Nilai-Nilai Lestari dalam Tamadun Melayu

Kertas kerja ini melihat kehidupan masyarakat orang Melayu dari beberapa aspek di mana terdapat unsur-unsur nilai murni yang kekal dalam kehidupan mereka walaupun telah menerima pendidikan tinggi. Fungsi nilai-nilai murni ini mempunyai ciri-ciri tertentu: hubungan yang luhur dengan segala alam semesta, makna yang sejagat dalam kehidupan manusia keseluruhannya, fungsi praktikal dalam kehidupan harian, daya tahan dan kesinambungan hidup individu sebagai anggota masyarakat. Kajian tertumpu pada usaha melihat kenyataankenyataan tersebut melalui contoh-contoh tertentu dalam kajian kes mengenai beberapa orang subjek yang terdiri dari orang-orang Melayu yang maju melalui pendidikan tetapi masih mengekalkan nilai-nilai murni dalam kehidupan harian mereka. Dapatan kajian menggambarkan unsur-unsur yang khusus terdapat dalam peradaban Melayu

Kuala Kedah ke arah destinasi pelancongan warisan: Satu perspektif awalan

Warisan telah menjadi semakin penting kepada pelancong pada hari ini.Di kebanyakan tempat di seluruh dunia, warisan dikategorikan sebagai salah satu kornponen utama dalarn pembangunan pelancongan terutamanya apabila ia digabungkan dengan aktiviti pelancongan dan rekreasi.Pada masa sekarang, dapat dilihat bahawa aktiviti perjalanan mengunjungi destinasi berteraskan warisan telah berkembang dengan pesat.Memandangkan potensi pelancongan berteraskan warisan adalah arnat besar, Kuala Kedah sebagai sebuah pekan nelayan yang amat sinonim dengan sejarah Kesultanan Kedah yang lampau seharusnya mengambil kesempatan ini untuk membangun sebagai sebuah destinasi pelancongan warisan. Justeru, kertas konseptual ini akan mengupas dan memberi penjelasan tentang aspek-aspek seperti definisi dan konsep warisan, pelancongan warisan, interaksi dinamik antara pelancongan dan pemuliharaan, dan ancaman pelancongan terhadap warisan budaya sebelum membincangkan potensi dan peluang yang terdapat pada Kuala Kedah untuk membangun menjadi sebuah destinasi warisan yang menarik dan berjaya. Di akhir kertas konseptual ini, beberapa cadangan akan dikeutarakan bagi membantu Kuala Kedah merancang dan membangunkan pelancongan dalam konteks yang lebih berkesan dan sempurna

Membangunkan Kuala Kedah sebagai destinasi pelancongan warisan: Penerapan konsep pembangunan pelancongan lestari

Di kebanyakan tempat di dunia, warisan yang telah menjadi semakin penting kepada pelancong pada hari ini, dikategorikan sebagai salah satu komponen utama dalam pembangunan pelancongan terutamanya apabila ia digabungkan dengan aktiviti pelancongan dan rekreasi. Malahan, aktiviti perjalanan mengunjungi destinasi berteraskan warisan telah berkembang dengan pesat.Dengan potensi pelancongan berteraskan warisan yang agak besar, Kuala Kedah sebagai sebuah pekan nelayan yang amat sinonim dengan sejarah Kesultanan Kedah yang lampau seharusnya mengambil kesempatan ini untuk membangun sebagai sebuah destinasi pelancongan warisan.Melalui kertas konseptual ini, aspek-aspek seperti definisi dan konsep warisan,pelancongan warisan, interaksi dinamik antara pelancongan dan pemuliharaan, dan ancaman pelancongan terhadap warisan budaya akan dibincang dan diperjelaskan.Potensi dan peluang yang terdapat pada Kuala Kedah untuk membangun menjadi sebuah destinasi warisan yang menarik dan berjaya juga akan dibincangkan dengan memberi penekanan terhadap konsep dan amalan pembangunan pelancongan lestari.Pendekatan pembangunan pelancongan lestari bagi setiap perancangan pelancongan adalah amat diperlukan kerana sekiranya sumber-sumber pelancongan dimusnah atau dimansuhkan, maka sesebuah kawasan atau destinasi pelancongan itu tidak boleh lagi menarik pelancong dan akhimya pelancongan di kawasan berkenaan akan gagal.Ianya juga adalah penting terutamanya bagi penduduk setempat supaya tidak 'menderita' akibat daripada kemusnahan persekitaran dan masalah-masalah lain yang ditimbulkan akibat aktiviti pelancongan yang tidak terkawal. Melalui kertas konseptual ini juga, aspek-aspek yang berkaitan seperti definisi, konsep dan perkembangan pelancongan lestari, pembangunan pelancongan lestari positif, pendekatan konseptual, prinsip pelancongan lestari dan pengurusan pembangunan pelancongan lestari akan turut dibincangkan

Combining the methodologies of ethnography and grounded theory approach in understanding the characteristics of traditional knowledge related to medicinal plants of the batek in Kuala Koh,Gua Musang, Kelantan

Traditional knowledge related to medicinal plants of the indigenous people is a valuable asset to the community and could potentially bring economic returns to them if it is utilized appropriately. While much of the existing researches have been focused on documenting the knowledge, not much however, has been made known on the ‘holistic’ practice of the knowledge at the community level particularly in the Malaysian context. This is an important aspect as documenting the knowledge alone would not bring any meaning if the knowledge itself is not sustainably practiced by the communities who hold the knowledge. However, it is not an easy task to understand the management aspect of the knowledge especially if the researcher comes from a ‘different world view’ that the indigenous people themselves. This study is an attempt to combine two methodologies namely ethnographic approach as data gathering method and the principles of grounded theory approach as data analysis in understanding how the traditional knowledge related to medicinal plants is being protected by the indigenous people. Using the Orang Asli Batek in Kuala Koh, Gua Musang, Kelantan as a case study, this research involved multiple prolonged stays with the community (2013-2016) and employed ethnographic techniques of individual and group interviews, observation and participant observation as well as document analysis to gather the data. The collected data was analysed using the principles of grounded theory where all responses that were recorded in verbatim was organised and analysed in stages of coding such as ‘initial coding’, ‘selective coding’ and ‘theme’ which upon further analysis, had enabled the description of the characteristics of the traditional knowledge related to medicinal plants of the Bateks. The result of this study found that the combination of the two methodologies are indeed useful and in fact are complementary with each other in understanding the characteristics of the traditional knowledge related to medicinal plants of the Bateks of Kuala Koh as part of the indigenous community in the country. In particular, employing the two methods has enabled the study to identify the characteristics (forms) of the TK that can be found in an indigenous community such as the Bateks of Kuala Koh. This research has provided a greater understanding on the existing state of protecting the TK being practiced by the Bateks. The study also provides useful contribution to the body of knowledge as the methodological approach used could be employed by future researches in understanding similar approach in understanding similar phenomena

Kuala Kedah towards a heritage tourism destination: A preliminary perspective

At present heritage is generally an important aspect for many tourists.In many parts of the world, heritage is categorized and recognized as one of the vital components of tourism development especially when it is linked to tourism and recreational activities.Nowadays, there is increasing evidence that traveling to a destination rich- in- heritage is gaining more popularity and becoming a growing trend. Due to greater potential of heritage-based tourism all over the world Kuala Kedah, which is known as a fishermen village and very synonymous to the history of Kedah's Sultanate, should take the opportunity to be developed as a destination for heritage tourism.Therefore, this conceptual paper will unwrap and explain aspects such as definition and concept of heritage, heritage tourism, dynamic interaction between tourism and sustainability and threat of tourism to cultural heritage before discussing some potentials and opportunities in developing Kuala Kedah as an attractive and successful destination for heritage tourism.At the end of this paper, some recommendations will be proposed to help Kuala Kedah plan and develop a more efficient and ideal tourism

Traditional knowledge management and usage of medicinal plants as daily medication in healing rituals among the batek of Kuala Koh, Gua Musang, Kelantan : an exploratory evidence

Traditional knowledge related to medicinal plants of the indigenous people are indeed a useful asset for the community. The knowledge that had been traditionally inherited from their ancestors is an integral part of their survival as they live symbiotically with the forests. While many researches and literatures are focusing on documenting and recording these knowledge, not much has been researched in understanding the holistic process of the knowledge management particularly at the indigenous community level. This paper provides an attempt to reveal empirical findings about the management and use of medicinal plants in ailment healing rituals. In order to enable a holistic view of the management of knowledge at the study site, the main question asked was what happened during the four processes of knowledge management namely knowledge generation, knowledge codification, knowledge utilization and knowledge transfer. Using the Batek community of Kuala Koh, Gua Musang, in the state of Kelantan as a case study, ethnographic methods of individual and group interviews, observations and participants observations as well as document analysis, were employed to gather the data from the study site and the grounded theory approach was used for data analysis to enable the emergence of the themes to understand the phenomena at the study site. The study, conducted from 2014-2016, involved prolonged stays with the community. The findings revealed that there was an ‘undocumented means of knowledge generation with potential loss of traditional knowledge’, while there was a non-codified knowledge being practiced in the community and widespread inability of basic reading and writing skills among younger generation. In addition, there was a high level of traditional knowledge utilisation in the community but some procedures such as ritual practices have been simplified while there was a complete absence of documentation of traditional knowledge by members of the community that might weaken knowledge transfer

Development – led marginalisation: a historical analysis of the Jahai in RPS Air Banun from the early 1900s to the 1980s

The Jahai from RPS Air Banun are amongst the indigenous ethnics found in Peninsular Malaysia who still grapple below the stated level of poverty. Various efforts have been initiated with intentions of extracting them from their traditional ways of life in order to live on par amongst the multicultural – multiracial Malaysian population. Even so, fast paced development and urbanization has caused them to be left far behind when compared with their non-indigenous Malaysian counterparts. Despite extensive planning and implementation, development programmes have shown little success in changing their socio-economic status for the better and they have only been further marginalized and threatened by these initiatives. The deterioration in socio-economic status of the Jahai from RPS Air Banun is found to be closely related to the history of this nation’s development especially after achieving independence. Rapid urbanization and economic growth during the post-communist period had vastly changed the country’s physical landscape, thus changing the lives of the indigenous minority whose livelihood was still greatly dependant on natural resources. By employing the historical perspective, this paper examines the socio-economic status of the Jahai in RPS Air Banun who still live below the poverty level even after three decades of involvement in the Orang Asli Resettlement Programme