TRADITIONAL MALAY ARTEFACT TEPAK SIREH Tepak sirih or betel leaf container is a traditional household item for Malays in the olden days and a must in all Malay traditional ceremonies. The function of tepak sirih is just to store betel leaves and other ingredients for chewing sirih. The tepak sirih is offered during makan sirih‚ a malay custom of betel chewing. I still remember when I was little‚ my grandmother had one made of brass. The first thing my grandmother would offer to her friends
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Body i) Firstly‚I want to briefly explain the Ringgit Malaysia. A. Ringgit is the word taken from the Malay language that means‚ "jagged" or "anything that has rough or uneven surface" and is the name given to the currency of Malaysia. B. The Malaysian ringgit‚ as it is called‚ was introduced in 1967 with the name "Malaysian dollar" and "cent" in English language and "ringgit" and "sen" in Malay language as the official monetary units. ii) Secondly‚I want to talk about the history of the Ringgit
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If you are not a local Malaysian you might ask what this person is trying to say but we as Malaysian understood what he meant. Have you ever heard of “Manglish”? It might be odd to others but not to us Malaysians. According to English In Malaysia (2011‚ para.2)‚ the definition of Manglish is‚ ”Manglish refers to the colloquial‚ informal spoken form of Malaysian English”. Manglish is very popular among Malaysian because it can be easily understood by other Malaysians. It is a very unique and
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Malaysia. They are importance of Malay language‚ understanding cultural interaction and architecture in Malaysia. Introduction What is cultural sharing? Language is a culture and culture is learned behavior. If you notice it‚ cultural sharing is all around us. It is in the media‚ television‚ movies‚ parenting class‚ day care center and etc. Body 1. Malay language Malay is the national language given Malaysia’s cultural diversity‚ it is not unusual for Malaysians to be more proficient in English
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As a typical Malaysian‚ we’ve all experienced sitting in the backseats of our parent’s cars‚ seeing motorists speed up at the yellow light and just narrowly escape colliding with an oncoming vehicle. This is the norm for us‚ and we’ve long become accustomed to this occurrence. In Malaysia‚ we have many bad driving habits‚ one of the frequent ones is inconsiderate driving. Cutting lanes and speeding up without looking at the rearview mirrors first‚ not stopping for pedestrian crossings‚ irrelevant
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federal constitutional monarchy. Malaysia originated from the Malay Kingdoms which were subject to the British Empire for a long time. Malaysia gained independence in August 1957. Today‚ Due to Malaysia’s natural resources‚ it has an average GDP growth rate of 6.5% for around 50 years. Malaysia has a very attractive GDP growth‚ due to its various strengths in its economy‚ healthcare‚ abundance of natural resources and literacy. Malaysian economic strength is due to various factors including strong
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the proficiency of English in Malaysia has reached an alarming level which means the standard of English of the Malaysian drops when compare to the past 20 years. Malaysia has different races which create different religions and also languages in the country. People of different races remain to speak or communicate in their own languages has become one of the big problem for Malaysian to improve the standard of English. First of all‚ Malaysia education system is one of the main factors that cause
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Malaysia is a multiracial country. Malaysia has a population of 23.27 million consisting of 61 % Malays‚ 30%‚ Chinese‚ 8 % Indians and 1% of other ethnic groups. To understand‚ virtue‚ ethics‚ and morality we must first understand their meanings. Besides that‚ the minority groups in the Peninsula include the:- * Chinese peranakan : It is a culture that encompasses the best of old ancient malay‚ chinese and European influences and absorbs the best of other cultures as well to form a cohesive
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called Bahasa Malaysia "Malaysian language". In Singapore‚ Brunei‚ southern Thailand‚ and the southern Philippines it is called Bahasa Melayu "Malay language"‚ and in Indonesia it is generally called Bahasa Indonesia‚ "Indonesian language"‚ though Bahasa Nasional "National Language" and Bahasa Persatuan/Pemersatu "Unifying Language" are also heard. However‚ in areas of Sumatra and Riau where the language is indigenous‚ Indonesians refer to it as Bahasa Melayu.The use of Malay throughout insular and
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At the time Malaysia achieved its independence under Tunku Abdul Rahman leadership‚ our nation struggled very hard to build unity between Malaysia’s plural societies so that the people could live harmoniously despite of differences in religions‚ cultures and customs. Our government was very conscious about this particular problem as majority of the ethnic in Malaysia was separated by their occupations‚ residences‚ educations‚ political awareness‚ economics and so much more. The problem even started
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