June 25, 2006ĭewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Library - The Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Library (also known as: Dewan Bahasa and Pustaka Brunei Library) is the legal deposit and copyright for Brunei. It also processes many books, mainly work books and novels. DBP's role in developing and regulating the language may be likened to that of similar government bodies in other countries, for example the Académie Française. The dictionary is not only descriptive, but rather it is also prescriptive, as it represents the results of the efforts of DBP to adapt the Malay language to accommodate the challenges of technology and science. Dictionary and other publicationsĭBP publishes the Kamus Dewan, for many years the prestige dictionary of the Malaysian national language. Malardevi Margamuthu, and Mr.Syed Satahkatulah Bin Mohamed Kalik. Most outstanding DBP novel writers are Miss Siti Habsah Abdullah, Mrs. DBP also producing many talented novel writers. The institution celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2006. Three other offices were established in Bukit Mertajam (1999), Kota Bahru (1999) and Johor Bahru (2003). In 1963, it opened an office in Brunei and later in 1977, it opened two offices in Kota Kinabalu and Kuching. On January 31 1962, DBP moved to its own building at Jalan Lapangan Terbang Lama (now Jalan Dewan Bahasa). With the charter, DBP has the power to form policies regarding the Malay language, responsible to spread the language and is able to go into book publishing business. Through Ordinan Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka 1959, DBP was granted a charter with its own Board of Governors. In 1957, DBP moved from Johor Bahru to Kuala Lumpur. Royal Prof Ungku Abdul Aziz Ungku Abdul Hamid was instrumental in setting up the institution. It was placed under the purview of the then Malayan Ministry of Education.ĭuring the Kongres Bahasa dan Persuratan Melayu III (The Third Malay Literary and Language Congress) which was held between September 16 in both Singapore and Johor Bahru, Balai Pustaka was renamed Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. More products are in the pipeline.DBP Malaysia was established as Balai Pustaka in Johor Bahru on 22 June 1956, while DBP Brunei was established in the 1960s. In recent years, we have continued to launch multiple projects, both web-based and mobile. These include LiveTranslate, a crowdsourced translation platform, and Kaki Buku, the most fun and intellectually stimulating e-book platform. It is another example of our contribution to bridge the digital divide, making information technology and knowledge more accessible to a wider audience of Malaysian users. In 2003, we worked together with Microsoft and Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka to localize Microsoft Office for Malaysians.
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It is a Malaysian dictionary software featuring our unique CheckAnywhere technology. In recent years, Kamus Pro is released to complement Dewan Eja. Since then, we have served tens of thousands of Malaysian customers. We developed the acclaimed Dewan Eja, the first spell checker for Bahasa Melayu, in 1996. With better knowledge, we work and live better. We believe people innately desire to learn. 366217-M), we strive to expand learning among people.