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Utusan Malaysia traces its roots to 1939 when it was first published as Utusan Melayu, with its address at Queen Street, Singapore.It was founded by several Malay Union members (including businessman Ambo Sooloh and journalists Yusof Ishak and Abdul Rahim Kajai) as a dedicated print owned by native Malayan Malays back when the Malay-language newspaper industry was dominated by Jawi Peranakans ...
In January 2020, it was reported that Kosmo!, along with its sister newspaper, Utusan Malaysia is set to be revived soon, [12] as some sources in the industry confirming that newspaper's new management has recruiting staff to start working in February. [13] Kosmo!, together with Utusan is expected to be relaunched in July 2020. According to ...
Ishak was the first with the idea to publish the Utusan Melayu (The Malay Post) newspaper and subsequently became the founder of the publication. [5] He left Warta Malaya (Malayan Times) and travelled to Pahang , Kelantan and Terengganu to campaign for the establishment of the Utusan Melayu Press.
He became the first editor of the Utusan Melayu after receiving a job offer from newspaper proprietor Walter Makepeace in 1907. In 1914, he became the editor of the Lembaga Melayu, which was the only Malayan newspaper to be published in the Jawi script at the time. [2] He frequently published editorials supporting Malay nationalism in both ...
One important event in the early history of Asas '50 was the debate on the purpose of literature. The debate was between two groups, the Utusan Melayu group, headed by Asraf and the Majalah Hiburan group headed by Hamzah Hussien. The crux of the debate was whether to follow "Art for Society" (Seni untuk Masyarakat) or "Art for Art's Sake" (Seni ...
In 1964, the Utusan Melayu Press bought the newspaper and appointed Harun Hassan as editor until 1967. Osman Abadi became the final editor for the newspaper until publication ceased in 1969. List of editors of Warta Negara (1945–1969)
Geram died a natural death when Aziz moved to Kuala Lumpur in 1948 as Utusan Melayu correspondent in the central region. [12] Aziz was the only journalist who was appointed a member of the Federal Legislative Council and he played an active role in its proceedings. In September 1951, he urged the government to declare an end to the Emergency.
Parliament of Malaysia; Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout 1969: P079 Kuala Pilah: Abdul Samad Idris 11,762: 59.02%: Tunku Abdul Rahim Tunku Muda Chik 8,166 40.98% 21,184 3,596 78.12% 1974: P092 Kuala Pilah: Abdul Samad Idris Unopposed 1978: P089 Jelebu: Abdul Samad Idris Unopposed