Warisan Kebangsaan [latest - P2]

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Kekal 50 Warisan KebangsaanOleh: FAUZI JAAFAR


KUALA LUMPUR 6 Julai

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Warisan bukan nostalgia
Oleh Ku Seman Ku Hussain (WARTAWAN UTUSAN)

Pengumuman Menteri Kebudayaan Kesenian dan Warisan (KeKKWa), Datuk Seri Dr. Rais Yatim bahawa bangunan bersejarah Stadium Merdeka tersenarai sebagai Warisan Kebangsaan adalah suatu yang menggembirakan. Malah stadium yang buat pertama kali merayakan kemerdekaan Malaya pada 31 Ogos 1957 itu dikelaskan sebagai warisan yang paling bernilai mengatasi 50 perkara dalam senarai warisan kebangsaan baru-baru ini.

Dalam senarai 50 warisan kebangsaan yang diumumkan sebelum ini, Stadium Merdeka tidak tercatat sebagai salah satu bangunan warisan. Bagaimanapun penjelasan Rais bahawa kementerian itu merancang satu acara khusus pada 31 Ogos depan untuk mengisytiharkan Stadium Merdeka sebagai warisan negara ini memperlihatkan satu kesedaran warisan yang tinggi.

Menghargai sejarah dan warisan adalah suatu yang masih longgar dan tidak kukuh dalam kalangan masyarakat tempatan. Sejarah selalu dilupakan dan peninggalan warisan pula selalu diabaikan. Ini disebabkan ada tanggapan bahawa kedua-duanya tidak relevan dengan keperluan hari ini dan masa depan. Sejarah dan warisan selalu difahami sebagai 慴enda mati

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Tanggungjawab lindungi sejarah negara

Rencana Pengarang

Malaysia adalah negara kaya, bukan sahaja dari segi produk benda dan artifak tetapi juga nilai-nilai yang perlu terus dipelihara dan diwariskan dari generasi ke generasi.

Warisan negara yang selama ini telah menambah nilai kepada hidup dan jati diri rakyat Malaysia sebagai bangsa merdeka dan berdaulat, memang perlu terus diperkasakan.

Justeru langkah Kementerian Kebudayaan, Kesenian dan Warisan (KeKKWa) mewartakan 50 warisan kebangsaan sempena sambutan kemerdekaan 50 tahun negara adalah tindakan bijak.

Namun cabaran besar selepas pengisytiharan ini ialah tindakan susulan supaya warisan yang telah diwartakan itu dapat dihargai, dipelihara dan mampu pula diwariskan kepada generasi seterusnya dengan penuh kebanggaan.

Apalah maknanya jika sesuatu itu di angkat statusnya sebagai warisan tanah air tetapi ia tidak dipelihara dengan baik sehingga masyarakat tidak merasai sebagai miliknya, dan menghargainya.

Jangan sampai nanti warisan yang telah kita sepakati penting kepada sejarah negara dan bangsa ini diperlekehkan oleh rakyat sendiri hanya kerana kita gagal memelihara dan menjaganya.

Dari aspek ini, komitmen kerajaan ataupun KeKKWa sahaja untuk memulihara warisan yang ada tidaklah mencukupi kerana warisan negara merupakan hak bersama masyarakat.

Usaha KeKKWa ini harus diberi sokongan dan kerjasama agar warisan negara dapat terus menjadi kebanggaan kepada generasi seterusnya.

Sebagai hak bersama, masyarakat umum tentunya bertanggungjawab untuk turut sama menghargai, mewarisi, memelihara dan mengembangkan warisan negara.

Selain itu, warisan yang disenarai - tapak warisan, objek warisan dan warisan kebudayaan

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Call to include more historical sites

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Heritage list should be expanded to include more items, said two organisations.

Badan Warisan Malaysia executive director Elizabeth Cardosa said with only 18 buildings and sites listed, questions had been raised on the status of other buildings and monuments gazetted under the (repealed) Antiquities Act 1976.

She said Section 125 (3) of the National Heritage Act 2005 states that buildings, monuments and sites gazetted under the Antiquities Act 1976 would continue to be in force.

"We urge the ministry to protect the many buildings and areas which remain under threat. The list focuses on individual buildings, but as the NHA provides for the gazetting of conservation zones, it would be a logical approach to gazette, for example, the whole setting of the site together with the civic buildings surrounding it."

Malacca Tourism Association president Seet Tiang Chye said Dataran Pahlawan in Bandar Hilir, Malacca, should be included in the list due to its historical importance.

"It has a significant relation to the country抯 independence. It was there that Tunku Abdul Rahman proclaimed the independence," he said.

The country抯 first prime minister and his entourage were welcomed by about 50,000 people on their return from England after successfully negotiating for independence from the British on Feb 20, 1956.




What being listed as National Heritage means

ANY item on the list will be protected by law and efforts will be made to preserve it.

Buildings and other tangible items cannot be demolished. Neither can they be altered, changed or developed without the consent of the minister.

Intangibles, such as the hibiscus flower, will continue to enjoy favoured status.

A concerted effort will be made by the ministry to create awareness of the significance of these items and symbolism in nation-building.

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1.  Perak Man

Perak Man

THE DISCOVERY OF PERAK MAN




Most Malaysians are unware that the earliest human settlement in Malaysia was the Lenggong Valley, Perak. This was where our early history began. The Lenggong Valley was a busy "capital city" in Southeast Asia during the prehistoric period. In this valley was found a long continuous flew of prehistoric cultures from the Paleolithic Period to the Metal Period. The earliest site was Bukit Jawa (about 300,00 years old), followed by the Kota Tampan (74,000 years old), as evidenced by stone tools left by man. However, these site did not reveal evidence of skeleton remains due to unfavourable environmental conditions.

The vacuum was later filled by important findings of human remains in Gua Gunung Runtuh, Lenggong Valley, Perak in 1991, by a group of researchers from Universiti Sains Malaysia and Department Museum and Antiquities le by Dato' Professor Zuraina Majid.

Perak Man was buried ceremonially, following certain prescribe rituals. His legs was probably tied and folded up to his chest, buried in a foetal position. This burial was accompanied by shellfish (Bratia Costula), meats from wild bear (Sus Scrofa), kijang, monitor lizard (Varanus), monkey (Macaca), deer (Cervus Unicolor) , tortoise, as well as stone tools. Interestingly, both his hands was found grasping some of this foods, and his body was covered with earth, with almost 3000 reverine shells, meats and stone tools.



This episode ended when 10,000 years later he was discovered, given the name Perak Man and presenting himself as important evidence - as the first complete skeleton ceremonially buried during this very early period in Southeast Asia.





PERSONAL DETAILS

Real name : Unknown

Named : Perak Man

Dating : 10,000 - 11,000 years B.P

Gender : Male

Age : 40 - 45 years ago

Height : 156 - 160 cm

Group : Australamelanesoid

Address : Nomadic

Congenital Deformity : Brachymesophalangia

Occupation : Hunter - Gatherer

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2.  the national anthem

    Negaraku  


    Negaraku
    Tanah tumpahnya darahku
    Rakyat hidup bersatu dan maju
    Rahmat bahagia Tuhan kurniakan
    Raja kita selamat bertakhta
    Rahmat bahagia Tuhan kurniakan
    Raja kita selamat bertakhta

The Malaysian anthem Negaraku (My Country) was selected by a special committee headed by Malaysia's first prime minister, the late Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al Haj, who at the time, held the title of Chief Minister and Minister of Home Affairs.

Prior to the selection, a contest, open to music composers from across the world, was held to pick a composition that would be used as the national anthem for the soon-to-be sovereign nation, the Federation of Malaya. The entries received included those from internationally renowned composers. However, none of the compositions were deemed suitable.

As such, a ceremony was held at the Police Depot, Kuala Lumpur on Aug 5, 1957, to select a suitable composition. It was here that the Negaraku, an adaptation of the Perak State Anthem, was chosen by the committee; it was favoured for its traditional flavour and melody.

Perhaps, the other reason why it was chosen was the fact that the tune has a romantic historical background, which dates back to 1876. It was linked closely to the fate of Sultan Abdullah of Perak who was exiled to the Seychelles by the British colonialists following the assassination of the state抯 first British Resident, J.W.W. Birch.

The Federation of Malaya, with the voluntary inclusion of Sabah and Sarawak, and the exclusion of Singapore and Brunei, became known as Malaysia on Sept 16, 1963. It was only natural then, for the Negaraku to be adopted as the national anthem of the newly restructured nation.

On April 4, 1968, the National Language Act was gazetted. This officially makes any act of disrespect towards the national anthem a punishable offence. Also, the honour of performing the anthem is restricted to designated individuals.

In 1992, during the National Day celebrations, the Negaraku was given a livelier tempo to make it more contemporary, as well as to signal the dynamic progress that the nation has seen as it moves towards Vision 2020.

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3.  the hibiscus flower

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4.  Batu Caves

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nama perginya STADIUM MERDEKA... dalam senarai tu..?
buta sejarah ka orang yang buat senarai 50 tu................!!

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5.  Mulu National Park




[ Last edited by  Syd at 10-7-2007 02:06 PM ]

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mana plak takde?

kan ada tu sebut

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6.  Masjid Negara

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7.  Makam Pahlawan

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8.  Bangunan Parlimen

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9.  Tugu Negara

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10.  Jalur Gemilang






[ Last edited by  Syd at 10-7-2007 02:18 PM ]

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11.  Tarian Mak Yong

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Parliament and Batu Caves among 50 national treasures on heritage list

By IZATUN SHARI

Malaysia抯 50 National Heritage
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Parliament House, Batu Caves, St George Church in Penang, Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall building and the lion dance on a pole have now something very important in common - they are all considered national heritage.  

Roaring tradition: The lion dance on a pole being performed outside the Parliament House. Both the dance and the building have been declared as part of our national heritage
They are among the 50 things (18 buildings, 20 objects and 12 cultural practices) that were granted such status in conjunction with the country抯 50th Merdeka celebrations. (See graphics for full list)

Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said the ministry had looked at 500 things, but currently, it only conferred the national heritage status to 50.

揟oday, the lion dance on pole which originates from Malaysia and not from China, has been declared a national heritage.  

揥e should all be proud of it,

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12.  Tarian Singa

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13.  St George's Church in Penang



Former British war veteran Jack Pitman, 80, posing for a photograph with his wife Barbara Pitman, 79, taken by their daughter Maureen Pitman (right) outside the St George's Church in Penang, which was one of the places he had visited in 1945