Ceylon Malay Youth League Explained

The Ceylon Malay Youth League was a Malay youth organization in Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka). The organization was founded in 1957, and was active for about 15 years.^[1] Kartini Mohamed, the daughter of M.P. Drahaman, served as the president of the Ceylon Malay Youth League.^{[2] [3]} The organization published the journal Suara Pemuda Malay ('Voice of Malay Youth').^[4]

Notes and References

1. Simposium Dunia Melayu, and Abdul Latiff Abu Bakar. Melayu Sri Lanka: Simposium Dunia Melayu Kedua : kumpulan esei dan kertas kerja. [Kuala Lumpur]: Biro Penerbitan Gapena, 1990. p. 173
2. Kartini stays on to learn Malay dances. The Straits Times, 14 September 1967, p. 7
3. Suara Melayu Langkawi - SLAMA Newsletter - Nov 2003 THE LATE AL HAJ DR M.P. DRAHAMAN M.P. J.P. MBE
4. Bachamiya Abdul Hussainmiya. Orang Rejimen: The Malays of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment. Bangi: Penerbitan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 1990. p. 184