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Peter Mojuntin
Datuk Peter Joinod Mojuntin, PGDK (11 October 1939, in Kampung Hungab, Donggongon, Penampang – 6 June 1976, in Sembulan, Kota Kinabalu) was a politician in the Malaysian state of Sabah and Minister of Municipal Administration in the government of Tun Fuad Stephens. He died along with other politicians in the Double Six Plane Crash in Kota Kinabalu. Life Datuk Peter Joinod Mojuntin was born on 11 October 1939 as the third child of rice farmers, Paul Mojuntin Matanul (1907-1971), an ethnic Kadazan and his wife, a half-bred, mixed-blood Hakka Chinese woman of Sino-Native descent, Magdalene Minjaim Lim (1909-1994) in Kampung Hungab, Donggongon, Penampang. After obtaining his education at both St. Michael's School in Donggongon, Penampang (1946-1954) and the Sacred Heart Secondary School in Tanjung Aru, Jesselton (1955-1957), he began his professional, working life as a junior teacher at St. Michael's School, Donggongon, Penampang, his alma mater, when he graduated from sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaos Computer Club
The Chaos Computer Club (CCC) is Europe's largest association of hackers with 7,700 registered members. Founded in 1981, the association is incorporated as an ''eingetragener Verein'' in Germany, with local chapters (called ''Erfa-Kreise'') in various cities in Germany and the surrounding countries, particularly where there are German-speaking communities. Since 1985, some chapters in Switzerland have organized an independent sister association called the (CCC-CH) instead. The CCC describes itself as "a galactic community of life forms, independent of age, sex, race or societal orientation, which strives across borders for freedom of information…". In general, the CCC advocates more transparency in government, freedom of information, and the human right to communication. Supporting the principles of the hacker ethic, the club also fights for free universal access to computers and technological infrastructure as well as the use of open-source software. The CCC spreads an entre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deputy Prime Minister Of Malaysia
The deputy prime minister of Malaysia ( ms, Timbalan Perdana Menteri Malaysia; ms, تيمبلن ڤردان منتري مليسيا, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset) is the second-highest political office in Malaysia. There have been 15 officeholders since the office was created in 1957. The first prime minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman, started the convention of appointing a deputy prime minister, but some cabinets have opted not to appoint a deputy prime minister. Appointment Malaysia has always had a deputy prime minister for most of the time since independence. A prime minister may choose not to appoint a deputy prime minister. The office of deputy prime minister is not provided for in the constitution of Malaysia. At the same time, a prime minister could appoint more than one deputy prime minister, as has occurred before in Singapore. From August 1957 to May 2018, when the coalition government Barisan Nasional (BN), of which the United Malays National Org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ismail Abdul Rahman
Tun Dr. Ismail bin Abdul Rahman ( ms, إسماعيل بن عبدالرحمن, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 4 November 1915 – 2 August 1973) was a Malaysian politician who served as the second Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from September 1970 to his death in August 1973. A member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), he previously held several ministerial posts. Ismail has been called "the man who saved Malaysia" for his actions as minister of home affairs after the May 13 incident of racial rioting in 1969. Early life Ismail was born on 4 November 1915 in Johor Bahru, Johor. He was the son of Abdul Rahman Mohamed Yassin, who was of Buginese descent. Abdul Rahman was the first President of the Dewan Negara (Senate) of the Parliament of Malaysia, and also the first chairman of Malayan Banking.Ooi, Kee Beng (18 January 2007)The Reluctant Politician: Tun Dr Ismail and His Time, pp. E2–E3, E8. ''The Sun''. His maternal grandfather was Mohamed Salle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Razak Hussein
Tun Haji Abdul Razak bin Dato' Hussein ( ms, عبد الرزاق بن حسين, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 11 March 1922 – 14 January 1976) was a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as the 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia from September 1970 until his death in January 1976. He also served as the first deputy prime minister of Malaysia from August 1957 to September 1970. He is referred to as the Father of Development (''Bapa Pembangunan''). Abdul Razak was the figure responsible for setting up Barisan Nasional (BN), which is the ruling coalition of political parties that held power in Malaysia. Abdul Razak is also renowned for launching the Malaysian New Economic Policy (MNEP). His eldest son, Najib Razak, became the sixth prime minister in 2009; Najib is the first prime minister of Malaysia to be a descendant of a former prime minister. Early life and education Born in Kampung Pulau Keladi, a village located northwest of Pekan, Pahang on 11 March 1922, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persecution Of Christians
The persecution of Christians can be historically traced from the first century of the Christian era to the present day. Christian missionaries and converts to Christianity have both been targeted for persecution, sometimes to the point of being martyred for their faith, ever since the emergence of Christianity. Early Christians were persecuted at the hands of both Jews, from whose religion Christianity arose, and the Romans who controlled many of the early centers of Christianity in the Roman Empire. Since the emergence of Christian states in Late Antiquity, Christians have also been persecuted by other Christians due to differences in doctrine which have been declared heretical. Early in the fourth century, the empire's official persecutions were ended by the Edict of Serdica in 311 and the practice of Christianity legalized by the Edict of Milan in 312. By the year 380, Christians began to persecute each other. The schisms of late antiquity and the Middle Ages – in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamisation
Islamization, Islamicization, or Islamification ( ar, أسلمة, translit=aslamāh), refers to the process through which a society shifts towards the religion of Islam and becomes largely Muslim. Societal Islamization has historically occurred over the course of many centuries since the spread of Islam outside of the Arabian Peninsula through the early Muslim conquests, with notable shifts occurring in the Levant, Iran, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, West Africa, Central Asia, South Asia (in Afghanistan, Maldives, Pakistan, and Bangladesh), Southeast Asia (in Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia), Southeastern Europe (in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo, among others), Eastern Europe (in the Caucasus, Crimea, and the Volga), and Southern Europe (in Spain, Portugal, and Sicily prior to re-Christianizations). In contemporary usage, it may refer to the perceived imposition of an Islamist social and political system on a society with an indigenously different social and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tun Mustapha
Datu Mustapha bin Datu Harun, or Tun Mustapha for short (31 July 1918 – 2 January 1995), was a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician who served as the 3rd Chief Minister of Sabah from May 1967 to November 1975 and the 1st Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah from September 1963 to September 1965 and President of the United Sabah National Organisation (USNO). He is considered by some to be one of the founding leaders of Sabah and was an important party in the negotiations leading to the Malaysia Day, formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963. He is sometimes known as the "Father of Independence of Sabah" (Bapa Kemerdekaan Sabah) and also the "Father of Development of Sabah" (Bapa Pembangunan Sabah). Personal life Datu Mustapha was born in Kampung Limau-limauan, Kudat. He is of Tausūg people, Suluk-Bajau people, Bajau origin (Bajau Bannaran/Bajau Kudat and not Bajau Ubian). World War II During World War II, he was wanted by the Japanese forces because of the rebellions he le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sutera Harbour
Sutera Harbour is a resort located in the city of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. It comprised two 5-star hotels, a 27-hole Graham Marsh-designed golf course, a 104-berth marina and an exclusive golf and country club with extensive recreational facilities facing the South China Sea with a background of Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park. In 2014, Singapore-based GSH Corporation has acquired the resort. There are 956 rooms in total by combining the two 5-star hotel together, which make it the largest resort in Kota Kinabalu as well as Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and eas .... References Buildings and structures in Kota Kinabalu {{Malaysia-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Six Monument
The Double Six Monument ( ms, Tugu Peringatan Double Six) is a memorial located at the Sembulan neighbourhood of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia which marks the site of 6 June 1976 fatal plane crash known as the Double Six Tragedy bearing the first Chief Minister of Sabah, Tun Fuad Stephens, as well as six other State ministers. Features The monument features the list of all victims in the crash, with all are the government officials of Sabah: * Fuad Stephens – Chief Minister of Sabah * Peter Mojuntin – State Minister for Local Government * Chong Tain Vun – Minister of Communications and Public Works * Salleh Sulong – State Finance Minister * Darius Binion – State Assistant Minister for Chief Minister * Wahid Andu – Permanent Secretary of the State Ministry of Finance * Syed Hussein Wafa – Director of State Economic Planning Unit * Ishak Atan – Private Secretary to Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah * Corporal Mohd Said – Fuad Stephens bodyguard * Captain Captain is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kota Kinabalu International Airport
Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) is an international airport in Kota Kinabalu, the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia. It is located approximately southwest of the city centre. In 2017, 8 million passengers passed through the airport, making it the second busiest airport in Malaysia after Kuala Lumpur International Airport and the busiest airport in Borneo island. A medium-sized airport with good connections to most major aviation hubs across the Asia-Pacific region, the airport serves the city of Kota Kinabalu as well as the entire west coast of Sabah. History The airport began as a military airfield built by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. It was then known as Jesselton Airfield (Kota Kinabalu was known as Jesselton at the time). Towards the end of the war, it suffered severe bombings by Allied Forces. After the war, the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) of North Borneo (now Sabah) took over the operation and maintenance of the airport. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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