PEMIKIRAN ABANG YUSUF PUTEH TERHADAP BUDAYA MASYARAKAT MELAYU SARAWAK

Abstract

This article discusses the culture of the Malays in Sarawak community from the perspective of Abang Yusuf Puteh. Culture plays an important role in a society as it is able to shape the society and as a way to maintain the identity of the Malays in Sarawak. The objective of this article is to clarify the thought of Abang Yusuf Puteh towards the culture of the Sarawak Malay community. This article shows that the community must be transformed without eliminating the applied values and practices. The lagging progress continues among Sarawak Malay community is due to some aspects of the culture that are not in line with the current needs and situations. Therefore, changes must be made to some aspects of the culture especially in values and practices to break the thought of the society from the traditional mindset that once hold their thinking.