The story of Malaysia Airlines starts in the golden age of travel. A joint initiative of the Ocean Steamship Company of Liverpool‚ the Straits Steamship of Singapore and Imperial Airways led to a proposal to the Colonial Straits Settlement government to run an air service between Penang and Singapore. The result was the incorporation of Malayan Airways Limited (MAL) on 12 October 1937. On 2 April 1947‚ MAL took to the skies with its first commercial flight as the national airline. Fuelled by a
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In contemporary Australia‚ the history of colonisation has had its own adverse dramatic effect on the indigenous societies. Colonisation has mostly affected the cultural and economic life of the indigenous people‚ particularly their central relationship with land and waters. Tribal enterprise began to increase considerably during the 1990s across Australia. It was not until 1992 that the High Court in Australia made a popular decision in Mabo v Queensland (No2) [1992] 175 CLR1‚ which held that the
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in a large valley in northeastern Luzon‚ between the Cordilleras and the Sierra Madre mountain ranges. The Cagayan River‚ the country’s longest‚ runs through its center and flows out to Luzon Strait in the north‚ in the town of Aparri‚ Cagayan. The Babuyan and Batanes island groups that lie in the Luzon Strait belong to the region. Cagayan Valley is the second largest region of the Philippines in terms of land area. Ibanag‚ Itawes and Ilocano (in varied shades and intonations) and Malueg are the major
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| Vietnam | Vietnam | | Trung Truk and Trung Nhi. They wanted to turn Vietnam back | Trung Sisters | Southeast Asia | | | Angkor Wat | Southeast Asia | | | Independence movements from China | Southeast Asia | | The Strait that controlled trade. | Strait of Malacca | Malaysia | | Helped strengthen the emperor’s position‚ and centralized the power. | Taika Reforms | Japan | | Nature spirits | Kami | Japan | | They wanted order and balance‚ Buddhist sect that flourished in
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Komodo national park The Komodo national park lies in East Nusa Tenggara province in the Sape Straits between Flores and Sumbawa. The only Access to Komodo village is by boat from Labuan Bajo on the northwestern tip of Flores or from Sape on the east coast of Sumbawa. Komodo‚ the largest island‚ has a countryside dominated by a range of rounded hills sloping along a north-south alignment at an elevation from500 to 600m. The coastline is lopsided and characterized by numerous bays‚ beaches and inlets
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paying taxes hence‚ could not maximize profits. Ineffectiveness of its already ports 1. Bencoolen was facing the Indian Ocean‚ which was too far from the main trading area‚ the straits of Meleka. Traders deemed it as inconvenient to trade in Bencoolen. 2. Meanwhile‚ Penang was too far north from the straits of Meleka. As a result‚ British ships were open to pirate attacks‚ storms‚ monsoons‚ foreign invasions etc. This made the port unsafe‚ hence was ineffective to make profits. Traders
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As recently as yesterday‚ the Spratly Islands disputes were again highlighted in the international media. This time we see India lining up with Vietnam against China to vouch for India’s state-owned ONGC company to begin their “legal” exploration activities in Vietnam’s territorial waters. Just a few months earlier‚ in May and June of 2011 Chinese ships cut sonar cables attached to PetroVietnam’s boats in the same area. In the wake of the continuing Spratly Island disputes between China and Vietnam
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Sir Francis Drake By Mussie Sahle Late in 1577‚ Francis Drake left England with five ships‚ ostensibly on a trading expedition to the Nile. On reaching Africa‚ the true destination was revealed to be the Pacific Ocean via the Strait of Magellan‚ to the dismay of some of the accompanying gentlemen and sailors. Still in the eastern Atlantic‚ a Portuguese merchant ship and its pilot - who was to stay with Drake for 15 months - was captured‚ and the fleet crossed the Atlantic‚ via the Cape Verde
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part in traditional life and it explored the significance of ochres. Fish is also about the earth and the power of the elements‚ Fish focused on the waters of the earth and the wealth of life. Bangarra gets its inspiration from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditions and deals with the contemporary issues the Indigenous population face. Ochres is a work with four parts to it‚ Yellow‚ Black‚ Red and White‚(colours representing Aboriginal culture and heritage) with each section representing
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news of Katmai‚ a place hardly anyone had heard of‚ was on front pages around the world. Ash filled the air‚ global temperatures cooled‚ acid rain burned clothing off lines in Vancouver‚ British Columbia‚ and on Kodiak Island‚ just across Shelikof Strait
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