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First Residential College
By: Kolej Kediaman Pertama, UM
he First Residential only to male students. However, in 1968, the
College is the oldest college opened its doors to female students,
residential college in who were put up in Block A, with their male
University of Malaya. counterparts occupying Blocks B and C. The
TIt was built in 1959 number of students has since reached 800.
and comprised initially of 3
blocks, namely Block A, B and The college was initially named First College,
C. The pioneer batch to reside being the foremost residential college to be
in this college comprises merely built in Universiti Malaya. The name was
28 students, and this fgure has subsequently changed to Kolej Tuanku Abdul
since grown to an impressive Rahman (KTAR), in honor of the frst D.Y.M.M
265 students. The pioneer batch Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong,
mainly consists of third year Tuanku Abdul Rahman Ibni Almarhum Tuanku
students from the Faculty of Arts Muhammad. In 1978, KTAR was changed to
and the Faculty of Engineering, Asrama Tuanku Abdul Rahman (ASTAR).
who previously were based in In 1993, ASTAR was also known as First
the Singapore campus. With the Residential College.
growth of students, the year 1971
saw two new blocks built, Block D In 1968, the college frst hosted a friendly game
and E, which could host up to 270 with Dunearn Road Hostel, Singapore. In 1982,
new students. another game was hosted by the college with
SHEARES Hall. On both occasions, KTAR came
In the initial years of its inception, out victorious and was well regarded by fellow
First college First Residential College was home colleges in the university.
The college’s frst annual
magazine, PRIMA was
published in 1965. KTAR
News was published
in 1969 and was
subsequently replaced
by SINAR ASTAR in
1980. Currently, ASTAR’s
magazine is fondly
named PERTAMA.
ASTAR’s frst band –
“THE RAMANITES” was
formed in 1967. This was
followed by the formation
of “KTAR SING ALONG
CHOIR” two years later.
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