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MELAYU

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Melayu itu orang yang bijaksana Nakalnya bersulam jenaka Budi bahasanya tidak terkira Kurang ajarnya tetap santun Jika menipu pun masih bersopan Bila mengampu bijak beralas tangan. Melayu itu berani jika bersalah Kecut takut kerana benar, Janji simpan di perut Selalu pecah di mulut, Biar mati adat Jangan mati anak. Melayu di tanah Semenanjung luas maknanya: Jawa itu Melayu, Bugis itu Melayu Banjar juga disebut Melayu, Minangkabau memang Melayu, Keturunan Acheh adalah Melayu, Jakun dan Sakai asli Melayu, Arab dan Pakistani, semua Melayu Mamak dan Malbari serap ke Melayu Malah mua’alaf bertakrif Melayu (Setelah disunat anunya itu) Dalam sejarahnya Melayu itu pengembara lautan Melorongkan jalur sejarah zaman Begitu luas daerah sempadan Sayangnya kini segala kehilangan Melayu itu kaya falsafahnya Kias kata bidal pusaka Akar budi bersulamkan daya Gedung akal laut bicara Malangnya Melayu itu kuat bersorak Terlalu gh...

THE NEW LIFE & TIMES

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If you are a reader of the New Straits Times, you may have seen the changes that we have made to the special interest sections that we called the Life & Times effective last Sunday.  If you’re not (a reader), why don’t you give us a try; well … the SIS, if not the main paper. From August 2 onwards, the Life & Times takes on a new life.  While each pull out section continues to maintain its respective themes, it now has its own titles.  Correct me if I am wrong but I think this is the first time that we've made such drastic changes to the Life & Times.  Before this, we only had separate titles for the Sunday edition.  Once upon a time, we named it Nuance and then changed it to People. I don't quite  remember when we revert to using Life & Times on a Sunday.  So, the Sunday's Life & Times is now Plush, BOTs (Monday), Heal (Tuesday), Flair (Wednesday), JOM! (Thursday), Groove (Friday) and Pulse (Saturday).  We...