The revolution in the Arab world unfolded exquisitely but with dramatic repercussions. High unemployment rates‚ the oppression of political freedoms‚ and the overwhelming presence of corruption led to a rise in unrest amongst many in the Arab world -- which set off a domino effect amongst states in a fight for democracy at home. It all began in Tunisia in December 2010‚ and quickly escalated into a campaign for change that would reach across the region‚ and move the world. By the time the conflict
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POLITICAL ASPECTS • Political uncertainty in Malaysia with Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi set to step down in March 2009. • Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak is expected to take over the ruling-coalition party‚ but with a cloud of allegations. • Political unrest in Thailand recently when anti-government protesters recently blocked flights for a week at Bangkok’s main airports. • ASEAN nations have been pushing Indonesia to scrap its Rp.1 million ‘Fiscal’ charge to all Indonesian citizens and
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Osama bin Laden On the morning of September 11‚2001 nineteen men hijacked four planes. Only hours later 2‚977 innocent people were killed. Have you ever wondered what a criminal mastermind could contribute to a society? I thought about the same thing when I saw Osama bin Laden’s name on the list of people to choose for this project. This is the main reason why I picked Osama bin Laden for my report. I wanted a challenge‚ not an easy look up in two seconds type of research report. Osama bin Laden
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What is UMNO? The United Malays National Organisation‚(UMNO) was established on May 10‚ 1946 and founded by Datuk Onn Jaafar. Currently‚ UMNO is Malaysia’s largest political party and has played a dominant role in Malaysian politics since independence. In 1951‚ Onn Jaafar suggested opening the party to the non-malay Malayan but the idea of sharing was not approved by the Malays community. After failing to form the Independence of Malaya Party (IMP)‚ he left UMNO which then being replaced by Tunku
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all levels of society whether in public or private sector. Which kind of support will be in the form of material‚ such as money‚ cars and houses‚ and forms of entertainment such as women. Brother C: According to the Prime Minister‚ Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi described the corruption as a cancer and if left unchecked will cause a government collapse and thereby tarnish the image in the eyes of the international. Chairman: We have been clear on the issue of corruption. Now what are the opinions
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Of the various types of censorship in Malaysia‚ Internet censorship is among them. File sharing websites like The Pirate Bay have been censored on the basis of piracy. Former Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and current Prime Minister Najib Razak have pledged that Internet access in Malaysia will not be censored as it is up to parents to install their own censorship software and provide education to their children (provide self-censorship). Any act that curbs internet freedom is theoretically contrary
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Master of Business Administration Assignment Cover Sheet Student Number 1327559 Student Name Khamis AlGhafri Module code Assignment No. 1 Module Title LEADERSHIP PROJECT Module Tutor Rod Smith Due Date 6 Dec 2013 LEADERSHIP OF DR MAHATHIR BIN MOHAMAD 1-INTRODUCTION “To be a great leader‚ one needs to have good strategies‚ be knowledgeable and able to predict the future” Mahathir Mohamed After becoming
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to 26th of February. It’s the National Festival of Heritage and Culture in the Aljanadriyah region of Riyadh and it has been held since 1986. It is organized by the National Guard under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques‚ King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz. Each year‚ the celebration will invite a country to participate and be involved in the activity. The guest country will be in the center and will show us its own culture‚ so we will learn another culture at the
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even Muslims; furthermore‚ the terrorist attacks that the world has experienced may be considered a consequence of this school of thought in which everyone who does not practice Islam is an unbeliever and may deserve to be punished. Recently‚ King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz launched a Public Education Development Project known as tatweer which‚ if directly translated‚ means reform. The idea of this educational reform is to improve the quality of the Saudi students by making them more competitive for the
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Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad‚ Fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia Group Assignment for Malaysian Studies (MPW 1133) QUESTION: Discuss the background and contribution of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad‚ 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia. Tun Dr Mahathir Muhamad Introduction “Malaysians have all sorts of emotions when it comes to Tun Dr Mahathir‚… You just have to say his name‚ and you get all sorts of reactions…” Comments made by Lina Tan (Editor and Producer of Mahathir‚ on the History Channel (Astro
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