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Upacara penyampaian SEA Write Award 1993 [Prize-giving ceremony for SEA Write Award 1993]
Citation
Muhammad Ariff Ahmad. (1993). Upacara penyampaian SEA Write Award 1993 [Prize-giving ceremony for SEA Write Award 1993; Speech transcript]. https://hdl.handle.net/10497/21151
Author
Muhammad Ariff bin Ahmad
Abstract
Ucapan ini disampaikan di upacara penyampaian SEA Write Awards 1993 dan telah diadakan di Bangkok, Thailand. Oleh kerana keperluan ekonomi, Bahasa Inggeris adalah bahasa kerja di Singapura dan untuk melindungi warisan kebudayaan, Singapura mengamalkan dasar dwibahasa. Oleh itu, Melayu, Mandarin, Tamil, dan bahasa ibunda yang lain, mekar di Singapura. Penyampai mengongsikan pengalaman beliau melihat sejarah membentuk nasib ramai orang terhebat, termasuk penulis, dan juga negara. Beliau juga telah mengalami zaman kolonial, kesusahan pendudukan Jepun, kemudian kembali ke zaman penjajahan British dan menyaksikan keghairahan rakyat untuk mengecapi kemerdekaan. Beliau juga telah cuba untuk merakamkan detik bersejarah ini dalam penulisan beliau dan merupakan salah seorang ahli pengasas Asas 50 yang telah menyumbang besar kepada pembangunan Bahasa dan kesusasteraan Melayu. Penulis-penulis bukanlah ahli politik, tetapi mereka juga menyumbang kepada perjuangan kemerdekaan dan perkembangan minda melalui tulisan mereka. Mereka berjuang untuk pekerja yang tertindas, pembasmian kemiskinan dan menyumbang dalam usaha untuk membebaskan tanah air. Penyampai berkongsi pengalaman beliau sebagai pendidik dan impiannya tentang masyarakat yang bertenaga, lembut dan berbudaya di Singapura. Beliau berasa bangga kerana dianugerahi pingat kebudayaan (Cultural Medallion) dan Anugerah Tun Seri Lanang atas sumbangan beliau terhadap Bahasa dan budaya Melayu.
This speech was presented at the SEA Write Awards 1993 and was held in Bangkok, Thailand. Because of economic needs, English is the working language in Singapore and to protect its cultural heritage, Singapore practices bilingual policy. Hence, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, and other mother tongues, blossom in Singapore. The speaker shared on how he has seen history shaping the destiny of many great men, including writers, and nations. He has experienced colonial times, the hardship of Japanese Occupation, back to British Colonial days and witnessed the strong passion for independence. He has tried to capture these eventful moments in his writing and is one of the founding members of Asas 50 which contributed immensely to the development of Malay language and literature. Writers are not politicians, but they contributed to the struggle of independence and the development of the minds through their writings. They also fought for the oppressed workers, the eradication of poverty and contributed in efforts to free the homeland. The speaker shared on his experience as an educator and his dream which is that of a vibrant, gentle and cultured society of Singapore. He is honoured to have been awarded with the Cultural Medallion and the Tun Seri Lanang Award for his contributions to Malay language and culture.
Date Issued
October 12, 1993
Description
Speech delivered at the SEA Write Award 1993, 12 October 1993, Bangkok, Thailand