without threatening the National Front’s two-thirds majority in parliament. • The differing approaches taken by Malay politicians (who have been calling for a tough stand against Singapore) and the Chinese business community (which has been urging moderation) has not yet led to any appreciable rise in ethnic tension. However‚ the situation could change quite significantly should Malay leaders suggest that the nation’s ethnic Chinese were siding with Singapore. • Tension between Singapore and
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1.0 INTRODUCTION The first Prime Minister of Malaysia‚ Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj spearheaded the effort for independence‚ leading a delegation of ministers and political leaders of Malaya (now Malaysia) in negotiations with the British in London for Merdeka‚ or Independence. Tun Abdul Ghafar Baba also fight toward independence by follow the order from his superior. He is a very friendly and humble in leading and implementing ideological party affiliation. 2.0 BACKGROUND 2.1 BIODATA Tun
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years from 1981 to 2003‚ making him Malaysia’s longest serving Prime Minister. His political career spanned almost 40 years. Born and raised in Alor Setar‚ Kedah‚ Mahathir excelled at school and became a medical doctor. He became active in the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)‚ Malaysia’s largest political party‚ before entering parliament in 1964. He served one term before losing his seat‚ before falling out with the then Prime Minister‚ Tunku Abdul Rahman and being expelled from UMNO. When Abdul
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Malaysian politics is just like an orgy. Everyone screws everyone. The only thing is one must be careful though. In all that exchanging of partners going on one must not make the mistake of screwing one’s own partner. This would defeat the objective of an orgy where one is supposed to exchange partners and not indulge with one’s own partner‚ which could be done in the privacy of your home. But then this sometimes poses a problem when one is not too clear about which one is one’s own partner and which
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especially the distinctive flora and fauna that inhabit the “New World” and the Malay Archipelago (then known as the Dutch East Indies). Darwin‚ then a 22-year-old man‚ embarked on the HMS Beagle‚ a survey sloop‚ as a companion for the captain in late 1831; one of his itinerary’s‚ the Galapagos Islands‚ would forever change the scientific community. Twenty years later Darwin’s partner‚ Wallace‚ would sail to the Malay Archipelago and confirm
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Islam in Southeast Asia In the 11th century‚ a turbulent period occurred in the history of Malay Archipelago‚ the Chola Navy crossed the ocean and attacked the Srivijaya kingdom of Sangrama Vijayatungavarman‚ Kadaram (Kedah)‚ an important fortified city in the Malayan peninsula was sacked and the king was taken captive. Soon after that‚ the king of Kedah Phra Ong Mahawangsa became the first ruler to abandon the traditional Hindu faith‚ and converted to Islam with the Sultanate of Kedah
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The cultural achievements of pre-colonial Philippines include those covered by prehistory and early history of the Philippines archipelago and its inhabitants‚ which are the indigenous forebears of today’s Filipino people. These early Filipinos possessed a culture and technology that were quite advanced considering the timeline of history of science when it flourished. Waves of migrants who came to settle in the islands contributed to the development of ancient Philippine civilization. Prehistoric
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up families here even though there were large numbers of them. However‚ unlike the Chinese and Indians‚ the Malays and Europeans brought their families along when they came to Singapore. Thus‚ the number of Malay and European men was almost equal to the number of Malay and European women. While most Europeans returned home after they had completed their work here‚ most of the Malays settled with their families in Singapore. Types Of Labourers Many people came to Singapore to work because
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wanted to have a trading settlement in Singapore. The British needed a new trading settlement in the region. This was to break the Dutch monopoly in the Malay Archipelago‚ because‚ though the British then had already established two trading settlements at Penang and Bencoolen‚ they were not located near the main trading area in the Archipelago‚ thus were not suited to become major trading centres. Penang was located too far up‚ thus away from the Straits of Malacca‚ the main ship passageway for
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During this time Singapore was ruled by a Malay chief from Patani‚ who was appointed by the ruler of Siam. The Malay Governor treated Parameswara well‚ but Parameswara killed the Governor a few days later and made himself Chief of Singapore and the neighboring islands. Parameswara ruled Singapore for about five years as a sort of pirate captain. During the middle of the 14th century‚ the Siamese who were expanding their territorial power in the north of the Malay Peninsula as far as the state of Pahang
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