16 September- The Day Malaysia was formed Perhaps‚ not many who know that‚ today‚ 16th of September is Malaysia Day‚ the day Malaysia was formed. The Malaysia day is very significant although it’s not really well known as compared to the Merdeka Day. Malaysia day is the day to commemorate the formation of the establishment Malaysian Federation on 16th of September 1963. On this day‚ Malaya‚ North Borneo (now Sabah)‚ Sarawak‚ and Singapore (Singapore left Malaysia in 9th of August 1965 to form
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a) Factors leading to the formation of Malaysia in 1963 1. Only Malaya was an independent nation while Singapore‚ Brunei‚ Sabah and Sarawak were still under British control. These territories were considered too small to be independent entities. It was felt that a merger with Malaya would bring early independence to these territories. 2. The British were agreeable to a merger of these territories and granting independence as there were many similarities between Malaya‚ Singapore‚ Sabah‚
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Malaysia is known for its richness of multicultural and multi-racial country which is spread between Peninsular Malaysia‚ Sabah and Sarawak. Despite being one huge political unit‚ it has different set of rules and law to comply with. Malaysia law can be classified into various sources‚ mainly are written law‚ unwritten law and Muslim law. Written law comprises The Federal Constitution which is the supreme law of the land and State Constitution‚ a range of constitutions regulating the governments
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Introduction The Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of independent sovereign states‚ most of which were once governed by the United Kingdom and are its former colonies. It was formerly known as the British Commonwealth of Nations. The Commonwealth is an organisation where countries with diverse economic backgrounds have an opportunity for close and equal interaction. The primary activities of the Commonwealth are to create an atmosphere of economic cooperation between member nations
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On 3rd April 2009‚ Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak unveiled a new concept - One Malaysia - as a guiding principle to build a united and progressive Malaysian nation in 21st century. The two paramount cardinal principles underlie in One Malaysia concept is to inculcate the spirit and values of togetherness and a sense of belonging among Malaysians‚ regardless of race‚ religion and creed. Najib also reiterated that he will make sure that the future policies formulated by the
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PENINSULAR MALAYSIA * Malaysia is a multiracial country. Malaysia has a population of 23.27 million consisting of 61 % Malays‚ 30%‚ Chinese‚ 8 % Indians and 1% of other ethnic groups. To understand‚ virtue‚ ethics‚ and morality we must first understand their meanings. Besides that‚ the minority groups in the Peninsula include the:- * Chinese peranakan : It is a culture that encompasses the best of old ancient malay‚ chinese and European influences and absorbs the best of other cultures
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Is Mars Colonization a Good Idea? Among celestial bodies in our solar system‚ Mars is remarkable in that it possesses all the raw resources required to sustain not only life‚ but a new branch of individual evolution. The time to colonize Mars would certainly be required when the Earth becomes uninhabitable as the global warming rises up. When that happens‚ Mars has the potential to become the most habitable planet in our solar system. Nevertheless‚ even with positive extrapolation of robotic manufacturing
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While Africans were deprived of basic human rights in some regions and lost many of their cultural aspects‚ these characteristics were overridden by industrialization‚ more job opportunities‚ and improved political structure during the European colonization of Africa from late 19th to mid-20th century. In document 5‚ it states “when the whites came to our country‚ we had the land and they had the Bible; now we have the Bible and they have the land‚” an African proverb regarding the Europeans. Through
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Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board in their ads is Malaysia- Truly Asia. While Malaysia has a lot to offer visitors to her shores‚ one of the truly unique attractions on offer is the country’s people. After all‚ what is a country without its people? The largest community in Malaysia is the Malays‚ accounting for 50% of the population. It is a widely held belief that the ancestors of the Malays were very likely the first civilization to inhabit Malaysia. Excluding the small pockets of indigenous people
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By the end of the sixteenth century‚ Portuguese hegemony that was in the Indian Ocean was growing weak (359). Portugal was a small country with an even smaller population. With its size‚ Portugal was not able to keep up with the demand that came with a large seaborne trading empire. In the late sixteenth century‚ investors from other areas began to put expeditions together so that trips could be made to Asian markets. Some of the most prominent followers of the Portuguese were the English and Dutch
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