On 10—11 April 2000, the Institute of the Malay World and Civilization at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, with the cooperation of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, convened an international colloquium, Borneo as the Homeland of Malay: The Implications for Research. The principal invited speakers were internationally well-known professors in comparative Austronesian linguistics and Austronesian archaeology. Other invited participants represented a broad diversity of academic disciplines, including economics, history, linguistics, oral literature, sociology, anthropology and geography.This book, Borneo and the Homeland of the Malays: Four Essays, presents an introductory essay by Professor James T. Collins on the idea of language homelands, with particular reference to the Austronesian family of languages. There follow the three principal papers presented at this foundation colloquium in 2000. Professor Peter Bellwood offers an assessment of the archaeological arguments regarding the Malay homeland and the need to take into account other evidence, especially linguistic evidence. In his essay, Professor Robert Blust makes it clear that any discussion of the homeland of Malay and Malayic must also consider the homeland of Chamic languages, an Austronesian branch closely related to Malay and Malayic, spoken in Indo-China. Similarly, Professor Bernd Nothofer presents linguistic arguments that suggest that some of the languages, such as Sasak and Madurese, spoken in islands to the southeast of Borneo most likely also had their homelands in Borneo. After these four essays, Professor Bernard Sellato discusses the geographic, historic and economic implications of Borneo as the Homeland of Malay.
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Buku koleksi ini mengandungi dua puluh dua buah cerpen hasil karya para penulis tempatan yang terpilih dan dikeluarkan dalam Pelita Brunei di sepanjang bulan Januari hingga bulan Mei tahun 2001.Penerbitan buku ini adalah merupakan usaha berterusan Jabatan Penerangan bagi mengumpul karya-karya cerpen yang terpilih. Pengumpulan ini juga sebagai usaha untuk menghargai sumbangan penulis kepada perkembangan kesusasteraan tanah air terutama penulis-penulis cerpen.
A newly published book on 'Amphibians and Reptiles of Tasek Merimbun Heritage Park, Brunei Darussalam' by Museum Department is currently available for purchase at a discounted price of B$2.50, from the original price of B$3.30. The special price will run until Sunday and the book is sold at the old customs wharf where the Museum Department is hosting an exhibition called "Kenali muzium kitani", in conjunction with the International Museum Day.