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Dira Abu Zahar
Datuk Khaidhirah Abu Zahar (born 2 March 1984) is a Malaysian politician, host, director and former actress who has served as Deputy Speaker of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly since December 2021 and Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Rim since November 2021. She is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. She is also popularly known by her screen name namely Dira. She is the daughter of the 8th and former Chief Minister of Melaka, Abu Zahar Ithnin. She is also the first actress to be elected as an elected representative after winning the 2021 Malacca state election. Early life She was born on 2 March 1984 in Merlimau, Malacca, the daughter of the former eighth Chief Minister of Melaka, the late Abu Zahar Ithnin. Dira holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Shah Alam. Entertainment career Dira has been a host on the television sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malay Styles And Titles
The Malay language has a complex system of Style (manner of address), styles, titles and honorifics which are used extensively in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the southern Philippines. Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and several Provinces of Indonesia, provinces in Indonesia regularly award honorary and life titles. What follows in this article is specific to the Malaysian system. References to Brunei and Indonesia are given when pertinent. In Malaysia, all non-hereditary titles can be granted to both men and women. Every title has a form which can be used by the wife of the title holder. This form is not used by the husband of a titled woman; such a woman will bear a title which is the same as a titled man. Former use Singapore, whose Malay royalty was abolished by the Singapore in the Straits Settlements, British colonial government in 1891, has adopted civic titles for its leaders. The Philippines historically used Malay titles during its History of the Philip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Alhijrah
TV AlHijrah is a state-owned Malaysian free-to-air Islamic television channel, owned and operated by Al-Hijrah Media Corporation, a company under the purview of the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia of the Prime Minister's Department. It broadcasts from its headquarters in the Islamic Centre Complex, Kuala Lumpur. The station’s management team is headed by Namanzee Harris as Chief Executive Officer and supervised by the Board Of Directors. History TV AlHijrah began its operations on 1 December 2010 on a trial basis. It was a government initiative to establish a channel based on Islam and to provide an Islamic perspective through its programs. The station was officially launched on the 1st Muharram 1432H (7 December 2010) in a ceremony by the sixth Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak ( ms, محمد نجيب بن عبد الرزاق, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, ; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinar Harian
''Sinar Harian'' (''Daily Light'') is a Malay-language daily newspaper published in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia in a compact format. It first hit the newsstands on 31 March 2006 in the East Coast states of Kelantan and Terengganu before expanding its distribution to the state of Selangor and the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur in the West Coast in September 2007. The newspaper occasionally organises public forums and debates at which politicians and public figures are invited to speak, regardless of viewpoint. ''Sinar Daily'' is published by ''Sinar Karangkraf Sdn Bhd'' (formerly Akhbar Cabaran Sdn Bhd), a company related to Kumpulan Karangkraf, a major media and publishing interest in Malaysia and currently has a cover price of RM 1.80. Features While providing the standard fare of national and international news, ''Sinar Harian'' also has a unique niche in providing regional and local news based on the regional editions published in the form of a pull-out section that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idris Haron
Idris bin Haron (born 13 May 1966) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 10th Chief Minister of Melaka from May 2013 to May 2018, Member of the Melaka State Executive Council (EXCO) from March 2020 to resignation in October 2021, Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Udang from May 2013 to November 2021, Deputy Minister of Higher Education from March 2008 to April 2009 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Tangga Batu from March 2004 to May 2013. Internationally, he is President of the World Assembly of Youth. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition. He was also member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. Background Idris is married with four children. For his primary education, he went to four different schools: Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan (SRK) Simpang Bekoh, SRK Belading, SRK Asahan fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mas Ermieyati Samsudin
Datuk Wira Hajah Mas Ermieyati binti Samsudin ( Jawi: مس إرمياتي بنت شمس الدين; born 13 November 1976) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Parliament and Law in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Minister Wan Junaidi since August 2021. She served as the Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development And Cooperatives in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Wan Junaidi from March 2020 to August 2021 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Masjid Tanah since May 2013. She served as the Deputy Minister of Tourism and Culture in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak and former Minister Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz from July 2015 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018 and Women Youth Chief of the United Malays National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marsha Milan
Marsha Milan Londoh (born December 6, 1985) is a Malaysian singer and actress. She gained fame for being a contestant in the third season of the Malaysian reality show contest ''Akademi Fantasia'', in which she won the fourth place. In 2013, Marsha dubbed the voice of Elsa in the Malaysian dub of Disney's ''Frozen'' and sang the title track ''Bebaskan'' (Malay version of "Let It Go"), the second Disney film dubbed in Bahasa Malaysia for cinema release after ''Tarzan'' (1999). Personal life Marsha is a Kadazan-dusun from Tamparuli, Sabah. Linda Nanuwil, who was the first runner-up of season 2 of ''Akademi Fantasia'', is her cousin. Marsha was a Christian and was raised with Christian values and beliefs before converting to Islam in December 2015 due to marriage laws in Malaysia. Reality television Akademi Fantasia Marsha was one of the competitors in Akademi Fantasia Season 3. During the Prelude concert, Marsha failed to perform as she was diagnosed with sore throat. Panel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scha Al-Yahya
Sharifah Nor Azean binti Syed Mahadzir Al-Yahya (born 30 May 1983), better known by her stage name Scha Al-Yahya, is a Malaysian model, actress and TV host. She plays the lead character, ''Dania'', a tomboy who struggles to achieve her dream of becoming a flight attendant, in the highly rated TV series Awan Dania aired on Astro Ria for three seasons that made Scha a household name. Life and career Scha was born in Sungai Petani, Kedah to a family of Malay, Hadhrami Arab and Chinese descent. She is the second of four siblings. She holds a Diploma in Information Technology from PTPL College, Shah Alam and previously worked as a flight stewardess in the local commercial airline, Airasia. She quit flying when she started her career after winning the Dewi Remaja beauty pageant organised by ''Majalah Remaja'', a local Malaysia, Malay language teen magazine, in 2006. She then decided to squeeze into the showbiz world after being cast by ''Azizi "Chunk" Adnan'', the director of ''Anto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astro Warna
Astro Warna is a 24-hour Malaysian television network in Malaysia. Launch On 1 June 2009, this channel airs local and international comedy programs. It is broadcast on the Astro satellite television platform as part of the Mustika Pack via Channel 132. Before launching Astro Warna, all local comedy programs were shown on either Astro Ria or Astro Prima. After launching Astro Warna, almost all local comedy programs shown on their existing Malay channels moved to Astro Warna, although some programs such as Raja Lawak Astro continued to be shown on Astro Prima for its fourth and fifth season, before moving to Astro Warna in its sixth season. Astro Warna HD is the simulcast HD version of Astro Warna. It was launched on 11 May 2017 for all Astro customers that subscribed to HD service with Mustika Pack on channel 124. Previously, their programs on HD were shown on Astro Mustika HD, leaving the latter to focus on their other two channels. Astro Mustika HD has rebranded to Astro Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utusan Malaysia
''Utusan Malaysia'' ( Jawi: اوتوسن مليسيا; English: ''The Malaysian Tribune'' or simply ''Utusan'') is a Malaysian Malay-language daily newspaper. Formerly owned by the Utusan Group, the newspaper is currently owned by Media Mulia. Distinctive for its blue masthead as its logo and trademark, ''Utusan Malaysia'' is the oldest Malay-language newspaper in Malaysia and the world. It was first published in Jawi in 1939 and became an influential medium for the people to voice out their opinions against British colonial rule in Malaya. Since 2018, the newspaper shifted its size from broadsheet to a tabloid format. In recent years, ''Utusan Malaysia'' went through a critical business period as its daily circulation and readership continued to decline, along with the deteriorating cash flow of its former parent company. Despite initial reports that the newspaper and its sister papers ''Mingguan Malaysia'', ''Kosmo!'', and ''Kosmo! Ahad'' would be shutting down in mid-August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuala Lumpur
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Istana Budaya
The ''Istana Budaya'' or also known as the ''Palace of Culture'', is Malaysia's main venue for all types of theatre including musical theatre, operetta, classical concerts and opera from local and international performances. It is located in heart of Kuala Lumpur city, next to the National Art Gallery. History The idea of this theatre began with the proposal in 1964 to establish a cultural centre. The construction work began in 1995 and was completed three years later. It was built at a cost of RM210 million with a theatre floor area of 21,000 m² as part of the 54,400 m² cultural complex. The Istana Budaya was officially opened in 1999 by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. Upon completion, the former national theatre, ''Panggung Negara'' was relocated to this new building. Istana Budaya is the home of the Residence Artists (Dance); the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) and the Orchestra Traditional Malaysia (OTM). The Istana Budaya theatre hall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berita Harian
''BH'' (renamed on 2 July 2012; formerly known as ''Berita Harian'') is a Malay-language daily newspaper published in Malaysia owned by the New Straits Times Press. It was first published on 1 July 1957 as the first mainstream newspaper in Malaysia. Its Sunday Edition, ''BH Ahad'' (renamed on 1 July 2012; previously known as ''Berita Minggu''), was launched on 10 July 1960. Overview The newspaper was printed in broadsheet format until 5 July 2008, when the newspaper sported a newer, more compact look. The paper underwent a huge transition on 1 July 2012 in which several changes were made, including renaming the 'Ekonomi' section to 'Bisnes', the pullout ‘Ratu’ to ‘Famili’ and ‘Rona’ to ‘Kembara’. Changes were also made in layout, typography and pagination. History 1957 * On 1 July, the inaugural issue of Berita Harian, first romanised Malay morning newspaper was published. Initially, it reflected the contents of the Straits Times and was priced at RM0.15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
