Victoria Institution
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Victoria Institution is a premier secondary school for boys (and girls for Form 6) and one of the oldest schools in Kuala Lumpur
, Malaysia. The school is widely known as V.I. and a student of Victoria Institution bears the name Victorian.
VI achieves well in academic fields and sports at secondary school level in Malaysia. It was named a Cluster School of Excellence by the Malaysian Ministry of Education
and considered one of the best non-residential schools in Malaysia. The school is named after Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
, and was opened to commemorate her golden jubilee.
in Singapore
flourished as an outstanding school. Some prominent community leaders, including the Kapitan Cina (Chinese Captain) of Kuala Lumpur
, Yap Kwan Seng
, towkay Loke Yew
, and Thamboosamy Pillay
, saw the need for a good English school in Kuala Lumpur
. With the support of the British Resident
of Selangor, the foundation stone of the Victoria Institution was laid in 1893. The school opened in July 1894. The name of the school commemorates the Golden Jubilee
of Queen Victoria.
Source : VI Web Page
has added many rectangular-shaped blocks to the Institution, the distinctive "E" shape of the main block is still one of the more interesting features of Kuala Lumpur
.
However, the present day location of Victoria Institution on Petaling Hill (previously a Chinese cemetery area), is not the original site for VI. The original school building was located at Jalan Bandar, and was officially opened on the 30 July 1894. In March 1929 the school shifted its location to Jalan Hang Tuah
(formerly known as Shaw Road), as the old location was frequently flooded by the nearby Klang River
during heavy downpours. The old VI building was used as police station, art gallery, office block, theatre, until a fire in 1999 burnt down the historical building. The wall and the floor survived the fire and it was renovated and brought back to the glory days of the old VI building.Reference.
VI also has its own 25m swimming pool
and synthetic track for 100 metres
sprint events, making it the only school in the region with these facilities.
Source : VI Web Page
Click here to listen to the School Song
and Methodist Boys' School (Kuala Lumpur)
are VI's traditional regional archrivals for the past 100 years. This rivalry can be observed during sports tournaments between these three schools. Nationally, VI also has a rivalry with two elite institutions - the Royal Military College, Kuala Lumpur and the Malay College Kuala Kangsar
. The rivalry with the former is apparent in football and rugby MSSKL state level tournaments and the rivalry with the latter is evident in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, a football playoff between the premier schools of Kuala Lumpur
and Kuala Kangsar
, Perak
.
Detention classes and community service are still the common penalties for misdemeanours in VI, while such traditions are no longer in practice in many Malaysian schools. VI has annual events such as the Military Tattoo (performance by marching bands and cadets), Scouts' Campfire (rescue act by senior scouts), Annual Sports Carnival, Speech Days, and Science Fairs. Victoria Institution is the only school in Malaysia that has its own Edinburgh styled Military Tattoo
.
, cricket
, basketball
, waterpolo, badminton
, archery
, Hockey
, handball
, volleyball
, athletics
, tennis
, table-tennis. VI is the defending champion in football, cricket and waterpolo at the state level.
VI plays MCKK in football for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup every year with the venue alternating each year between the two schools. Because of its strong tradition in sports, VI has produced many Malaysian sportsmen including Mokhtar Dahari
, Misbun Sidek
, Rashid Sidek
, Shahrin Majid, Razif Sidek
, Jalani Sidek
, Rahman Sidek, Foo Kok Keong
, Dr Samani Abdul Ghani and Tan Sri Dr Mani Jegathesan
.
The schools cricket ground first held international an international match when Ireland played Gibraltar
in the 1997 ICC Trophy
, which was hosted by Malaysia. Eight matches in that competition were played at the school. The ground also played host to three List A fixtures played in the cricket competition at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
. These fixtures saw Pakistan play Scotland, Canada played India, and Malaysia play Jamaica
.
" To be a Scholar , Sportsman and a Gentleman "
These two motto had always represented the students in Victoria Institution's prestigious school since the day it had been established in 1893
in VI. The sports houses compete against each other on sports day
. The Victoria Institution Sports Day has been held since 1897, and is widely regarded as a citywide event, with huge crowds converging on the Victoria Institution campus. The houses
were named after the founders and forefathers of the school. The houses are:
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Malaysia. The school is widely known as V.I. and a student of Victoria Institution bears the name Victorian.
VI achieves well in academic fields and sports at secondary school level in Malaysia. It was named a Cluster School of Excellence by the Malaysian Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education (Malaysia)
The Ministry of Education is a Government ministry responsible for Malaysian educational matters...
and considered one of the best non-residential schools in Malaysia. The school is named after Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, and was opened to commemorate her golden jubilee.
History
In the 1880s, Raffles InstitutionRaffles Institution
Raffles Institution , founded in 1823, is the oldest centre for pre-tertiary learning in Singapore. It is an independent school in Singapore providing secondary and pre-university education. RI consists of a boys-only secondary section , and a coeducational pre-university section...
in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
flourished as an outstanding school. Some prominent community leaders, including the Kapitan Cina (Chinese Captain) of Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Yap Kwan Seng
Yap Kwan Seng
Yap Kwan Seng was the last Chinese kapitan of Kuala Lumpur from 1889 to 1902. Kapitans were appointed chiefs or headmen of the various ethnic communities during the British colonial rule in what is present-day Malaysia. Kapitans played an important role in the history of the Chinese in Malaysia...
, towkay Loke Yew
Loke Yew
Loke Yew , CMG, LL.D. was a famous businessman and philanthropist during the British Malaya era. He was regarded as the richest man in Malaysia during his time and played a significant role in the growth of Kuala Lumpur and was also one of the founding fathers of Victoria Institution, Kuala...
, and Thamboosamy Pillay
K. Thamboosamy
K. Thamboosamy Pillay was a prominent Malaysian of Tamil origin during the pre-independence years. He was considered the leader of the Tamil community...
, saw the need for a good English school in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
. With the support of the British Resident
Resident (title)
A Resident, or in full Resident Minister, is a government official required to take up permanent residence in another country. A representative of his government, he officially has diplomatic functions which are often seen as a form of indirect rule....
of Selangor, the foundation stone of the Victoria Institution was laid in 1893. The school opened in July 1894. The name of the school commemorates the Golden Jubilee
Golden Jubilee
A Golden Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 50th anniversary.- In Thailand :King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, celebrated his Golden Jubilee on 9 June 1996.- In the Commonwealth Realms :...
of Queen Victoria.
Source : VI Web Page
School buildings
Victoria Institution has a majestic clocktower overlooking two sports pavilion and a vast field, surrounded by aged colonial-era trees (yellow flame trees and palms). The structures that make up the Institution itself are a heritage of the nation. While the modern-day Ministry of EducationMinistry of Education (Malaysia)
The Ministry of Education is a Government ministry responsible for Malaysian educational matters...
has added many rectangular-shaped blocks to the Institution, the distinctive "E" shape of the main block is still one of the more interesting features of Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
.
However, the present day location of Victoria Institution on Petaling Hill (previously a Chinese cemetery area), is not the original site for VI. The original school building was located at Jalan Bandar, and was officially opened on the 30 July 1894. In March 1929 the school shifted its location to Jalan Hang Tuah
Hang Tuah
Hang Tuah is a legendary warrior/hero who lived during the reign of Sultan Mansur Shah of the Sultanate of Malacca in the 15th century. He was the greatest of all the laksamana, or sultan's admirals, and was known to be a ferocious fighter...
(formerly known as Shaw Road), as the old location was frequently flooded by the nearby Klang River
Klang River
Klang River is a river which flows through Kuala Lumpur and Selangor in Malaysia and eventually flows into the Straits of Malacca. It is approximately 120 km in length and drains a basin of about 1288 square kilometres...
during heavy downpours. The old VI building was used as police station, art gallery, office block, theatre, until a fire in 1999 burnt down the historical building. The wall and the floor survived the fire and it was renovated and brought back to the glory days of the old VI building.Reference.
VI also has its own 25m swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
and synthetic track for 100 metres
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...
sprint events, making it the only school in the region with these facilities.
Source : VI Web Page
The school song
The original 1949 version consisted of words and punctuation by G. F. Jackson. The song is sung to the tune of 'Gaudeamas Igitur', one of the oldest students' songs (author unknown). The school song alludes to the free and easy student life of medieval times.| English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... version |
Malay Malay language Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore... version |
|---|---|
Let us now with thankfulness Praise the founders of our School. Let us now with thankfulness Praise the founders of our School For their foresight and devotion, Some who came across the ocean, Some Malaysia's own sons, All true Victorians. Let us next remember here All who passed through this our School. Let us next remember here All who passed through this our School, Not one race but one in feeling For a school to each appealing That instruction be not all Nor this School just roof and wall. Let us lastly pledge ourselves Ever to uphold our School. Let us lastly pledge ourselves Ever to uphold our School. In our work and in our leisure, With such zeal and in such measure That the new Victorians Match with Old Victorians. Lyrics by:G. F. Jackson |
Sanjungan didendangkan Pengasas nan budiman Sanjungan didendangkan Pengasas nan budiman Kerana jasa khidmat mulia Yang mengharung samuderaya Dan putera Malaysia Kekal cita Victoria Kenangan dilayangkan Pada semua lepasan Kenangan dilayangkan Pada semua lepasan Lain bangsa satu cita Diingatkan pada semua Ilmu zahir utama Rohani pun setara Ikrar pula lafazkan Junjung sekolah pujaan Ikrar pula lafazkan Junjung sekolah pujaan Dalam usaha gerak laku Warisan lama dan baru Bergandingan, bersatu Hidup Victoria diaju Lyrics by: Zainab bt Yusop |
Click here to listen to the School Song
Student life
It is a rule that all freshman students are required to join at least one uniform body, take on an active role in one of the school's 50 clubs and to participate in a least one sport.Rivalry
VI has its rivals, both in Kuala Lumpur and nationally. St. John's InstitutionSt. John's Institution, Kuala Lumpur
St. John's Institution is a secondary school for boys and one of the oldest schools in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
and Methodist Boys' School (Kuala Lumpur)
Methodist Boys' School (Kuala Lumpur)
Methodist Boys' School, Kuala Lumpur is a cluster secondary school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was founded in July 1897, making it one of the oldest schools in Malaysia. It is known as MBS and its students are known as MBSians. The school is also known as Marble School or Horley School to the...
are VI's traditional regional archrivals for the past 100 years. This rivalry can be observed during sports tournaments between these three schools. Nationally, VI also has a rivalry with two elite institutions - the Royal Military College, Kuala Lumpur and the Malay College Kuala Kangsar
Malay College Kuala Kangsar
The Malay College Kuala Kangsar is a residential school in Malaysia. It is an all-boys and all-Malay school located in the royal town of Kuala Kangsar, Perak...
. The rivalry with the former is apparent in football and rugby MSSKL state level tournaments and the rivalry with the latter is evident in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, a football playoff between the premier schools of Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
and Kuala Kangsar
Kuala Kangsar
Kuala Kangsar is the royal town of Perak, Malaysia, located at the downstream of Kangsar River, where it flows into the Perak River. It is the main town in the administrative district of Kuala Kangsar.-History:...
, Perak
Perak
Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...
.
Traditions and heritage
The prefect disciplinary system is very much similar to the traditions first laid out by the school's second headmaster - Major Richard Sidney (VI First Prefects).Detention classes and community service are still the common penalties for misdemeanours in VI, while such traditions are no longer in practice in many Malaysian schools. VI has annual events such as the Military Tattoo (performance by marching bands and cadets), Scouts' Campfire (rescue act by senior scouts), Annual Sports Carnival, Speech Days, and Science Fairs. Victoria Institution is the only school in Malaysia that has its own Edinburgh styled Military Tattoo
Edinburgh Military Tattoo
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is an annual series of Military tattoos performed by British Armed Forces, Commonwealth and International military bands and display teams in the Scottish capital Edinburgh...
.
Sports
VI participates in the Bangsar zone at district level and in the MSSKL (Kuala Lumpur School Sports Council) tournament at the state level. Among the sports that VI participates in are football, rugby unionRugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
, cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, waterpolo, badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
, archery
Archery
Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
, Hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
, handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, athletics
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, table-tennis. VI is the defending champion in football, cricket and waterpolo at the state level.
VI plays MCKK in football for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup every year with the venue alternating each year between the two schools. Because of its strong tradition in sports, VI has produced many Malaysian sportsmen including Mokhtar Dahari
Mokhtar Dahari
Allahyarham Dato' Mokhtar Dahari was a Malaysian Association football player from Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. He was one of the best players in Asia in the 1970s and is known as the best Malaysian footballer during that time, a legend in Malaysian football...
, Misbun Sidek
Misbun Sidek
Dato' Mohmed Misbun Sidek is a Malaysian former badminton player who rated among world's leading men's singles players of the 1980s. He is the eldest of the famous six Sidek brothers, all of whom were actively involved in international badminton scene...
, Rashid Sidek
Rashid Sidek
Rashid Sidek was a Malaysian national badminton player, and a prominent world-class singles player during the 1990s. He is the youngest of the six Sidek brothers. He and his siblings were all actively involved in the international badminton scene...
, Shahrin Majid, Razif Sidek
Razif Sidek
Mohamad Razif Mohd Sidek is a former badminton player from Malaysia and a prominent world-class doubles player during the mid 1980s to early 1990s....
, Jalani Sidek
Jalani Sidek
Mohamed Jalani Mohamad Sidek is a former badminton player from Malaysia....
, Rahman Sidek, Foo Kok Keong
Foo Kok Keong
Foo Kok Keong is a former badminton star from Malaysia who rated among the world's best singles players from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. Not a stylish looking player, he was noted for his quickness, stamina, and never-say-die tenacity...
, Dr Samani Abdul Ghani and Tan Sri Dr Mani Jegathesan
Mani Jegathesan
Tan Sri Dr Mani Jegathesan, fondly called the Flying Doctor for blazing the tracks around Asia despite being a doctor, was an icon in the 1960s, regarded as the "Golden Era" of Malaysian athletics...
.
The schools cricket ground first held international an international match when Ireland played Gibraltar
Gibraltar cricket team
The Gibraltar national cricket team is the team that represents the British overseas territory of Gibraltar in international cricket. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1969. They are currently ranked sixth amongst European non-Test teams.-Early...
in the 1997 ICC Trophy
1997 ICC Trophy
The Carlsberg 1997 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in March/April 1997. It was the qualification tournament for the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Kenya and for the first time Bangladesh and Scotland all Qualified.-First round:...
, which was hosted by Malaysia. Eight matches in that competition were played at the school. The ground also played host to three List A fixtures played in the cricket competition at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Cricket was included in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia. This was the first—and, to date, only—time cricket has been played at a Commonwealth Games. Matches were played over 50 overs, and had List A status, although they were not full One Day Internationals...
. These fixtures saw Pakistan play Scotland, Canada played India, and Malaysia play Jamaica
Jamaica national cricket team
The Jamaica national cricket team is the representative first-class cricket team of Jamaica.-History:The team's history lasts back to 1895, when they played three matches against a touring side from England led by Slade Lucas, but because of the distance to the other cricketing countries, Jamaica...
.
Motto
" Be Yet Wiser "" To be a Scholar , Sportsman and a Gentleman "
These two motto had always represented the students in Victoria Institution's prestigious school since the day it had been established in 1893
Houses
There are eight sport housesHouse system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
in VI. The sports houses compete against each other on sports day
Sports day
Sports days, sometimes referred to as Field Day, are events staged by many schools and offices in which people take part in competitive sporting activities, often with the aim of winning trophies or prizes...
. The Victoria Institution Sports Day has been held since 1897, and is widely regarded as a citywide event, with huge crowds converging on the Victoria Institution campus. The houses
House system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
were named after the founders and forefathers of the school. The houses are:
- ThamboosamyK. ThamboosamyK. Thamboosamy Pillay was a prominent Malaysian of Tamil origin during the pre-independence years. He was considered the leader of the Tamil community...
, green - Lee Kuan Yew (formerly known as Hepponstall, named after the first unofficial Principal of VI), yellow
- Sultan Abdul SamadSultan Abdul SamadSultan Abdul Samad, KCMG was the fourth Sultan of Selangor....
( formerly known as Davidson, named after the Infant School supervisor, Elizabeth Davidson), purple - RodgerRodger-First name:*All pages beginning with Rodger*Rodger Arneil, Scottish rugby union player*Rodger Bain, British former record producer*Rodger McFarlane, American gay rights activist*Rodger Smith, Canadian professional ice hockey player...
, orange - Loke YewLoke YewLoke Yew , CMG, LL.D. was a famous businessman and philanthropist during the British Malaya era. He was regarded as the richest man in Malaysia during his time and played a significant role in the growth of Kuala Lumpur and was also one of the founding fathers of Victoria Institution, Kuala...
, brown - Shaw, red
- Yap Kwan SengYap Kwan SengYap Kwan Seng was the last Chinese kapitan of Kuala Lumpur from 1889 to 1902. Kapitans were appointed chiefs or headmen of the various ethnic communities during the British colonial rule in what is present-day Malaysia. Kapitans played an important role in the history of the Chinese in Malaysia...
, light blue - TreacherTreacherTreacher is an English surname; notable Treachers include:*Arthur Treacher *Bill Treacher *Jamie Treacher *John Treacher *William Hood Treacher Other uses:*Arthur Treacher's seafood restaurant...
, dark blue
Alumni Association
The alumni association of VI is known as the VIOBA (Victoria Institution Old Boys' Association) and was founded in 1922. The games competition between the Current Victorians and the Old Boys is known as 'Daniel Shield' and this tournament is held every year.Notable alumni
- Sultan Hassanal BolkiahHassanal BolkiahGeneral Haji Sir Hassan al-Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah GCB GCMG is the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, the 29th Sultan of Brunei and the first Prime Minister of Brunei Darussalam...
, Sultan Of Brunei - Ananda KrishnanAnanda KrishnanTatparanandam Ananda Krishnan is a Malaysian businessman and philanthropist of Tamil origin. Nicknamed A-K, he is estimated to have a net worth of US$9.6 billion according to Forbes' latest annual list of wealthiest people, making him the second wealthiest in Southeast Asia behind Robert Kuok,...
, businessman and Malaysia's 2nd richest man - Francis YeohFrancis YeohTan Sri Dato' Francis Yeoh Sock PingCBE is a prominent business personality in Malaysia, and the eldest son of Malaysian billionaire Tan Sri Dato' Seri Yeoh Tiong Lay...
, Managing Director of YTL Corporation - Mokhtar DahariMokhtar DahariAllahyarham Dato' Mokhtar Dahari was a Malaysian Association football player from Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. He was one of the best players in Asia in the 1970s and is known as the best Malaysian footballer during that time, a legend in Malaysian football...
the late, former Malaysian FootballMalaysia national football teamThe Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...
International - Lall SinghLall SinghLall Singh was an early Indian Test cricketer.Lall Singh's fame rests on his brilliant fielding which he displayed in India's first Test tour of England in 1932. He played in the only Test of the series and ran out Frank Woolley...
, former IndianIndian cricket teamThe Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
Test cricketTest cricketTest cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
er - Raja Petra KamarudinRaja petra kamarudinRaja Petra bin Raja Kamarudin is a Malaysian editor known for running the Malaysia Today website and publishing a series of commentary articles on Malaysian politics in the website. He is also fondly referred to by the initials RPK.He was detained for a second time under the Internal Security Act,...
, political activist, founder of the Malaysia Today website - S. RajaratnamSinnathamby RajaratnamSinnathamby Rajaratnam, better known as "S. Rajaratnam", , was a Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore from 1980–85, and a long-serving Minister and member of the Cabinet from 1959-88. He is regarded as one of the founding fathers of independent Singapore as it achieved self-government in 1959 and...
, former Deputy Prime MinisterPrime Minister of SingaporeThe Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore is the head of the government of the Republic of Singapore. The President of Singapore appoints as Prime Minister a Member of Parliament who, in his opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of a majority of MPs.The office of Prime Minister...
of SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... - S. Namasivayam, Singaporean artist
- Datuk Seri Rafidah AzizRafidah AzizTan Sri Rafidah binti Abdul Aziz is a Malaysian politician and the current Member of Parliament for the Kuala Kangsar constituency since 1986....
, former International Trade and Industry MinisterMinister (government)A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....
Malaysia - Zulhasnan RafiqueZulhasnan RafiqueDato' Sri Zulhasnan Rafique is a Malaysian politician and the former Malaysian Minister of the Federal Territories. He is also the Member of Parliament for Setiawangsa in Kuala Lumpur and a supreme council member in the United Malay National Organisation, the main component party in the ruling...
, former Federal TerritoriesFederal TerritoryThe Federal Territories in Malaysia comprise three territories: Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan, governed directly by the federal government of Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital of Malaysia, Putrajaya is the administrative capital, and Labuan is an offshore international financial...
MinisterMinister (government)A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....
Malaysia - Datuk Dr Mani JegathesanMani JegathesanTan Sri Dr Mani Jegathesan, fondly called the Flying Doctor for blazing the tracks around Asia despite being a doctor, was an icon in the 1960s, regarded as the "Golden Era" of Malaysian athletics...
, sports icon, doctor and researcher and deputy president of Olympic Council of Malaysia. - R. ThampipillayR. ThampipillayR. Thampipillay was born in Ceylon and joined the Victoria Institution , Kuala Lumpur as a pupil in 1895 on his arrival in Malaya....
, educationist - Zaman Khan, former prisons chief
- Misbun SidekMisbun SidekDato' Mohmed Misbun Sidek is a Malaysian former badminton player who rated among world's leading men's singles players of the 1980s. He is the eldest of the famous six Sidek brothers, all of whom were actively involved in international badminton scene...
, National Badminton Champion and National Badminton Singles Coach - Jalani & Razif Sidek, All England Badminton Doubles Champions and National Doubles Champions
- Rashid SidekRashid SidekRashid Sidek was a Malaysian national badminton player, and a prominent world-class singles player during the 1990s. He is the youngest of the six Sidek brothers. He and his siblings were all actively involved in the international badminton scene...
, National Badminton Champion - Wan Zaleha Radzi, ex-TV newscaster, celebrity, Asian Games (1998) and South-East Asian Games (1995) medallist for Equestrian
- KamahlKamahlKamahl is the stage name of Kandiah Kamalesvaran , an Australian singer and recording artist, perhaps best known for "The Elephant Song", and his repertoire of popular music.-Early life:...
cabaret/easy listening Australian singer and recording artist, famous for The Elephant Song - Tan Sri Dr Ramon NavaratnamRamon NavaratnamTan Sri Dr Ramon Navaratnam is a prominent Malaysian economist. He is the former Transport Ministry Secretary-General and current Sunway Group corporate advisor. He is of Sri Lankan Tamil descent....
, Malaysian economist - Datuk Mahadev ShankarMahadev ShankarDatuk Mahadev Shankar is a prominent Malaysian lawyer and former Malaysian Court of Appeal Judge.He is currently serving as a member of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Lingam Video Clip to investigate into an allegation of illegal intervention into the judicial appointment process of...
, lawyer and former Court of Appeal Judge - Justice Datuk K.P. Gengadharan NairGengadharan NairJustice Datuk K.P. Gengadharan Nair is a Malaysian High Court judge and prior to that a prominent lawyer specializing in industrial law.-Early life:...
, High Court Judge - Amir Muhammad (director)Amir Muhammad (director)Amir Muhammad is a writer and independent filmmaker based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He was born on December 5, 1972 in Kuala Lumpur and was educated at the University of East Anglia. He has been writing for Malaysian print media since the age of 14, notably the New Straits Times.In 2000, he wrote...
, writer and filmmaker - Sivarasa RasiahSivarasa RasiahSivarasa Rasiah ,or also known as R.Sivarasa is a prominent Malaysian politician, lawyer and human rights activist. He is co-founder of Suara Rakyat Malaysia or Suaram and vice-president of the opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat...
, human rights lawyer and vice-president of the opposition Parti Keadilan RakyatParti Keadilan RakyatThe People's Justice Party , often known simply as KeADILan) is a centrist political party in Malaysia formed in 2003 by a merger of the National Justice Party and the older Malaysian People's Party...
(People's Justice Party) - Tun Omar Yoke Lin OngOmar Yoke Lin OngTun Haji Omar Ong Yoke Lin was a Malaysian politician. He was a founding member of the Malaysian Chinese Association, and was a key figure in the country's road to independence...
, politician and member of the first Malayan Cabinet - Tun Ismail Mohd AliIsmail Mohd AliTun Ismail Mohd Ali was the second Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia and the chairman of the Pemodalan Nasional Berhad . He died on 19 July 1998 and was buried at Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur. In Kuala Lumpur, there is a building called Menara Tun Ismail Mohd Ali at Jalan Raja Laut...
, First Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia - Chew Wing Foong, former president of the Library Association of Malaysia and former Chairman of CONSAL
- Shahrin Majid, Footballer, Malaysian FootballMalaysia national football teamThe Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...
International - Yap Wai Loon, Footballer, Malaysian FootballMalaysia national football teamThe Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...
International - Aidit Alfian, Songwriter/Producer, Winner of TV3's 17th Juara Lagu 2002, "Keliru"