The Asian financial crisis (sometimes referred to as the "Tom Yum Gung crisis" after the Thai hot-and-sour soup) started with the devaluation of Thailand’s Bath, which took place on July 2, 1997. This first devaluation of the Thai Baht was soon followed by that of the Philippine Peso, the Malaysian Ringgit, the Indonesian Rupiah and, to a lesser extent, the Singaporean Dollar. What began as a currency crisis soon affected the wider economy and led to economic downturns in other countries in the region
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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
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ISAS Insights No. 8 – Date: 25 October 2005 Institute of South Asian Studies Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library Building 1 Hon Sui Sen Drive (117588) Tel: 68746179 Fax: 67767505 Email: isaspt@nus.edu.sg Wesbite: www.isas.nus.edu.sg ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TERRORISM ON THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN REGION 1 S. Narayan 2 Introduction The most important sea-lane of communication (SLOC) in the Southeast Asian region is the Straits of Malacca, the main passage between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. It
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In 1963, Malaysia was formed when the federation of the eleven Peninsula states was joined by Singapore, British North Borneo (renamed Sabah) and Sarawak (Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2008). Yet, Singapore was expelled from it after two years to become an independent country. Although both of them belong to the same geographical area which is ASEAN, the acronym for Association of South-East Asian Nations, they seem to be different in their development levels (Association of South-East Asian Nations
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priencess46?QUESTION 1 The logo of my company. The reasons and explanations of my design My company design is a smiling face with a crown, this design can easily attract people, and my company name is LE SOURIRRE SPIRIT. Smiling face represent we always serve customer with a warm smile and the crown represent my travel agency are powerful. I will use three color for my logo of travel agency , that is yellow, blue and green. Each colour represents different meaning. LE SOURIRE is a word
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INTRODUCTION What is the definition of unity? Unity is the combination or arrangement of parts into a whole; unification. Malaysia is the land of multi-races combining the Malays, Chinese, Indians and other minorities. The unity of citizens is an important objective for a multi-racial country as it forms an important security for strengthens of the country and its administration. Without unity, a country will be exposed to various weaknesses. These weaknesses are capable to cause its sovereignty
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INDEPENDENCE DAY Hari Kemerdekaan is the Independence Day in Malaysia. It is an annual celebration by the Malaysian on 31st August every year. It is to commemorate the independence of the Federation of Malaya from British colonial rule on 31 August 1957. Eventhough Sabah and Sarawak gained their independence on 31st August 1963, Hari Kemerdekaan is a significant day for Malaysian. On this day, all of the Malaysian will celebrate it in a harmonious and peaceful way. All of the Malaysian will gather
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------------------------------------------------- Article 160 of the Constitution of Malaysia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2010) | Article 160 of the Constitution of Malaysia defines various terms used in the Constitution. It has an important impact on Islam in Malaysia and the Malay people due to its definition of a Malay person under
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1.0 Environmental and Social Issues in Oil and Gas Industry 2.1 Safety Safety is one of the biggest concerns in every manufacturing industry, especially in petroleum industry. Petroleum industry easily identified as very dangerous industry especially those working at a oil rig. Petroleum companies are drilling oil in the mid desert, shores, and even at Artic seas. The condition of the sea bed is a huge concern on safety as well as the ice on the Artic region which can melt at any time
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cheaper shuttle service or shared taxi with other guests. Suitable accommodation at the destination Customer will enjoy their own luxurious lifestyle in the beautifully furnished, air conditioned character villa located at the A Famosa Malacca, Malaysia. Within minutes they can find theirself at at the beautiful environment. The villa offers stylish accommodation with the comforts of home. • Customer transported to and from their accommodation There were no transport available for the customer
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