Hundred Years Of Electricity In Malaysia

FDC

Brochure of Hundred Years Of Electricity In Malaysia

Date of issue: 3rd September 1994
Country: Malaysia

Electricity, first made its unheralded appearance late last century. Once a curiosity for the masses and an exciting novelty for the privileged few, electricity's popularity as a clean and non-polluting source of energy saw its eventual introduction into the daily lives of the people from all walks of life. Electricity is now available country wide and is undoubtedly the catalyst for this nation's march towards achieving social and economic prominence.

Electricity supply began in the year 1894 when an electric generator was installed by Loke Yew and Thamboosamy Pillay to work their tin mine in a little known town of Rawang in Malaysia (now Peninsular Malaysia). The year 1900 marked the operation of the very first power station in the country- the Sempam Hydroelectric Power Station in Raub, Pahang, commissioned by the Raub Australian Gold Mining C0. Ltd.

The first public electricity supply in the Peninsula was inaugurated in Pulau Pinang on July 14, 1904 with the operation of the Sungai Pinang Power Station by the local municipality. A total of 15 consumes and 41 street lights were given electricity supply.

Kuala Lumpur quickly followed with its first public supply in 1905 with the completion of the Ulu Gombak Hydroelectricity Power Station by the Public Works Department. Demand for the electricity grew rapidly with supplies extended to a number of towns in the state of Perak (1910) and other states in the towns of Seramban (1911), Malacca (1912), Bukit Mertajam (1916), Johore Bahru (1919), Alor Setar (1920), Sungai Petani (1920) and Teluk Anson (now Teluk Intan) in 1926. Supplies were initiated by private enterprise Huttenbachs Co. Ltd. in the towns of the Peninsula whilst the Malacca Light Co. and United Engineers Ltd. provided supplies to Malacca and Seremban respectively.

The year 1927 saw the establishment of the Electrical Department to develop a national approach for the extension of electricity supply in the Peninsula. The electrical Department provided supplies to a number of towns in the states of Selangor, Perak, Pahang and Johor. Private electric supplies continued to be developed particularly in some parts of Perak, the biggest being Perak River Hydro Electric Power Company Ltd. (PRHEP) and Kinta Electrical Distribution Co. Ltd. (KED).

Meanwhile, in North Bornea (now Sabah), the town of Sandakan was the first to enjoy the benefits of public electricity supply in 1922. The Sandakan Light & Power Co. Ltd. operated a 1,964kW power station burning waste timber from the nearby British Borneo Timber Co. Jesselton (now Kota Kinabalu) and Labuan followed with supplies from Jesselton Ice Co. Ltd. and the rural Board respectively. The Public Works Department was made responsible for the overall development of electricity infrastructure in 1951. An advisory board, the North Borneo Electricity Board was formed in 1954.

Sabah's neighbour, Sarawak had its first taste of electricity in the year 1923. On June 15 that year, some 84 consumers in Kuching town received electricity supply from two 250kW generating sets operated by the Electricity Section in the Public Works Department. Sibu and Mukah were next to recieve public electricity supply. Due to the difficulties faced in developing the electricity infrastructure, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke formed the Sarawak Electricity Supply Co.Ltd. (SESCO) with United Engineers Ltd. of Singapore in 1932.

The Second World War and Japanese invasion in 1941 disrupted the development of electricity supply industry in the country. The retreating British administration deliberately damaged the infrastructure. The occupying Japanese forces were able to a small extent restore and operate the badly damages equipment. The post World War Two period saw the return of the British Administration and the massive rehabilitation of the electricity infrastructure.

A government statutory body, the Central Electricity Board- CEB (renamed National Electricity Board in 1965 to meet the nation's aspirations) was established in 1949 to consolidate and centralize the development of electricity supply in the Peninsula.

Malaya gained independence in 1957 whilst Sarawak and Sabah became independent in 1963 when they joined the Peninsula forming Malaysia. The post independence era was a period of fast paced development in the electricity sector. NEB completed the take over of all the private electricity supply companies in the Peninsula in stages by 1982. Sarwak electricity Supply Co. (renamed Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation) and Sabah Electricity Board (formerly North Borneo Electricity Board) were taken over by the government to ensure speedy electrification of the states.

In the line with the government's privatization program, the National Electricity Board was corporatized in September, 1990 and subsequently privatized. However, the Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation and the Sabah Electricity Board still remain as government entities.

Electricity supply in Malaysia today is provided by three utilities which have responsibilities for distinct geographical regions of the country. Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) the successor public listed company to the government statutory body National Electricity Board (NEB) generates, transmits and distributes electrical energy to all the states in Peninsular Malaysia whilst two smaller public utilities, the Sarawak Electricity Board (SEB) provide supplies to the states of Sarawak and Sabah respectively.

The development of electricity supply industry in this country during the last 100 years is not just a chronology of technical achievements. It is the vision, spirited resourcefulness, relentless endeavour and undying dedication of the people behind the electricity business working in harmony with machines that have set the pace towards putting Malaysia into the world map of developed industralized nations. This nation salutes them.

1992 Thomas Cup Champion

The Souvenir Sheet FDC

The commemorative stamps for 1992 Thomas Cup Champion

The brochure of 1992 Thomas Cup Champion

Date of Issue: 25th July 1992
Country: Malaysia

Malaysia brought the curtain down on the 1992 Thomas Cup Final with a flourish when they beat Indonesia 3-2 in a pulsating final to win the Thomas Cup after a lapse of 25 years. Malaysia regained her status as the top badminton power in the world beating Indonesia in the finals held at the Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur on 16th May 1992. The winning team comprises of 9 players. i.e. Razif Hj. Sidek, Jalani Hj.Sidek, Rashid Hj. Sidek, Foo Kok Keong, Cheah Soon Kit, Soh Beng Kiang, Kwan Yoke Meng, Rahman Hi.Sidek and Wong Ewee Mun.
The inauguration of a Men's World Team Badminton championship was first given serious consideration by the International Badminton Federation (IBF) in 1939 and for this purpose a challenge trophy was presented by its then President, the late Sir George Thomas Bart. It was not until after World War II that the first Thomas Cup Championship was held. The competition now takes place every two years.

Though officially known as "The International Badminton Championship Challenge Trophy", the beautiful silver gilt trophy is known over the world by its familiar name as "Thomas Cup'. Manufactured in London in 1939, the cup stands 28 inches in height and has a span, including the handles, of 16 inches. It is made in three pieces-plinth, cup and lid.

Malaysia last won the much coveted Thomas Cup, a symbol of badminton supremacy, in 1967. Besides Malaysia, Indonesia and China had won the cup since the inception of championship. Malaysia or rather Malaya was the first country to win the Thomas cup in 1949 and won it again in 1952, 1955 and 1967.

This was the result in the final match of 1992 Thomas Cup competition Malaysia Vs Indonesia:

Final Result
Rashid Sidek-Ardy Wiranata	15-10/15-4
Razif Sidek-Jalani Sidek-Gunawan-Eddy Hartono	9-15/15-9/3-15
Foo Kok Keong-Alan Budi Kusuma	15-6/15-12
Cheah Soon Kit-Soo Beng Kiang-Ricky Subagja-Rexy Manaiky	15-12/10-15/15-8
Kwan Yoke Meng-Joko Suprianto	3-15 /7-15

Remark: I missed the stamp FDC for this issue.....
The last Thomas cup competition in 2008, Malaysia again lose the chance to win the cup. Hopefully, Malaysia male badminton team can win this cup in near future. MALAYSIA BOLEH!!!

Historical Building II

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The brochure of FDC

Date of Issue: 7th Nov 1991
Country: Malaysia
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1. Istana Maziah Terengganu
2. Istana Besar, Johor
3. Istana Bandar, Kuala Langat, Selangor
4. Istana Johor, Kelantan

"Malaysia is a severeign state with a colourful history. Its periods of historical have left behind legacies which are manifestations of the country's development in the various social and economic fields. One such legacy in its historic buildings which are beautiful and possessing unique architecture. Historic building in Malaysia are governed by the Antiquities Act of 1976 the aim by which is research, protection and the preservation of buildings"

Istana Maziah, Terengganu
The Istana Maziah(Maziah Palace) is located at the foot of "Bukit Puteri"(Princess Hill), Kuala Terengganu. The records of the late Engku Pengeru Aman accounted that the date of the laying of the palace foundation stone was 1894 and according to the records of the late Datuk Seri Amar Di Raja, a chief Minister of Terengganu, it was first built in 1896.

This place was built to replace the Hijau Palace which was built in 1870. The building materials used were that of lime mixed with clay and finely grounded salt. The building was completed in 1903.
The double storey palace is used as a place for the installation and the crowning of the Sultan of Terengganu, the celebration of royal birthdays and as a place to welcome honourable quests.
From time to time the palace underwent alterations and in 1972 an additional modern building was erected on the western wing. The royal seat was then transferred to the upper level of the building.

Istana Besar, Johor
The Istana Besar or the Grand Palace was built in 1866 by the Sultan Abu Bakar as his royal residence. At that time HRH was resideing at Telok Belanga in Singapore-the administrative centre for the Sate Government. The late Duke of Edinburg was the first prince to have stayed in this palace and in 1967 HRH the Third Agung and his consort were the last royal family ever to have stayed in the palace.
Later, the Istana Besar was made an official place for holding royal ceremonies which included the installation of the Sultan, celebrating the royal birthdays of the sultan and the like.

The Istana Besar was granted by HRH Sultan of Johore to become the "Royal Museum' where the state artifacts and royal treasures of Johore are kept.

Istana Bandar, Kuala Langat, Selangor

The Istana Bandar (The Town Palace) was built in 1905, i.e. early in the reign of Sultan Alauddin Sulaiman Shah ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa was installed as the fifth Sultan of Selangor in 1898. The palaces is now known as Aluddin Palace.

This palace has fifteen rooms. It is made of wood and marble. The entire design was made by Sultan Alauddin himself who also bore the cost of building the palace.
Sultan Alauddin resided at this palace for 35 years until his death in 1938. It was at this palace too, that Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Hishamuddin Alam Shah, the seventh was born, in 1926.

Istana Jahar, Kelantan
Istana Jahar (Jahar Palace) was built during the reign of Long Senik or Sultan Muhammad II who ruled Kelantan between 1837-1886. The palace was built for his grandson Bentara Long Kundur. The palace was completed in 1887.
During his reign, Long Senik (Sultan Muhammad IV) ordered the planting of the Jahar tree and changed the name of the palace to Jahar Palace.
Several Rulers of Kelantan resided in the palace including the late Sultan Ism ail Ibni Almarhum Sultan Muhammad IV.
In 1980, His Royal Highness Sultan Ismail Petra Ibni Almarhum Sultan Yahya Petra consented for the palace to be used temporarily as the State Museum.


Remark: The back side of this FDC had showed the official logo of Malaysia Pos.
I have never visited any of these palaces. I hope i can get to visit them in near future.

In Commemoration of The Late Tun Haji Abdul Razak Bin Hussein

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The Brochure of FDC

Issue Date: 14 January 1977
Country: Malaysia
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Tun Razak played his role in

1. Independence
2. Education
3. Development
4. Rukunegara (National Philosophy)
5. ASEAN

The sudden and untimely death of Tun Haji Abdul Razak bin Hussein, Malaysia's second Prime Minister, on January 14, 1976 was a great loss not only to the country but also to ASEAN and to the world. He was a highly respected leader who had left an indelible imprint on the life of the nation, placing the country on a respectable place in world's economic and political scene and achieved a very high standing and an outstanding reputation at home and abroad.

Tun Abdul Razak had given his life for Malaysia for until the last moments of his life at the London Clinic he had nothing but the thought of the well-being and the future of his people in his mind. His passing was a great loss and sorrow to the nation and in such time of national tragedy, Malaysians were touched to see that messages of condolence and expressions of shock and grief had poured in from all over the world and many heads of states or their representatives had come to Kuala Lumpur to share with thousands of aggrieved Malaysians in sending their beloved leader to his final place of repose at the National Heroes' Mousoleum in the complex of the National Mosque.

Tun Abdul Razak had left a legacy of his tireless work and wisdom that is dearly enshrined in the hearts of his people and the history of modern Malaysia. His records of achievements were unsurpassed and unequaled. Few in the world could claim merit as a beloved leader who brought out a multi-racial country like Malaysia from a colonial dependence into a progressive, stable, prosperous and united nation respected by his liberal approach in politics, his sincere desire to promote regional peace and co-operation and his untiring efforts to promote Islamic solidarity and economic upliftment.

To Malaysians, the late Tun Abdul Razak had bequeathed a heritage of political, economic and social philosophy that have become the guiding principles of the national life of the country.

He had left his mark on all aspects of the national legislature-the Constitution of Independent Malaya in 1957, the Constitution of Malaysia in 1963, education, defense, rural development, finance, foreign affairs and other areas.

In education, Tun Razak as the first Minister of education had pioneered the national education policy aimed at forging unity aming the multi-racial and multi-religious people of Malaysia through a single education system. The progress in education has been tremendous with five universities including National University where the national language, the Bahasa Malaysia is used, as the medium of instruction, to cater for the needs of the country's rapid economic and social progress. Thousands of modern primary and secondary schools have dotted the towns and countrysides to cater for the increasing number of Malaysian children.

He had pioneered rural development since 1950's which had brought economic and social changes to the majority of the rural folk from the sad neglect of the colonial administrations. New roads were construced in rural areas, bridges spanned big and small rivers, new mosques, community halls, electricity and other modern amenities have come even to the remote villages. New lands have been opened up for the landless and poor farmers and through such Government agencies as Felda and Felcra, thousands of acres of new lands have been turned into viable agricultural estates for thousands of new settlers. A completely new rural schemes now being undertaken such as the Jengka Triangle, Pahang Tenggara, Johore Tenggara and Trengganu Tengah are the results of Tun Razak 's desire to bring a new lease of life to the rural people.

During Tun Razak's leadership of the government, the nation for the first time had a national philosophy-the Rukunegara-comprising the five basic principles of moral and spiritual codes to bind the various ethnic groups of Malaysians into a united nation. His New Economic Policy was the result of his relentless society, redress the existing imbalance and eradicate poverty irrespective of race.

In foreign relations, he sought friendship with all nations who wished to be friendly with Malaysia irrespective of their social system or ideology. Malaysia was accepted into the Third World Nations for her active non-aligned policy and her constructive approaches to many of the problems that beset the Third World. One of his most ambitious endeavours was to work for a world where violence despite differences in ideology and social system. Towards this end he was a pioneer in establishing the Association of Southeast Asian Countries and until his last days he had worked hard to make SEAN region a zone peace, freedom and neutrality.

At home he brought peace and political stability. He was ill at ease when ha had to take over the administration as the Director of the National Operations Council with almost absolute power at his disposal to restore law and order following the outbreak of communal violence on May 13, 1969. He did not abuse his powers. Instead, during the tow years of his leadership under Emergency, he thought of ways and means to bind the multiracial nation together so as to prevent the recurrence of such as incident. Out of his Emergency emerged the National Frontconcept, the ruling Alliance party inviting opposition parties to come into coalition government at state and federal levels, thus reducing party politicking to a minimum. Parliament was reconvened and Tun Razak voluntarily relinquished his absolute Emergency powers to guide the nation to the path of parliamentary democracy which he had restored.

For the first time the country was given a philosophy of life of its own, the Rukunegara- the five principles namely Belief in God, Loyalty to King and Country, Upholding the Constitution, Rule of Law and God, Behavious and Morality-upon which the nation was committed for guidance and action.

Under his wise guidance the country quickly returned to normalcy, confidence strengthened and he was engaged in preparing Malaysia's Third Development Plan of massive infusion of money, energy, labour and skill for the country's greater progress into another era of greater progress and prosperity. However, he did not, unfortunately, live to see its implementation when he was called by God Almighty.

Tun Abdul Razak was born a country boy in Pulau Keladi near Pekan, Pahang. On March 11, 1922. Though by heritage, he was of a ruling family of one of the phang's tribal chieftains, he grew up with his grandfather in Kampong Jambu Langgar, about six miles from the royal town of Pekan. His childhood days were spent with other kampong children and like them, he had to walk to school a few miles away.

He attended the Malay school in Pekan learning the Quran and religious teachings in the afternoon. While in Malay shoocl, the boy had already shown his queit attitude and a strong aptitude for learning. He took less years to pass through his secondary education at the prestigious Malay College Kuala Kangsar than other boys of his age by getting three double promotions and won many prizes every year. He was keen in his studies as well as in sports excelling in hockey and football.

He was among the few Malay administrative officers to enter Raffles Collage in Singapore but his studies were interrupted by the war. During the Japanese occupation, Tun Razak was a young Pahang Administrative Officer. He saw much of the misery and hardship suffered by the people and he joined the resistance movement secretly to help prepare for the return of the Allies. When the war ended, Tun Razak went to England to study law which he passed in just 18 months in April 1949. He was called to the English Bar in May 1950.

He returned to Pahang to become the State Sceretary but was soon involved i politics when the Malays were up in arms against the unjust imposotion of Malayan Union by the returning British which deprived the Malay rulers and the Malays of their inherent rights. Tun Razak joined UMNO at its early inception under the late Dartuk Onn bin Jaafar and later with Tunku Abdul Rahman. He was instrumental in building the party into a powerful national organization.

Tun Razak's rise in politics and power was meteoric. He became head of UMNO Youth at the age of 28. He was Deputyto Tunku Abdul Rahman. Malaysia's first Prime Minister, placed him in good stead when he assumed the premiership on Septmeber 22, 1970. He brought in new blood in his Cabinet and initiated sweeping changes in the political and economic field as well as in our foreign policy.

The qualities of leadership and wisdom of the late Tun Abdul Razak are reflected in many aspects of the nation's life that are not only respected by the multi-racial and muilti-religious people of Malaysia but are also cherished and respected by people and leaders of the neighbouring countries and the world in general.

Remark: The back side of the cover has got the name of Malaysia Pos, "Jabatan Perkhidmatan Pos" without their official logo in 70's. The price of cover in that time was RM0.10.

Independence of Malaya

Date of Issue: 31 Aug 1957
Country: Malaya (now known as Malaysia)

The stamp affixed on the first day cover was the first stamp to commemorate the independence of Malaya/Persekutuan Tanah Melayu (the former nation name before Malaysia) in Malaysia .

The portrait on the stamp and cover was Tunku Abdul Rahman, the "Independence of Father (Bapa Kermerdekaan)" of all Malaysian. He was also the first prime minister of Malaysia. The stamp illustrated Tunku Abdul Rahman was riding the ship backed from Great Britain to Malaya together with the announcement of Malaya free from Great Britain after a meeting held in Great Britain in February of 1956 . In 31 Aug 1957, Malaya was formed officially by uniting Johore, Kedah, Kelatan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Perlis, Penang, Pahang, Perak, Selangor andTerengganu.

Remark: I bought this FDC from a dealer shop when I was a high school student. The postmark on this FDC had the time(5pm) when the postmark made on the stamp. This FDC was a real posted FDC and sent from Johor Bahru (the capital of Johore) to Singapore.