Essays on Malaysia

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Thesis: spending your holidays outside country is more beneficial than spending time in luxurious hotels in the city.
I love the month of December. The month full of joy, happiness and reunions .Oh! How can I forget to mention plenty of tasty, delicious and mouth wetting foods everywhere? They call me Mr. Price, but I call myself Mr. Right, do you know why? Of course not, but here is the reason. I never miss my set at any time. What do I say? I don’t like to brag, am a well travelled fellow. Just the other day, I

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 Rites of passage between Malaysian and Brazilian adolescents

Cultures in all parts of the world practice different and unique rites of passage. For a young people to be acceptable in any given social group, they are required to undergo certain rites of passage, which become their transition period from adolescence to adulthood. The rites of passage among many cultures in the world help in separating or distinguishing boys from men (Virtanen, 2012). Rite of passage is a concept that is used to help explore other areas and in the description of other various milestones in the life of a given individual during transition to any other stage,

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Malaysia Health Promotion for Stroke

- Introduction
Stroke is caused by a blood clot forming on one of the arteries to the brain (Anon, 2014). The resulting blockage interferes with brain function and the body loses optimum function. There are degrees of severity, ranging from impaired speech to major disability or death. Early detection improves recovery.
Malaysia is experiencing increases in incidences of stroke related to lifestyle. Approximately 11.6% of all deaths each year are attributed to stroke (WorldLifeExpectancy, 2004). It is the second leading cause of death and in the top five causes of disability in the country. Malaysia is a low-to-middle income

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Introduction

Recent years have witnessed heightened competition between China and her neighbors over resources, sovereignty and security in the South China Sea. This increased competition and tension has attracted the attention of both military and diplomatic leaders from various nations across the world that seek to promote both security and stability in these important waters. In fact the competition for maritime rights in this sea has become the most important issue of security in East Asia and some analyst have even declared it as the central conflict theatre in the globe. The South China Sea spans about 3.5 million kilometers

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Introduction

Malaysia is a nation positioned in the South East of Asia. The country practices a federal constitutional monarchical system, with control of 13 states. The nation lies in a space of 127, 350km2 with Kuala Lumbar as the capital city. The country shares land and maritime on both ends with the neighboring nations such as Thailand to the East and Singapore to the West. This essay seeks to examine the political, economic, social structure in relation to doing of business in Malaysia.

Political system, governance and Religion

As a point of departure, the political milieu of this nation has been relatively stable and this

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When I spent one and a half years in Malaysia as part of a study-abroad program, I went to fulfill part of the requirements for my undergraduate degree. But I also ended up getting an education in the school of life. Living and studying in the Southeast Asian nation of about 30 million people, before ultimately transferring back to the United States to continue my education, profoundly changed my life forever because being away from family and friends, and getting to know people from all walks of life, gave me the opportunity to look into the proverbial mirror and

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Integrated Corporate Reporting

Introduction
Integrated Corporate Reporting (ICR) can definitively be termed as a contemporary approach to communication by businesses with the intent of providing a holistic report on the organization’s strategy. Hence, ICR is a concise communication approach to bring together all mannerism of reporting on the state of the business enterprise. Such include concerns regarding strategy, risk, performance and sustainability etcetera. Therefore, ICR is particularly concerned with provision of succinct information that captures the key challenges and opportunities that a business is faced with in its sustainability. This paper evaluates the concept of Integrated Corporate Reporting in the context

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Brain Drain refers to when skilled and highly intellectual labor migrated from one country to another. Malaysia is one of the countries most affected by the brain drain. This problem leaves the country with a lack of skilled human capital. According to recent reports, the number of migrants currently is three times higher than two decades ago. Also, there is a change in trend of migrants. Number of migrants to Singapore is steadily decreasing while this number is increasing in Australia, New Zealand, USA and UK. (The World Bank Group, 2011). Adding to the problem of brain drain is

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Bilateral relations between countries, especially neighboring ones are essential to economic growth and peaceful co-existence and are mostly mutually beneficial especially in the areas of commerce and tourism. Seeing as China and Malaysia are both Asian countries they both stand to benefit from good neighborly relations.
Relations between China and Malaysia formally began in 1974 this was in a bid to increase trade ties between both countries that were mutually beneficial. This article seeks to examine the changing faces of Malaysia’s policy towards China from the cold war era, through the post cold war and up to 2004

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Introduction

With the evolution of the new communication technologies, political campaigns have been revolutionized in a way that even after politicians win elections, they continue in a ‘campaign mode’ during their governance. The continuous campaigning is aimed at gaining a political advantage in the following election (Heclo, 1999). The leaders are now able to reach the public in more effective and extensive ways through the internet, broadcasting medium, as well as old fashion printouts. This situation has been referred to as the ‘permanent campaign’. The phenomenon is witnessed in most countries of the world, including the United States of America.

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Concerning Sovereignty over Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh,

Middle Rocks and South Ledge (Malaysia v. Singapore)
The present decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) deals with the sovereignty of three land features located at the mouth of the straits of Singapore, between Malaysia to the north and Indonesia to the south. Sovereignty is defined as supreme power or authority and determining which state has that power over specific locations is a topic within international law. Figure 1 illustrates the location of the three land features, which will be called Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Putech (translates to “White Rock” from the Portuguese and Malaysian, respectively), Middle Rocks,

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- In order to identify the solution to this scenario, various issues must be explored and discussed. A systems perspective is required - this requires the ability to see the big picture, and creation of values through an understanding of the role the thinker plays in the process (Liedtka 1998, p. 31).Ethical: Ethical issues are the most important, as it is absolutely vital above all else to maintain proper business ethics. To do otherwise would be to disenfranchise others for one’s own sake, and to lose credibility in the marketplace. In this particular scenario, the main ethical

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The World Bank Organization accounted for foreign direct investment or FDI in Malaysia as the net inflows of investment, i.e., new investment inflows minus disinvestment, in Malaysia made by foreign investors. FDI has been viewedas an important factor that promotes economic growth since it is a source of financing and development, and contributes to productivity gains by creating new investment, better technology, management expertise and export markets (Roy &Mandal, 2012). In particular, empirical studies on the impact of FDI on developing countries revealed that it has favorable impact on productivity and growth (Rodan, 1961; Chenery& Stout, 1966), induces increasing

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Introduction

Religion is an organized collection of cultural systems, belief systems and world views that relate humanity to spirituality and at times moral values. Religions are characterised by symbols, traditions, narratives, sacred places, people, beings that are intended to explain the origin of life, meaning of life and the universe. Religions have over the years helped define human nature and the known and the unknown world. They have also defined and set standards on ethics, morality and general human lifestyle.
It is estimated that there are about 4,200 religions in the world. The most dominant religions in the world

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Malaysia has been well known for its intoxicating mix of races and ethnic groups. Many nations have regarded have regarded Malaysia as a good example of peaceful co-existence despite the diversity in culture and race (Swee-Hock 2007). However, there are three major races in Malaysia since they comprise a high percentage of the Malaysian population. These dominant races include the Malays, the Chinese and the Indians. Even though it has been believed that the Malays are the ancient natives of the land, research has found that they immigrated from the north before the 15th century. The first people to

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Physical Geography of Malaysia and Its effects on Human Activity

Introduction
Malaysia is a nation that is located in South East Asia. It is divided into two main parts called Peninsular and East Malaysia. Peninsular is to the east side of the country and is found in the Southern part of Thailand. East Island, on the other hand, is found in Borneo (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2013; Cental Intelligence Agency, 2013). Having a clear view on the location of this country this paper will give a clear report on the physical environment and its effects on human activities.

Atmosphere of Malaysia

According to the map of the world, Malaysia is found in close proximity

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Introduction

The National Development Policy (NDP) policy is a Malaysian development blue print that was introduced into the country in 1990 by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad who was the Prime Minister then. The NDP was meant to replace the NEP. NDP was meant to continue upholding the basic strategies that were held by NEP. In addition, NDP was to look into the following issues; focus on antipoverty strategy, place emphasis on human resource development, change the focus from over reliance on private sector for economic growth and finally focus on development of Bumiputera Community of Industry and Commerce (BCIC). In this

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For the duration of the last forty years we find huge differences in the growth-rates in the world; particularly in Asia where you find that on one hand, the most vibrant economies and on the other, numerous less successful economies. To set in motion with, we ought to take into consideration the NIEs (Newly Industrialized Economies) which are: Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Numerous structural changes have taken place in the so referred “East Asian Miracle” era from the year 1965 until the year 1990. Since exports have developed in these countries, the opus of their products has been altered

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Retaliatory tariffs by the United States on Thailand will lead to the repositioning of portfolio investments in Thailand. Many investors in Thailand will sell their bonds and stocks so that they can exit the Thailand market. It is worth to note that tariffs on the United States by Thailand will not have a large effect because the United States is a large country that has the ability to diversify its source of personal computers. However, the tariffs that on Thailand will have a great effect on the computer market in Thailand because Thailand is a small country whose producers

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Introduction

Advantage and Disadvantage
The Banking Industry- It was approximated that foreign-base international banks engage a 20% market share in the banking industry. However, in the last 20 years local regulation banned the defusing of foreign banks. Thus avoid current operations from achieving further growth. The Plantation Industry- The demand of rubber had lessened. Sime Darby became a pioneer company in the plantation industry. The Malaysian Government Trading Corporation, seize the opportunity to buy into Sime Darby by purchasing enough stock on the London Stock Exchange to become Sime’s largest shareholder (khanna). The Insurance Industry- Sime Darby also held

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