situation better. Talks can be held to discuss issues on conservation. This is beneficial for the countries in that region since whatever actions carried out by a country can directly affect the neighboring countries. For instance‚ countries in the ASEAN send representatives to congregate and discuss and come up with solutions for the haze problem which started in the 1990s. On a smaller scale‚ national effort is also inevitable. There
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Managing Peace and Security Deterrence and Diplomacy Causes of conflict among countries 1. Conflict over territory/border Countries try to take over land/territories which do not belong to them. India inherited border drawn by the British when they gained independence - China protested that it did not agree Difficult to draw a border due to Himalayan Mountains. China began to protest against India’s claim on border. China further went on to build a road on the Akai Chin Plateau - India
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Obesity is where someone has high amount of body fat inside their body. According to Wikipedia‚ it defines obesity as medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health‚ leading to reduced life expectancy and increased health problems. Actually obesity has bad impact in our body that sometimes we can’t even feel the impact. It could be a silent killer as when we are too eager to eat everything in front of our eyes without knowing
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CASE STUDY 4 PREPARED BY: GOPI A/L KALAIRASAN CASE STUDY 4 1) There are some 200 economic integration agreements in effect around the world already‚ far more than even a few years ago. Virtually every country is now party to one or more free trade agreements. Supporters argue that free trade is good for nations. a) What is the basis for their support? That is‚ what are the specific benefits that countries seek by joining an economic bloc? Free trade is a policy
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AIPA 2: UNDERSTANDING ACTORS‚ INTERESTS & POWER Institutions Basic level – states exist to provide (1) defence and (2) social order this requires the presence of a functioning economy. State not only produces‚ consumes and redistributes; it’s also the main source and enforcer of “rules of games”. “Rules of games” are institutions institutional quality is related to economic performance. Evidence: No country has gotten rich with bad institutions. Politics Politics is the process of creating
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http://youngleadershipvoices.blogspot.com/2012/11/leadership.html DR. MAHATHIR BIN MOHAMAD – MALAYSIAN TRUE HERO Introduction Leadership is the process by which a person exerts influence over other people and inspires‚ motivates and directs their activities to help achieve group or organizational goals. The person who exerts such influence is a leader. When leaders are effective‚ the influence they exert over others helps a group or organization achieve its performance goal. When leaders
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History (9731/02) Section A: Source-Based Questions -‐ -‐ -‐ -‐ -‐ -‐ [2007] [2008] [2009] [2010] [2011] [2012] Success and failure of ASEAN in the early years ASEAN and the Financial Crisis of 1997 The formation of ASEAN Vietnam’s membership of ASEAN ASEAN’s strengths and weaknesses Reasons for the formation of ASEAN Section B: Essay Questions 1. How Independence Was Achieved 1A. Pre-War Nationalism -‐ -‐ -‐ -‐ -‐ -‐ [2007] ‘Before 1941‚ little
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example for agricultural commodities‚ rubber‚ wood products‚ textiles‚ and electronics. Meanwhile‚ through the review of the Trans Pacific Partnership‚ Indonesia has not been included in these activities. Trans Pacific partnership similar to the Asean Economic Community of the participation TPP but in the United States as a Partner as well as China in the AEC. TPP is the Trans Pacific Partnership‚ Trans-Pacific Partnership‚ a free trade bloc newly signed October 5‚ 2015 and after negotiations for
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THREATS FACING MALAYSIA Malaysia‚ being a trading nation that highly dependent on international trade‚ our economic performance is very vulnerable to the performance of our major international trading partners. For decades‚ our economic growth has been overly reliant on external sector developments‚ foreign direct investment (FDI) and international trade. Domestic investment decisions are not base on economic fundamentals but rather these decisions are very much influenced by the market behavior
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identified three strategic options: i. Setting up its own factory in China or joint venture with a Chinese manufacturer ii. Closing down or remaining factories in Malaysia and Thailand iii. Manufacturing HCF’s own label for Malaysian and Asean market 4.
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