Malay became Malaysia's sole national language in 1967 and has been institutionalized with a modest degree of success. The Austronesian language has an illustrious history as a lingua franca throughout the region, though English is also widely spoken because it was the administrative language of the British colonizers. Along with Malay and English other languages are popular: many Chinese Malaysians speak some combination of Cantonese, Hokkien, and/or Mandarin; most Indian Malaysians speak Tamil; and Malaysia numerous languages flourish among aboriginal groups in the peninsula, especially in Sarawak and Sabah. The Malaysian government acknowledges this multilingualism through such things as television news broadcasts in Malay, English, Mandarin, and Tamil. Given their country's linguistic heterogeneity, Malaysians are adept at learning languages, and knowing multiple languages is commonplace. Rapid industrialization has sustained the importance of English and solidified it as the language of business.
Foreign policy is not static. Its formulation is essentially a dynamic process. Hence, over the years, our foreign policy has evolved, taking account of the change in leadership as well as developments in the ever-changing global political and economic landscapes. Moreover, the advent of globalisation and the transformation of interstate relations brought about by new and rapid changes in information technologies, necessarily means that our foreign policy has to be adjusted and fine tuned to meet new challenges in a globalised world.
The style and approaches in enunciating Malaysia's foreign policy may differ in keeping with the personality of each past and present prime minister of Malaysia. A critical examination of Malaysia's foreign policy since 1957 would show its steady evolution characterised by notable changes in emphasis, which took place with the change in Malaysia's political stewardship.
In the period 1957-1969, our country has just gained its independence. During this post independence period, under our first prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, our foreign policy was geared towards the survival of our newly independent nation. Our foreign policy then was markedly anti-Communist and pro-western in posture with close links to the Commonwealth. We were also a strong opponent of apartheid. Our posture towards regional cooperation also began to take root with the birth of ASA (1960), MAPHILINDO (1963) and ASEAN (1967).
In the period 1970 -1976, under Tun Abdul Razak, as a member of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC), Malaysia began to identify itself as a "Muslim nation." The search for new friends substantially increased the importance of NAM to Malaysia. We became markedly non-aligned and postured towards neutrality, peaceful co-existence and independence. We also began to distance ourselves from major powers, put strong emphasis on regionalism and developed contacts and diplomatic relations with communist countries. Investments from other than British sources began to be also welcomed.
A period of consolidation ensued under Tun Hussein Onn (1976-1981) with ASEAN becoming the cornerstone of Malaysia's foreign policy following the collapse of Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) in 1975, the withdrawal of the US military presence from Southeast Asia and the invasion of Kampuchea (now Cambodia) by Vietnam. The First ASEAN Summit was held and Malaysia signed the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Bali in 1976.
Further emphasis on independence, non-alignment and equidistance from the major powers was also made.
A more dramatic shift in emphasis occurred when Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad took over as the fourth Prime Minister in 1981. Malaysia's foreign policy stance began to take a much greater economic orientation than ever before, coupled with a strong and nationalistic defence of the rights, interests and aspirations of developing countries and the advocacy of south-south co-operation. Tun Dr. Mahathir's premiership saw the pursuit of numerous new initiatives such as: Antarctica as the Common Heritage of Mankind, The Look East Policy (LEP), Championing of the cause of developing countries on major social issues like environment, human rights and democracy, with the advent of globalization, Malaysians identified both the beneficial and adverse impact of globalization to the developing countries, Pro-active and passionate approach on Apartheid and Palestinian issues and Islamic Unity - Chairmanship and hosting of the 10th OIC Summit, hosting of 1st Expo OIC, formation of D-8 and others.
In the period 2003 and onwards, under the leadership of Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, foreign policy initiatives were further refined and fine- tuned to project: Pragmatic response in meeting the current geopolitical and economic challenges, more sophisticated articulation of Malaysia’s views, substance as a dynamic extension to existing policies, influential leadership role as Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) and ASEAN and Malaysia as a leading example of a tolerant and progressive Islamic Nation – Islam Hadhari.
The evolution of the country's foreign policy under successive prime ministers reflects a pragmatic response to the geopolitical and economic changes of their times. To be continually relevant to the country's needs, foreign policy cannot remain static.
But whilst changes in emphasis have become a general feature of Malaysian foreign policy, continuity has also been evident. Both the change and continuity mark a higher level of confidence and maturing of the country in the conduct of its international affairs. Indeed, in many ways Malaysia's leadership role has been recognised on several issues of deep interest to the developing world.
A golf-like game is recorded as taking place on 26 February 1297, in the Netherlands, in a city called Loenen aan de Vecht, where the Dutch played a game with a stick and leather ball. The winner was whoever hit the ball with the least number of strokes into a target several hundred yards away. Some scholars argue that this game of putting a small ball in a hole in the ground using golf clubs was also played in 17th-century Netherlands and that this predates the game in Scotland. There are also other reports of earlier accounts of a golf-like game from continental Europe. In April 2005, new evidence re-invigorated the debate concerning the origins of golf. Recent evidence unearthed by Prof. Ling Hongling of Lanzhou University suggests that a game similar to modern-day golf was played in China since Southern Tang Dynasty, 500 years before golf was first mentioned in Scotland. Dōngxuān Records from the Song Dynasty (960–1279) describes a game called chuíwán and also includes drawings of the game. It was played with 10 clubs including a cuanbang, pubang, and shaobang, which are comparable to a driver, two-wood, and three-wood. Clubs were inlaid with jade and gold, suggesting golf was for the wealthy. Chinese archive includes references to a Southern Tang official who asked his daughter to dig holes as a target. Ling suggested golf was exported to Europe and then Scotland by Mongoliantravellers in the late Middle Ages.
Coolblog
first launched in Malaysia in 2005, Coolblog is an international brand in Asia
region that specializes in bubble tea in a take-away kiosk concept. CoolBlog
has purposed a three years growth plan to bring the total number of Coolblog
outlets in Malaysia to at least 150 outlets. This vision was achieved in year
2011. Coolblog has set another vision to achieve, which is raise the total
number of outlets to 400 in the coming 2
years and to be the leading and largest chain outlets in Malaysia that
specialize in tea taste beverage and ice blended products. Coolblog outlets mostly
located on a major shopping mall, next to several housing developments, the city
pool, near schools. Until now, almost
all the states in Malaysia have Coolblog outlets, from northern to southern
part or from Kedah to Johor in Malaysia. In UUM, Coolblog owns an outlet, there
is located in the Varsity Mall.
Coolblog
will target the low to middle income consumers who want to have a high quality
bubble tea for moderate prices. Coolblog customers will be glad to pay the
price for the products in exchange for the high quality, great taste, and sense
of prestige they receive from Coolblog. Normally the price of one cup bubble
tea is around RM 2 to RM 5. Besides, low cost of operate cost makes Coolblog
can provides high quality bubble tea but in moderate prices that accepted by
the public.
Coolblog
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easy to prepare, which keeps speed of service at optimum levels to keep up with
high traffic volumes. Customers do not need to wait so long to get their orders
and can get it on high volume too. Besides, Coolblog aim to combine the natural
fruit's taste with the ice blended or many other types of bubble tea. It will provide the customers something very
different if compare with other brands. Customers can choose different taste
from Coolblog because Coolblog provides beverages with 25 flavours and 300 products
range. In addition, Coolblog customers
can choose put the black pearl or jelly in their bubble tea. But you also can
choose not to put any of that.
Not many countries can boast the cultural diversity that Malaysia has. We are blessed with a diversity of talents, while geology and geography have provided us with great natural resources. We are a lucky country. Malaysians should be thankful for what we have. Compared to other nations in the region with a similar ethnic configuration, our progress has been relatively peaceful and prosperous. Our journey as a nation has admittedly not always been smooth. Many times we have quarreled, but we have stuck together through it all. It says much for us that we want to be known as Malaysians - albeit of different races, cultures and religions.
I need hardly say that Malaysia enjoys a sound stable Government with the Alliance Party in power. The economy is healthy and with every good prospect of still higher standards of living for our people. This Government is able to give our citizens a sense of living in security and enjoyment of a life and prosperity second tone in Asia.
To sum it all up there is a place in the sun for everyone in Malaysia. Whatever harsh judgments other parties may make about us, we are proud to say that we have made progress. We have delivered the goods to our people. All people must feel that there is room for them in our country and that we can all live in peace with one another, provided of course that we respect one another’s rights, and provided, too, that we realise we owe duties to one another for the good and well-being, the progress and happiness of our country, Malaysia.
My name is Sim Chi Siang, 22 years old, born on 6 July 1990, at Batu Pahat, Johor Darul Takzim. My height is 163cm and weight, 53kilogram and my BMI is 19.8, considered as a healthy man.
My hobby is sleep and online and unwilling to attend the class. So please,do not give me homework or assignment. It will kill me and make me suffer~ ><
Now, I am a sem 6 senior who study in University Utara Malaysia (UUM) and taking business administration course. I am a good student with a 3.35 grade point average. The main reason I study in UUM is because I want to be a very successfully businessman and UUM provides everything to me which can train me to become a businessman.
Something i just wanna to say:
Firstly, I am a hard working and dedicated student. I will always hand in the homework or assignment punctually and before the deadline. And my course work mark always nearly full mark.
Secondly, I am a friendly, sociable person. I been joined some event which organized by Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar (MPP) or Dewan Penginapan Pelajar (DPP). I can know a lot of friends through the events.
I am very proud of myself for everything I done include study in UUM, took part in the events and whatsoever. Thank you!
