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Sultanah Haminah
Che Puan Besar Hajjah Haminah, formerly known as Sultanah Haminah ( Jawi: ; ''née'' Haminah binti Hamidun; born 15 July 1953) is the former Sultanah consort of Malaysian State of Kedah and is the widow of Sultan Abdul Halim Mua'dzam Shah. Born a commoner from Bagan Serai, Perak, she married Sultan Abdul Halim on 25 December 1975, and as his second wife, she was styled as ''Yang Teramat Mulia Che Puan Kedah''. She was crowned ''Sultanah'' ( Queen Consort) on 9 January 2004 at the Balai Penghadapan Istana Anak Bukit following the death of Tuanku Bahiyah, the previous Sultanah and first wife of Sultan Abdul Halim. She served as the 14th Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia (Supreme Queen Consort) from 2011 to 2016, during her husband's second term as Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the Malaysian federal head of state. After her husband's death in September 2017, his successor and her brother-in-law, Sultan Sallehuddin, bestowed the title of ''Yang Maha Mulia Che Puan Besar of Kedah Darul Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja Permaisuri Agong
''Raja Permaisuri Agong'' (Jawi script, Jawi: راج ڤرمايسوري اݢوڠ; full title: ''Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong''; سري ڤدوک بݢيندا راج ڤرمايسوري اݢوڠ, literally ''The Queen of Malaysia'') is the title given to the Queen consort, consort of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the elective monarchy, elected, constitutional monarchy, constitutional Monarch, federal monarch of Malaysia. Title The full style and title in Malay is ''Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong''. Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia literally means ''Under the dust of the Almighty'' referring to how the Raja Permaisuri Agong's power and prestige is dust compared to God's power and the ruler and his consort are always subservient to God and never above and beyond God. Seri Paduka Baginda refers to ''Shri, Seri'' as in a person. ''Paduka'' means victorious and the term ''Baginda'' is in Malay for a royal in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head Of State
A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state (polity), state#Foakes, Foakes, pp. 110–11 "[The head of state] being an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and legitimacy. Depending on the country's form of government and separation of powers, the head of state may be a ceremonial figurehead or concurrently the head of government and more (such as the president of the United States, who is also commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces). In a parliamentary system, such as the Politics of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom or Politics of India, India, the head of state usually has mostly ceremonial powers, with a separate head of government. However, in some parliamentary systems, like Politics of South Africa, South Africa, there is an executive president that is both head of state and head of government. Likewise, in some parliamentary systems the head of sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Family Order Of Kedah
The Most Illustrious Royal Family Order of Kedah ( Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Kerabat Yang Amat Mulia Kedah'') is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Kedah. History It was founded by Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah on 21 February 1964. Classes It is awarded in one class: * Member - DK Insignia * The sash of the order is yellow with red and green side stripes and is worn ''from the left shoulder'' to the right hip Photo of Sultan and Sultanah Haminah Hamidun wearing the "Royal Family Order of Kedah" Notable reci ...
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The Star (Malaysia)
''The Star'' () is an English-language newspaper in Malaysia. Based in Petaling Jaya, it was established in 1971 as a regional newspaper in Penang. It is the largest paid English newspaper in terms of circulation in Malaysia, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations. It has a daily circulation of about 250,000 (as of January 2017), far eclipsing the circulation of its next-largest paid English-language competitor, the '' New Straits Times'' (which has a circulation of approximately 65,000). ''The Star'' is a member of the Asia News Network. It is owned by the publicly listed Star Media Group. History The daily newspaper was first published on 9 September 1971 as a regional newspaper based in Penang. ''The STAR'' went into national circulation on 3 January 1976 when it set up its new office in Kuala Lumpur. In 1978, the newspaper headquarters was relocated to Kuala Lumpur. ''The Star'' continues to expand its wings over the years. In 1981, it moved its headquarters fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langkawi
Langkawi, officially known by its sobriquet Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah ( ms, Langkawi Permata Kedah ), is a duty-free island and an archipelago of 99 islands (plus five small islands visible only at low tide in the Strait of Malacca) located some 30 km off the coast of northwestern Malaysia and a few kilometres south of Ko Tarutao, adjacent to the Thai border. Politically, it is an administrative district of Kedah, with Kuah as its largest town. Pantai Cenang is the island's most popular beach and tourist area. Etymology The name ''Langkawi'' is thought to have existed by the early 15th century, although in the 16th century the island of Langkawi was also marked on maps variously as Langa, Langka, Lansura, and Langapura. There are many suggestions for the origin of the name of Langkawi. According to one interpretation, ''Langkawi'' means island of the reddish-brown eagle, a Brahminy kite in colloquial Malay. The Malay word for eagle is (colloquially shortened t ... [...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] |
Lawn Bowling
Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green, which may be flat (for "flat-green bowls") or convex or uneven (for "crown green bowls"). It is normally played outdoors (although there are many indoor venues) and the outdoor surface is either natural grass, artificial turf or cotula (in New Zealand). History Bowls is a variant of the ''boules'' games (Italian ''Bocce''), which, in their general form, are of ancient or prehistoric origin. Ancient Greek variants are recorded that involved throwing light objects (such as flat stones, coins, or later also stone balls) as far as possible. The aspect of tossing the balls to approach a target as closely as possible is recorded in ancient Rome. This game was spread to Roman Gaul by soldiers or sailors. A Roman sepulchre in Florence shows people playing this game, stooping d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Permaisuri Siti Aishah Abdul Rahman
Permaisuri Siti Aishah ( Jawi: ڤرمايسوري سيتي عائشه; born Siti Aishah binti Abdul Rahman; born 18 November 1971) is the consort of the 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah. She is the youngest ever Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen) of Malaysia, ascending the throne at the age of 28 on 26 April 1999. During her reign as Raja Permaisuri Agong, she was known as Tuanku Siti Aishah. Early life She grew up in Kuala Lumpur, received her early education at the Jalan Gurney Primary School and furthered her studies in banking at the Kelantan branch campus of the Universiti Teknologi MARA (Formerly known as Institut Teknologi Mara) in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Marriage Having married Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj on 3 May 1990, she was made Che Puan Besar of Selangor. On 28 October 1998, she became Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor with style Duli Yang Maha Mulia Tengku Permaisuri Selangor, Tengk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuanku Bainun
Raja Permaisuri Tuanku Bainun ( Jawi: راج ڤرمايسوري توانکو بعينون; ''née'' Bainun binti Mohd Ali; born 7 November 1932) is the former Raja Permaisuri of Perak the (Queen) Malaysian state of Perak. She was also the ninth Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen) of Malaysia, the first commoner to be installed as Queen. She is the widow of Sultan Azlan Shah and the mother of the incumbent Sultan Nazrin Shah. She is now styled as Yang Maha Mulia Raja Permaisuri Tuanku Bainun. Background Tuanku Bainun was born on 7 November 1932 in Penang, the Straits Settlements and received her early education at the St. George's Girls School, Penang. She was selected to further her studies at the prestigious Teacher's Training College, Kirkby, England from 1952 to 1954. A year after returning from England, she married Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuff Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-lah of Perak on 9 December 1955. The Sultan was then a Magistrate in Kuala L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anak Bukit
Anak Bukit (Jawi:انق بوكيت) is a mukim and the royal town of Kedah, Malaysia, located in Kota Setar District Royal Town It is known as the royal town of Kedah because the Sultan of Kedah's royal palace and official residence, ''Istana Anak Bukit'' is located here. It is also known to be the birthplace of the late Sultan of Kedah and the former Yang Di Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah who reigned from 1958 until his death in September 2017. In February 2009, the palace underwent a RM70 million facelift in conjunction with the 50th anniversary celebration of the reign of the Sultan of Kedah in 2008. This involved the construction of a new building which houses a new audience and dining halls which could accommodate 1,400 people at any one time. It replaced the existing audience and dining halls which could only hold fewer than 1,000 people. The building was completed in October 2007. Behind the royal palace there is a river stream whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Straits Times
The ''New Straits Times'' is an English-language newspaper published in Malaysia. It is Malaysia's oldest newspaper still in print (though not the first), having been founded as ''The Straits Times'' on 15 July 1845. It was relaunched as the ''New Straits Times'' on 13 August 1974. The paper served as Malaysia's only broadsheet format English-language newspaper. However, following the example of British newspapers ''The Times'' and ''The Independent'', a tabloid version first rolled off the presses on 1 September 2004 and since 18 April 2005, the newspaper has been published only in tabloid size, ending a 160-year-old tradition of broadsheet publication. The ''New Straits Times'' currently retails at RM1.50 (~37 US cents) in Peninsular Malaysia. As of 2 January 2019, the group editor of the newspaper is Rashid Yusof. In 2020, the paper was listed as the 5th most trusted in a Reuters Institute survey of 14 Malaysian media outlets. The ''New Straits Times'' is considered a newsp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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