G. DEVELOPMENT OF ECOTOURISM IN MALAYSIA -Mohd Director‚ Nawayai Zoo Park Yasak Melaka Malaysia Department of Wildlife and National 1. Historical Background Until the 1970s‚ tourism was not regarded as an important economic activity in Malaysia. The Tourism Development Corporation of Malaysia (TDC) was set up in 1972‚ with the responsibility to act as a development authority‚ but the sector was given a low priority. Dut partly to limited financial allocations‚ TDC faced constraints in the
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n Malaysia‚ cultures have been mixing up when Malaysia was colonized by Portuguese‚ Dutch‚ British‚ Siamese‚ and Japanese. The colonization of these countries did bring many disadvantages to my country which is Malaysia‚ but it did bring many benefits to Malaysia also. The main benefit is the colonization caused various group of people in Malaysia with different social and culture backgrounds‚ unite together into one physical entity. Malaysia consists of many types of ethnic groups‚ such as
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1 Malaysia - What is 1 Malaysia? The slogan ‘1 Malaysia’ is designed by Prime Minister Mohd Najib Tun Razak. The purpose of 1 Malaysia says it all in the slogan‚ to unite all Malaysians as 1 and not separated into our own racial groups. - Why do we need racial harmony? For starters‚ who wants to live in a country full of racism? It’s not like we chose to be the colour we are‚ to be in the family we’re in. Imagine bringing up that Indian boy in the picture in a Chinese family‚ that boy would probably
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Malaysia is a country‚ which is rich and abundant with culture as well as a well-diversified community. With its exotic and unique traditional customs existing in perfect harmony with first world infra-structure‚ it certainly is an alluring place to spend your holidays for those who yearn to experience an interesting blend of flavours. One of the many factors that make Malaysia a unique holiday destination would be its abundance in nature. Long stretch of sandy beaches and rainforests serve as
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Oil Palm in Malaysia A gift from nature. A gift for life. About Palm Oil The oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) is an ancient tropical plant from the West African tropical rainforest region. It is still being cultivated there as well as across the tropics. Palm oil is extracted from the mesocarp of the fruit of an oil palm species. In Malaysia‚ the high yielding tenera‚ which is a cross between dura and pisifera species‚ is the most commonly cultivated palm tree. Basically‚ there are two main products
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Malaysia: Tourism target hit by high costs‚ limited budget Malaysia will miss this year’s target of 22.5 million tourist arrivals because of the higher cost of promotions‚ stiff competition from other destinations and domestic uncertainties‚ reported local daily The New Straits Times on Monday. Tourism Malaysia‚ a government agency to promote the industry‚ plans to seek a revision of the target set by the government‚ its senior official said. The agency now expects that it will attract
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According to The Encyclopedia of Malaysia: Languages & Literature‚ p 61‚ English in Malaysia has been categorized into three levels: the acrolect‚ mesolect and basilect. The acrolect is near-native. Only those educated in core English-speaking countries from early schooling up to university may be found to speak the acrolect variety‚ and only a small percentage of Malaysians are proficient in it. As with other similar situations‚ a continuum exists between these three varieties and speakers may
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Malaysia is a country in South East Asia (near Indonesia) whose strategic sea-lane position brought trade and foreign influences that fundamentally influenced its history. Hindu India‚ the Islamic Middle East and Christian Europe to its west‚ and China and Japan with one of successive phases of outside influence‚ followed by the mid-twentieth century establishment of independence from foreign colonial powers. Hindu and Buddhist cultures imported from India dominated early Malaysian history. They
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BEACHES OF MALAYSIA Petaling Jaya College of Art and Design MPW1133 Semester 1 Malaysian Studies Miss Norzareen Mashral Topic Page Introduction to Malaysian Beaches 3-4 Tourism in Malaysian Beaches 5 Beaches of Langkawi 6-12 Trip to Kuala Selangor 13-14 Trip to Melaka Beaches 14-15 Trip to Pantai Morib 15-16 Pollution of Malaysian Beaches 17-18 Solution to Pollution 18-19 Conclusion 19-20 References 20-21
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The economy of Malaysia has expanded a lot in 2004‚ as in the following years‚ with a growth of 7.1 percent. At that time‚ GNI was at $ 117.1 billion and the GNI per capita at $ 4650. Malaysia’s economy continues to grow. In terms of purchasing power parity‚ the country was the twenty-ninth largest economy on the globe‚ having gross domestic product at $357.9 billion in 2007. Due to its continuous development in the industrial sector‚ Malaysia has one of the biggest living standards in Southeast
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