This article examines the direction of ethnic politics in Malaysia by investigating the 2008 election results and the subsequent political maneuverings of political parties following the election. The results do not clearly demonstrate the demise of ethnic politics; however‚ the communal political paradigm of the Barisan Nasional Party (BN) has become increasingly ineffective in its attempts to appease both Malay and non-Malay communities. Following the election‚ the BN seems to have moved towards
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Malaysian Bar Is Malaysia an Islamic State? Thursday‚ 17 November 2005 05:00PM IS MALAYSIA AN ISLAMIC STATE?by ©Tommy ThomasA. INTRODUCTION - On 29th September 2001‚ during his Opening Address to the Gerakan Party’s 30th national delegates conference‚ Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamed announced:“UMNO wishes to state loudly that Malaysia is an Islamic country. This is based on the opinion of ulamaks who had clarified what constituted as Islamic country. If Malaysia is not an Islamic
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was not being pretty‚ defendant’s failure to promote the plaintiff and decision to terminate her employment. The court’s finding that there is not sufficient evidence to support the claim. “Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is granted.” The legal principles The plaintiff filed a charge against the defendant under Title VII and U.S. Code Section 1981. Title VII protects individuals against employment discrimination on the basis of race and color as well as national origin‚ sex‚ or religion
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History of Malaysians Politics The politics of Malaysia takes place in the framework of a federal representative democratic constitutional monarchy‚ in which the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong is head of state and the Prime Minister of Malaysia is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the federal government and the 13 state governments. Federal legislative power is vested in the federal parliament and the 13 state assemblies. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature
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CHAPTER 1 - MALAYSIA POLITICAL & LEGAL SYSTEM 1.1 Introduction 1.1.1 Formation of Malaysia Malaysia was formed on 16 September 1963 by federating the then independent Federation of Malaya with Singapore‚ North Borneo (renamed as Sabah later) and Sarawak. On 9 August 1965‚ Singapore separated from the federation and became a fully independent Republic. Malaysia now comprises thirteen states and three Federal Territories. 1.1.2 Political and Legal System Malaysia has a bicameral Parliament consisting
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If you’re totally illiterate and living on one dollar a day‚ the benefits of globalization never come to you. Jimmy Carter In the US‚ most progressives start to see the differences between internationalism and economic globalization. David Korten It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity. Kofi Annan People have accused me of being in favor of globalization. This is equivalent to accusing me of being in favor of the sun rising in the morning
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English dictionary‚ ‘Legal’ defined as connected with the law. To the layman‚ law is understood as being a general rule of conduct. In the Oxford English Dictionary‚ law is defined as ‘the body of enacted or customary rules recognized by a community as binding’. Sir John Salmond defines law as ‘the body of principles recognized and applied by the State in administration of justice… In other words‚ law consists of the rules recognized on ‘by courts of justice’ . Malaysian legal history has been determined
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Malaysia is a multicultural society‚ with Malays‚ Chinese and Indians living side by side. The Malays are the largest community. They are Muslims and speak Bahasa. Malays mainly control the political power in Malaysia. The Chinese comprise about a third of the population. They are Buddhists and Taoists‚ speak Hokkein‚ Hakka and Cantonese‚ and are dominant in the business community. The Indians account for about 10% of the population. They are mainly Hindu Tamils from southern India. They speak Tamil
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capital resources that are comprehensive and at a world classlevel is not an easy task and it is a challenge to Malaysia.Currently‚ unemployment among the graduates becomes an issue‚ not only in Malaysia but also around theworld. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (2011) found that the unemployment rate in Malaysia hadincreased from 3.2 % in 2007 to 3.7% in 2009. The Minister of Human Resources‚ Fong Chan Onn‚ stated thatthe National Economic Action Council with the collaboration of the Department of
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History Notes For EYA 2 The separation REASONS FOR THE SEPERATION OF SINGAPORE FROM MALAYSIA: Economical Matters 1. A Common Market Malaysia The CG would not implement this unless SG surrenders its free port status and imposed a tax on its imports The common market would benefit SG‚ but CG was unsure it would benefit the other states as much as SG. CG wanted to protect industries in Peninsular Malaysia and ensure there is no uneven development throughout the states Singapore SG was
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