ISSN 0218-8961 ETHNIC RELATIONS IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA: THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS Abstract This paper looks at the changing ethnic relations in Peninsular Malaysia in terms of the interactions between the state’s policies to advance Malay cultural dominance and reduce ethnic economic inequality and the aspirations and actions of the Chinese community. The state of ethnic relations partly will depend on whether the majority of the ethnic members‚ in particular the ethnic elites‚ are
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paper will be published in Akademika in 2008. 1 For comments‚ the author can be reached at tkorttei@mappi.helsinki.fi. 2 Abstract From the point of view of alcohol consumption‚ there are two contradicting tendencies in the present-day Malaysian society. On the one hand‚ Western influences‚ including the consumption of alcoholic beverages‚ have gained ground along with industrialisation and increased standards of living. On the other hand‚ Islam has become more influential in the country
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thought. Both of my parents are Malay. My mother’s heritage includes Siamese‚ Minangkabau and Bugis and same goes to my father. Due to my skin colour and my small eyes‚ people always mistook me as Chinese or Korean. I’m happy that I don’t have the typical Malay look but I do get annoyed when people call me Ah Moi or ask me straight up‚ “Are you Chinese or Malay?” Does it matter if I were a different race? I would always consciously try my best and answer them “Malaysian” instead. In 2010‚ our 6th
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termaktub sama ada dalam undangundang‚ adat mahupun Majlis Piagam Perjanjian”. Malaysian Constitution consists of 3 list • a. Federal List • b. State List • c. Federal and State List M ai n p r o vi s i o n i n t h e con st i t u t i o n L an g u ag e R el i g i o n ci t i z en sh i p sp eci a l p r i v i l e d g es p er s on al l i b er t i e s Malay Language • In the Malaysian Constitution the provision for the Malay Language as the national language is recorded under Article 152‚ Section XII
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One of the sources of Malaysian law is English law. Explain how English law and the other sources of law form part of the law of Malaysia. The law of Malaysia mostly based to the common law legal system. It was a final result of the colonisation of Malaya‚ Sarawak‚ and North Borneo by Britain in between 19th century to 1960s. The supreme law of the land—the Constitution of Malaysia—sets out the legal framework and rights of Malaysian citizens as they will obey all the rule that had been state
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Malaysia 1 Malaysia concept has been introduced since year 2009‚ on 16 September 2010 due to the official independence day of Malaysia‚ the sixth prime minister of Malaysia which is Dato Sri Najib Tun Razak designed this new long-run campaign for Malaysian. The priority of the aim of 1 Malaysia is calling cabinet‚ government agencies and civil servants to emphasise harmony‚ unity among national and efficient governance more strongly than previous years. The aim to promote 1Malaysia concept is to encourage
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secondary schools to use English and Malay as their medium of instruction. Failure to do so will lead
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MPW 113 MALAYSIAN STUDIES 10 Unique Features of Malaysia South Australian Matriculation SG2 Lecturer: Ms Shafinaz Shafie Session: January 2013 Members Page Our logo showcases 5 students‚ 2 being females and 3 being males‚ covered by the Malaysian flag in front of Malaysia’s proudest achievement‚ which is the PETRONAS Twin Towers. The list below is the group members. 1. Tan Kar Jin 1301G22747 2. Goh Mei Yian 1301G22661 3. Goh Tze Hou 1301G22325 4. Tan Tze Ying 1301G23079 5.
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authority exists alongside more traditional Malay “adat‚” Islamic and customary legal systems. • different laws govern different groups‚ i.e. Islamic Laws for Muslim conduct and Common Law for Non-Muslim conduct. • the customary legal systems of the indigenous population of Sabah and Sarawak have been given some recognition. Historical Development In the early period of the Malaccan empire‚ the justice system was based on the ancient Malay customs or adat‚ generated from the Adat
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