Essays on Brunei

Introduction

South East Asia comprises of eleven countries both in the mainland Asia and maritime. The region extends from East India to China. Mainland countries include Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. The mainland countries are extensions of the Asian continent. The region has a diverse culture with Muslims being found in all the mainland countries in addition to other indigenous religions (Andaya 1). However, the Muslims tend to coalesce in the Southern Thailand region and Western Burma. Other regions where there are Muslims include the central Vietnam whereby the most dominant Islamic tribe is the Cham people.

Similarities and Differences

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Children are often considered treasures for families especially as they would be the voices of the future. They must be given the capacity to study, grow and become productive citizens without fearing to work or be abused in any way. However, some children are forced into slavery and trafficked into sexual workers. Although action has been enacted by the international community to stop child sexual trafficking, there are still regions – such as South Asia, which still has high cases of child trafficking. Considering this issue, it is a question as to why child sex trafficking continues to persist in ...

For the first time, the initiative of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was put forward by New Zealand, Singapore and Chile in 2003. In 2011, after the accession of the US the concept of the agreement was essentially changed. Since 2011, nine countries were conducting negotiations on accession to the Trans-Pacific Partnership: USA, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Brunei, Chile, and Peru. Canada and Mexico joined the negotiations later, and in 2013, Japan joined them. Currently, these countries make up the basic structure of the partnership. There is a possibility that the Republic of Korea, as well as Taiwan, ...

Part 1

Which Features of turn taking occur most frequently in Brunei? In a face-to-face conversation between friends? Self-selection In Brunei, age is an important factor in any communication. Communication is in most cases formal. In the case of communication between friends, the oldest amongst the speakers usually has more power than the rest of the speakers. The youngest speaker is usually at a disadvantage than the rest of the speakers since he/she may rarely have any chance to talk and influence the others. Self-selection is common in the communication between friends. This occurs when two or more people begin speaking ...

Abstract

The associated issues of copyright protection and digital rights management are pressing ones these days. Particularly for the music industry, there is a growing trend among consumers to download music illegally via torrents without giving a second thought to the ethics or legally of their actions. On the other hand, many have suggested that unreasonable laws and the length of time that copyrights last explain the many copyright violations we see today. This essay will examine the nature of copyright law and its original intended purpose in English common law, as well as how the founding fathers of the ...

Question 5

International Tax Systems: Approaches to Transfer Pricing Globalization is the new trend as companies are increasingly expanding beyond their domestic borders. Globalization is motivated by the need to seek new markets, diversify operations internationally, take advantage of differing tax laws among a myriad of other reasons. In order to take advantage of differing tax laws, multinational companies use transfer pricing. This paper discusses transfer pricing and the various approaches to transfer pricing. This paper will also discuss the recent developments in transfer pricing. Transfer pricing refers to the determination of prices for transfer of goods between subsidiaries both ...