This particular document is a certificate of Registration which declares that from the 22nd of August 1958 onwards, Madam Ong would be a citizen of the Federation of Malaya under Article 17. The officer which signed this certificate on behalf of the registration authority was H. Perera as stated in the document. (more details here)
The month of August is usually known as “bulan Merdeka” (Merdeka/Independence Month). But did you also know that the earliest cinematograph first came to Ipoh in August 1906? Initially the cinematograph market was monopolized by one company, the Matsuo Japanese Cinematograph Company, who used to hold nightly shows in a tent for 7-weeks running, moving […]
Here’s a comparison of F&N bottles over the years. If I’m not mistaken, the first bottle is from the 1940s. The one in the centre may have come out a few years later. The last one of course is today’s modern creation.
The photograph actually shows the ‘First Battalion Perak Sikhs’, the armed military arm of the Perak Police Force. The Battalion had its roots in the ‘Perak Armed Force’ which was a mix of races (Sikhs, Punjabi, Malays and Chinese), first commanded by Captain Swinburne and from 1879 by Major R S F Walker CMG. The […]
This was what the Japanese Garden (sponsored by the Perak Turf Club) once looked like. Of course, this picture was taken back in the 1980s. Sadly, this lovely tourist spot fell under poor maintenance and neglect over the years. It even fell prey to vandals 🙁 I don’t know what has become of this place […]
Have you heard of this brand? Well, apparently they made ship clocks…like this one:
What’s so special about this ashtray, you ask? Well, it’s made from an artillery shell! We believe it’s from 1942; there were some numbers engraved at the bottom, which has faded over the years.
Did your sharp eyes see that famous symbol on the hill? Look again carefully, if you missed it 🙂 We thank Edwin Seibel for sharing this photo with us.
Here’s an advertisement from the 1970s. While most of us have heard of Duckhams motor oil, have you heard of Hargill Engineering Sdn Bhd?
Have you heard of Ahmad Noor? Perhaps you knew him as Halaloedin Hamzah? He was a Mandailing from the Dutch East Indies who free-lanced for Kompas in the early days of his career. He fled and sought refuge in Malaya, when the Dutch authorities cracked down on railway strikers in 1929, in which he was […]
