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In 1956, the chief minister and several ministers were appointed to lead the Federation of Malay Peninsula. In the same year, several ministries were formed including the Ministry of Works, which then was originally named the Ministry of Works, Post and Telecom. Sardon bin Haji Jubir was the first minister to lead this ministry.
Malaysian Public Works Department. The Malaysian Public Works Department; Malay: Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia (JKR) is the federal government department in Malaysia under Ministry of Works Malaysia (MOW) which is responsible for construction and maintenance of public infrastructure in West Malaysia and Labuan.
The Melayu Kingdom (also known as Malayu, Dharmasraya Kingdom or the Jambi Kingdom; Chinese: 末羅瑜國; pinyin: Mòluóyú Guó, reconstructed Middle Chinese pronunciation mat-la-yu kwok) [1] [2] [3] was a classical Buddhist kingdom located in what is now the Indonesian province of Jambi in Sumatra .
The Raj of Sarawak, also the Kingdom of Sarawak or State of Sarawak, located in the northwestern part of the island of Borneo, was an independent state founded in 1841, in a treaty of protection with the United Kingdom starting from 1888. It was established from a series of land concessions acquired by an Englishman, James Brooke, from the ...
Kubang Pasu, officially known as the Kingdom of Kubang Pasu Darul Qiyam ( Malay: کرجاءن کوبڠ ڤاسو دار القيام, romanized: Kerajaan Kubang Pasu Darul Qiyam; Thai: เมืองกุปังปาสู; RTGS : Mueang Kupangpasu [1]) was a former Malay Kingdom located in the northern Malay Peninsula. [2] The state was ...
t. e. Peureulak Sultanate or Perlak Sultanate is the earliest sultanate in Southeast Asia, [1] believed to have converted to Islam as early as the 9th century. [2] The location of Peureulak is in what is now the East Aceh Regency, Indonesia . Perlak or Peureulak is well known as a perlak wood producing area, a type of wood that is very good for ...
v. t. e. The Kingdom of Pajang or Sultanate of Pajang ( كسلطانن ڤاجڠ ; 1586–1568) was a short-lived Muslim state in Java. It was established by Hadiwijaya or Jaka Tingkir, Lord of Boyolali, after a civil war and was a successor to Sultanate of Demak. Hadiwijaya claimed to be a descendant of Brawijaya V, the last king of the ...
Kerja Tahun. Traditional Karo rice barn, c. 1910–1930. Kerja Tahun, or Merdang Merdem, is a week-long annual festival held by the Karo people of North Sumatra to celebrate the rice-planting. 'Kerja' in this sense is a Karo word meaning 'party', and not the Indonesian 'kerja', which means work. [1]