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DBP Malaysia was established as Balai Pustaka in Johor Bahru on 22 June 1956, [1] It was placed under the purview of the then Malayan Ministry of Education.. During the Kongres Bahasa dan Persuratan Melayu III (The Third Malay Literary and Language Congress) which was held between 16 and 21 September 1956 in both Singapore and Johor Bahru, Balai Pustaka was renamed Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.
He left the field of teaching in 1968 to work as the Chief Editor for the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka leading several of its magazine publishings. [ 1 ] In 2000, he defended his thesis on Malay literature and received his doctorate at the National University of Malaysia .
This process is headed by Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa on the Indonesian side and Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka as its Malaysian counterpart through Majlis Bahasa Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia (MABBIM). Authorities in both Brunei and Singapore generally abide by the Malaysian standard in disputes.
He joined the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka in December 1956 as an editor, and his highest post, before his retirement on 10 June 1977, was as the head of the literary development section. After his retirement, he continued to be a Penulis Tamu (Resident Writer) at the University of Malaya and Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.
The Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Library was established in 1963 and it was temporarily housed in the then Department of Education. [3] [4] Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III laid the building's foundation on 29 September 1965, [1] [5] and was formally inaugurated by Pengiran Anak Mohamed Alam on 29 September 1968.
Classic Novel Kembang Kanigara (Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. Kuala Lumpur.1992) Short Stories Compilation Merengkuh Langit (Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. Kuala Lumpur. 1995) Anthology of Short Stories Fatamorgana (Sasbadi. Kuala Lumpr.1997) Compilation of Short Stories Sekuntum Kembang di Sayap Jibril (Pustaka Nusa Publication Sdn. Bhd. Selangor. 2001)
In 1971, he started work at Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) as a research officer on history. This was when he began to write his other books, Sejarah Sarawak, Sejarah Perlis, Sejarah Negeri Sembilan, Sejarah Melaka, Sejarah Kedah, Sejarah Terengganu and Sejarah Kelantan which were published by the DBP.
Rais also worked as a translator at Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) in 1971 besides being a part-time lecturer in Commercial Law at Institut Teknologi Mara (now UiTM). He subsequently obtained a doctorate (Ph.D) in law from King's College University of London in 1994 and his thesis was Rule Of Law and Executive Supremacy in Malaysia.