I am a history teacher from Malaysia. I was so moved when I saw the documentary video about the old-time Malayans. All these videos should be shown to Malaysian students to let them know that history is not just a story, but history is something that truly happens and is worthy of us to learn. Thank you for uploading and keeping these precious videos Sir. I deeply appreciate your contribution.
The tin industry went crushing in the 80s. The state of Perak never fully recovered from this, and only recently have the state economy gain some traction, and even then it isn't going as fast as it should have been. During the Tin Mining boom, the state government was too complacent and did not make enough effort to diversify the state's economy. The Kinta District went from being the 2nd biggest metropolitan area in Malaysia to now not even in the top 5. This is a lesson that should be learned from other rich in natural resources countries. Natural resources does not last forever and the process of diversifying the economy should've been done ASAP.
Exactly. Somehow some smart ass will say Malaysia should have become a rich country just because we have plenty of natural resources. Natural resources alone do not beget prosperity. In fact in modern economics it is more of a curse. Natural resource curse. We have many examples of countries with plenty of natural resources that were either failing, prone to civil war, corrupt, run by a dictator and low in innovation. Few exceptions are countries like Australia, Norway and maybe UAE. Even the supposedly wealthy gulf countries are not spared. When oil price crashed, these countries per capita income were slashed by almost half and their currency depreciated sharply. The mid 1980s recession served Malaysia as a lesson not too depend heavily on commodities. Fortunately since then Malaysia has diversified its economy well enough to avoid this trap. In fact many have pointed out that Malaysia is one of the few countries that managed to escape the natural resource curse. Malaysia's economy is not perfect by any means but generally it is moving in right direction. The fundamentals are strong and its financial sector is well regulated. If there are no major impediments, Malaysia can achieve a high income status within this generation.
@@kacerism Funny you would mention that. Do you mean the empty shoplots in the middle of a two lane road? My dad told me my late great grandfather bought those buildings even before he was born and my dad is already 67 this year. So it was a long time ago, even before tin collapsed. He bought the shoplots because since that area have a lot of tin mining sites he thought that that area will be an up and coming area. But it never did sadly, nobody wants to buy it until today. I believe one of my Dad's uncle inherited it after my late grandpa died, but even during his time nobody wants to buy it.
@@0900370pian Yeah, I am not that worried about our economy today. Other than oil, all of our natural resources are renewable. Even oil & gas has become less and less influential in the Malaysian economy. Over the last 5 years or so Malaysia's largest exports are no longer oil & gas. We sold more electronic products & palm oil. People kept on saying the Malaysian government has such poor governance. Well to some extent yes, but we did a lot of right things as well and our growth story is amazing.
No, it was the voice of the narrator in this educational movie. I have hardly any clip with my spoken commentary except for the clips with interviews. Somehow I do not get around to adding my spoken commentary. It is too cumbersome!
Really touched my heart...These are the citizens who have dedicated for the growth of Malayan economy. Rubber and Tin were the sources of income that being used pay for the government civil servants.... unforgotten souls been neglected by the companies and planters ..no helping hands from politicians ..
Faithful documentation on the rubber & tin industry that contributed to development of Malaya, later independent Malaysia. It is also a tribute to the rubber tappers from India who made this possible. There were also Chinese women rubber tappers but the majority were Indians, Tamils from southern India. The section on tin mining could have been have been given the same elaboration as agricultural rubber. It brings back memories in the year just after I passed my Cambridge School Certificate a year earlier in Batu Pahat, Johore, the southern most state in then Malaya.
Hello I am also from Batu Pahat. Have you or your family had any connection to Sri Gading Rubber Plantation Estate? Lots of memories watching this video
Hi Michael. I love the videos that you have on your channel. I am working on a video project that will require such footages. May I know who I can contact to enquire for permission to use these footages? Cheers!
Michael, thank you so much for sharing all these videos. It's really a gold mine for me, as i just write my master thesis about how work ethics changed in Malaysia. It's great to see film documents from the past, that is usually only described in books. Do you know more about this documentary? Where does it come from? Was it made for the British television?
Hi Sir , i wish to make a short documentary clip for my 6 yr old daughter, or a short video competition.. May i use your some o your footage into my video making?
If British landed all smug mainland people to the east shores (assuming tin mines there), instead of west coast, KL will probably will not exist, while Peninsular west coast states will be filled up with 'lebai' guys they now vilifying.
pariah itu bersinonim dengan meniduri anak sendiri, menerima dedak, menerima rasuah ,tidak bertanggung jawab menampung beban keluarga sendiri bukan orang yang bekerja keras membina ekonomi negara
Glad to hear that my clips are so useful. I buy these films but know little of their background.
Excellent documentary! Thank you Michael
I am a history teacher from Malaysia. I was so moved when I saw the documentary video about the old-time Malayans. All these videos should be shown to Malaysian students to let them know that history is not just a story, but history is something that truly happens and is worthy of us to learn. Thank you for uploading and keeping these precious videos Sir. I deeply appreciate your contribution.
Thanks. Glad to learn that my clips strike a chord. See my other Malaysian clips by searching with 'Michael Rogge malaysia'.
The tin industry went crushing in the 80s. The state of Perak never fully recovered from this, and only recently have the state economy gain some traction, and even then it isn't going as fast as it should have been. During the Tin Mining boom, the state government was too complacent and did not make enough effort to diversify the state's economy. The Kinta District went from being the 2nd biggest metropolitan area in Malaysia to now not even in the top 5. This is a lesson that should be learned from other rich in natural resources countries. Natural resources does not last forever and the process of diversifying the economy should've been done ASAP.
good info, i notice some abandoned old building along the road from batu gajah to ipoh. maybe from the era of wealthy tin mining
Exactly. Somehow some smart ass will say Malaysia should have become a rich country just because we have plenty of natural resources. Natural resources alone do not beget prosperity. In fact in modern economics it is more of a curse. Natural resource curse. We have many examples of countries with plenty of natural resources that were either failing, prone to civil war, corrupt, run by a dictator and low in innovation. Few exceptions are countries like Australia, Norway and maybe UAE. Even the supposedly wealthy gulf countries are not spared. When oil price crashed, these countries per capita income were slashed by almost half and their currency depreciated sharply. The mid 1980s recession served Malaysia as a lesson not too depend heavily on commodities. Fortunately since then Malaysia has diversified its economy well enough to avoid this trap. In fact many have pointed out that Malaysia is one of the few countries that managed to escape the natural resource curse. Malaysia's economy is not perfect by any means but generally it is moving in right direction. The fundamentals are strong and its financial sector is well regulated. If there are no major impediments, Malaysia can achieve a high income status within this generation.
@@kacerism Funny you would mention that. Do you mean the empty shoplots in the middle of a two lane road? My dad told me my late great grandfather bought those buildings even before he was born and my dad is already 67 this year. So it was a long time ago, even before tin collapsed. He bought the shoplots because since that area have a lot of tin mining sites he thought that that area will be an up and coming area. But it never did sadly, nobody wants to buy it until today. I believe one of my Dad's uncle inherited it after my late grandpa died, but even during his time nobody wants to buy it.
@@0900370pian Yeah, I am not that worried about our economy today. Other than oil, all of our natural resources are renewable. Even oil & gas has become less and less influential in the Malaysian economy. Over the last 5 years or so Malaysia's largest exports are no longer oil & gas. We sold more electronic products & palm oil. People kept on saying the Malaysian government has such poor governance. Well to some extent yes, but we did a lot of right things as well and our growth story is amazing.
No, it was the voice of the narrator in this educational movie. I have hardly any clip with my spoken commentary except for the clips with interviews. Somehow I do not get around to adding my spoken commentary. It is too cumbersome!
Really touched my heart...These are the citizens who have dedicated for the growth of Malayan economy. Rubber and Tin were the sources of income that being used pay for the government civil servants.... unforgotten souls been neglected by the companies and planters ..no helping hands from politicians ..
Faithful documentation on the rubber & tin industry that contributed to development of Malaya, later independent Malaysia. It is also a tribute to the rubber tappers from India who made this possible. There were also Chinese women rubber tappers but the majority were Indians, Tamils from southern India. The section on tin mining could have been have been given the same elaboration as agricultural rubber. It brings back memories in the year just after I passed my Cambridge School Certificate a year earlier in Batu Pahat, Johore, the southern most state in then Malaya.
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Hello I am also from Batu Pahat. Have you or your family had any connection to Sri Gading Rubber Plantation Estate? Lots of memories watching this video
Hi Michael. I love the videos that you have on your channel. I am working on a video project that will require such footages. May I know who I can contact to enquire for permission to use these footages? Cheers!
Hi Michael, would you happen to have anything on the Tin and Rubber industry in Tanjong Malim, Perak? Roughly 1940s - 1960s.
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There’s something about Classic English Narrator that is calming yet inspiring even for sports
Fascinating. I live in Malaysia and visiting Ipoh soon. Thanks for the share.
Michael, thank you so much for sharing all these videos. It's really a gold mine for me, as i just write my master thesis about how work ethics changed in Malaysia. It's great to see film documents from the past, that is usually only described in books. Do you know more about this documentary? Where does it come from? Was it made for the British television?
can I use some footages in this video?
Hi Sir , i wish to make a short documentary clip for my 6 yr old daughter, or a short video competition..
May i use your some o your footage into my video making?
Thank you Michael for sharing! Who's the narrator?
Melee peninsular. No range weapons allowed.
If you have any details of Brooklands rubber estate, kindly post it,you're mostly welcome
0:45 Hope Titiwangsa range penetrable now because have to go back Sumatra Indonesia from East Coast Peninsular like ancestors did before.
michael tqvm 4 this history pls show this history in history chanle that will be good tq angin brother god bless u 🇲🇾❤🇬🇧
Sir where you got this footage?
great documentary!
What a beautiful country
Mr Michael Rogge genuinely deserves a Datukship .
This video screams economic imperialism in a lot of ways.
Lucky Malaya through into England .
u a 100% right brother👍🇲🇾❤🇬🇧
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If British landed all smug mainland people to the east shores (assuming tin mines there), instead of west coast, KL will probably will not exist, while Peninsular west coast states will be filled up with 'lebai' guys they now vilifying.
imperalist 101; stealing with pride
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pariah itu bersinonim dengan meniduri anak sendiri, menerima dedak, menerima rasuah ,tidak bertanggung jawab menampung beban keluarga sendiri bukan orang yang bekerja keras membina ekonomi negara
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