In Seoul last month, the Korean Association for International Development and Cooperation (KAIDEC) had convened a meeting of development experts to discuss Asian perspectives on the new set of goals, targets and indicators that will replace…

Pages from the past May 3, 2018 – Posted in: In The News

DRIVING into Seberang Perai is almost like entering a different state altogether. The casuarina trees that pepper the coast of Penang as you head towards the iconic bridge fades into the silhouette of the hills that cradle the island. Warehouses, large but low concrete buildings, and blocks of shophouses greet you in Seberang Perai, the strip of land often referred to as “the mainland” by Penangites. It is a world apart from the giant trees…

Sejarah Kota Medan: Sutan Puasa dari Mandailing Pendiri Kota Kuala Lumpur dan Guru Patimpus adalah Pendiri Kota Medan April 23, 2018 – Posted in: In The News

Abdur-Razzaq Lubis telah membuktikan bahwa Kota Kuala Lumpur didirikan oleh Sutan Puasa bermarga Lubis yang bermigrasi dari Mandailing. Lalu saya teringat pendiri kota Medan yang secara historis disebutkan didirikan oleh Guru Patimpus bermarga Sembiring yang bermigrasi dari Karo. Dengan pembuktian oleh Abdur-Razzaq Lubis bahwa Kota Kuala Lumpur didirikan oleh Sutan Puasa maka dengan sendirinya akan menyandingkan nama pendiri Kota Medan. Secara epistemologi di Asia Tenggara hanya Kota Medan dan Kota Kuala Lumpur yang secara eksplisit…

Pendiri Kuala Lumpur – Posted in: In The News

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Pendiri Kuala Lumpur – Posted in: In The News

Pendiri Kota Kuala Lumpur – Posted in: In The News

Kontroversi tentang sejarah Kuala Lumpur sudah berlangsung lama Abdur-Razaq Lubis melalui bukunya Sutan Puasa: Founder of Kuala Lumpur menyelesaikannya dengan data akurat Pendiri Kuala Lumpur bukan Kapten Cina Ketiga Yap Ah Loy dan juga bukan Raja Abdullah keturunan bangsawan dari Bugis itu Pendiri Kuala Lumpur adalah Sutan Puasa Lubis, seorang bangsawan dari Mandailing Penggunaan kata “founder” dalam sejarah yang dituliskan oleh pihak Barat adalah sesuatu yang amat bermasalah. Tak dapat tidak, kata itu telah amat…

Sutan Puasa pengasas sebenar Kuala Lumpur? – Posted in: In The News

KUALA LUMPUR: Memperbetulkan sejarah amat sukar dan itulah yang berlaku dalam isu berkaitan pembuktian siapa pengasas sebenar Kuala Lumpur. Dakwaan ia diasaskan Sutan Puasa, usahawan perlombongan dan pedagang timah berketurunan Mandailing dari Sumatera, Indonesia bukan sesuatu yang mudah diterima. Ini kerana selama ini, ahli sejarah Malaysia berpendapat Yap Ah Loy, seorang Kapitan Cina, adalah pengasas bandar raya ini yang asalnya kawasan perlombongan bijih timah. Membetulkan fakta berkenaan sama dengan kesukaran menyanggah kajian yang merumuskan Pulau…

Media articles on the book Sutan Puasa, Founder of Kuala Lumpur April 19, 2018 – Posted in: In The News

Putting history into perspective (Dr Pushpa Al Bakri Devadason) Hari Wilayah: Makna dan sejarah yang dilupakan (Haizir Othman) Sutan Puasa Lubis, Pendiri Kuala Lumpur (Shohibul Anshor Siregar) Siapa Pengasas Sebenar Kuala Lumpur? (Ibnu Rusydi) Untitled review in Warkah PSM (Persatuan Sejarah Malaysia/Malaysian Historical Society) This is KL’s real founder (The Star) Sejarah Kota Medan: Sutan Puasa dari Mandailing Pendiri Kota Kuala Lumpur dan Guru Patimpus adalah Pendiri Kota Medan (Akhir Matua Harahap, Poestaha Depok) Pendiri Kuala…