Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP ) ( Mal. for the Institute of Language and Literature ) or ( Jawi ) ديوان بهاس دان ڤوستاك is a public institution in Malaysia that the use of the Malay language [note 1] coordinated.
History
The institution was founded on 22 June 1956 as Balai Pustaka in Johor Bahru. The entire institution was placed under the supervision of the Ministry of Education, the Malaysian Ministry of Education.
During the third Congress of Malay literature and language Bahasa dan Congress Persuratan Melayu III, which were held both in Singapore and Johor Bahru between 16 and 21 September 1956 was renamed the Balai Pustaka Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka in. The structure of the institution was done mainly under the direction of Professor Ungku Abdul Aziz Abdul Hamid Ungku.
In 1957, the DBP of Johor Bahru was moved to Kuala Lumpur. Regulation Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Ordinan 1959 brought DBP its own statutes and Board of Directors. In addition, the DBP had now empowered to establish regulations regarding the Malay language and was responsible for its dissemination. The institution was now entitled to be verlegerisch active.
On 31 January 1962, the DBP moved into its own building at Jalan Lapangan Terbang Lama (now Jalan Dewan Bahasa ). 1963 opened an office in Brunei. Two other departments in Kota Kinabalu and Kuching, followed in 1977. Bukit Mertajam The department was opened in 1999, Kota Bahru Johor Bahru in 1999 and also in 2003.
The institution, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2006, spawned a variety of talented authors. Among the most famous novelists of DBP include Siti Habsah Abdullah, Malardevi Margamuthu and Syed Mohamed Bin Satahkatulah Kalik.
Dictionary and other publications
DBP is the editor of the Kamus Dewan, the standard Lexicon of the Malaysian national language. The dictionary is not only descriptive, but also normative, since it represents the conversion, which is subject to the Malaysian language by adapting to the challenges posed by technology and science. In this respect, the role of the institution may well be compared with corresponding institutions in other countries, such as the Académie Française.
The editorial role of DBP is expressed in the publication of many books, mainly labor and exercise books and novels.
Sejarah Melayu
The Institute secures the two historic manuscripts Sejarah Melayu, which were written in 1512 and describe the history of the Malay Sultanate in the 15th and early 16th century romanticized form. The manuscripts are regarded as the outstanding characteristics of the historical Malay literature looks and since 2001 are registered as cultural heritage of the UNESCO " Memory of the World ".