the British Straits Settlements‚ Penang and Malacca) that existed from 31 January 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957. It was reconstituted as Malaysia with the addition in 1963 of Singapore‚ Sabah‚ and Sarawak. History From 1946 to 1948‚ the 11 states formed a single British crown colony known as the Malayan Union. Due to opposition from Malay nationalists‚ the Union was disbanded and replaced by the Federation of Malaya‚ which restored the symbolic
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Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad‚ Fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia Group Assignment for Malaysian Studies (MPW 1133) QUESTION: Discuss the background and contribution of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad‚ 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia. Tun Dr Mahathir Muhamad Introduction “Malaysians have all sorts of emotions when it comes to Tun Dr Mahathir‚… You just have to say his name‚ and you get all sorts of reactions…” Comments made by Lina Tan (Editor and Producer of Mahathir‚ on the History Channel (Astro
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intervention‚ the Sultanate would be lost to oblivion (Horton 1984). In 1839‚ the English adventurer‚ James Brooke‚ arrived in Borneo and gained control over territory in northwest Borneo as a reward for putting down a rebellion in Sarawak. Brooke‚ who styled himself “Rajah” of Sarawak‚ soon expanded his territorial control. Soon after‚ in 1878‚ on the northeast coast of Borneo‚ the British North Borneo Company established a foothold and was similarly encroaching on territory tenuously held by the Brunei
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TOP TEN US COMPANIES IN MALAYSIA Company Activity Intel (M) Sdn. Bhd. Microprocessor & semiconductor devices Western Digital (M) Sdn. Bhd. Hard disk drives & components Freescale Semiconductor (M) Sdn. Bhd. Integrated circuit. Dell Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd Desktop & laptop personal computer systems First Solar Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. Solar cells & modules. Flextronics Technologies (M) Sdn. Bhd. Computer‚ telecommunication and networking products National Semiconductor
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In the Future of Life‚ Edward Wilson describes the problems that the Earth is experiencing‚ the causes of them‚ and some of the solutions that can be done to save it. Some problems facing the planet are invasive species‚ overpopulation‚ extinction‚ and killing of biodiversity all have solutions to them. First of all‚ the Earth faces the problem of invasive species which kill the native plants in the population. An example of an invasive species is the giant land snails from Africa were introduced
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“School and Home Factors Influence the Education of Children” In Malaysia‚ a formal children education begin at the age of 7‚ the informal education normally start as early as 3 years-old provided by their parents‚ nursery centre or kindergartens. Parents have choice whether to send their children to government school or private school. For the government school‚ children will receive free education supports from the government for at least 12 years starting from 6 years of primary school and 6
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Company Perspectives: From a small air service that began with a 5-seater twin engined Airspeed Consul in 1947‚ Malaysia Airlines has grown into an award-winning airline with a fleet of more than 100 aircraft‚ servicing more than 110 destinations across six continents. Today‚ Malaysian Airlines System Berhad is a corporation with a vision of global expansion. The airline’s network will grow extensively in response to consumer demand for worldwide coverage. The airline’s enhanced in-flight services
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“Analyze the Foreign Policies of Tun Abdul Razak Period and Their Influences on Malaysia” LECTURER’S NAME : MR. RAYMOND DUE DATE : 18 MARCH 2010 CONTENT NO. | TITLE | PAGE | 1. | TUN ABDUL RAZAK’S BIOGRAPHY | 1 | 2. | MALAYSIAN’S FOREIGN POLICY | 2 | 3. | ASEAN | 2-4 | 4. | CHINA’S INITIATIVE | 4-6 | 5. | NAM | 7-9 | 6. | OIC | 9-11 | 7. | COMMONWEALTH & UNITED NATION | 12-14 | 8. | REFERENCES | 15 | TUN ABDUL RAZAK’S BIOGRAPHY Tun Abdul Razak was the second Prime Minister
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Lambir Hill National Park Case Study This report is going to show you CDUT Department of Geology have a visit to the University of Malaya‚ Department of Geology. This report contains three parts; Part 1 will assess the important of objectives both for organization and project. Part 2 will evaluate the rationale for project planning and produce Scope‚ Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)‚ Schedule‚ Costing‚ Stakeholder analysis and related communication plan and Risk evaluation. Part 3 will assess why
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Sarawak Campus Faculty of Business & Design Higher Education Division Unit of Study Outline HBI341N Southeast Asia – Business Context (Semester 2 / 2013) Version date (5 September‚ 2013) Unit of Study Outline HBI 341N Unit of study code Southeast Asia- Business Context Unit of study name Semester 2‚ 2013 Teaching Term/Semester & Year 4 Contact Hours Per Week Contact Hours (hrs/wk) or total contact hours It is highly advisable that students complete all core
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