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Sinar Sumatra
''Sinar Sumatra'' (Malay language, Malay for "Ray of light of Sumatra") was a Malay-language newspaper published in Padang, Dutch East Indies from 1905 to around 1941 or 1942. It is generally considered a Peranakans, Peranakan Chinese publication, although it had European publishers and Minangkabau people, Minangkabau editors as well. During the pre-World War II period it was one of the most widely-read Malay language newspapers in Sumatra. History ''Sinar Sumatra'' was launched in Padang, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) in 1905; after a few test issues in September, the first official issue came out on 4 October 1905. It was one of the first modern Malay-language newspapers in Sumatra, aiming to become a popular forum for discussion and education as well as news. Its publisher was a local company owned by two Europeans, M. A. van Tijn and Y. Rongge. It was eight pages long and contained a mix of News agency, wire news, local news, and Chinese and Malay stories. It was operate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Sinar Photography AG is a Swiss company based in Zurich manufacturing specialized high-resolution view cameras for studio, reproduction, landscape and architecture photography. Sinar's view-cameras allow both the lens and the film back or sensor back to move in rotation or linearly in any direction (up/down, left/right, front back linearly, and pitch yaw tilt rotations), thus allowing precise image alignment corrections. The cameras are thus often used in advertising, document reproduction, product and architectural photography, where correctly vertical image lines, fine focus accuracy, and extra details are wanted. The name SINAR is explained by the company itself as "Still, Industrial, Nature, Architectural and Reproduction photography" in the English version of the April 2011 press release. Other versions of the names were also used, with the S for studio, Sache, or science. In the Indonesian language, "Sinar" translates into English as "Light Ray". Founding The business re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
