MAY 2011 EXAMINATION SUBJECT: MALAYSIAN STUDIES (degree) SUBJECT CODE: MPW2133 TIME ALLOWED: 2 HOURS (10.00 AM – 12.00 PM) DATE: MAY 30‚ 2011 This examination question paper contains SEVEN (7) printed pages including the cover page. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE: 1. This examination consists of THREE (3) sections: SECTION A (multiple choice questions) SECTION B (Structured questions) SECTION C (Essay) 2. Answer ALL questions in SECTION A and SECTION B. 3. Answer ANY TWO (2)
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the 31st of August to commemorate the momentous occasion when the Federation of Malaya achieved independence from British rule in 1957. On the 30th of August‚ Malaysia’s then Prime Minister‚ Tunku Abdul Rahman took to the Royal Selangor Club Padang‚ now known as the Merdeka square at 11.58pm and observed two minutes of darkness. At the stroke of midnight‚ the Union Jack was lowered and raised with the Flag of Malaya. The morning after‚ Tunku Abdul Rahman read aloud the Proclaimation of Independence
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Japanese surrendered in 1945 and which the Second World War ended. The period between the Japanese move out from Malaya and the return of the British gave the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) the opportunity to take over the government in Malaya for 14 days. During that time‚ MCP created many troubles and chaos. On September 1945 British army came back‚ they tried to restore peace and govern Malaya with the named British Military Administration (BMA). Military rule was necessary during the chaos‚ but BMA
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National Day of Malaysia In 1956‚ the then Prime Minister of Malaysia Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj led a delegation to London to hold talks with the British Government concerning independence for Malaya. The Malayan delegation‚ comprising of four representatives of the Malay Rulers and four Alliance representatives‚ convinced the British Government to set a date for independence: 31st August 1957. And so it came to pass that on the eve of 31 August 1957‚ at the Selangor Club Padang (now
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are among the top reason why many Malaysian are very proud to say Malaysia‚ my homeland! Boom! Boom! The eerie sounds of gunshots and bombs blowing up have always become the background of our grandparents’ night and days in the dark years of Tanah Malaya. Life was hard back then‚ my grandfather used to told me that the only food they have is tapioca or merely bananas. It is said that in 1948 during the ‘Curfew Era’‚ foods become so scarce that only 3 tins of rice are allowed for each family per week
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Affects of WW11 on Malaysia The early 1940s were important in Malaya history because it brought with it the Japanese who were looking to expand their territory into other Asian nations. Malaya caught their attention due to strategic location and an abundance of resources. They sought to make Malaysia as an annexed part of Japan but failed to take note of the general animosity between the Chinese and Japanese at the point due to war between China and Japan previously. They succeeded in occupying
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The Federation of Malaya The British Government agreed to replace the Malayan union with a new form of government ‚known as the Federation of Malaya. In July 1946‚ a Working Committee comprising representatives from the British Government‚ the Sultan and UMNO was set up to prepare new proposal. At the insistence of UMNO‚ no other group were to be involved in the discussions. The Working Committee reached agreement by July 1947 and its proposals for a Federation Of Malaya were put into effect
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British protection. Originally playing an advisory role‚ the function of the council was later extended to include both legislative and executive functions. This continued until 1948 when the Federation of Malaya was formed by two agreements‚ namely the State Agreement and the Federation of Malaya Agreement. The State Agreement was of great significance to Malaysia’s constitutional development. By virtue of this agreement‚ the Malay Rulers with the advice and concurrence of the traditional chiefs
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and the Second World War ended. The period between the Japanese surrender and the return of the British to Malaya gave the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) the opportunity to take over the government in Malaya. History shows that the MCP got to control Malaya for 14 days. During that time and from time to time thereafter its members created trouble and chaos. Later‚ the British returned to Malaya in September 1945. To restore peace‚ the British Military Administration (BMA) was established. In the chaos
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the Japanese surrended.It gave the opportunity to Malaya Communist Party(MCP) to take over the government in Malaysia 14days‚ before the return of British.However‚British returned to Malaya in September because the member of MCP caused troubles.British Military Administration (BMA) was set up but it did not last.So‚British Parliament proposed Malayan Union on 10 October 1945.Its purposes were protecting the economic interests of British and for Malaya to get independence from British.The formation of
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