culture‚ and the cultures of Malaysia’s two most prominent trading partners throughout history--the Chinese‚ and the Indians. These three groups are joined by a dizzying array of indigenous tribes‚ many of which live in the forests and coastal areas of Borneo. Although each of these cultures has vigorously maintained its traditions and community structures‚ they have also blended together to create contemporary Malaysia’s uniquely diverse heritage. Populated by the three (3) major races found in Asia
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PRE-SPANISH PHILIPPINES It is believed that the first inhabitants of the Philippines arrived over 300‚000 years ago. It is commonly thought that they migrated over a land bridge‚ which existed at that time‚ from the Asian mainland. The next known inhabitation is when the Negrito or Aeta arrived in the islands around 25‚000 years ago. However‚ they were driven back by several waves of immigrants from Indonesia‚ only to be followed by the maritime peoples of the Malayan islands. Although there
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Vince Aaron A. Leonardo TC 1-6 Curriculum Vitae Name: Jose Protacio Mercado Rizal Alonzo Y Realonda Sex: Male Born: June 19‚ 1861 Place of birth: Calamba‚ Laguna Died: December 30‚ 1896 Civil Status: Single Religion: Roman Catholic Nationality: Filipino Height: 4’11 Father’s Name: Francisco Mercado Occupation: Farmer Mother’s Name: Teodora Alonso Realonda Occupation: House Wife Siblings: Saturnina Mercado Maria Mercado Paciano Mercado Conception
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Orangutans are apes with reddish-brown hair that originated 2 million-100‚000 years ago. Orangutans are categorized the Hominidae family‚ which is commonly known as the Great Apes. Orangutans live in Asia‚ only found on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. They are known for their long arms which can reach to a length of 7m‚ fingertip to fingertip (See Appendix A‚ Fig.1). There is no real evidence of who the orangutan’s ancestors were. The primate lineage was thought to start
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Since the 1950’s‚ Burger King has been offering its famous flame-broiled fast food burgers throughout the United States and‚ eventually‚ the world. Burger King‚ also known by the initials B.K.‚ has evolved from a small Florida-based hamburger chain to one of the most well-known and recognizable fast food franchises on earth. The first Burger King restaurant opened in Jacksonville‚ Florida under the name Insta-Burger King in 1953. In 1954‚ the Burger King Corporation was founded by Miami-based
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Historical background of higher education Ever since the Federation of Malaya gained independence in 1957‚ theMalaysian education system has been developing so as to unify the nationstateand to promote economic growth. The Education Act of 1961‚which followed educational reform efforts such as the Razak Statementof 1956 and the Rahman Talib Report of 1960‚ has governed the moderneducation system in Malaysia. These educational reforms correlated withsocioeconomic conditions. In the early 1970s‚ the
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Malaysia as my destination. Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia. It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories. It is separated by the South China Sea into two regions‚ Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo. Land borders are shared with Thailand‚ Indonesia and Brunei and maritime borders exist with Singapore‚ Vietnam and the Philippines. Peninsular Malaysia is connected to Singapore via causeway and a bridge. The capital is Kuala Lumpura while Putrajaya
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current populations include 12 Andamanese peoples of the Andaman Islands‚ six Semang peoples of Malaysia‚ the Mani of Thailand‚ and the Aeta‚ Agta‚ Ati‚ and 30 other peoples of the Philippines.Reports from British traders also speak of negrito people on Borneo (Sarawak). (Journal of the Malayan Branch Royal Asiatic Society‚ Vol. XXIX‚ part 1‚ 1956) Balangay is the first wooden watercraft ever excavated in Southeast Asia. Also known as the Butuan boat‚ this artifact is evidence of early Filipino craftsmanship
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citizens and expatriates when leaving the Republic of Indonesia either for business or tourism. • Resurgence of violence in Southern Thailand – Northern Malaysian border. • Malaysia granted exploration rights in oil-rich waters off the coast of Borneo; increased tensions with Indonesia. • Terrorism has occurred in Thailand and Indonesia; most notably the Bali bomb of 2002. ECONOMIC ASPECTS • AirAsia holds 49% of Thai AirAsia with 1% held by a Thai individual. The remaining 50% is held by Shin
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How energy division lead to major losses for Sime Darby There are 4 multimillion Ringgit projects entered by Energy and Utilities division of Sime Darby‚ but turned out bad. One of the projects is collaboration with Qatar Petroleum (QP)‚ the Bulhanine and Maydan Mahzam project. Sime Darby has been awarded a RM265 million contract to build wellhead platforms where the scope of works in the contract covers three wellhead platforms‚ installation of about 40 kilometres of pipeline‚ 23 kilometres
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