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COMMUNAL OUTLOOK

K e s a t u a n P e r s u r a t a n P e n u n t u t
The Malay Boys League (MBL) was
M e l a y u S e l a n g o r ( K P P M S )
established in 1937 at Penang Free
School and tried to assist Malay e s t a b l i s h e d s e v e r a l s t u d e n t
students in the disbanded a s s o c i a t i o n s i n S e l a n g o r a n d
education of the headmaster. After
K u a l a L u m p u r . T h i s o r g a n i z a t i o n
World War II, another student group
a i m e d t o p r e v e n t t h e
was founded at the Victoria
a b a n d o n m e n t o f M a l a y a ' s
Institution the Kesatuan Melayu
s t u d e n t s , s e t u p a f u n d f o r p o o r
Victoria Institution was formed in
s t u d e n t s , a n d s u p p o r t w e a k
1945 and later renamed Persuratan
s t u d e n t s i n s c h o o l . A n y o f t h e
Penuntut Melayu Kuala Lumpur
K P P M S f o u n d e r s w e r e M o h a m e d
(PPMKL) in 1946. The purpose of this
M o h d N o r , S i t i H a s m a h M o h d A l i ,
organization was to support
W a n S u l a i m a n P a w a n t e h , a n d
Malaya's students in school.
R a d z i a h A l i .
I n 1 9 4 7 ,