User:Pangalau

Pangalau
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Hobbies	Photography; writing;
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Joined	26 April 2022; 3 years ago
Autoconfirmed	30 April 2022; 3 years ago
Extended confirmed	26 May 2022; 3 years ago
Autopatrolled	18 March 2024; 18 months ago
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Hello and welcome to my page! I'm Pangalau.

Namesake

My username is inspired by Pangalay, both because I found it culturally meaningful and because it sounded cool. Pangalay is a traditional fingernail dance of the Tausūg people from the Sulu Archipelago and the eastern coast Bajau of Sabah. Often performed at weddings and festive occasions, the dance has a male counterpart called Pangasik, while a duet performed by both a male and female dancer is known as Pangiluk. Rooted in pre-Islamic and Buddhist concepts of celestial beings, Pangalay also shares stylistic and cultural ties with other classical Southeast Asian dance traditions.

Objective

I began to edit Wikipedia by making minor corrections to local articles that I was interested in and that inspired further research. I believe everyone should have access to accurate information, and to validate that belief, I started spending more time to researching and improving articles. My field of interest grew because I felt a necessity to improve the quality of material I read as I was reading and to improve my knowledge about the subject matter myself internally. My areas of interest include biographies, international affairs, wildlife, and nature.

Projects

Top women in Malaysia
Name	Known for	Ref
Women in Malaysian politics
Azalina Othman Said	1st female Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat	^[1]
Hannah Yeoh	Youngest and 1st female state speaker
Nancy Shukri	Representing Borneo
Nurul Izzah Anwar	Women's participation in politics
Wan Azizah Wan Ismail	1st female Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia	^[2]
Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat	1st female Chief Justice of Malaysia	^[2]
Women in Malaysian arts
Ani Zonneveld	1st Malaysian to win a Grammy	^[2]
Women in Malaysian business
Zeti Akhtar Aziz	1st female governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia	^[2]
Yvonne Chia	1st female CEO in the banking industry	^[2]

WikiProjects

This user participates in
WikiProject Brunei.

This user is a participant in WikiProject Women in Red

This user participates in WikiProject International relations.

This user participates in
WikiProject Malaysia.

Notable articles

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Good article

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C-Class

Do you know?

On 22 August 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat (pictured), Malaysia's first female chief justice, was dubbed "the only man in the Federal Court"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 10 September 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chermin Island, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Chermin Island (pictured), at the mouth of the Brunei River, became Abdul Hakkul Mubin's administrative seat during the Bruneian civil war? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chermin Island. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Chermin Island), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Barnstars

	The Writer's Barnstar
	for expanding Abdul Rahman Mohamed Taib. 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝟕𝟐𝟖🧙‍♂️^{Let's Talk !} 15:05, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

	The Special Barnstar
	Angus MacKay Mackintosh is a great page. Well done! BoyTheKingCanDance (talk) 09:41, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	Ahmaddin Abdul Rahman is a very good article. Well done! BoyTheKingCanDance (talk) 06:47, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	Fedir Yaroshenko is a very good article. Well done! BoyTheKingCanDance (talk) 05:31, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	Great work on Hryhoriy Piatachenko! BoyTheKingCanDance (talk) 06:19, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

	Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2023
	Thank you very much for taking part in Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2023. ValentynNefedov (WMUA) (talk) 09:21, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

		The Photographer's Barnstar
		for your brilliant snaps and being an awesome duckie かぴさん Kapisan (talk) 07:38, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

	The Writer's Barnstar
	Thank you for expanding the Datuk Puduko Berhalo article! Syazwi Irfan (talk) 17:58, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

	Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2024
	I'm thrilled that you've accepted the invitation and joined Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month once more. Whether your involvement this year is big or small, I appreciate your continued commitment to showcasing Ukraine's cultural richness on Wikipedia! ValentynNefedov (WMUA) (talk) 10:26, 1 March 2024‎ (UTC)

	Women in Red Translation Contest
	Thank you for your additions July 2024 --WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 00:30, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

		The Brunei Barnstar of National Merit
		I hereby award you this barnstar as an appreciation for your contribution in many Brunei-related topics. Keep up the good contribution. ^-^ Ṉight Ḻantern ^🏮 12:42, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		I was impressed by your expansion to Muhammad Tajuddin which I started. Thanks for your excellent work there and for all the other Brunei topics you've worked on! BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:56, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

		Women in Green Editathon October '24
		Thank you for contributing to Women in Green's 7th edit-a-thon! Your good article nomination on Halimah Yacob has helped contribute to a more global representation of women on the encyclopedia. --Grnrchst (talk) 16:53, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

	Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2025
	Thank you very much for taking part in Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month! ValentynNefedov (WMUA) (talk) 11:02, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

	The Special Barnstar
	For your contributions on topic during Wikipedia:The World Destubathon which led to you being awarded an Editor of the Week. Much appreciate the work that you contributed and hope you had fun editing! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:14, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

	World Destubathon Barnstar
	Much appreciate your effort in the World Destubathon! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:01, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

	🐻 Bear Good Article Barnstar ➕
	As an appreciation for your work on Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre. Nice work! Ṉight Ḻantern ^🏮 08:08, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

Resources

Excellent Youth Award (2020, 2023)
Chinese Kapitan Brunei
50 Bruneian Women Who Shape Our Future
Brunei obituary (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010-2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Brunei Muara District Plan 2015
Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Wahab
Abdul Rahman Abdul Karim
Pengiran Ahmad Yusof, page 3
Pengiran Yusof Limbang, page 16
Pengiran Anak Safar, page 1
Dewan Majlis, page 1
MIB people
Chiang, Bo-wei (May 2020). "「金門學」的可能性：一種全球地域學的地方社會研究取向" [Rethinking "Quemology": An Approach toward a Glocalogy for Local Society Studies] (PDF). History of Taiwan: Journal of National Museum of Taiwan History (in Chinese) (19). Tainan: National Museum of Taiwan History.
Shide, Li, ed. (December 1998). 金門縣志:96年續修 (PDF) (in Chinese). Jincheng: Kinmen County Government. ISBN 978-986-02-0579-4.

External links

WikiMedia - User:Pangalau

^ Anis Hazim (15 November 2022). "Top women in Malaysian politics". The Malaysian Reserve. Archived from the original on 26 December 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c Qing, Ji Fang. "International Women's Day 2023: 10 Malaysian women at the top of their industries". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 20 August 2025.

[1] Anis Hazim (15 November 2022). "Top women in Malaysian politics". The Malaysian Reserve. Archived from the original on 26 December 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2025.

[:0-2] Qing, Ji Fang. "International Women's Day 2023: 10 Malaysian women at the top of their industries". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 20 August 2025.

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