This article examines the direction of ethnic politics in Malaysia by investigating the 2008 election results and the subsequent political maneuverings of political parties following the election. The results do not clearly demonstrate the demise of ethnic politics; however‚ the communal political paradigm of the Barisan Nasional Party (BN) has become increasingly ineffective in its attempts to appease both Malay and non-Malay communities. Following the election‚ the BN seems to have moved towards
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Minimum wage in Malaysia: need for it and its’ possible effectiveness 1.0.Introduction Background Information There has been growing debates concerning the minimum wage in Malaysia‚ with strong opinions from both sides of the arguments. In 1979 edition of their introductory textbook‚ William B. Aumol and Alan Blinder explained‚ “The primary consequence of the minimum wage law is not an increase in the incomes of the least skilled workers but a restriction of their employment opportunities” (p
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Threat of Substitutes * There are few direct substitutes; * Short haul flight: the Eurostar or a ferry. * Long haul flights: no notable substitutes. Threat of Substitutes * There are few direct substitutes; * Short haul flight: the Eurostar or a ferry. * Long haul flights: no notable substitutes. Threat of new Entrants * Significant barriers to entry: such as the competitive environment‚ high regularity requirements and high capital cost requirements. * Barriers
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1. Introduction of GST Goods and service tax were first deliberated in 2005 with the intention to introducing it in 1st January 2007. However‚ it was withdrawn in the following year. In 2009‚ GST was revived with a proposed rate of 4% to replace current Sales Tax of 10% and Service Tax of 5% in a bid to diversify national revenues. However‚ the idea of GST still end up floating around as it has now been officially deferred. 2. Concept of GST Goods and Service Tax (GST)‚ also known as Value Added
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Myles Martin Post-Colonial Literature March 5‚ 2014 Term Paper The Effects of Post-Colonialism and Hybridity in a Culture Post-Colonialism is how a culture changes after ideas are dominated by new beliefs on how ways life should be. Hybridity‚ when talking about post-colonialism‚ can be described in two different ways. Hybridity can be viewed as a mixture of groups or cultures in which one then compliments the other so that a new group or culture is formed. Either group or culture will
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APARTMENT LAW IN MALAYSIA BUYING PROPERTIES WITHOUT TITLE : LEGAL POINT OF VIEW Khadijah Binti Hussin 1 Department of Land Administration and Development Faculty of Science Geoinformation and Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Faridah Binti Haji Pardi Solicitor‚ Law Firm‚ Kulai‚ Johor. 2 ABSTRACT Strata titles type of property has given rise to many affecting problems affecting all parties interested in dealings with it as to the development‚ financing and ownership of subdivided
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IT IS SAID THAT MALAYSIA-SINGAPORE RELATIONS HAVE EVOLVED FROM AN INHERENTLY UNSTABLE TO A MORE MATURE RELATIONSHIP. DISCUSS THE REASONS FOR THIS CHANGE AND PROSPECT OF FURTHER CONSOLIDATION OF THEIR BILATERAL RELATION 1.0 INTRODUCTION Malaysia and Singapore shares a special relationship mainly due to geographical proximity and historical linkage. It reached to a lower ebb in the 1960’s when it was termed to be a ‘Cats and Dogs relationship’ by the then Malaysian Prime Minister. The ultimate
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Colonialism is the establishment‚ influence‚ and exploitation of a piece of land through a political power from another country. One way for colonialism to happen is to create settlements in a foreign region. The Spanish had enough resources and supreme military power to take over the Americas despite the rebelling natives. “The Europeans conquered it‚ in spite of resistance by some 300 native people” (Chapman 4). “As early of 1598‚ Juan de Onate had led a group of colonists to the region north of
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& Tea Leaf ® as the retail company which operates in Malaysia. This report is important for The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf ® as it helps them to identify their problems and make further improvements to enable them to compete with their competitors‚ for example‚ Starbucks. As we know‚ The Coffee Bean has a lot of franchises‚ there were about 750 stores in 22 countries‚ for example in California‚ Arizona‚ Nevada‚ Singapore‚ Malaysia‚ Sabah‚ Taiwan‚ UAE‚ Korea‚ Brunei‚ Indonesia‚ Australia‚
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British Airways Business Report Executive Summary: This report is focused on reviewing the existing strategic plan of British Airways Plc (BA) and proposing a new strategic plan to be implemented over the next five years. BA is the leading global premium airline that has recently singed a joint business agreement with Iberia Airlines forming a new holding company-IAG. However‚ increasing competition due to consolidation and low cost carriers‚ its market share has eroded in the UK
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