Rivers in Malaysia have played a major role in shaping and influencing the development of the nation and cultures of its peoples and there are 150 rivers in Peninsular Malaysia and about 50 river systems are found in Sabah and Sarawak. The city of Kuala Lumpur‚ the capital of Malaysia‚ was itself founded at the confluence of the Kelang and Gombak Rivers. Furthermore‚ the rivers in Malaysia supplied 97 percent of the country’s raw water. From the past 200 years‚ Malaysia has harnessed this abundant
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kingdom and widespread conversion to Islam‚ Brunei became an independent sultanate. It was a powerful state from the 16th to the 19th century‚ ruling over the northern part of Borneo and adjacent island chains. But Brunei fell into decay and lost Sarawak in 1841‚ becoming a British protectorate in 1888 and a British dependency in 1905. Japan occupied Brunei during World War II; it was liberated by Australia in 1945. The sultan regained control over internal affairs in 1959‚ but Britain retained
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CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 1 1.1 Background ................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Aim and Objectives ..................................................................................................... 3 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW ...............................................................................
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RoAd acciDEnTS iN MaLaysia Wednesday‚ March 16‚ 2011 Conclusion... Road accident in Malaysia is increasing every year and is dangerous to all people. In this situation all people must realize and give more attention to decrease the rate of road accident. At the same time‚ all people must cooperation with authorities like police to settle this problem. As we know many factors that cause this problem and the main factor is from human. After that the causes are road condition from poor‚ climate and
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determines the future of Malaysia. As such you are to select one topic as listed below:- Eurocentric history (of Malaysia) Malay-centric history Islamic-centric history Thai-centric history Chinese-centric history Hindu-centric history Sarawak-centric history Sabah-centric history Orang Asli-centric history National-centric history ASEAN-centric history Having selected a topic‚ you are required to do the following: 1. Define/conceptualize the perspective chosen 2. Describe
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Labour). Of the remaining seven fundamental conventions‚ Malaysia has ratified all but C.87 (Freedom of Association). Internally‚ the regional authorities determine which Conventions are in force. In Peninsular Malaysia‚ five Conventions are in force‚ Sarawak recognizes nine and Sabah has five Conventions in force. As Malaysia is a high middle-income country‚ the ILO’s technical engagement focuses on building the capacity of social partners and government‚ facilitating dialogue‚ providing technical
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Education in Malaysia is overseen by two government ministries‚ The Ministry of Education (Kementerian Pelajaran in Malay) which handles matters pertaining to pre-school‚ primary school‚ secondary school and post-secondary school. Matters regarding tertiary education are dealt with by the Ministry of Higher Education (Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi in Malay) which formed at year 2004 with the intention to provide a better supervision on tertiary education issues. Each state has an Education Department
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Historical background of higher education Ever since the Federation of Malaya gained independence in 1957‚ theMalaysian education system has been developing so as to unify the nationstateand to promote economic growth. The Education Act of 1961‚which followed educational reform efforts such as the Razak Statementof 1956 and the Rahman Talib Report of 1960‚ has governed the moderneducation system in Malaysia. These educational reforms correlated withsocioeconomic conditions. In the early 1970s‚ the
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LESSON 9 INTEGRATION AND NATIONAL UNITY 1.0 Introduction In the name of Allah‚ Most Gracious‚ Most Merciful. Malaysia is a unique country. It is made up of multi-ethnic group who are living in harmony. Conflict among ethnic group is rare and even if conflict occurs‚ is not to the extent of destroying the country. In fact‚ it is the diversity that drives the development of the country and makes this country colourful. Malaysia has been recognized by the world as a model for other plural societies
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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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