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- Cultures galore at 6th Sabah Folkore Festival
- State to decide on changing streetlights
- Dressing like a true Johorean
| Cultures galore at 6th Sabah Folkore Festival Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:22 PM PDT KOTA KINABALU: The 6th Sabah International Folklore Festival drew to a close with China taking home the main prize, the Chief Minister's Award, in a night filled with the best of the world's cultures. Dressed in figure-hugging long pink dresses, dancers from the Chinese Zhu Hai Hansen dancing group wowed the audience with their flowing and elegant moves on stage. Putting in a stellar performance, dancers from Taiwan won the Cultural Minister's Award, making another fruitful outing to Sabah after notching the main prize last year. Another staunch supporter of the festival, the Kazakhstan dance troupe also grabbed the Sabah Cultural Board Award. There were also other subsidiary awards like the Best Music Award that went to the Egypt dance troupe, Best Choreography to Russia, Best Costume Award to South Korea and Best Performance Award to Indonesia. The Namibian dancers on the other hand won the Most Popular Group Award while the Philippines attained the Highest Online Award and Slovakia notched the Jury Award. Other countries that took to the stage were Singapore, Thailand, India, Latvia, Turkey, Estonia and Belgium while Malaysia, represented by the Johore Warisan Art Troupe did not participate in the dance contest but instead only presented the many dances of Malaysia. State Resource Development and Information Technology Minister Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai presented the prizes to the winners. Apart from promoting cultural tourism, the festival was aimed at fostering cultural ties between the participating countries. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
| State to decide on changing streetlights Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:21 PM PDT MALACCA: The State Government is mulling over replacing its conventional streetlights with cost-efficient LED's (light emitting diode). The switch would be carried out once the local council have conducted a feasibility study on its usage. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the local council had been told to estimate the cost in making the replacement and its feasibility. Once done, the state government would decide if they would fully introduce the LED or otherwise. "I was told its cost about RM1,700 to convert from the bulb to LED for each of the lamp post but on a long term it would be more economical," he said after unveiling 10 of such streetlights along Jalan Tun Kudu here, recently. The first batch of LED streetlights was installed by Selangor-basedlighting firm- MYLED Sdn Bhd. Mohd Ali said the LED would also reduce the emission of carbon dioxide and minimise the infrared radiation. LED also doesn't contain health hazard elements like sodium and mercy, thus it environmentally friendly, he said. Mohd Ali said LED lifespan is determined by its light output and could last longer compared with other bulbs. The primary appeal of LED street lighting is energy efficiency compared with incandescent bulbs of the same luminance, he said. Mohd Ali said LED's could also reduce the glare for drivers and pedestrians. "The drawback of LED focus panels is that it directed to the road where else light is emitted to footpaths and other areas could be addressed by the use of specialised lens design and adjustable mounting spigots." Mohd Ali said research continues to improve the efficiency of LED models used as streetlight where such system could last for 12 years and allows it for cost recovery through energy savings in only three years. An LED, based on a 901 milliwatt output, can normally produce the same amount of luminance as a traditional light, but requires only half of the power consumption, he added Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:21 PM PDT BATU PAHAT: When it comes to dressing up in traditional attire during Hari Raya Aidilfitri, true-blue Johor Malays will only dress in a style synonymous with them. One could easily spot a Johorean Malay in his Baju Melayu Telok Blangah as men from Johor often that not, wear only that style. Malays from others states, preferred Baju Melayu Cekak Musang, although both styles originated from Johor in the 1880s, Telok Blangah is more popular with Johorean Malays. The Telok Blangah style has a round neck with a slit in the middle that's connected by a detachable single button while Cekak Musang, which comes in three or five buttons fixed at the placket, has a Mandarin-like collar. The Baju Melayu Telok Blangah style would be matched with songkok tinggi (tall songkok). "The classic Johor songkok tinggi is typical to Johor and best worn with the Telok Blangah style,'' said songkok maker Ismail Jushi. He said Johor songkok tinggi was taller than the usual songkok worn by the Malays in other states. "Songkok tinggi was believed have to be worn in Johor since the 1900s," he said. Ismail, 46, is the only songkok maker left in the district. He has been making the headdress since 1984. He took over the trade from his late father Jushi Said who started the business at Pasar Melayu, Jalan Ibrahim, some 40 years ago. The songkok Ismail makes comes in various heights - from 11.5cm to the tallest at 14cm - and they are made from the best quality velvet known as Crown Jewel from South Korea. Apart from walk-in customers, he also supplied the songkok to retailers in Batu Pahat, Muar and Johor Baru. He said the demand for the songkok tinggi is high during the Hari Raya festival. "I have got orders from my customers from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. They simply love the songkok as they think the style is unique." Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
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