...TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN PUTRA AL-HAJ Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah is Malaysia first Prime Minister after its Independence in 1957. He is well-known as Bapa Kemerdekaan (Father of Independence) or Bapa Malaysia (Father of Malaysia). Tunku who is the seventh prince and twentieth child of Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah was born in Istana Pelamin , Alor Setar in Kedah on February 8, 1903. His mother was Che Manjalara who is the fourth wife of Sultan Abdul Hamid. In 1909, Abdul Rahman was sent to a Malay Primary School Jalan Baharu and was later transferred to study at the Government English School in Alor Star, which currently known as the Sultan Abdul Hamid College. Abdul Rahman was then sent to Debsirin School in Bangkok in 1911. Then, he returned to Malaya in 1915 and continued his studies at Penang Free School. He graduated from St. Catharine’s College in Cambridge University with a bachelor degree of Arts in law and history in 1925. In 1951 Abdul Rahman became the president of UMNO and in 1955,he became the first Chief Minister of Malaya. As UMNO President, he has successfully solved many political issues in the Federation of Malaya, with various races cooperation. As a result, he succeeded in forming an alliance between the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA) and the Malayan Indian Congress (MIC) and this was known as the Alliance, Party. Under Tunku Abdul Rahman, the country successfully...
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...Malaysia’s Foreign Policy (DIS 3113) Tun Abdul Razak: Malaysia-China Relationship Normalization Mej Suresh Vijayaratnam TUDM 814114 Mej Razali bin Ahmad Jumali TUDM 8141138 Introduction TUN ABDUL RAZAK’S BIOGRAPHY Tun Abdul Razak was born in Pulau Keladi, Pahang on March 11, 1922 and is the only child to Dato' Hussein bin Mohd Taib and Hajah Teh Fatimah bt Daud. He was a brilliant student and received his early education at the Malay College Kuala Kangsar in 1934. In 1939, Tun Razak joined the Malay Administrative Service. Thereafter in 1940 he was awarded a scholarship to study at Raffles College in Singapore. His studies at the college ceased with the onset of the Second World War. However Tun Razak left for Britain in 1947 to study law with a Malayan Union scholarship at the age of 25. In 1950 he received a Degree of an Utter Barrister from Lincoln's Inn. Tun Razak was a member of the British Labour Party and a prominent student leader of the Kesatuan Melayu Great Britain (Malay Association of Great Britain) during his student days in England. He also shaped the Malayan Forum, an organisation for Malayan students to discuss their country's political issues. Upon his return, he joined the Malayan Civil Service. Tun Razak joined United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in 1950 he became the youth chief. He worked as the Assistant State Secretary of Pahang and in February 1955 and at a young age of 33 years, Tun Razak became Pahang's Chief Minister. He won...
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...worldwide for 199 consecutive weeks from 21 August 2008 to 14 June 2012.[2] He is the third Malaysian player after Rashid Sidek and Roslin Hashim to achieve such a ranking (since official rankings were first kept in the 1980s), and is the only Malaysian shuttler to hold the number one ranking for more than a year.[3] Lee is a silver medalist in both the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, making him the sixth Malaysian to win an Olympicmedal[3] and the first Malaysian to reach the finals in the men's singles event, ending Malaysia's Olympic medal drought since the 1996 Games. This achievement also earned him the title Datuk, and a description by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak as a national hero.[4] He repeated the achievement four years later in London, thus making him the most successful Malaysian Olympian in history.[5] In his early years, Lee favoured basketball, however his mother soon forbade him from the game due to the searing heat of the outdoor basketball court. Lee began to learn badminton at the age of 11, when his father, who liked to play the game, brought him to the badminton hall. Attracting the attention of a local coach, the coach asked Lee's father if he could take him as a student. After receiving his father's consent, the coach began to train Lee after school.[6]Discovered by Misbun Sidek, he was drafted into the national squad when he was seventeen years old.[7] On 3 November 2006, Lee was involved in a car accident. On his way to Bukit Jalil after dinner...
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...Introduction Background of CIMB Bank Our assignment is to investigate the products and services offer by CIMB Bank. The reason we choose CIMB Bank is that it is a pure Malaysian bank. The Board of Director and management team almost all form by Malaysian. The Chairman of CIMB Bank is Tan Sri Dato’ Md Nor and the Chief Executive Officer of CIMB Bank is Dato' Sri Nazir Razak (The son of the Second Malaysia prime minister, Tun Abdul Razak). CIMB Bank is an indigenous ASEAN investment bank and has the widest retail branch network across the region, with over 1100 branches. Briefly discuss about the history of CIMB Bank. CIMB Bank was not the original name at the beginning. It named after the merged of Bank of Commerce (Bian Chiang Bank), United Asian Bank, Bank Bumiputra and so on. At the year 1924, the founder of Bian Chiang Bank established Bian Chiang Bank in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia and the founder names Wee Kheng Chiang. The bank's activities were mainly related to business financing and the issuance of bills of exchange. At the year 1979, Bian Chiang Bank renamed Bank of Commerce Bhd. At the year 1935, Ban Hin Lee Bank established in Penang, Malaysia. Original business of the bank focus was to serve local businesses in their trade and merchant activities. In the 1960s, it also branched into real estate and home financing. By the 1990s, the bank had become a modern and thriving financial institution, with its headquarters in Penang and operations throughout Malaysia and...
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...CIMB Bank is that it is a pure Malaysian bank. The Board of Director and management team almost all form by Malaysian. The Chairman of CIMB Bank is Tan Sri Dato’ Md Nor and the Chief Executive Officer of CIMB Bank is Dato' Sri Nazir Razak (The son of the Second Malaysia prime minister, Tun Abdul Razak). CIMB Bank is an indigenous ASEAN investment bank and has the widest retail branch network across the region, with over 1100 branches. Briefly discuss about the history of CIMB Bank. CIMB Bank was not the original name at the beginning. It named after the merged of Bank of Commerce (Bian Chiang Bank), United Asian Bank, Bank Bumiputra and so on. At the year 1924, the founder of Bian Chiang Bank established Bian Chiang Bank in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia and the founder names Wee Kheng Chiang. The bank's activities were mainly related to business financing and the issuance of bills of exchange. At the year 1979, Bian Chiang Bank renamed Bank of Commerce Bhd. At the year 1935, Ban Hin Lee Bank established in Penang, Malaysia. Original business of the bank focus was to serve local businesses in their trade and merchant activities. In the 1960s, it also branched into real estate and home financing. By the 1990s, the bank had become a modern and thriving financial institution, with its headquarters in Penang and operations throughout Malaysia and Singapore. At the year 1965, Bank Bumiputra was established and it line up with government initiatives to increase Bumiputra (Origin races...
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...INTRODUCTION Tittle : Information about MH370 conflicting evidence poor countries tackle the crisis. Author : Journalist roketkini.com Date : 14 March 2014 Overview : This article is straightly discussed about the ‘information about MH370 conflicting evidence poor countries tackle the crisis. MH370 is a plane that has recorded the history of Malaysia. Loss MH370 has shocked the world. When MH370 set was lost, there is a lot of information about MH370 contradictory. Especially the delivery of information about the disappearance of MH370, some conflicting statements from the authorities of misleading . Appearance of a conflict of information between Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, Interpol and the Chief of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.'s Because Datuk Seri Hishammuddin said that, four passenger aircraft using a stolen passport, but the Interpol and the Chief of Police said that there were only two passengers using the stolen passport. Hishammuddin also denied by the Department of Civil Aviation ( DCA ) based on a closed-circuit camera (CCTV ) in at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport ( KLIA). Thus, it is evident that the weakness in the delivery of the information was damaging the country's image badly. Especially after many international media criticized the methods of the government to address the crisis. More pollute the good name of the country is the news agency of China considers information about MH370 did not arrive and China...
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...MALAYSIAN STUDIES HISTORY MALACCAN SULTANATE Introduction • Founded by Parameswara, a prince from Palembang, Sumatra in the early 15th century. • Parameswara fled Palembang when it was attacked by the Majapahit army from Java and went to Temasik (Singapore) and killed its ruler, Temagi, who represented Ayhuthia (siam). Five years later, Ayuthia attacked Temasik and he fled and settled at a place which was later called Melaka (Malacca). • General features :- a. centre for trade b. centre of Islam c. big empire d. political relation with China Similarities with present Malaysia 1. Islam as the official religion 2. Government system :- a. Sultan – head of state, Islam and army b. Ministers / Officers : o Bendahara (Prime Minister) o Temenggung (Chief of Security / Police) o Penghulu Bendahari (Finance) o Laksamana (Navy) o Syahbandar (Trade and Port) 1. Law :- a. Undang-undang Melaka / Hukum Kanun Melaka (based on Islamic law) b. Undang-undang Laut Melaka (Marine Law) Factors that helped Malacca to prosper 1. Geographic :- a. Location – between India and China trade route b. sheltered from the South West and North East monsoon c. deep natural port d. people living by the seaside (orang laut) – help to defend from attacks 1. Economic :- a. concentration on trade – centre for trade in the Malay Archipelago b. centre of entreport trade – international level 1. Political & Administration :- a. relation with China (superpower)...
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...Public acceptance is something that must be considered by our government as we are a democratic country, where the people’s voices must always be taken into account. The problem is, that our public society in Malaysia has a terrible dogmatic view of war and nuclear weapon that haunts them about the negativity of nuclear energy. In all of the history of nuclear industry, there has been three major accidents, which was the atomic bombing of two major cities in Japan; Hiroshima and Nagasaki that happened on 6 August, 1945 during the World War 2. Then in March 1979, a series of mechanical and human errors at the Three Mile Island nuclear generating plant near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, resulted in an accident that profoundly affected the utility industry (Staff, 2009). A combination of stuck valves, misread gauges and poor decisions led to a partial meltdown of the reactor core and the release of radioactive gases into the atmosphere (Staff, 2009). The latest major accident was the Fukushima accident that happened on Friday, 11 March 2011 due to the Great East Japan Earthquake with a magnitude...
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...DEFINE THE CONCEPT OF CIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS. COMPARE CIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS BETWEEN MALAYSIA AND ANOTHER STATES Introduction Civil Military Relations (CMR) describes the military and its relationship with the political system and society which it part is of.[1] Other scholar such as Huntington in his book Soldier and States dictate CMR as military security policy which together with internal and situational security policies is an aspect of national security policy, working at both the operational and institutional levels. In the laymen word, it describes the relationship between the civil authority of a given society and its military authority. Studies of CMR often rest on a normative assumption that civilian control of the military or military control of the state.[2] Civilian government control of the military basically happen in the countries that have developed political culture. Meanwhile, military will use is power to control the government and the state when society’s respect for civilian government are low. In other situation is when high level of external threat creates a massive destruction to the state or people, military will intervention is more likely. This essay will compare the CMR between Malaysia and Myanmar in order to differentiate and give clear understanding between civilian controls the military or military control the civilian. Civil – Military Relations in Malaysia Since independence, the Malaysian elites...
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...Since Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak became the sixth Prime Minister, he introduced a concept of solidarity, which is One Malaysia. It is not a new concept. In fact, he states that it is the goal of national unity envisioned by past prime ministers of this nation with a different approach and method according to the current condition of the world. In the other words, he updated the concept which is brought by the previous Malaysian leaders. The Prime Minister also states that the 1 Malaysia concept is the guideline on how to achieve bangsa Malaysia, which translates into English as a “Malaysian race”. Nowadays, certain of Malaysian citizens sort theirselves according by their races. Thus, it will lacerate the solidarity and create a gap between races. Furthermore, some of our people are only socialize with their own race and they were unlikely to be friendly to the other races. These factors are also adapted into our local economy sectors. For an example, The Chinese employer will only hire chinese employees to work in their company. As a result, Chinese are now dominating the commercial fields in Malaysia. Plus, it also caused other race such as Malay and Indian to have less opportunity to work in this field. Besides, it also causes our country become divisible and are not completely united. With this One Malaysia concept, it helps to terminate this bad perspective and reunite the human races in Malaysia. This idea consists of two aspects, the application of solidarity...
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...particular job is not in demand at certain seasons. Unemployment is a crucial issue for every country in the world, especially those developing countries with a remarkable population. High unemployment rate indicates that labor resources are not being used efficiently. Fortunately, the unemployment rate in Malaysia (3.2%) is not as high as in United State, which is 6.7% in March 2014. The Malaysian Labour Force Statistics monthly release for March 2014 which mentioned that the unemployment rate in Malaysia was 3.0 per cent in March 2014, which reduced 0.2 per cent from the 3.2 per cent in the previous month. All sectors have working hard in order to maintain Malaysia’s job market stability quoted by Yang Amat Berhormat Mohammad Najib Tun Abdul Razak,...
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...1Malaysia - Concept and Values By Ir. Dr Hasnul Mohamad Salleh Abstracts Upon ascending to Malaysia’s highest public office on April 2009, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Razak has made waves to all corners of the nation with the introduction of 1Malaysia concept. The concept evolves around culture of excellence, perseverance, acceptance, education, integrity, meritocracy, humility and loyalty. It also encompases NKRAs on six major issues. Since independent, national unity has been made top priority – unity in education, culture, socio-economy, political, regional, etc. 1Malaysia seeks to improve the relations of all Malaysians, regardless of racial, religious or cultural backgrounds. There are certain major concerns that need to be addressed in order to seriously engage in 1Malaysia concept. Without correcting them, all efforts will be in vain. 1Malaysia concept caters the needs of all sector of the plural society and to ensure equal distribution of wealth between racial groups, between states and federal. Integrity on the part of the government and the public sector is one matter. The introduction of NKRAs and KPIs is a laudable move. The managing of all spectrums of unity (not just racial) is to be given proper thinking. In order to move Malaysia towards a better society, identity and future hence unity and integration should promote co-operation between race, beliefs and region as one Malaysia, not as Sarawakian or Sabahan. The trust and aspiration...
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...1Malaysia - Concept and Values By Ir. Dr Hasnul Mohamad Salleh Abstracts Upon ascending to Malaysia’s highest public office on April 2009, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Razak has made waves to all corners of the nation with the introduction of 1Malaysia concept. The concept evolves around culture of excellence, perseverance, acceptance, education, integrity, meritocracy, humility and loyalty. It also encompases NKRAs on six major issues. Since independent, national unity has been made top priority – unity in education, culture, socio-economy, political, regional, etc. 1Malaysia seeks to improve the relations of all Malaysians, regardless of racial, religious or cultural backgrounds. There are certain major concerns that need to be addressed in order to seriously engage in 1Malaysia concept. Without correcting them, all efforts will be in vain. 1Malaysia concept caters the needs of all sector of the plural society and to ensure equal distribution of wealth between racial groups, between states and federal. Integrity on the part of the government and the public sector is one matter. The introduction of NKRAs and KPIs is a laudable move. The managing of all spectrums of unity (not just racial) is to be given proper thinking. In order to move Malaysia towards a better society, identity and future hence unity and integration should promote co-operation between race, beliefs and region as one Malaysia, not as Sarawakian or Sabahan. The trust and aspiration...
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...World Applied Sciences Journal 28 (11): 1481-1487, 2013 ISSN 1818-4952 © IDOSI Publications, 2013 DOI: 10.5829/idosi.wasj.2013.28.11.13813 The Neutrality of Sinar Harian Newspaper in Malaysian Politics Wan Rohila Ganti bt Wan Abdul Ghapar, Nurul Saadatun Nadiah Mohd Ngah and Ilyas Abdullah Faculty of Administrative Science and Public Policy Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 23000 Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia Abstract: This article examines the neutrality of Sinar Harian, a Malay daily, which claims to be neutral and without favour, from 20 April 2013 to 5 May 2013, 15-day campaign period of Malaysia’s 2013 General Election. The 13th General Election was the most contentious of election in Malaysian politics. Sinar Harian attempts to present a balanced reporting, by giving spaces to both parties to present their ideas and defend their stand, rooms which are not available in other mainstreams newspapers. This study uses content analysis as a method of investigation. It is a technique of gathering and analyzing the content of text. The analyses cover these dimensions; news report and analyses, letters to the Editor, political advertisements and special guest columns. This study found 33% of articles favored BN, 36% covered PR, 24% of articles considered as neutral reports and 6% of articles reported the activities of independent candidates. Using Monti’s classification of biasedunbiased reports, Sinar Harian can be categorized as unbiased newspaper. Key words:...
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...Marketing Types of Services For our business to grow better we have range of services to satisfy the needs and wants of our customers. Below are the services that provide by our firm: I. Coach tour We have our own coach tours that can carry for almost 60 passengers. We can assure that our coach tours are the best coach tour with these features: * Leather front-facing seats. * Foot and arm rests. * LCD TV monitors connected to DVD player or VCR to provide entertainment or possibly analog TV or DTV for local news or programs. * Full service lavatories. * Cool water dispenser, refrigerator, and hot water urn. * Wheelchair lift or ramp and "kneeling suspension" for easier access. * Tinted windows and curtains. * Luggage compartment below in the underbelly of bus, with overhead hand-luggage racks. * Air conditioner. * Light snacks and refreshment will be provided for long journey that is more than 5 hours. 2. Flight ticketing For those customer who are busy and unavailable to book ticket by their own. We also have provided flight ticketing service for the convenience of customers. With flight departure points from major cities worldwide, we offer flight booking services with instant-confirmation and office support in key Asian countries such as Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, China, UAE, etc. 3. Hotel reservation Others than flight ticketing we also have We also offer “Flight + Hotel” booking capability which will take...
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