The most famous Malay weapon is the kris, said to have a soul of its own. Kris undoubtedly is the distinctive Malay weapon. It is primarily a dagger with handle set at an angle to the blade. The kris is found in a variety of forms ranging from northern Sumatra and Malaysia to far distant Mindanao on the Philippines. Saturday, March 31, 2018. Kris in the Malay World. All of the forms show decided similarities which unite krises into a single, easily recognized family.

Traditional Malay medicine encompasses various kinds of ritual ceremonies intended to communicate with the world of spirits to determine whether the nature of an illness is physical or psychological. In such ceremonies, the aim is to summon and exorcise the spirits causing illness. A ritualist serves as a medium, and a small ensemble often provides the musical component. Sunday, March 11, 2018. In India it used in the treatment of asthma, leprosy and piles.

Society is an organized group of people who interact with one another and form a cohesive unit. This definition would include not only human but also animals. The definition of society does not include culture. It is only when we speak of human societies that we refer to the concept of culture. Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Semangs people of Malay Peninsula. The Thai sometimes call them khon pa. Used sometimes by the Malay.

War is a contention between two or more states through their armed forces, for the purpose of overpowering each other and imposing such conditions of peace as the victor pleases. In all definitions it is clear affirmed that war is a contest between states. War is combat result from a clash of interest and wills. Tuesday, August 11, 2015.

Thursday, August 6, 2015. The republic established in Germany in 1919 after its defeat in World War I. The Weimar Republic was proclaimed in Berlin on 9 November 1918 by revolutionary forces. Its constitution was approved by the National Assembly in the city of Weimar on 11 August 1919. Earlier on 28 June 1919, it had signed the Versailles Peace Treaty, which imposed a number of international obligations.

Your source for Malay history and culture. Sunday, August 16, 2015. Georgetown is one of the cosmopolitan port city and the second largest city in Malaysia with more than one million populations, where commercial trading is still its major economic activity. In 1786, Francis Light occupied Penang. He was a trader for the British East India Company, as a base for the company in the Malay States. Immigrants from Southern China and Southern India were brought in to work as laborers, who later shifted to rub.