SSF1033_CLOUD8_Key Concept eBooklet

Student
Movement

The student movement was a new
social force to bring awareness and
struggle on politics, economic and

social change.




Student movements nurtured in every country.



Exp:Sumpah Pemuda (Indonesia), Red Guard
(China), New Left (Canada)

Young, fresh, and energetic students to
oversee government role and policy.
Exposition of their learning and
condition of people’s lives encouraged
students to champion local and
international issues.




Educational institutions
bring together students with
similar ideals and struggles.

Student movements in
Malaysia can be traced
back to the influence of

Islamic movements in
Middle East and South

Asia.



Foreign students and the reform
influence of Pan Islamic movements led
Malay students to organize themselves

in student organizations.



Malay and Indonesian students formed
several welfare and Islamic

associations such as Jami’ah Al-
Khairiah (Egypt), Talabah Indonesia
Malaya Association (Saudi Arabia)
and Indonesia-Malaya Association

(India).

THE SITC

produced many nationalist students
such as Ibrahim Ya’akub



Sumpah Pemuda Indonesia became
encouragement for Ibrahim to

organize the student movements in
SITC



supported the idea of “Indonesia
Raya” and wanted to unite students

in unified organization



formation of Young Student’s Alliance
(Ikatan Pemuda Pelajar) +

Peninsula-Borneo Students Alliance
(Ikatan Pelajar Semenanjung
Borneo)



Nationally, KMM emerged and
became new vehicle for the young
Malay to struggle against the British

but later was banned by the
Japanese as well.

Anti-British/Independence

After the success of the Chinese
Communist Revolution in 1949,
Chinese students were attracted

to socialist ideology.



Students began to be more
vocal and act independently.




Unrest and strikes in Kuching students created
Chinese schools. Students' Self-Governing Society


with Communist support.



Independent group to organise
middle school student
movements.



Communist influence led Britain
to ban this society.

Sarawak Overseas Chinese

Democratic Youth League continued

communist student influence.

UMSU

UMSU +
PBMUM + SC

žIn UM, the students tried to became more
independent and wanted more autonomy.

žUMSU had its own newspaper –
Mahasiswa Negara, bus and canteen.

žIn 1966, Speaker’s Corner was introduced.

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This brought protests and
demonstrations by
students.

Demonstrations led to
clashes between students

and the police
Many student leaders

were arrested.

HISTORY YOU have to
KNOW the PAST to
UNDERSTAND the
PRESENT - CARL
SANGAN