ENGLISH TRANSLATION

An interview with Zaedi Zolkafli (Founder of The P Ramlee Cyber Museum)
aired by kampungku.com from Toronto, Canada on 13 March 2005
at 8:35 pm @ Singapore (7.35 am @ Canada / USA Eastern). 

Interviewed by Executive Producer Mira

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Mira:	Welcome to this program. How are you?

Zaedi:	Good. Thank you.

Mira:	How's everybody in Singapore and Malaysia?

Zaedi:	They all doing great.

Mira:	First question why the P Ramlee project?

Zaedi:	I think of P Ramlee as an extraordinary artist. An icon for the 
	Malay film and music industry. Our objective is to promote his works 
	internationally. Foreigners can learn about P Ramlee and the golden
	era of Malay films from the Internet.

Mira:	Can you tell how and when it gets started?

Zaedi:	We launched the P Ramlee Cyber Museum on 22 March 1998 in memory
	of the 25th Anniversary of his death. There was a big festival held
	in Kuala Lumpur officiated by Tan Sri Ahmad Sarji former Chief 
	Secretary of the Malaysian Government. Also a fan of P Ramlee. We 
	still continue building the content.

Mira:	How is it financed?

Zaedi:	Expenses for building the website are our own. We also use income 
	from sales of merchandise for operating costs. In future we plan to 
	involve the copyright owners of P Ramlee in product placement and 
	e-commerce at our portal.

Mira:	What are interesting features that visitors to the site can expect?

Zaedi:	Our website consists of four sections. Firstly 'infotainment' -- 
	information on P Ramlee and his works. Secondly 'interactive' -- 
	communication with fans of P Ramlee via online. Thirdly 
	'merchandise' -- P Ramlee collectibles such as CD, VCD, magazines,
	books, etceteras. Fourthly which we will launch later is 
	'entertainment on-demand' -- that is music Mp3 and 'video streaming'.

Mira:	There will be karaoke music and video as well.

Zaedi:	Yes, all that under entertainment-on-demand.

Mira:	Please tell listeners how it can be accessed.

Zaedi:	So easy. Simply type www  p hyphen ramlee dot com	 

Mira:	How has the response been?

Zaedi:	Response from the public has been good. Mostly the fans, students 
	and academics, arts practitioners and film researchers. They are 
	multi-racial and various nationalities -- not only Malay. For 
	instance, we received many orders for P Ramlee VCD from Indonesia, 
	Australia, Europe, United States and Japan. This shows that 
	foreigners also appreciate the great works of P Ramlee.

Mira:	What does the life and works of Tan Sri P Ramlee mean to you 
	personally?

Zaedi:	P Ramlee has been my idol since I was just a kid. His music and 
	films are inspiration to me.

Mira:	There is a question from my colleague David.

David:	What is your favorite P Ramlee movie and why?

Zaedi:	Hard to answer because there are sixty-six films. Each film has its 
	own strength. To me personally I like Ali Baba Bujang Lapok the most. 

Mira & David: (laugh)

Zaedi:	The story has 'universal' appeal. Great comedy. And a variety of 
	good songs.

Mira:	Thank you for the time on this program.

Zaedi:	Thanks Mira and your working colleague.

Mira:	Before we leave is there anything that you wish to add?

Zaedi:	My regards to all fans of P Ramlee that are listening this program.


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