After a months-long nationwide search for Amazing Malaysians to take the programme into its third year, on March 16 DiGi proudly introduced five individuals who will carry out projects on natural, social, cultural, art and built heritage with children in 2007. They are:
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Architect Chen Voon Fee is fascinated by what he calls "secrets of KL" - little known pockets in the capital city where time seems to have stood still. He will reveal these heritage havens to the young participants of this project and guide them in studying the existing architecture here, as well as in documenting their finds through video, art and photography...
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Judeth John Baptist, an assistant curator at the Department of Sabah Museum, has made it her mission to locate small cultural troupes and promote their art forms. In this project, she will concentrate on mainstreaming the exotic arts of the Bajau community in Semporna, Sabah...
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Farmer Pak Saad Harun has always had a passion for the randai, a theatre tradition incorporating dance, drama and silat, which was introduced to Negeri Sembilan by the Minangkabau in the 15th century. His interest in the randai led to the formation of a cultural troupe. In this project, he will teach youth this complex performing art...
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Former specialist music teacher Joan Marbeck has been crusading to revive interest in the Kristang language, a creole language of the Portuguese who settled in Melaka in the 16th century. In this project, she will lead a Kristang renaissance of sorts by introducing children to its music, dance and drama...
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Banker-turned-forest doctor Irshad Mobarak is finding ways to create corridors allowing for free movement of wildlife between four isolated natural habitats found on Langkawi. He is keen to pass on his passion for sustainable development, and knowledge of Langkawi's eco-system, to the children of this project...
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