May, 2022 – Tan Sri Rafidah’s Speech at the 2022 AGM
Tan Sri Rafidah’s Speech Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz, Minister of International Trade and Industry (Malaysia) 1987 – 2008, graced the 40th Annual General Meeting of the Malaysian Culture Group (MCG) with her speech. Conveying Hari Raya greetings and congratulations to the MCG Committee, and the MCG, she began on a light note by informing […]
May, 2022 – The Malayan Tiger in Peril
REPORT ON THE 11TH MAY 2022 ZOOM CONFERENCE By Colette Hassan Mr Suzalinur Manja Bin Bindi (referred to as Man) from MYCAT – an NGO and Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers – spoke to 21 MCG members. I guess that most of the participants were as shocked as I was by his opening statistics. The […]
April, 2022 – Guided tour of Rimba Ilmu Botanical Gardens
Rimba Ilmu is a beautiful botanical garden housed in the University of Malaya, a hidden gem whose name literally means Forest of Knowledge. Closed to visitors for some time, MCG members were treated to a private tour by the passionate and knowledgeable botanist and professor, Dr. Sugumaran Manickam from the Institute of Biological Sciences who […]
April. 2022 – An Introduction to Ramadhan
Wednesday, 6th April, 2022 “How fortunate, getting to hear 1) about Ramadhan, 2) in a mosque and 3) during the month of Ramadhan,” enthused Azliza, one of our speakers at the Federal Territory mosque. We were also fortunate to hear about Ramadhan from women’s perspectives this year during MCG’s Introduction to Ramadhan event held recently […]
March, 2022 – Curator Guided Tour of IAMM
On 16th of March, two groups of 11 members walk through the IAMM, piloted by two guides from the Museum. The visit was organised as an overall visit of the twelve galleries of the Museum, starting with the architecture gallery, which displays models from Mosques, shrines and Palaces from the Islamic word. Actually, Islamic art […]
Feb – 2022 – A Walking Tour of Kampong Bharu
Kampung in the City There is a perception that a visitor knows your “backyard” better than you do. We are so caught up with our daily schedules and chores that we never seem to have time to explore what’s around us, knowing that there is always “tomorrow”. I’ve often driven through Kampong Bharu as […]
Feb – 2022 – A Taste of Chinese New Year
A Taste of Chinese New Year As the Chinese calendar is a lunar one, Chinese New Year (CNY) day occurs near the end of January until mid February in the solar calendar. The months of January till February are usually hot and dry months in the western part of Peninsular Malaysia, but 2022 […]
Jan. 2022 – Orang Asli, First on the Land, last in the Plan
An online talk given by Dr Colin Nicholas to MCG members on January 12, 2022. Dr Colin Nicholas has long been involved in the protection of the Orang Asli. In 1989, he founded the Centre for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC), a volunteer-run organization which he has been coordinating ever since. He has also acted as […]
Nov. 2021 – An Introduction to Malay Textiles
No matter how many bolts of batiks I’ve seen, I gain immense pleasure from browsing a bustling Malaysian market stall or a well stocked fabric store here in KL. Traditional batiks or contemporary vibrant designs, all of them have the same effect on me, I can’t resist them! Equally, fabric printing techniques, woven Malay […]
Feb 2020 – Traditional Malay Kampung Houses
Lecture on Traditional Malay Kampung Housesby Ar. Ahmad Najib Ariffin Our speaker – affectionately called Nadge – is a man of many talents. Not only is he a Professional Architect but also a writer, speaker, tourist guide, traveller with interests spanning heritage, culture, archeology, history and we discovered that morning that he is also an […]