10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ATTAP»
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attap in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
attap and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Swamp-sago Industry in West Malaysia: A Study of the ...
Attap making Until 1970, the Singapore attap market was a lucrative one
because squatters used attap for their homes, but highrise flats now proliferate.
The attap market, like the hampas and sago starch markets, is much reduced.
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And the same incongruity would be felt, if the corresponding but was here
introduced in ...
3
The Thailand-Burma Railway, 1942-1946: Summary accounts
The huts used were made of bamboo structure with attap roofs. The huts were
from 50 to 100 metres long, varying in different places in length. There was a
central passage-way down the length of the hut varying from perhaps five to eight
feet ...
4
Buffalo & Breadfruit: Tales of an Unwary Expat in Malaysia
To our utmost horrorwe observed that the Nipah leaf attap (thatched) roof
seemed to be defying the basic purpose ofaroof, whichisto keep the elementsout.
Unfortunately forusthe intrusive elements were notonly not kept out
fromourgazebo, but ...
5
Articles on Indonesian Architecture, Including: Long House, ...
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6
Climate Responsive Design: A Study of Buildings in Moderate ...
The skin is created from shorter life elements, woven hamhoo screens und 'attap'
roof made of woven palm leaves. The key advantage of the attap is that it is water
-resistant and acts as a good insulator. Neither the full force of a tropical storm ...
7
Frog Under A Coconut Shell
droplets forced their way through old attap, splitting the dry leaves, to land on our
heads. Sometimescentipedes, lizardsand insectsliving amongst thefolds of attap
lost their foothold and came tumbling down with the rain. Once a lizard landed ...
8
The Gentle Revolutionaries
Surprisingly, when they arrived at their destination at mid- morning, they saw a
tropical house made from the attap palm. The attap, attached to upright posts and
beams from post to post, provided the wattle for the walls and the thatched roof.
9
Public Reaction to the Oil Crisis: The Singapore Case
The attap and zinc dwellers in the national population (32% as computed from
the 1970 census) were not well represented, whereas there yew over—
representation of Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat dwellers. This is
because the ...
10
Trade and Society in the Straits of Melaka: Dutch Melaka and ...
The report from the committee of inquiry after the 1814 fire stated that all attap
buildings in the town would be demolished and replaced with bricks and tiles,
distributed free to the poor. The government also requested that Melaka bricks
and ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ATTAP»
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attap is used in the context of the following news items.
Grand celebration lined up for SMK Methodist's 120th anniversary
It began in a small attap-roofed Malay house rented from Datoh Panglima Kinta at Changkat and later moved to a 1.6ha site along Jalan Lahat. «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
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The takeaway food, bought from stalls located at Jalan Gurney, Jalan Semarak, Jalan Kampung Attap, Chow Kit, Pasar Keramat and Jalan ... «The Star Online, Jun 15»
Earthquake in Borneo
... when they had finished they went back in a bag, and I reflected there would be a good dinner that night in one of the attap huts of the village. «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jun 15»
EtonHouse opening on Sentosa in August
Interior of EtonHouse's new campus on Sentosa, which features an indoor “tree house” with an attap roof, as well as a trishaw. «AsiaOne, Jun 15»
Dawson's SkyVille and SkyTerrace projects are raising the bar for …
... as Boh Beh Kang village, which had about 300 Chinese families who lived in two- and three-storey attap huts at the foot of Hong Lim hill. «The Straits Times, May 15»
Look after your neighbour
... of Kuala Terengganu, the houses in our village were not only spaced out far from one another, but they were also made of timber and attap. «The Rakyat Post, May 15»
Salcon catches investors' attention
Jalan Belfield is situated within the Kampung Attap area which is being touted as the city's new growth centre. Belfield will come up opposite ... «The Star Online, Apr 15»
NParks' SG50 outdoor concert series at Admiralty Park: Where …
Its seeds, known as attap chee, are commonly added to a local dessert, ice kachang. Noni Tree. Dw nparks noni 150424. Native to South-east ... «The Straits Times, Apr 15»
Democrat McCollum raises $250000 against Frank Wagner
Wagner's top donors in the quarter were John F. Biagas of Bay Electric Company ($10,000), ATTAP LLC on Military Highway in Norfolk ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Apr 15»
Lives of residents of Singapore's southern islands captured in …
A big storm once blew off the roofs of a few attap houses, including that of the Teos'. Despite these challenges, Mr Teo has fond memories of ... «The Straits Times, Apr 15»
