Institute for Medical Research

I was at the Institute for Medical Research (IMR), maybe around 1978 or near that. Why was I there? I was there looking for a job! My first job! And in Kuala Lumpur!

My dad had said to me, to study and then go to work at IMR. He said to do research. At the time I was 19 and didn't know anything about research nor what it really meant. I sat in the empty waiting room, waiting to see Dr De Witt (that was what was written on his door).

I didn't like the idea of working at IMR, and working in KL was far from what I was used to - kampung life! But I couldn't simply turn back and say to my dad that I wasn't interested in IMR or life in KL. So how? What to do?

After waiting to see him for almost 2 hours, I got very hungry and thirsty. I said to myself: I need to tell my dad that I am really hungry and thirsty and not that I didn't want to work at IMR and stay in KL".

That worked. I cancelled my appointment to see Dr De Witt and went home (to Penang). Then I flew to my home, overseas.

I went back to visit the IMR in 2005 to see what the place was like. I took some photos of it, but they have all gone missing except one - the old wooden building (low resolution).

I went back again to the IMR in 2011 to try and capture some photos of it for my book but none came out nice enough. I didn't make any appointment with the director so I only took photos from the monorail.

I plan to go to KL again this weekend, insya Allah, to take some photos of the IMR (a big dream though). I need to email the director to request permission to do photoshoot on site so I can get some good shots. No point travelling down 8 hours and get lousy photos of the IMR.

http://www.imr.gov.my/contact-us-seperator/contact-us-2
http://www.imr.gov.my/contact-us-seperator/primary-staffs-list

I just noticed that many of the heads at IMR have better than professors' pay - many are Jusa C, few Jusa B. A novice professor like me is Jusa C, and it can remain status quo till I retire.

My overall impression of IMR:
IMR was instrumental and leading in research in British Malaya. IMR is still the best medical research institution in Malaysia today. The best in UK is the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

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IMR photos (1 August 2012) taken by Dr Lim Ju Boo (retired from IMR):

Entrance to IMR, in front of the Grand Seasons Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

Old wooden colonial building of IMR, built in 1900 (viewed from the left/west end or entrance).
This part housed the malaria and filariasis research.

Mid-section of the colonial building houses the IMR library (viewed from the left/west end).

Another view of the colonial building (viewed from the right/east end).

The former Nutrition Division at the right corner (east end) of the colonial building.

1953 building

1976 building which was officially opened in 1978. Refer to Tan Sri Dr Raja Ahmad Noordin's biography and photos in Arkib Negara Malaysia for details.

College of Medical Laboratory Technology, IMR. The two-year IMR medical lab training programme produced Malaysia's first batch of highly skilled medical laboratory technologists in 1980. Some of the IMR graduates are still working today at universities, but as associate professors; a few became professors. The IMR graduates were much sought because they were very well-trained. Even the med techs of California could not match these IMR graduates.

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Update 25 Jan 2016

Dr Mazlyn Mustapha shared an aerial view of the IMR, taken from her office at the Grand Seasons Hotel in front of the IMR.

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There is a laboratory manual that IMR produced which is still around in the USM medical library. I have not seen an updated version. I heard that IMR was going to update the lab manual but maybe it has not materialised. No doubt lab tests and backup lab tests are all automated today, the manual is very useful for manual tests.

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IMR was founded by Frank Swettenham in 1900. It celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1950, and its 100th anniversary in 2000. It will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2050.

There is a book compiled about the status of health in the Federated Malay States and research done at the IMR 1900-1950, to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Some data for Blackwater fever for 1939 and 1940 are missing. This book was published in 1951, after WW2.

front cover:

Studies from the
INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
FEDERATION OF MALAYA
Jubilee Volume
No. 25.

THE
INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
1900-1950

inside cover page:

THE INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
KUALA LUMPUR
1900-1950

FIFTY YEARS OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
IN MALAYA

next page, a lithographic map of the:

FEDERATION of MALAYA
1949

next page, frontispiece, Plate I featuring the profile of:

SIR FRANK ATHELSTANE SWETTENHAM, G.C.M.G., C.H.,
RESIDENT GENERAL, FEDERATED MALAY STATES
1861-1901, HIGH COMMISSIONER 1901-1904 AND
FOUNDER, INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH 1900.

next page, page i, Title page:

Studies from the
INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
FEDERATION OF MALAYA
Jubilee Volume
No. 25.

THE
INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
1900-1950

By
Various Authors

KUALA LUMPUR:
PRINTED AT THE GOVERNMENT PRESS,
1951.

Next page, page iii, Dedication:

To the memory of
Sir FRANK ATHELSTANE SWETTENHAM, G.C.M.G.,
First Resident-General, Federated Malay States, who
saw the need and fostered the means for medical research in Malaya.

Next page, page v, Acknowledgments:

This Jubilee Study from the Institute for Medical Research. Federation of Malaya, has been written by members of the staff and edited by an internal committee. The scope and arrangement of the work has been planned by this committee but individual authors are responsible for the sections which bear their initials.

The editorial committee acknowledges with pleasure the help received from many sources, within Malaya and elsewhere.

Further down the page, there is mention of Dr Sulaiman bin Mohd Attas, an early Malay doctor:

Medical colleagues in Malaya and elsewhere who have helped the committee with suggestions and criticism include Dr Bernard Day (Chapter IV), Mr W. E. Lancaster (Rabies and Surra Sections), Dr W. T. Quaife, Professor J. H. Strahan, Dr R. B. Wallace (Malaria Section), Dr W. Young (pre-war work on yaws at the College of Medicine, Singapore), Dr A. Viswalingam (Yaws Section), and Dr Suleiman bin Attas and Dr Jaswant Singh Sodhy (Blackwater Fever Section).

WWII and the child of Germany

Child of Germany = Adolf Hitler

Parameswara

Researchers and historians are in hot pursuit of Parameswara. 

Was Parameswara Indian Hindu, Malay Hindu or Malay Muslim?

If he was a Hindu, he would be cremated and therefore we would not find his grave today.

If he was a Muslim, he would have a grave today. Have we found his grave? Where is his grave?

The exact location of Parameswara's grave is not stated in any history book and will not be in any book.

There are 3 likely locations of his grave - in Riau, in Tanjung Tuan (Cape Rachardo) in Negeri Sembilan-Malacca border, or in Fort Canning, Singapore.

Orang Luwu

This is Orang Luwu, a group of ethnic Malays of Makasar.

It mentions that the Raja Kelantan faced a battle with the Chinese (Tiongkok) from the north, could be pointing to China. This actually is not stated in our history. We had battles with Siam, and therefore sought help from the Chinese. Even during Parameswara's time, he too sought help from China against Siam.

http://sejarah.kompasiana.com/2011/02/24/diaspora-orang-luwu-di-negeri-melayu/

Bima

Bima Kingdom is a part of Indonesia today.

They have horse carts and grow paddy. The manual watering system is Chinese.

The males wear a shirt and white kopiah.

The ladies wear kain tudung.

They make salt and catch fish.

The song sounds Chinese but with Arabic background music (like ghazal & gambus music).

They have horses, they are good horsemen and they have horse racing. The racecourse looks good.

The language is Malay.

Says goodbye from Nusa Tenggara Barat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUKjhcbcVzI&feature=youtu.be

Pirates of the Caribbean

It was from sailors and sailing ships that vitamin C was discovered and cured scurvy. Like sailors, pirates too live at sea. What medicines did the pirates have when at sea?

Have you ever met a pirate? I have!

This is an interesting website: http://pirates.hegewisch.net/Pestilence_Pain.html

This is about the controversial Jack Sparrow who was a Christian convert to Islam by the name of Yusof Reis (this handsome man featured is Johnny Depp):
http://www.suterablogger.com/2011/06/benarkah-jack-sparrow-seorang-muslim.html
The account of what he amassed can be read online in some of the maritime museum records.

This gives a background to why and who were the Lanun or Ilanun people:
http://www.zamboanga.com/arts_and_culture/Icelle_raiders_of_sulu.htm
A movie was made for Singapore.

Images of Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirate book

Malaysian Airports

Malaysia had an international airport at Subang, also known as Subang Airport. The KLIA was made later at Sepang. The Ben Laden Group built our KLIA at Sepang. KLIA was designed by a Japanese. That's history.

What is the Ben Laden Group?

The Saudi Arabian Ben Laden Group of companies is the richest construction group in the world. It is responsible for the renovations of the two grand mosques - Masjidil Haram as-Sharif in Makkah and Masjid Nabawi in Madinah.

Did the Ben Laden group come here to Malaysia? Yes

Who owns the Ben Laden Group? Osama

Who is Osama?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden 

Spellings: Osama bin Laden, Osama ben Laden, Usama (means lion)

When we combine Arabian wealth and construction engineering skills with Japanese designs, what do we get? We get KLIA. 

Why are there Muslim prayer halls in KLIA? 

Which other airport has Muslim prayer halls?

KLIA

Me with USM students Grace and Pauline at KLIA. 15 Nov 2011

The International History Project

The International History Project (TIHP) was begun in 2003, a year after research on the early Malay doctors was begun. The Out of Africa Theory is much favoured by almost the entire world. But I don't believe in this theory.

The first physically modern humans, Homo sapiens sapiens, appeared in tropical Africa between 200,000 and 150,000 years ago—dates determined by molecular biologists and archaeologists working together. Dozens of archaeological sites throughout Asia and Europe show how people migrated from Africa and settled these two continents during the last Ice Age (100,000 to 15,000 years ago). Archaeological studies have also provided much information about the people who first arrived in the Americas over 12,000 years ago. http://history-world.org/archeology.htm

In the Out of Africa Theory, it is assumed humans began somewhere in Africa and that human ventured out. Africa was then a fertile land. There is no such thing as physically modern humans but there are natives or uncivilised people, and civilised people. Same with the Dark Ages - there were uncivilised and civilised people. The same with a lot of ancient civilisations.



Nations today may consider themselves civilised whereas other nations may look at them as babarians. Seemingly barbaric nations may seem so to supposedly civilised nations. Barbaric nations may believe they are more civilised than civilised nations. Who sets the standards for human civilisation? Me, you or they? What standards do we need to follow? As civilised humans we follow the Quran. Thus, civilisations that do not follow the Quran can be considered as sub-civilised? I think so. I feel we have placed so much emphasis on white supremacy that we forget we too are great leaders of our own communities and the global community at large. Who says the African man cannot lead the white man? Barack Obama leads a white man's nation. He's doing fine so far.

Charles Darwin was a highly respected figure during his time when no one dared to question human origin. Darwin's Theory of Evolution is false because we didn't develop from a fish form (aquatic life) that became a primate form. In my undergraduate days in Chico, California, I laughed at the idea and almost died from sheer disbelief that even civilised man can accept a theory like Darwin's and don't even bother to query it. It was very strange to me that Planet of the Apes seemed so real. Then there was Mr Spock and the spaceship stuff. Then Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday. Gilligan's Island, etc.

Why didn't anyone put forth the stories from the Quran about human creation? In my opinion, Adam was created in heaven, and Eve was created from him. They came down to earth, and they had children who intermarried among siblings and that started the human race. Simple as that. In an Indonesian Silsilah Keluarga I read online today at TribalPages, it listed out Adam and his family (wife and kids) - this is a better read than Darwin's Theory. The pages were put together by an Indonesian engineer. It should not surprise us now that even Third World nations have better minds who can think and put forward useful information for the world. Gone are the days when European and American universities are the world's best. In my opinion, they no longer are. They may still have fame in name but not in substance anymore. The Third World universities have a lot of new down to earth information to offer to the world, for the world to think.

Our problem today is, we cannot think and do not think, and don't know how to think. We just want to follow without asking why. The mind is no longer inquisitive. This is a great setback and regressive element in progressing our knowledge on humans. There is no such thing as human evolution. There were gigantic humans before but they have vanished. There were homosexuals before but they have vanished. There were pharaohs before but they too have vanished. What happened to them? Why don't the modern archaeologists today tell us the truth? Is the truth frightening? What have we learnt from all these past events in our history? Don't we ever stop to think? Don't we believe in the truth? Don't we know the truth?

Professor Dr Khalijah bt Mohd Salleh 1947-2011

Professor Dr Khalijah bt Mohd Salleh (1947-2011)
Physicist, UKM Bangi

BIODATA

Name: Professor Dr Khalijah bt Mohd Salleh

Date of birth: 1 February 1947

Date of demise: Saturday, 17 September 2011

News source of her demise: Berita Harian, 27 October 2011

Last known work address

SCHOOL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

FACULTY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

43600 UKM Bangi

Selangor

Malaysia

Phone Number 03 8921 5881

Fax Number 03 8921 3777

Email khalij01@pkrisc.cc.ukm.my

ACADEMIC

Qualifications:

U of California Davis, USA                  PhD (Physics)                    1979

U  of Kent at Canterbury, England       MSc (Physics)                     1972

U of Malaya                                        BSc (Hons)                        1970

U of  Malaya                                       BSc (Gen)                          1969

Convent Bukit Nanas  1964-1965       Higher School  Certificate   1965

Kolej Tunku Kurshiah   1962-1963     Malaysian Cert. of Exam      1963

                                                            Senior Cambridge Certif.     1963

Malay Girls College       1959-1961     Lower Cert. of Examination  1961

Specialisation: Physics Education, Science, society and culture

Areas of Research: Physics Education, Science and Society

Her academic CV is posted online

Please read her publication on Tauhidic Science Education for Malaysia:

イスラーム世界研究　第4 巻1–2 号（2011 年3 月）124–155 頁

Kyoto Bulletin of Islamic Area Studies, 4-1&2 (March 2011), pp. 124–155

Teachers’ Concerns, Perception and Acceptance toward Tauhidic Science Education

Khalijah Mohd Salleh*, Mohd Yusof Hj Othman*, Shadidan Radiman*,

Jawiah Dakir*, Abdul Halim Tamuri*, Nor Hayati Alwi**,

Muhammad Hafizuddin Jumali*, Lilia Halim1, & Mastura Badzis***

Download: http://www.asafas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/kias/pdf/kb4_1and2/10khalijah.pdf

Prof Dr Khalijah bt Mohd Salleh. Photo from Geni. 2009

MEMORIES

I met Khalijah when I was a first-year student overseas, during Hari Raya 1976. She was the only female with tudung and she was the tallest. She was married and had two little kids at the time. I had kuih Raya at her house in Davis, maybe another year. Her husband Dr Nik Abdul Aziz bin Nik Sulaiman was with her at UC Davis.

Hari Raya at University of California, Davis campus (UC Davis), California. 25 September 1976.
(Prof Dr) Khalijah is 3rd from left in pink (she was 29).
I am 3rd from right in blue and with red slippers (I was 17).
(Prof Dr) Zairi Jaal (Negeri Sembilan) is 2nd from left.
Becek bt Hj Bilot (Johor) is at far right.

External links:
From her younger colleague: Nina's Chemistry blogspot

Institut Islam Hadhari, UKM organised a Majlis Jasa Mu Dikenang in her honour on 22 July 2010 (2011?)

From UKM's history and its 8 pioneers:
http://harithsidek.blogspot.my/2012/10/penubuhan-ukm-pencarian-kakitangan.html

From Presiden ABIM:
http://naurahalzahra.blogspot.com/2011/09/al-fatihah-untuk-prof-khalijah-salleh.html

From ATMA, UKM:
http://www.malaycivilization.com.my/atma_tpkh/khalijah-salleh/


FAMILY

The following family information was retrieved from her account in Geni.

Her parents are Mohd Salleh bin Hj Abdul Majid and Rahmah bt Hj Zainal Abidin. She is the sister of Kalsom, Zaidah, Mohd Sofian, Ahmad Ridzuan and Jamiah.

Her children are:

1. Nik Hanif Muzammil
2. Nik Lailatul Nur 
3. Nik Ahmad Farouqi
4. Dr Nik Ainul Baqiah m. Dr Rasem Husani
5. Nik Khairul Izzat

Details of her children could not be obtained as the accounts are kept private.

Dr Nik Abdul Aziz's parents are Dato Nik Sulaiman bin Nik Daud and Nik Zainab bin Nik Hassan. His siblings are Nik Ahmad Ariff, Dr Nik Meriam, Nik Hassan and Nik Mustapha.

Note:
Tracing Dato Nik Sulaiman's ancestors leads to Daeng Andak Al Habrah and also Datuk Kamal Hussain, and to the Pattani and Pahang royal households.

Daeng Andak Al Habrah is in Facebook.

Datuk Kamal Hussain lives in PJ, and is related to Dr Che Lah bin Mohd Joonos, my mother and me.

Dato' Dr Syed Mohamed Noori Syed Hussain Jamalullail

This piece of information was obtained from a document of the USM Medical School on 24 August 2011.

Kelulusan Majlis PPSP

Melalui Edaran (124/125)

Dato' Dr Syed Mohamed Noori Syed Hussain

Jabatan Surgeri/Anatomi

Suite 55-57, 4th Floor

Pantai Medical Centre

No. 8, Jalan Bukit Pantai

59100 Bangsar

Kuala Lumpur

Pemeriksa Luar Sarjana Perubatan 2011

Bidang Surgeri

Bil. calon 29

Peperiksaan Ikhtisas II

Tempat Peperiksaan - UKM

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24 August 2011: In the above official document, the surname 'Jamalullail' was not mentioned whereas it is known that he is descended from the Jamalullail clan (literally, people of ___ beauty). Why he did not supply his Jamalullail surname and why USM medical school did not pick up the Jamalullail surname is strange. I think all official documents and all dealings with people of known clans should be kept tag of or we lose a lot of historical data or info about clan movement, progress and upward mobility. Whatever we do, even the slightest things we do, and whatever a clan member does, will add on to a clan's information base, which has implications on the overall performance of the clan. This is important from a historical perspective. The importance is not evident now, but 100 years from now. A 100 years from now, people would like to know what happened to such and such a clan member and to the clan, generally. There are not many of the Jamalullail clan members in academia. Even if there are, they will be among the eminent professors in Malaysia as the clan has that repute. This is where we draw respect for the learned people - people with 'ilm (Malay ilmu, English knowledge). And it is this sort of respect that is most precious and we tend to lose it because we don't pay attention to history and what good things have survived in our history - knowledge. This is very sad.

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On 13 May 2012, I was informed by his wife (Prof Datin Dr Farida Jamal) that her husband (Dato' Dr Syed Mohamed Noori) is at the USM medical school in Kubang Kerian, for the Master of Medicine (Surgery) exam. This is the 2011/2012 postgraduate exam in surgery. She informed me that Dato' Dr Syed Mohamed Noori is a plastic general surgeon. See comments below.

Dato' Dr Syed Mohamed Noori bin Syed Hussain Jamalullail

Dato' Dr Syed Mohamed Noori's elder brother is deceased - Dato' Dr Syed Mahmood bin Syed Hussain Jamalullail.

When USM plastic surgeon, Prof Ahmad Sukari Halim chanced to pass by where Prof Datin Dr Farida Jamal and I were discussing in the lounge by the Deputy Dean's office, I had informed him that Prof Datin Dr Farida Jamal was here as our external examiner for our postgraduate exam. I did not mention that her husband was also here as an external examiner in his department (surgery). 

I don't know whether Prof Ahmad Sukari knows that Prof Datin Dr Farida Jamal and Dato' Dr Syed Mohamed Noori are indeed husband and wife. Both the younger Noori-Farida Jamal couple is as famous as the elder Mahmood-Ruby Majeed couple. This is the history of medicine in Malaysia. 

This information comes to you from my Research on The Early Malay Doctors 1900-1957 Malaya and Singapore. 2012.

Kings College London School of Medicine

King's College London School of Medicine
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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 

U. of London, 

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London, WC1B 3DP, United Kingdom

Website: http://www.lshtm.ac.uk

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Royal College of Surgeons

Royal College of Surgeons of England

Address:

The Royal College of Surgeons of England

35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields

London

WC2A 3PE

United Kingdom

Tel: 020 7405 3474

Map: http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/about/find.html

Bulletin: http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/publications/bulletin/

Annals: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/386/

Journal: The Surgeon http://www.thesurgeon.net/

History: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_College_of_Surgeons

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_College_of_Surgeons_of_England

Royal College of Surgeons of England, Lincoln's Inn Fields

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_College_of_Surgeons_of_England_1.jpg

• Royal College of Surgeons of England
• Association of Surgeons in Training
• Definitive Surgical Trauma Skills: [1]
• Official website
• Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Online
• http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

http://www.museum.rcsed.ac.uk/content/content.aspx

http://www.rcsed.ac.uk/site/0/default.aspx

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

http://www.rcsi.ie/

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

http://www.rcpsg.ac.uk/

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

http://www.surgeons.org/

Royal College of Surgeons in Bahrain
http://www.rcsi-mub.com/

Institute of Leadership in UAE
http://www.rcsileadership.org/index.jsp?p=304&n=600

DENTISTRY

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faculty_of_Dental_Surgery

• FDSRCS England
• Faculty of General Dental Practice
• Faculty of Dentistry of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

MUSEUMS

• Wellcome Museum http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums/wellcome
• Hunterian Museum and Archives http://www.hunterianmuseum.org/
• Hunterian Museum and Wellcome Museum website
• London Museums of Health and Medicine

Dr Syed Mahmood bin Syed Hussain Jamalullail

Dr Syed Mahmood bin Syed Hussain Jamalullail (1921-2011)

Syed Mahmood was born on 29 September 1921 in Arau, Perlis. His early years were spent in his hometown, Arau, where he attended the Arau Malay School. Later he went to Penang and studied at the Government English School, Hutching’s School, and the Penang Free School. He successfully completed the OSCE in 1939 and secured a place to study law at the University of Cambridge. However, his application for scholarship was turned down. Syed Mahmood managed to get a medical seat instead of law, at the University of Hong Kong.  His father gave him full support and a hearty send off from the Arau railway station in 1939.

A whole new world awaited Syed Mahmood in Hong Kong. His undergraduate years were academically and socially enriching and enjoyable.  An avid sportsman and a cricketer, he played for Hong Kong University and was a popular figure on the campus. He also joined the Volunteer Force of the University. At that time, the Second World War was building up around the region. When the Japanese took over Hong Kong in 1941, he was made a prisoner of war. Being a Muslim and requiring halal food, he was placed with the Indian prisoners at the Ma Tau Chung Camp. He made friends with many Indian soldiers who had fought for the British. In the meantime, a senior faculty member managed to convince the Japanese authorities that imprisoned medical students could help out in the public health sector, especially in control of infectious diseases programmes. Together with others, he was released on parole, and worked with the medical team. Later, he worked at the Star Ferry Company as an Inspector. He had several close friends among the Hong Kong Chinese community and was quite fluent in Cantonese. When the war was over in 1945, he was given a place at the University of Oxford to complete his medical studies. He had been away from home for more than six years and did not want to sail to England right away. He was given permission to travel via Malaya for a reunion with his parents and family. When he reached Arau in September 1945, he learnt that the father who had been a source of inspiration for him had passed away. Times and fortunes had changed and his mother and family needed his presence and support. He chose to be nearer home, enrolled at the University of Malaya in Singapore and graduated as a doctor with MBBS in 1951. 

He did his housemanship in Johor Bahru Hospital. He then returned to Perlis, to work as a medical officer. In 1956, he married Ruby bte Abdul Majeed. In 1967, the couple moved to Kuala Lumpur and commenced general practice as Clinic Drs Syed Mahmood and Ruby Majeed in the MARA building, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman.

In 1972, Dr Syed Mahmood was selected by the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Dr Ismail to lead the first Malaysian medical delegation to China. At that time, there were no diplomatic ties with China. The group studied and prepared a report on medical conditions in China especially the much publicized acupuncture anaesthesia at Chinese hospitals. He served as the President of the College of General Practitioners from 1978 to 1980. He contributed regularly to University of Malaya. He served on the University Council, chaired several of its key committees and served as Chairman, Board of Management, University Hospital (now University of Malaya Medical Centre). He was also actively involved in professional bodies and served as President of the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) in 1988.*

Dr Syed Mahmood married Dr Ruby bt Abdul Majeed in 1956. They have three children, two sons and a daughter, and five grandchildren.

Dr Syed Mahmood passed away of old age on 30 November 2011.** He was 90 years old. 

Dr Ruby was still alive then - she was 87 years old. She later passed away.

* Text is reproduced from: Faridah Abdul Rashid. 2012. Research on the Early Malay Doctors 1900-1957 Malaya and Singapore.

** On 13 May 2012, Prof Datin Dr Farida Jamal (UPM) informed me that Dr Syed Mahmood bin Syed Hussain Jamalullail had passed away in November 2011.

Malay version by Maharum Bugis Syah:
Allahyarham Dato' Seri Diraja Dr Syed Mahmood Jamalullail

Family tree:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/states/malaysia/perlis.html

Professor Datin Dr Farida Jamal

I had just completed my marathon of four lectures, the last one this morning, when I stepped outside Dewan Kuliah 3 and met two ladies - Prof Nor Hayati Othman and Prof Datin Dr Farida Jamal. I went and greeted both. Then that went on rapidly to a short photo session outside DK3.

I met Prof Datin Dr Farida Jamal for the first time today. We walked down to the Deputy Deans' offices, and sat in the lounge to talk. It was a wonderful meeting as both Prof Datin Dr Farida Jamal and I share a love for History of Medicine. She knows a lot about History of Medicine than I do. I am a beginner but she is a professional. 

Prof Datin Dr Farida Jamal is a fantastic lady. She speaks English, Urdu and fluent Malay. Nobody knows that she was born in Pakistan and therefore she is a Pakistani. We talked about her background and a lot about History of Medicine. She was born to an educated father and had an educated grandfather. The family still keeps records of the daily writings of her grandfather, and her father who is now 97. There are books published about both the gentlemen. Her grandfather was Qiyam Uddin Abdul Bari. She wrote in my diary 'Farangi Mahall' (not Googled this yet). Her father is Jamaluddin, who is also popularly known as Jamal Mian. Professor Francis Robinson has published books about them. She mentions that Hakeem in those days were medical doctors. The madrasah curriculum in the old days had medicine as part of the curriculum. Even in her grandfather's madrasah, they taught medicine.

Prof Datin Dr Farida Jamal is married to a Malay surgeon, Prof Dato' Dr Syed Noori - brother of Dr Syed Mahmood bin Syed Hussain Jamalullail. According to her, Dr Syed Mahmood went to Pakistan to seek his brother's marriage to her. Her father happily agreed to her marriage proposal, upon seeing Dr Syed Mahmood's gentle ways and manners, a reflection of a fine upbringing. Prof Farida then married to Dr Syed Noori.

Dr Farida Jamal came to Malaysia in the 1970s and had to take the Malaysian exam, Peperiksaan Am Kerajaan, as all Malaysian government servants were required to. That was when she studied Malaysian history and that has since kept her on the path of our history. 

Apart from her academic teaching at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) in Serdang, she is now also involved as a guide for schoolchildren at the National Museum in KL.

She is a member of many professional societies. She mentioned briefly the activities of some of the associations. There is the Asian Society for History and the International Society for History of Medicine. She mentioned that a historian named Sami K. Hamerneh had published a book on people interested in the history of medicine in Malaysia, some 15-20 years ago. She mentioned Hamdand Mir, a university in New Delhi which offers a four-year degree course in the History of Medicine. The graduates are professionals and certified for practice - they are much sought after. There is also the Hamdard Foundation in Pakistan and the Madinat Ul Hikmah in Karachi. She mentioned the book Tasrih I Mansuri is a must read. She also mentioned Bimaristan, the ancient hospital in Baghdad. She also advised to look at the Dars E Nizami (university) where the curriculum offers both modern medicine (allopathic medicine) and traditional medicine (tibb). She mentioned that the Wellcome Trust Foundation also offers a course in the History of Medicine.

Prof Farida Jamal informed that Dr Syed Mahmood bin Syed Hussain Jamalullail had passed away on 30 November 2011. FYI His relative, Prof Syed Mohsin bin Syed Sahil Jamalullail passed away on 6 November 2011 in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan. Al-Fatihah for both the men.

Prof Farida Jamal's publications (searched by Google):

1. Farida J, George J, Abdul Hamid A, Darus A. Pharyngeal carriage of group A Streptococcus in Malaysian schoolchildren. The Family Practitioner 1986; 9(1):38-39.
2. Farida J, Mohd Sham K, George R, Ali Azman M, Zooraidah Z. Group A Streptococcal skin infection in childhood. The Family Practitioner 1985; 8(2):53-56.
3. Farida J, Nasuruddin A, Robaayah Z. Rheumatic heart disease in referred cases: Experience at a cardiology centre. The Family Practitioner 1988; 11(1 & 2):46-47.
4. Farida J, Sabiha P, Zooraidah Z. Pharyngeal carriage of group A Streptococcus amongst schoolchildren. Asian Medical Journal 1995; 38(1):47-51.

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From: "Zaidah Abdul Rahman" <drzaidah@kb.usm.my>
To: "staf" <staf@groups.wargakk.usm.my>
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 3:51:52 PM GMT +08:00
Subject: [staf] [Hebahan] Ceramah oleh Pemeriksa luar (UPM)

dear all

Satu ceramah dan diikuti oleh sessi perbincangan akan diadakan di Jabatan Mikrobiologi esok.
Detail adalah seperti di bawah:

Penceramah: Prof. Datin Dr Farida Jamal (Clinical Microbiologist) from UPM
Tajuk: Research opportunities in microbiology
Tarikh ; 14/05/12 at 10.30 am
Tempat: Bilik mesyuarat jabatan mikrobiologi
sesiapa yang berminat dijemput hadir.

tq

Dr Zaidah Abdul Rahman
Clinical Microbiologist

Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology
School of Medical Sciences
Universiti Sains Malaysia
tel: 09-767 6249
email:drzaidah@kb.usm.my

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Prof Datin Dr Farida Jamal at ICOMMM2015,
held at UIA, Kuantan in Pahang, Malaysia

The Origins of the Japanese People

Do you think the Japanese and the Orang Melayu are related? I stumbled across the ancient Jomon people who are a minority group in Japan today while going through the Facebook album of Dr Rahmat Haroun. The Jomon Melayu looks just like Orang Melayu but they have inhabited Japan for ages. Next time you see a Japanese, ask him/her whether he/she is a Jomon. Approx. 43% of Japanese have a Malay gene.

http://www.wa-pedia.com/history/origins_japanese_people.shtml

The Japanese people are descended from the Chinese and Koreans, from the Mongols and others, and also from the south-north migrations of Vietnamese Melayu and Filipino Melayu. Thus, the Malay Archipelago is actually more extensive than we think otherwise. Almost half the world on this side is dominated by Orang Melayu. From Japan down to Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Polynesia and Australia, the dark skin people are all Orang Melayu stock.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Japan

Prostitution is a big part of any ethnic group, be it Orang Melayu or other. Along the longitude, from Japan down to Australia, it should not surprise us to see prostitution as a main occupation or second occupation of any of the established groups in this part of the world. 

Looking through the Japanese glossary, there are terms such as nampa (Malay nampak) which refers to someone looking for some excitement, shabu-shabu (Malay serbu-serbu) restaurants where men can peek under the skirt of waitresses who don't wear any underwear, suki (Malay suka) and many more. The Japanese, like the Orang Melayu also have a term for spinsters.

http://www.wa-pedia.com/glossary/

Whether Orang Melayu genes were passed on by sea travel or overland routes may tell us whether our ancestors preferred the dry or wet travel routes. Travelling on overland route would mean they ate dried foodstuff. Travelling by sea means they also carried with them dried foodstuff (ikan masin, beras, garam, etc). Then, what made our ancestors switch from eating tubers and sago to eating rice? Now everybody takes rice but there are so many rice types. The Orang Melayu Kelantan love pulut (I love pulut too). The Thai people love pulut. They must serve ikan bilis goreng for their king. Nowadays everybody eats ikan bilis goreng - so the regal dish came down to the pauper's dining table after all. Seaweed and agar-agar are familiar to everyone but Orang Melayu Malaysia hardly eat seaweed, they take agar-agar (jelly) but a spongy and sweet version. So far, only the Japanese consume seaweed. Both the Orang Melayu (generally) and the Japanese do not eat much meat (beef, teriyaki beef). The Orang Melayu prefer satay (sate) while the Japanese prefer beef teriyaki. Both the Orang Melayu and the Japanese eat very lightly. Only recently have the Orang Melayu become gluttons and suffer from weight problems. A majority of Japanese are normal weight and obesity is not a problem. 

Okinawa was where the US Army had stationed its forces. From that army base and its associated activities, we see two types of Okinawans - the unadulterated (pure) Okinawans and the US-Japanese Okinawans. When we read articles about Okinawans, we have to be careful about what type of Okinawans are being reported. Black American-Japanese Okinawans are easily spotted as they are tall, dark and handsome but with Affro hairstyles and slant eyes. Similarly, the Japanese left for the US after WWII. The second generation of Japanese Americans are Japanese who have adapted American ways and cuisines. Should we expect to see a blood profile similar to their counterparts in Japan? They can't speak much Japanese except for what is taught at home by their Japanese parents, so are they Japanese or Japanese Americans? Okinawans in Hawaii are Japanese as well as Americans.

http://youngokinawans.org/Joomla_YOH/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11&Itemid=16

Shisa performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=t2UQ0HU0irw#!

The drumbeats and jumps in the Okinawan drum dance looks like a cross between dondang sayang, ghazal and zapin. The music sounds a bit Arabic. The small flat drums resemble the Orang Melayu kompang. The headgear looks like the Orang Melayu smotar or kain ikat kepala. and the Okinawans wear it as the Orang Melayu Kelantan males wear it. What a striking resemblance. Do the Orang Melayu Kelantan sail up north to Okinawa? Do they sail that far north, into cold waters? The Okinawans are fish eaters and so are the Orang Melayu Kelantan.

Okinawan drum dance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB9i-LLw2LY&feature=relmfu

The Orang Melayu dance but they do not dance that much nowadays. The Asadoya Yunta looks like a graceful well-coordinated dance routine, suitable as aerobic routine for the elderly. It has a lot of twists and turns which may be difficult for some. There is no Orang Melayu equivalence of this dance routine. The Mak Yong court dance may be about the closest match.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=Uy2cWzWCNFs

We have to be very careful when we try to group people by looks alone. This was what happened to Orang Melayu and the others in British Malaya. It is a mess trying to find out where a person stands in all this. Sometimes it is best to ask a person to explain what happened in the family's history and then try to place him/her in the most suitable group. It is interesting to read that as one travels through the various states of West Malaysia alone, one can be an Orang Melayu in one state and not an Orang Melayu in another state. States make their own definitions of Orang Melayu and tie that to land entitlements and land rights. Kelantan is very strict about this.

I still think the term Orang Melayu majmuk is a better term that applies to all mixed ethnic groups of today's Orang Melayu. Maybe we can look at Orang Melayu pekat, Orang Melayu tipis, and Orang Melayu campur as other options for describing the Orang Melayu.

Dr Lim Ju Boo

Dr Lim Ju Boo

I received a comment from Dr Lim Ju Boo on 10 May 2012. It disappeared from my Boxbe holding box. When I clicked Moderate for blog, it vanished. I had copied it to my Notepad just in case and that was all I had to work on. I Googled him on 11-12 May 2012. This is what I have on him. 

He is a man of many talents, and a highly dedicated person. 

I feel a lot of regret not knowing him from the beginning of my research on The Early Malay Doctors (TEMD). He had a lot of answers to some of my earlier queries. He was from Batu Pahat and supplied photos of Dr Syed Mahmood Al-Qudcy's clinic in Batu Pahat. He was previously with IMR.

Update: 13 Sept 2021

On the violin

Dr Lim Ju Boo

Scientific Logic
http://scientificlogic.blogspot.com/2010/05/dear-uncle-ju-boo-this-is-about-using.html

estidotmy, Utusan Malaysia, Rabu, 3 April 2002, Edisi Ketiga, muka 8
http://www.akademisains.gov.my/download/estidotmy/2002/edisi_3_2002.pdf

Syarahan Umum: "A Career as A Food Scientist. What to Expect"
(16 Mei 2007) - Dr Lim Ju Boo
Pusat Sains Negara
http://www.psn.gov.my/bm/program/kalendar_2007.htm

Nutritional Status In A Rural Estate Community
N Kandiah & Lim Ju Boo, Rural Health Research Division, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur
MED J MALAYSIA VOL 32 NO 2 JUNE 1977
http://www.mma.org.my/Portals/0/MED%20J%20MALAYSIA%20VOL%2032%20NO%202%20JUNE%201977.pdf

25 years Promoting Nutrition For Life
An Unwavering Commitment, 1992
http://www.nutriweb.org.my/downloads/25th_anniversary_book.pdf

Mangosteen adds colour to your health
http://malaysianfoodguide.com/2008/05/01/mangosteen-adds-colour-to-your-health/

Is Beta-Thalassemia Minor a health hazard to an airline pilot?
Flying - Dr JB Lim's Corner
Thursday, 06 December 2007 18:47
http://www.askcaptainlim.com/dr-jb-lims-corner-flying-89/384-is-beta-thalassemia-minor-a-health-hazard-to-an-airline-pilot.html

Airline pilot - a very responsible and noble profession - a medical scientist's insight.
Flying - Profession
Tuesday, 08 January 2008 19:21
http://www.askcaptainlim.com/-profession-flying-52/683-airline-pilot-a-very-responsible-and-noble-profession-a-medical-scientists-insight.html

Food For Thought - Lau Tai Onn
http://taionn.blogspot.com/
(also has very nice bkgr music)

Indian Board of Alternative Medicines, Kolkata, India
http://altmedworldwide.com/students_from_malaysia

Nutrition Research in Malaysia 1900-1979

This UM-IMR publication of 1980 has many names and abstracts written by the early Malay doctors and their colleagues.


An Annotated Bibliography of Nutrition Research in Malaysia (1900-1979)
annotated & compiled by
TEE E SIONG
ASEAN Protein Project
National Sub-committee Malaysia
1980
Printed by the University of Malaya Press

http://www.nutriscene.org.my/books/Tee%201980%20-%20Annotated%20Bibliography%201900-1979.pdf

Dr Mohammad Noor bin Nordin

Dr(H) Mohammad Noor bin Nordin (1929-1994)

Mohammad Noor was born in Muar on 6 January 1929, to Nordin and Menah, the fifth of 12 siblings. During his early childhood he spent a great deal of time with his grandfather, Abdul Majid in Muar.

Mohammad Noor received his early education at Sekolah Lereh in Lereh, Tanjung Keling, Melaka in 1934, when he was 5. He was well-known for his oratory talent and was famous in the school’s debating team. He was active in silat gayung. He became a temporary trainee teacher at age 12 in 1941, before the Second World War (WWII).

During the Japanese occupation, Mohammad Noor joined his three brothers and fled to Singapore where they worked as ustaz. He returned to Melaka after the Japanese occupation and completed his studies at Madrasah Ad-Diniah.

He obtained his secondary education (1944-51) in Melaka during the war (Japanese occupation) and in the post-war. In 1944, Mohammad Noor’s father sent him to study Islam and Arabic in Madrasah Ad-Diniah (now known as Al Nurriyyah) located in Sungai Udang, Melaka. He studied Arabic under the tutelage of Almarhum Shaikh Muallim Tuan Guru Haji Abdul Wahid Othman, Tuan Guru Haji Abu Hasan Haji Abdul Majid and 30 other trained teachers at the school. His Arabic language skills and interpretations of the Quran were superb.

He migrated to Singapore in the early 1950s. He was a shorthand teacher and typist at the City Commercial College (1951-55). He was appointed a Special Constable (Polis Khas) in the Singapore Police Service (1952-55). He continued his studies at Madrasah Aljuneid to substantiate his knowledge on Islam and Arabic. In addition, he attended intensive English classes at night in Raffles College (1952/53) to become more proficient in English. He studied Knowledge of Homeopathic Treatment (Ilmu Perubatan Homeopathy) along with 12 other Malay homeopathic pioneers under the tutelage of Prof. Dr Burhanuddin Al-Helmy in Malaysia Health Centre in 107, Jalan Sultan, Singapore (1952-57).

He was active in spreading Homeopathy to Malaya and was the Chief-General of Graduate Homeopathy (1953-60).

He had been an active member of PUTERA  in seeking independence for the Malay States, from the British. He entered into politics in Singapore in 1952, two years after the Natrah incidence. He met with Dr Burhanuddin Al-Helmy and followed the activities of Melayu Raya.

In 1957, he started his apprenticeship with Dr Burhanuddin Al-Helmy in Singapore at Dewan Perubatan Homeopathy (also known as Homeopathic Medical Centre - HMC). He then shifted to Melaka in 1959 and opened a homeopathy clinic, the Homeopathy Medical Centre in Jalan Laksamana.

In 1960-61, he started his own clinic in Melaka, Dewan Perubatan Homeopathy, with the consent of Dr Burhanuddin Al-Helmy. His clinic was situated at the Bazaar in Malacca town. The clinic was relocated to a new building known as Bazaar MARA near Sungai Melaka, close to the Stadhuys. His staff members (or assistants) were only present during practical training sessions.

He initiated Homeopathy classes (or lectures) more rigorously in 1987, following the death of his son.

In 1990, an auspicious ceremony for awarding diplomas to the first batch of graduates who completed the Diploma in Homeopathy was held at Graha Patriotika in Tanjung Keling, Melaka. This occasion marked the birth of Homeopathy in Malaysia.

An active figure in PAS (Persatuan Islam Semenanjung Malaysia – Malaysia Islamic Party), he had contested against one of Malaysia’s prominent political figures in the 1970s, Tun Ghafar Baba.

He led as PAS Commissioner (Pesuruhjaya) in Melaka for 15 years (1972-87) before becoming PAS Advisor (Penasihat, 1988-94) till he passed away.

Dr Mohammad Noor was as ADUN Tanjung Minyak, Melaka in the 1970s.

He founded Koperasi Homeopathy Melaka Berhad (KHMB) in 1990 as a starting point to help raise funding via business ventures.

He was honoured with the award of World Order of Human Merit from the I’Ordre Universal du Merit Human, Geneva in 1960. He had served in the State Assembly as Wakil Rakyat for Melaka (1975-79).

He was on the Board of Directors of Tabung Haji for 10 years. During this period, he was entrusted as the medical director to look after the pilgrims during the pilgrimage periods (at least 3 months).

He also sat on the Board for Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Melaka (PKNM).

He was appointed as Justice of the Peace (JP) in 1978.

Tulip bt Che Lah, the eldest daughter of Dr Che Lah bin Md Joonos, then a teacher at the Malacca Girls’ High School in Durian Daun in the early 1970s, had commented that Dr Mohammad Noor was a 'famous Malay doctor'.

In 1955, Mohammad Noor married Aishah bt Mahmud in Geylang Serai, Singapore. They were blessed with nine children, six boys and three girls.

Dr (H) Haji Mohammad Noor bin Haji Nordin passed away on 3 December 1994 and was laid to rest in Tanah Perkuburan Bukit Gedong, Tanjung Keling in Melaka.

Dr Mohammad Noor appeared in an article which his son Abdul Razak supplied to the author.

At Graha Patriotika 1990

His 2nd child/eldest daughter is Datin Kamariah bt Md Noor.
She was  the author's classmate at MGHS 1972-73, Malacca.
Kamariah works with IBM HQ @KL.
Photo from Noraini Ismail's album in Facebook.

Dr Haji Mohammad Noor (seated at right) at his youngest daughter Mahmudah's wedding (far right). Seated next to him is his wife, Hjh Aishah. His son-in-law is standing at leftmost.
Photo from Mahmudah bt Mohd Noor. Mahmudah is a lawyer in Scotland.

External links
http://www.orangmelaka.com/dr-mohammad-noor-bin-nordin-tokoh-kemerdekaan-melaka.html

Bajau Laut vs Bajau Darat

I saw pictures of Bajau Laut little boys on Noraini Ismail's Facebook. I thought to share them with you. ASTRO also featured the Bajau Laut people. What is special about the Bajau Laut people? Everything! The Bajau Laut kids look similar to the little Aborigine boys I have seen in Adelaide and also in Perth. Are they linked? Are they Malay? Yes. The Bajau Laut and the Aborigines are all linked - all are Malays.

Bajau Laut boys. Photos from Noraini Ismail's album in Facebook.

I find that people who love the sea and live at sea, know the world better than those who live on land. What medicines do they have at sea should anything go wrong? What can possibly go wrong?

Malaysia's 10 best islands

One book is ready

I'm happy to inform everyone that one book is ready today. I saw the galley from Xlibris earlier today. The front cover has an ancient feel and the back cover has 43 faces of the early Malay doctors. The galley has 388 pages. Pending ISBN from the Library of Congress (doesn't state Australia or USA). The other ISBNs are available. This book should be out in the market soon. The title is Research on the Early Malay Doctors 1900-1957 Malaya and Singapore. Here are some early details I have:


RESEARCH ON THE EARLY MALAY DOCTORS 1900-1957 MALAYA AND SINGAPORE
Author: Faridah Abdul Rashid

Total no. of pages: 388
Description of contents: 

This book tells how research was done for The Early Malay Doctors. A detailed account of the meaning of the word ‘Malay’ is given, in due recognition of the high status accorded to Malay Civilisation in the Malay annals and Chinese chronicles. The lives of the early Malay doctors were traced over nine years in modern Malaysia and Singapore. The techniques deployed to trace them are also masterfully explained. The sources of the doctors’ biographies are aptly described, which include interviews, narratives, family accounts, newspapers, publications, and contacting their former institutions, friends and associations. Apart from a brief one-page biography for each doctor, there are thirty appendices that contain tabulated information about these doctors, information about the early schools, medical institutions and hospitals at the time. A glossary and a list of index appear at the end. This book is a good resource for researching about how to research on The Early Malay Doctors. It indirectly teaches strategies and techniques which researchers may otherwise overlook.

Copyright (C) 2012 Faridah Abdul Rashid

Library of Congress Control Number: PENDING
Hardcover: 978-1-4691-7244-6
Softcover: 978-1-4691-7243-9
EBook:     978-1-4691-7245-3

To order additional copies of this book, contact:
Xlibris Corporation
1-800-618-969
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To request a complimentary paperback review copy, contact the publisher at 1-800-618-969. To purchase copies of the book for resale, please fax Xlibris at (02) 8282-5055 or call 1-800-618-969.  Xlibris books can be purchased at Xlibris bookstore. For more information, contact Xlibris at 1-800-618-969 or on the web at www.Xlibris.com.au.

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PS: Manuscript for the second book was submitted last night, 27 April 2012. The submitted title is Biography of the Early Malay Doctors 1900-1957 Malaya and Singapore. No. of pages submitted 599.

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Manuscript Submitted to Xlibris

27 April 2012

I have submitted my full manuscript to Xlibris for checking content and for copy-editing.

I submitted 214.1MB of files to **Rey.Barnes@Xlibris.com**

I sent big files & zip files (max 300MB)

Now I wait for Xlibris to reply.

These are the files I uploaded to sendspace server (www.sendspace.com):-

1. 501451 Manuscript FAR 27April2012, 2.312MB (DOC)
2. Copy of 501451 with images-signed 43.018MB (PDF)
3. 501451 Summary (17KB)
4. 501451 Author biography 27April2012 (27KB)
5. 501451 Inside images - files 1-43 (421 images, 42MB)
6. 501451 Frontispiece
7. 501451 Alternative frontispiece
8. 501451 3 Maps
9. 501451 Bookmark 27April2012
10. 501451 Book cover

Submitted title: Biography of the Early Malay Doctors 1900-1957 Malaya and Singapore

Manuscript is approx. 600 pages.

Content checking takes 1-2 weeks.

Copy-editing takes 2-6 months.

Printing: target after Aidilfitri, by October 2012 (insyaAllah) - will update 

Marketing matters:

Book Fair PWTC 2012 - tak sempat

19th Beijing International Book Fair 29August-2 September 2012

Frankfurt International Book Fair 10-14 October 2012

Please check at Amazon. At Amazon, the price is in US Dollars.
http://www.amazon.com/Biography-Doctors-1900-1957-Malaya-Singapore