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    Chronology

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    Albuquerque‚ Portuguese colonized Malacca. Their main purpose is to control the maritime trade in the east. Not only these‚ their objective is also to spread the Christianity. Portuguese constructed A Famosa to defend Malacca from any attacks. In the year of 1641‚ Dutch defeated Portuguese and took over Malacca with the help of their ally the Sultan of Johor. The main objective of Dutch is to control the tin ore in Malay Peninsula. After about 160 years of Dutch rule‚ Malacca was handed over to the English

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    former Malay States with Penang‚ Malacca‚ Sabah‚ and Sarawak. In the event of non-availability of any local statues‚ governing a particular commercial matter to fill in the vacuum provides as subsection (1) and (2) in the section 5 of the Civil Law Act 1956. Subsection (1) applies to the states of West Malaysia which corresponds to the former Federated and Unfederated Malay States‚ while Subsection (2) applies to the former Strait Settlement colonies of Penang and Malacca‚ and also the Borneo States

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    Chitty communities in Gajah Berang‚ Malacca. On the second week‚ we started to do group discussions and meetings among ourselves on what aspect to be focused on. After few discussions‚ we decided to focus on Chitty community’s cuisine. In addition we also plan to do our field research in two different places which are Brickfields‚ Kuala Lumpur and Gajah Berang‚ Malacca. But‚ in the end we chose to go to Gajah Berang‚ Malacca. Basically‚ we chose to go to Malacca because it is the only place in Malaysia

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    Malaysian Studies

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    have lasted till today. (7marks) 2. According to history‚ Malacca was founded by Parameswara in 1403 A.D. In the years that followed‚ Malacca grew into a great Empire in the Malay Archipelago. a) Discuss the Golden Age of Malacca. (6 marks) b) Explain the factors for the fall of the Malacca Empire (9 marks) 3. The golden age of the Malay Kingdom of Malacca ended in 1511 after the Portuguese attack. History showed that Malacca reached its supremacy under the rule of Sultan Mansur Syah but

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    World Cultural Heritage

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    heritage‚ which the world heritage committee considers as having outstanding universal value. Among all of places‚ few of them are situated in Malaysia. The most famous world cultural heritage site in Malaysia is situated in Malacca. There are many historic values in Malacca. It was established by the Srivijayan Prince Parameswara‚ the

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    Ferdinand Magellan

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    in the first Portuguese embassy to Malacca‚ with Francisco Serrão‚ his friend and possibly cousin.[5] In September‚ after arriving at Malacca‚ the expedition fell victim to a conspiracy ending in retreat. Magellan had a crucial role‚ warning Sequeira and saving Francisco Serrão‚ who had landed.[6] This performance earned him honors and a promotion. In 1511‚ under the new governor Afonso de Albuquerque‚ Magellan and Serrão participated in the conquest of Malacca. After the conquest their ways parted:

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    Definition of the Malay Culture Mankind is the only civilized creatures in this world. Culture can be defined as the integrated system that relates to values‚ beliefs‚ behaviors‚ norms‚ artifacts and the other works of any society. In the human history‚ this is the culture that divides human beings or separates one community from another. Specifically‚ many aspects of Malay culture encompassed within this definition are the universal aspects such as philosophy of life‚ art‚ literature and language

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    Pollution

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    starting in June 2013. On 19 June 2013 satellites captured images of smoke from illegal wildfires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra blowing east toward southern Malaysia and Singapore‚ causing thick clouds of haze in the region. As stated by a local Indonesian official‚ the source of the haze might be a 3‚000 hectare peat land in Bengkalis Regency‚ Riau Province‚ which was set ablaze by an unknown party on 9 June. As many as 187 hotspots were picked up by satellites on 18 June 2013‚ down to 85

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    International Institute‚ 20 Apr. 2004. Web. 1 Mar. 2013. Hadingham‚ Evan. "Ancient Chinese Explorers." PBS. PBS‚ 16 Jan. 2001. Web. 20 Feb. 2013. Harling‚ Greg. "Voyages of Zheng He." Map. National Geographic. National Geographic‚ 2005. Jin‚ Shaoqing. "3: Malacca-Communications Hub on the Sea." Zheng He ’s Voyages Down the Western Seas. N.p.: China International‚ n.d. 58. Print. Menzies‚ Gavin. 1421: The Year China Discovered the World. London: Bantam‚ 2002. Print. "Zheng He." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation

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    the Malacca Sultanate at the beginning of the 15th century; second was the spread of Islam in the indigenous culture; and finally‚ and perhaps the most significant in modern Malaysia‚ was British colonial rule which brought with it constitutional government and the common law system. Before the British came‚ the preexisting law comprises Malay adat (customary) law and the customary laws of the various communities. Malay adat law was the basic law of the land since the heyday of the Malacca Sultanate

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