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The Star
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Star
Jawi a shared national heritage that Johor govt is promoting, says exco
THE Jawi script is not exclusive to any one community but belongs to all Malaysians, says Johor Islamic Religious Affairs committee chairman Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid (BN-Semerah). He said the use of Jawi was enshrined under Section 9 of National Language Act 1963/67, making it a recognised part of Malaysia's national heritage. 'It is not a racial issue, but a national recognition of our shared script,' he said at the state assembly sitting in Kota Iskandar. He was responding to a question from Haslinda Salleh (BN-Tenang), who inquired about the state government's efforts to promote and strengthen Jawi usage in Johor. He went on to say that he took the initiative of getting all state assemblymen with their name tags written in the Roman alphabet and Jawi. 'I hope everyone will wear their new name tags – including Bentayan,' he said, referring to Ng Yak Howe (PH-Bentayan) seated in the opposition bloc. 'Don't think 'aiyah, this is only for Malays or Islam'. Jawi is recognised by law.' He then asked Ng: 'Will you wear it?' After a non-verbal response from Ng, Mohd Fared cheerfully said, 'Luckily, he said yes.' He said discussions had taken place with bodies such as Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP), Johor Heritage Foundation and Johor Cultural Council to encourage wider use of Jawi beyond just Islamic institutions. 'We have organised regular programmes like quizzes and writing competitions to promote Jawi,' he said. 'We have also proposed making the fourth week of every month 'Jawi Week', with activities like 'Let's Read Jawi' and setting up Jawi corners in government offices,' Mohd Fared added.
The Star
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Star
Moca unveils extension and exhibits
THE Pahang State Museum Corporation (PSMC) officially launched an extension to the exist- ing Museum of Contemporary Art (Moca) building on May 18, accompanied by two exciting new exhibitions. The extension is now known as Moca Plus. The launch was graced by the presence of Tengku Ampuan of Pahang Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah and Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Hajah Norashikin. Other guests included State Investment, Industries, Science, Technology and Innovation Committee chairman Datuk Mohamad Nizar Najib, who is also the Pahang State Museum Board chairman, and Pahang State Museum director Datuk Ahmad Farid Abdul Jalal. Moca is located at the Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Royal Museum Complex in Kuantan. Tunku Azizah, Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin and the guests also took time to view the artworks and various other exhi- bitions located throughout the complex. The first exhibition, titled Nik Zainal: Wayang Dunia (Nik Zainal: The World as a Stage), features 40 works of the late artist. While he was primarily remembered for his wayang kulit figures, the current exhibition showcases his lesser-known works such as landscapes and abstracts. The landscape paintings clearly showed his love for Kelantan's culture and its coastal area, which he shared in the many exhibitions he participated in over the years. A showcase of diverse art installations currently exhibited at the Moca Plus building in Kuantan. The paintings on display are courtesy of the late ambassador Datuk N. Parameswaran, who was a prominent art collector. The 40 artworks, arranged in collaboration with his daughter Sharmin Parameswaran, are currently on loan to the Pahang State Museum for this exhibition. Sharmin, who is a media consultant and independent curator, currently manages her late father's art collection and has been actively collaborating with local museums as well as those abroad. Additionally, the exhibition features a Jawi script showcase by Akademi Jawi Malaysia, alongside Tun Teja: A Tapestry of Heritage, Empowerment, and Artistry by Norfazlin Zulkifli. The second exhibition, titled When Craft Becomes Attitude, features eleven new artworks by four of the country's notable contemporary artists — Anniketyni Madian, Faizal Yunus, Saiful Razman and Zulkifli Lee. The four of them have extensively held exhibitions in Malaysia and abroad, and their works have been in the collection of various local and international art institutions. Craft-based exhibitions have been gaining significant recognition globally, especially in the past few years. Exhibitions such as the ones being held at Moca Plus will help the public to understand the philosophy of craft and how it can be interpreted to reflect one's life irrespective of their vocation. The new extension of the Museum of Contemporary Art (Moca) building – called Moca Plus – was launched by the Pahang State Museum Corporation. The two exhibitions will run from May 19 till Nov 30 this year. The artists featured are: >Anniketyni Madian (b.1986, Sarawak): Anniketyni's intricate sculptures are inspired by the Pua Kumbu, a unique textile design associated with the women of the Iban tribe. She has been commissioned to create works for the United Nations (Rome), Google, Four Seasons Hotel and WOLO in Kuala Lumpur. She was also shortlisted for the Sovereign Art Prize in Hong Kong for 2017 and 2019. >Faizal Yunus (b.1989, Pahang): Known for his airbrush technique and use of automotive paint, Faizal combines natural and industrial elements to create dream-like, textured landscapes that blend memory and fantasy. He has received several awards including the Malaysian Emerging Artists Award 2019 organised by HOM and Galeri Chandan, Kuala Lumpur, and was the Resident Artist at art centre Rimbun Dahan in 2018. >Saiful Razman (b.1980, Perak): Razman is known for using tissue paper and gauze to create abstract works that explore social issues and landscapes. He has participated in local and international exhibitions, and in 2021, was awarded the South-East Asia 'UOB Painting of the Year', beating contestants from Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia. >Zulkifli Lee (b.1978, Pahang): Zulkifli's works primarily involve the use of natural, organic materials, juxtaposing the beauty and paradox of the relationship between humans and nature. He has showcased his works both locally and internationally, and was selected for the SEA Artists Residency at Rimbun Dahan, Malaysia, in 2017 and Galeri Khazanah's residency pro- gramme at the ACME Studio in London in 2019.
New Straits Times
29-04-2025
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Pahang govt set to realise Sultan's vision for Jawi centre
KUANTAN: The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah's plan to establish a Jawi Reference Centre in Pahang has moved a step closer to becoming a reality. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail expressed his support for the proposal, saying that the Pahang government will back the plan to make the establishment a reality. "The suggestion to establish the Pahang Jawi Reference Centre is in line with efforts to empower our national heritage and strengthen the identity of the Muslims in the state. "I fully support this noble initiative and will give my full backing to the establishment of the Jawi Reference Centre," he wrote on Facebook. Wan Rosdy expressed hope that once the centre is operational, it will help boost efforts to elevate the Jawi script as a foundation for education and a reference source, as well as help preserve Jawi writing. Yesterday, Al-Sultan Abdullah proposed that the Pahang Jawi Reference Centre offer Jawi courses, training sessions and certification programmes. He urged He urged all relevant quarters to give full commitment to the suggestion, and for the Pahang Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council to spearhead efforts to establish such a centre.
NZ Herald
28-04-2025
- NZ Herald
Taking a women-only cultural immersion tour in Kimberley, Australia
The tour is led by Rosanna Angus, who is Bardi on her grandfather's side and Jawi on her grandmother's and was named tour guide of the year in Australia's Top Tourism Town Awards 2023. Building on the success of her own company (Oolin Sunday Island Cultural Tours), Rosanna teamed up with Australian Geographic Travel last year to run this exclusive eight-person tour that reveals indigenous women's way of life. Rosanna leads the tour with her sister, Bernadette, and Pat Torres, a woman of Djugan/Jabirr Jabirr descent who introduces visitors to the land on day one. We also learn from Rosanna's brother Bolo, because just as certain traditional knowledge is only shared by women, some is only shared by men. Swimming opportunities abound as we're on the coast most of the time; 'Kimberley time', as Rosanna describes it, which means going with the flow. Often literally. Here, the world's largest tropical tides see the shoreline move hundreds of metres twice daily, and terra firma is inundated by rapidly rising water in a few minutes. This leads to a quick change of plan when we go crab hunting in a muddy mangrove, and determines when we're done harvesting oysters on a rocky shore. An afternoon at sea provides another eye-opening display of immense tidal forces. From Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm's tourist village, where the tour's safari-style tent accommodation is located, we take a boat out into Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park. It's a powerful, open vessel, so we easily and safely see the effects of water surging into King Sound Gulf: choppy waves, whirlpools and 'pancakes'. I recall the traditional raft displayed at the village; Jawi sailors of old must have had extraordinary skill and courage to navigate these treacherous waters on such rough wooden lattices. We pass numerous islands, some no more than boulders, before approaching the largest, Sunday Island. Sharing bulging folders of black-and-white photos, Rosanna explains there was an Aboriginal mission here until the 1960s. It changed the islanders' lives, she says, but also gave them new practical skills such as boatbuilding and carpentry. Mindful of the devastating consequences for indigenous people when Britain claimed Australia, I'm surprised Rosanna speaks positively about the mission. After pausing in a sheltered Sunday Island inlet for a picnic, another swim, more conversation and storytelling, we head for the mainland feeling pleased with our aquatic adventure. It gets better though, as a humpback whale takes an interest in our boat and does a lazy loop. Gliding in and out of the water, exhaling lustily and waving its tail, the whale thrills us with a vertical leap – and another, before disappearing into the wide blue yonder. Our time away from the ocean also rewards, including Bolo's half-day Southern Cross Cultural Walk. He repeatedly sees things I would surely have missed. Circling black cockatoos and green algae in salty pools, darting with mudskippers, lead him to a freshwater stream, for example. Bolo also spots little berries that prove tartly tasty and blisters of water under melaleuca trees' papery bark. He demonstrates how to pierce them with a stick and rub the resulting water into some curly foliage to produce an antiseptic lather. Later, at a seaside camp where just-caught fish and crabs are cooked over a fire for our lunch, he shows us traditional crafts. The most striking is riji: big, pearlescent oyster shells engraved with linear designs that are highlighted with ochre. Each day enthrals, even when drawing to a close. Rosanna times these tours to coincide with full moons, so a storybook orb rises opposite the setting sun's orange blaze. One night, the moon is palest gold, casting a shimmering shawl across Cygnet Bay. On another, it's an astonishing, moody red. We wake early to witness the reverse: sun rising over water, moon sinking in the west, as beautiful shades of blue return to this epic wilderness. DETAILS WOMEN ONLY Exclusive Kimberley Cultural Immersion Tour operates monthly from June to August. Prices start at A$5290 ($5686) for a twin share. Rosanna Angus' half-day Oolin Sunday Island tour operates Monday, Wednesday and Friday from A$350 ($376)
New Straits Times
28-04-2025
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Sultan of Pahang proposes centre to promote Jawi script
PEKAN: The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, has expressed plans to establish the Pahang Jawi Reference Centre to serve as a hub for education and the preservation of the Jawi script. The ruler said a dedicated body or institution should be established under the Pahang Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (Muip) to officially conduct Jawi courses, training sessions, and certification programmes. "I urge all relevant quarters to give full commitment to the proposal, as the Jawi script is a significant heritage and a symbol of Islamic civilisation that must be preserved. "The Jawi agenda should not be viewed merely as an addition or complement but rather an essential element in shaping a civilised and identity-driven state," he said in his speech when attending Muip's 194th meeting here today. The Kesultanan Pahang Facebook page also wrote that Muip deputy president Tengku Panglima Raja Brig Gen Tengku Amir Nasser Ibrahim Shah was also present.
