• UTAR News

  • Sharpen your brainpower at the 12th MFotM

    KAMPAR: We all have known that playing with a Rubik’s cube; a three-dimensional geometry puzzle has mental perquisites. The number of algorithms and techniques needed to solve it just once has to stimulate the brain somehow. However, most of us never realised the vast capacity of mental and emotio

    Jul,15,2016 | Read more

  • UTAR JOURNALISM STUDENTS SERVED FOR CHARITY

    By Mr. Teh Boon Teck & Yuevitra Kalaiselvan               A team of 5 Final Year Journalism students from Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, led by Yuevitra Kalaiselvan, 21 which includes Sean Chandrakumar, 25, Shobina Brapakaran, 24, Rufina Merry Ambrose, 24 a

    Nov,06,2015 | Read more

  • 校园关注点

  • 品冠《随时都在》弹唱会 拉大生与抒情歌曲之约

    报导、摄影:陈丽仪 张丘艳 品冠《随时都在》弹唱会  拉大生与抒情歌曲之约 (金宝21日讯)再次荣升为爸爸的情歌王子品冠,带着他的最新专辑《随时都在》回马宣传,来到拉曼大学进行全马唯一一场的校园弹唱会,并吸引了逾700余名学生及粉丝到场支持,让同学们度过了愉快又温馨的一晚。该活动是由拉曼大学金融社团所主办。         活动开始之前,在主持人的带领下,大会为近期发生的马航MH17遭击落事件的罹难者们进行一分钟的哀悼。当晚唯一的开场嘉宾是由《Feel the beat》舞蹈比赛中,团队组冠军

    Jul,26,2014 | Read more

  • 关注社会弱势群体,拉大社区服务团探访安宁老人院及儿童之家

    报导、摄影:林怡慧,吴芷桦 由社区服务团所主办的安宁之家旗下老人院和儿童之家探访之旅, 让25名爱心至上的拉曼大学霹雳分校社区学员度过了不平凡且有意义的周末。 这项活动的主要目的是为了鼓励更多大学生投入义工行列,发挥爱心去协助需要社会关心的弱势群体。活动主席周政亨在受访时表示,希望藉由这个活动为孤苦无依的老人家送上温暖,同时也把欢乐带给儿童之家的孩子们,让他们感受人间温情。 活动分为上半段及下半段,学员们先拜访老人院,并分为两组进行活动。一部分的学员被安排打扫环境,而剩余的学员则留下来与老人家们进行互动交流。 为了让场面活跃,筹委员们精心为老人家准备一系列的游戏及

    Jul,05,2014 | Read more

  • Features

  • Sharpen your brainpower at the 12th MFotM

    KAMPAR: We all have known that playing with a Rubik’s cube; a three-dimensional geometry puzzle has mental perquisites. The number of algorithms and techniques needed to solve it just once has to stimulate the brain somehow. However, most of us never realised the vast capacity of mental and emotio

    Jul,15,2016 | Read more

  • UTAR JOURNALISM STUDENTS SERVED FOR CHARITY

    By Mr. Teh Boon Teck & Yuevitra Kalaiselvan               A team of 5 Final Year Journalism students from Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, led by Yuevitra Kalaiselvan, 21 which includes Sean Chandrakumar, 25, Shobina Brapakaran, 24, Rufina Merry Ambrose, 24 a

    Nov,06,2015 | Read more

  • 特别报导

  • 日本传统游戏新体验!

    报导:陈丽仪、张丘艳 摄影:张丘艳 你对于日本文化的印象是如何的呢?一个以动漫闻名的国家?日本文化可不止这些,他们更把传统的文化延续至今日,当中包括了节日风俗、传统游戏等。 日前,拉曼大学日本文化社团举办了一场小型的日本文化体验会,以介绍日本的传统游戏为主,让同学有不一样的体验,增进他们对日本传统文化的认识。该体验会展示了约八种传统游戏,板羽球 (Hanetsuki),达摩落 (Daruma Otoshi),豆袋 (Otedama),123 木头人(Daruma-san ga Koronda),笼中鸟(Kagome-kagome), 剑玉 (Kendama),竹蜻蜓 (Tak

    Jun,16,2014 | Read more

  • 人物专访系列:拉大心理学系助教——许伟源:面对生命,别轻言放弃(四)完结篇

    报导:谢文君 编辑:陈丽仪 尤静玲 林怡慧 部份照片由受访者提供 充满希望的未来 和过去相比,经历了人生的低潮期,除了成长,也让许伟源变得更成熟。他说,自己看待事情的态度有了改变,也了解到世界并不是为了自己而打转。“我们并不是这个世界的中心点。人生要精彩,要进步,我们就得踏出去,看看外面的世界,因为很多东西是金钱无法买到的。” 现在的他过着规律的生活。“每一天,不管多忙,我都会确保自己三餐定时。这样,才有精神付出,为社会做出贡献。”此外,在空闲的时间,他会选择到处走走,以沉淀自己的心灵。 “不一定要出国,才算开拓视野。其实邻近的地方,也能让我们体验不同的事。我不会特地选

    Jun,12,2014 | Read more

  • National

  • Motorist Killed Trying To Overtake Vehicles

    By Tan Weng Han Jeram (July 7, 2013): A motorist was killed when he tried to overtake the vehicles in front of him. The accident happened at 5.09pm, at the outskirts of Jeram, minutes before arriving at Gopeng toll. The windows on the bus was speckled with the victim's brain. The accident too

    Jul,08,2013 | Read more

  • Peaceful No More

    By: Clifford Lee KAMPAR: It supposed to be a happy study session yet ended up a nightmare to two University Tunku Abdul Rahman (Utar) undergraduates. Wong (guy), 20, and Huam (girl), 18, were robbed at about 3.30am morning that on their way back home from Jalan Hala Timah (Newtown) Wong

    Sep,09,2012 | Read more

  • National

  • 金宝Tesco内发生 经验老道预谋欺诈案

    李志良  叶萱姿 报导 (金宝26日讯)J-ON记者于昨日傍晚接获金宝拉曼大学生的投报,指在金宝Tesco内遇上了欺诈案。 以下是受害者陈述的案发经过: “我与三位朋友(四位都是男生)下午五时在金宝Tesco 走走逛逛, 突然间有位四、五十岁的“安哥”拍了我朋友的肩膀一下,接着我们就被三位“安哥”包围了。 我们看着这群围绕着我们的“安哥们”感到莫名其妙,却隐隐约约地感受到了一股来者不善的气息。  那位拍我朋友肩膀的“安哥”说,其实也没什么,只是想找我们了解一些情况。昨天他的“兄弟们”来这里送货(货物是大量的Visa 和Master Cards)时,遭人桶了

    Mar,26,2013 | Read more

  • 男子藏身女生宿舍厕所 动机不明

    周俐妤    报导 (金宝 23日讯)西湖学生宿舍区的治安再次亮红灯,这次竟然有人在光天化日之下闯入女生宿舍并躲在厕所内,动机不明。 这件事情发生在16日下午1点30分,位于曼彻斯特 ( Manchester ) 的学生宿舍。 揭发此事件的余同学说,“由于屠妖节和回历新年都坐落在同一个星期,有些院系索性让学生们享有一星期的假期,所以大部分的屋友都回乡了。我来自东马,不想回乡,所以只好留在宿舍内温习功课。” 当天她没有任何课,所以无需上学。中午,她就走到保安亭附近的摊位购买午餐,并在享用完午餐后,准备到房间外的洗手盆清洗饭具。 “我在

    Nov,23,2012 | Read more

  • Opinion

  • Questionable Hygiene of Kampar Wet Market

    By Yap Suan Zi & Chow Lee Li It was 4 in the evening when we reached the wet market located in Kampar’s Old Town District. Hawkers selling fish and meat in the market were nowhere to be seen, but still there was an unbearable stink in the air. An unpleasant smell fills the air, maybe the

    Mar,20,2013 | Read more

  • Behind the Adele-ution

    By CHESTER  CHIN I’m going to begin by making a musically-blasphemous statement – I’m sick of Adele. There I said it. Is the world still spinning around? Has everyone recovered from their shock? Good. Don’t get me wrong, the girl has massive talent and her voice is nothing short of phenomena

    Apr,11,2012 | Read more

  • 评论

  • NBA评论 —— 大胡子哈尔登

    撰稿人 : Sky 火箭队的新希望——“哈林组合”:林书豪(左)和哈尔登(右) 照片转自网络  “胡子恐惧”(Fear the Beard)一词早先出现在著名棒球选手威尔森Brian Wilson身上,但也许现在由同样也留着大胡子的哈尔登James Harden背负更为适合。才刚被闪电交易到休士顿火箭队,哈尔登马上就用两场82分疯狂的成绩单证明了他的价值,摇身一变,成了队中第一人。这项纪录也创造了历史,哈尔登成为了NBA历史上非新秀在转会首两场的得分纪录保持者,能媲美的也只有两位传奇级人物 - 张伯伦和乔丹。 入队才刚满五天,这名上赛季协助雷霆打进决赛的

    Nov,04,2012 | Read more

  • 同一份真爱,同一份尊重

    撰稿人: 小腊肠 公平对待少数人群,支持你的同性恋亲友     “请接受真实的我,要不然忘了我!”    “我绝不容许有个同性恋的儿子!”    “那么妈妈,你就当没了这个儿子吧…”    “好.”    一部赚人热泪的电影《Prayers For Bobby》的一段情节,来自加利福尼亚州, 核桃溪市的20岁少年 Bobby Griffith与母亲发生了争执.Mary Griffith,一位不愿接受她的同性恋儿子的母亲,一位费尽

    Nov,03,2012 | Read more

  • From the Desk

  • WANTED: J-on Special Correspondences

    Who says news reporting is only for journalism majors?  As part of J-on's effort to provide a wider news coverage for our readers as well as promote interconnected relationship among faculties, we're on the hunt for inter-faculty special correspondences. If you have a flair for writing as well

    Nov,27,2011 | Read more

The Historic Moment before National Day

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By Lee Pei Suang

When National Day draws near, every Malaysian is busy. The young people are planning where to join the countdown on the eve of National Day. The government is occupied with promoting the slogan of 1 Malaysia in order to rouse the spirit of patriotism and ministers encourage the people to hoist the Jalur Gemilang to show their love of the country whereas opposition political leaders are busy endlessly criticising the government.

But who still remembers the true meaning behind Merdeka?

National Day, also known as Merdeka Day is celebrated every year on 31st of August in honor of the independence of our country. For people nowadays, Merdeka Day is merely another holiday, an excuse for us not to attend class or work.

We are accustomed to celebrate this historic day without understanding the significance behind it. When everyone are enjoying the holiday, who are there to commemorate those who sacrificed themselves to fight for the land?

I recently got information that there is somewhere called Green Ridge in Kampar. What is it so special about this place? I can see many people are not aware of this place including the locals although it has been around in Kampar for decades.


Green Ridge is located along the roadside from Kampar old town to Ipoh


The Green Ridge signboard is visible at the top of the hill


Green Ridge sits on top of the Gunong Brijang Melaka, where it is located along the roadside from Kampar old town to Ipoh (before Eastlake). It is one of the important site where the remarkable Battle of Kampar took place and it is the only one that is preserved to date.

The battle lasted four bloody days, from 30th December 1941 to 2th January 1942 during the Japanese campaign for Malaya in World War ll.


A pathway can be traced in the jungle floor


An uphill staircase leads to the top


The epic Kampar battle was the hardest battle for the Japanese army in Malaya which was fought between the 11th Indian Infantry Division and Japanese 5th Division. The Japanese intended to capture Kampar as New Year’s gift for their Tenno Heika (Sun of Heaven).

A total three thousand Indian and British troops defeated a Japanese army of six thousand during the battle. The most remarkable part is that it was the first and only defeat of the Japanese army in Malayan campaign.

Today, the trenches and mortar positions are left in the jungle after all these years. A vivid pathway leads to the ridge can be seen in the jungle. Besides that, a memorial tablet has also been built by the state government. It is built to remember the solemn struggle against and Japanese army.


Large trenches dug up for use during the battle of Kampar


Deep hole dug in the ground believed to be used as a well during the battle


Today, many veteran tourists from both United Kingdom and Japan tend to visit Green Ridge every year to commemorate the days during the hard war.

The battle of Kampar is one of the significant battle recorded in Malaysian history and its struggle for freedom should not be forgotten.


A tablet built to commemorate the fallen warriors of the bloody battle


Our nation achieved independence from the British on 31st August 1957 through negotiations but it is through countless battles both bloody and bloodless throughout our history that led to that day and remains as our legacy.

While our country has achieved independence, are the minds of the people independent as well? An independent mind will not be dependant only on our history textbooks but also know about our legacy such as this one.

As a Malaysian, do remember the true meaning behind the “Merdeka” word instead of shouting it for fun at countdown rallies. Do reflect on what Malaysian initially wanted to get from the British in the past. All we want is independence, physical and mentality.

Wishing all Malaysian a Happy Merdeka Day!



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