Ahmad Boestamam (30 November 1920 – 19 January 1983), or Abdullah Thani bin Raja Kechil , was a Malaysian freedom fighter, politician and was the founding president of Parti Rakyat Malaysia and Parti Marhaen Malaysia . Abdullah was an editor and reporter for several newspapers which compelled him with the Ahmad pen-name honouring Indian freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose .
21-614: Ahmad Boestamam was born in Setapak , Ampang , Kuala Lumpur (then in the undivided state of Selangor ) to ethnic Malay parents of Minangkabau origin who originally come from Tanah Datar , West Sumatra , Indonesia and was raised in Tanjung Malim , Perak . Boestamam had been a young follower of the Kesatuan Melayu Muda (KMM) from the late 1930s in Perak , emerging after the war as
42-470: A 42-acre (17 ha) semi-virgin jungle with a reserve of 100 acres (40 ha) for further development. The Kelana Jaya Line has five LRT stations in the Setapak region - KJ1 Gombak LRT station , KJ2 Taman Melati LRT station , KJ3 Wangsa Maju LRT station , KJ4 Sri Rampai LRT station and the KJ5 Setiawangsa LRT station . In
63-487: A fringe party in parliamentary politics and following his release from detention, Boestamam was then removed as party leader by a group led by Kassim Ahmad . He and Ishak Haji Muhammad established Parti Marhaen Malaysia in 1968 and attempted to re-establish the Socialist Front before the 1974 elections , but failed. He then merged Parti Marhaen into Pekemas but that party also floundered, winning only one seat in
84-534: A subdivision of an autonomous sub-district ( daerah kecil ), as per Section 11(c) of the National Land Code 1965. However, in Putrajaya the designation mukim is not used; the term presint (Malay for "precinct") is used instead. The northern state of Perlis , due to its small size, is not divided into daerahs , but directly into mukims . In Kelantan , the term daerah corresponds to
105-595: A tin-mining and rubber estate area, in Malay tapak means step , hence Setapak means one step , probably referring to the close proximity of the suburb to Kuala Lumpur. Another explanation of the origin of its name traces to its historical roots. The earliest inhabitants of Setapak were the aborigines ( orang asli ), and the Minangkabaus . On 12 April 1884 Frank Swettenham , the British Resident of Selangor pleaded for
126-580: Is Genting Sempah on the Pahang border; to the east is Bukit Dinding and to the south-east is the Rifle range . The state constituency of Gombak Setia roughly corresponds to the boundaries of the mukim of Setapak; before 1974 it also includes what is today the parliamentary constituencies of Wangsa Maju and Setiawangsa . The Gombak River with its source in Gunung Bunga Buah, is the main river flowing through
147-607: Is headed by a penghulu (Malay for "headman"), which is an elected office. The number of mukims in each of the districts in Brunei is as follows: The smallest mukim by area is Mukim Saba in the Brunei-Muara District. The largest mukim by area is Mukim Sukang in the Belait District . The last change in the mukim boundaries was in the late 1990s when Mukim Kumbang Pasang was merged into Mukim Kianggeh and Mukim Berakas
168-667: The mukim level in other states, whilst for Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia , owing to its large sizes, they are directly divided into divisions and in turn, divisions are divided into districts and the subdivision of each district is termed as a mukim instead. Each mukim is divided into a village or villages ( kampung or kampong ). In Singapore , a Mukim is a survey district. There are 34 Mukim survey districts in Singapore, as well as 30 Town Subdivision survey districts. The Town Subdivision survey districts are located in
189-545: The 1974 elections. He took over the Pekemas party presidency from Tan Chee Khoon but left soon after. Boestaman eventually faded from the headlines of Malaysian politics. Boestamam's son, Rustam Sani would later become the deputy president of the party his father founded. Ahmad Boestaman died on 19 January 1983. Setapak Setapak (Chinese: 文良港) is a town and mukim straddling both norteastern Kuala Lumpur and Gombak District of Selangor , Malaysia . Formerly
210-711: The Chinese philanthropist, this hill contains ruins of a fortress surrounding the dilapidated villa which belonged to the Loke family. It is also the burial ground for the Loke family. In 1961 the Zoological society was formed, and the National Zoo of Malaysia (Zoo Negara) in Setapak was officially opened by the Prime Minister on 16 November 1963. The Zoo is situated about 13 kilometers from Kuala Lumpur, onroute to Ulu Klang and situated on
231-555: The basis for Malayan independence, years before the United Malays National Organisation switched its slogan from "Hidup Melayu" to "Merdeka" under Tunku Abdul Rahman ’s leadership. Boestamam was detained without trial for seven long years from early 1948, before the Malayan Emergency was declared in mid-1948, together with thousands of other Malay youths demanding independence. This pre-emptive repression by
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#1732844807422252-539: The colonial power was to ethnically colour the subsequent anti-colonial resistance. Soon after his release in 1955, he set up the Partai Rakyat Malaya with other independent fighters on 11 November 1955. Inspired by the anti-colonial and socialist struggle in Indonesia led by Sukarno , the party in its formative years subscribe to a Pan-Malay/Indonesia nationalism. Unlike its contemporary UMNO (which later became
273-549: The future, the whole area will be served by an elevated station on the MRT Circle Line under the name of CC12 Setapak MRT station. Kumpool, which is a Vanpool ride-sharing service to Wangsa Maju LRT Station also available here. Setapak has been categorised as a hotspot for drug activities in Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian authorities have caught several drug abusers in the suburb. A lecturer from Palestine
294-652: The militant youth leader of Angkatan Pemuda Insaf (API) to the older and more moderate Dr Burhanuddin al-Helmy and Ishak Haji Muhammad (Pak Sako) of the Malay Nationalist Party (PKMM). PKMM, in turn, led Pusat Tenaga Rakyat or Putera to join the All Malayan Council of Joint Action (AMCJA), which was then led by the Malayan Democratic Union (MDU). AMCJA crafted the People's Constitution in 1947 as
315-441: The mukim. Setapak consists of Gombak town, Kampung Padang Balang , Kampung Baru Air Panas and a number of other villages. Today, what is regarded as 'Setapak' consists of the township of Wangsa Maju , as well as the first few kilometres of Jalan Pahang and some surrounding areas. The Titiwangsa Recreational Park is located just south of Setapak. Loke Yew Hill is a place of major historical interest in this town. Named after
336-731: The outbreak of the Konfrontasi between Malaysia and Indonesia , the Alliance government began yet another massive round-up of politicians and activists among the opposition. Among those arrested and detained were Boestamam, Ishak Haji Muhammad , Abdul Aziz Ishak (head of GERAM), Datuk Kampo Radjo (later the president of PRM), Tan Kai Hee , Tan Hock Hin, Dr. M.K. Rajakumar , Hasnul Hadi, Tajuddin Kahar and hundreds of others. The Socialist Front eventually dissolved under strong state repression and local council elections were abolished. Parti Rakyat became
357-407: The re-appointment of Batu Tapak as the headman of the aborigines living in that area, and hence the name Setapak , in honour of the headman. The Selangor part of the mukim (commune/subdistrict) of Setapak is situated north-east of Kuala Lumpur in the constituency of Gombak , and has an area of 62 square miles (160 km ). The northern limit of Setapak is Gunung Bunga Buah; its north-eastern limit
378-621: The ruling party until 2018), Parti Rakyat demanded total independence from British colonialism. The party later joined with the Labour Party of Malaya (Parti Buruh), chaired by Ishak Haji Muhammad , to create the Socialist Front , which dominated the local councils in Peninsular Malaysia. The growing power of the left resulted in a heavy crackdown by the UMNO government. In 1963, soon after
399-534: Was also originally a loanword in Malay from the Arabic word: مقيم (meaning resident ). The closest English translation for mukim is township . In Brunei , a mukim is the immediate subdivision of a district ( Malay : daerah ). The equivalent English word for 'mukim' is 'township'. There are 38 mukims in Brunei . Each mukim is an administrative area made up of several kampung ( Malay for "village"). A mukim
420-479: Was divided into Mukim Berakas A and Mukim Berakas B. The number of mukims remained at 38. In Indonesia , mukim means 'a place to stay' or 'the one who stays', while pemukiman means 'a settlement'. The term mukim is used only in Aceh as a subdivision of a district . A mukim contains several villages . In Malaysia , a mukim can either be a subdivision of a daerah ( district or county ) or
441-530: Was shot dead in Setapak in front of Idaman Puteri Condominium on 21 April 2018 at 6am. The attack was widely condemned by Malaysians. 3°12′13″N 101°43′28″E / 3.20361°N 101.72444°E / 3.20361; 101.72444 Mukim A mukim is a type of administrative division used in Brunei , Indonesia , Malaysia and Singapore . The word mukim is a loanword in English . However, it
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