RESEARCHER SAYS MALAYSIA ANCIENT MANUSCRIPT STOLE!!

This paper is actually a long article by M Supreme Riyadi, Rashid Fachrul HF (Kuala Lumpur), and Luzi Diamanda (Pekanbaru) contained Gatra No. 6 and circulated on Thursday, December 20, 2007. I accidentally post to give an overview to all of us will be less good intentions of wishing to control Malas.ya Indonesian culture.

According to the results of this Gatra reportage, in fact long been eager Malas.ya control our culture, one culture of Malays who actually comes from Indonesia. Many people recognize that Malas.ya own their ancestors actually came from Indonesia.

But they seem to want to play back the facts, as if the culture comes from Malas.ya Malays. Following Gatra reporting to us examine together:

Bak secret agent, the researchers recently Malas.ya roaming in various parts of the archipelago. They hunt Melayu classical texts for trafficked into the country. If dikendaki script can not be bought, they took a picture.

Phony behavior Malay people who claim to be allied nations is revealed in Cultural Association Working Meeting Write (ATL) in Jakarta, 10-11 December. Identified, hundreds of classic texts from the Indonesian Malays are now flying to Malas.ya.

"The texts are by their own created sites. If we want to access the manuscripts, must pay, "said Al-Azhar, Head of Riau ATL. Researchers from Singapore to buy Malas.ya or manuscripts collection of individuals, who inherited the classical texts.

Manuscript hunters Malays of the country's relative to persuade beneficiaries to be willing to sell the manuscript. They offered to dozens of million dollars for each script. The heirs of ancient manuscripts less favorable economic level that was tempted.

One example is the ancient manuscripts of the procedures of living in a kingdom of Melayu. The manuscript is written diary Pakil community leaders, Tanjung Pinang, Riau Province Kepulaun. A researcher reported buying Malas.ya manuscript USD 12 million.

Mode, said Al-Azhar, a quick look can be justified. "Because they do transactions," he said. The problem, according to Law Heritage Protection, the sale should only be done community or individual owners of the codex to the circles in the country. "So, if sold to outsiders, be sued," Al-Azhar asserted.

However, economic factors and lack of public knowledge that the manuscript will make their historical value lightly off the manuscript. "They also did not realize that what they were doing was illegal," said Al-Azhar.

The same mode occurred in West Sumatra. From Gatra search revealed, there are 30 sheets of manuscript sold USD 150 million. Usually hunted script script Minangkabau culture of the past, the science of religion, and the tattoo or the text that are considered community has magical powers. The manuscript was written with the usual Arabic Malays, who largely unknown authorship.

"There are some old scripts that have been purchased illegally by Malas.ya," said Muhammad Yusuf, professor of Philology Faculty, Andalas University, Padang. Manuscript Malay people who bought it, among other things, Minangkabau Act. Manuscript hunters from neighbor countries to buy it from someone in Kelurahan Balaigurah, Bukittinggi, in 1984.

In Malas.ya, rewritten script with Latin script by Prof.. Dr. Umar Yunus, professor of humanities University of Malaya, who happens to come from Silingkang, West Sumatra, and has long been a Malas.ya citizens. Now the script Minangkabau Act that became the National Library collection Malas.ya.

Among the known manuscripts have "crossed over" to Malas.ya, the most valuable, says Joseph, is a manuscript of the illumination. This manuscript contains various paintings and drawings decorate the edge of the book. Dati manuscript originated in 1770 or the 18th century.

According to Joseph, a total of 371 manuscripts Minangkabau outside West Sumatra. Of that amount, there are 261 manuscripts in the Netherlands, 12 in the UK, and 19 in Germany. The rest, 78 manuscripts, was in the National Library, Jakarta.

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