DEFORESTATION AND ENDANGERED SPECIES IN MALAYSIA Malaysia has a diverse number of animal and plant species in its rainforests. 20% of the world’s animal species are found here. These forests cover two-thirds of the Malaysian land. It has about 250 species of reptiles‚ 150 species of snakes and a thousand species of insects. There are around 14‚500 species of flowering plants and trees. Besides the rainforests‚ Malaysia has 1‚ 425 sq km of mangroves. However‚ with the current rate of deforestation
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Tax (GST) GST is a consumption tax based on the value-added concept. GST is imposed on goods and services at every production and distribution stage in the supply chain including importation of goods and services. The GST implementation is part of the government’s tax reform program to enhance the capability‚ effectiveness and transparency of tax administration and management. The Government has not determined the implementation date of GST in Malaysia. Presently‚ the Government is actively involved
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Outsourcing in Malaysia ( unpublished articles) Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is defined as outsourcing activities which usually done internally to outsiders. Support function such as Finance function. Human resources and customer services are functions which categorized in BPO. In Malaysia‚ particularly for back-office and customers contacts center activities has been around quite sometimes especially among the banking industry. The adoption of BPO among large companies in Malaysia is expected
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cinema or on television. Films from the first world countries which is the western countries like the United States‚ Europe countries to the Eastern countries such as the Republic of China to now the South East Asia countries like Malaysia‚ Thailand and Indonesia. Malaysia has also invested in the film industries and it has been in to a progress of bringing the local film industry into a brighter future in the whole world in a short period of time. The film industry as of the locally-made and the foreign-made
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Festivals and celebrations in Malaysia Malaysia has a number of festivals and celebrations‚ most of which are either religious or cultural in origin‚ and are swathed in traditions and rituals. Malaysia. A country where one can experience a multitude of cultural celebrations and festivals‚ as well as‚ and most importantly‚ good food(!) all year round.Almost every month of the year‚ tourists and locals alike immerse themselves in one celebration or another‚ thanks to the diverse cultural practices
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Malaysia is a wonderful country as the other knows. There are three ethnics: Malay‚ Chinese and India. Furthermore‚ there are different cultures and festivals. When we talks about Malaysia‚ we can know that the weather is extremely hot and dry. What we can do? Complaining? Just forget about it. We just keep sweating. It is not temporary but permanent. How pitiful is the Malaysian? Dislike the other country‚ China‚ there is spring‚ summer‚ autumn nor winter. Luckily‚ Malaysia has a lot of delicious
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Tourism in Malaysia Tourism means activities that occur when tourists travel and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than a year for business‚ leisure and etc. It is the second largest foreign exchange earner‚ after manufacturing. Positive impact of tourism industry on economy 1. Contributed to foreign exchange earnings Tourism expenditures and the export and import of related goods and services generate income to the host economy and can stimulate the investment necessary
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cornerstone of successful entrepreneurs around the world and Malaysia among the countries in the world that not spared in creating successful entrepreneurs. In Malaysia‚these pioneering entrepreneurs who have helped in increasing economic growth and the existence of their standing with other international entrepreneurs.One of Malaysian famous entrepreneurs is Tan Sri Syed Mohktar al-Bukhary.He was one of successful entrepreneurs in Malaysia that always donate and done a charity work.For this
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more. In the early days of internet presence in Malaysia‚ its ability is limited compared to today. Internet users in this age can already do almost everything and do even just sitting at home facing the computer screen equipped with access to the Internet. In fact‚ it has become an important requirement for some individuals. The development of Internet in Malaysia started in 1983 by Dr Mohamed Awang-Lah when it comes to his idea of connecting Malaysia to the outside world via the Internet in the
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industry has contributed to the growth of Malaysian economy where the industry ranked 5th out of 92 sectors with the total economic output being RM11.7 billion or 3% of GDP . Moreover‚ tobacco plantation in Malaysia grew from a mere of 8 hectares in 1959 to 12‚148 hectares in 2004; whereby East Malaysia has approximately 1‚200 hectares. Therefore‚ the industry indirectly contributes significantly to the country’s economy where more than 190‚000 employment in 2003; as per study conducted by Ernst and
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