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Angkatan Sasterawan 50
The Singapore Writers’ Movement ‘50 (Angkatan Sasterawan ‘50) or better known as Asas ‘50 is the first literary association in post-war Malaya. Conceived on the 6 th of August 1950, Asas ‘50 is also the first literary association which represented the voice of the community and one which utilized literature to be the ideal thrust towards independence for Malaya in 1957. The association’s manifesto of “Literature for the Community” together with its pioneers; Muhammad Ariff Ahmad (MAS), Kamaluddin Muhammad (Kris Mas), Abdul Wahab Muhammad (Awamil-Sirkam), Abdul Jalil Haji Nor (Merayu Rawan), Munir Ali ( Rosmera), Kumasi Haji Dainuri (Teruna Jaya), Abdul Majid Husain (Hamzah), Masuri Salikun (Masuri S.N), Abu Yamin Kasun, Ahmad Ramli Abdul Karim (Ramlimah), Muhammad Daud and Muhammad Yusof Yaacob (Jim), formed the main shaping force in the development of Modern Malay literature. Since its inception, Asas ‘50 has never deviated from its mission. Evidence of this can be seen in its concerted effort to promote and propagate literature through seminars, workshops, forums, dialogues, courses etc. This is on top of the association’s active participation at the national level in amalgamating the richness of the Malay language and literature, by involving the national based organizations as well as youths.
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