The Ethnic Groups in Malaysia and Its Culture - 1959 Words.
Malaysia recently celebrated their 59th birthday on the 31st of August 2016. The country has fourteen states and is located in Southeast Asia. It is a country that shares their borders and water with countries such as Thailand, Indonesia and even my homeland Singapore. The population that resides in the country are mainly Malay. Although that may be the case, Malaysia is still a multicultural.
Politics of Malaysia takes place in the framework of a federal representative democratic constitutional monarchy, in which the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is head of state and the Prime Minister of Malaysia is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the federal government and the 13 state governments. Federal legislative power is vested in the federal parliament and the 13 state.
Harmonious ethnic relation is the key to the progress for the country stability. Malaysian citizens need to really appreciate and understand the eight values of 1 Malaysia which is a culture of excellence, perseverance, humility, acceptance, loyalty, meritocracy, education and integrity. Thus, our country urgently needs all communities to.
Malaysia will not be Malaysia anymore. Ethnic relations go way back into our country’s history. They are not just the natural consequences of the differences between cultures. Due to peninsular Malaysia’s strategic location, it became a well-known trade centre and a great meeting point for people all around the world such as Malacca. Since then, various ethnic groups were present in our.
This paper addresses some of the problems of managing ethnic relations in Southeast Asia subsequent to the financial crisis of July 1997 by comparing the experiences of Indonesia and Malaysia. In Indonesia, as is well known, the financial crisis led to economic collapse which, in turn, catalyzed the Popular “Reform” Movement, Reformasi, which ended President Raden Suharto’s three-decade.
Ethnic Relations. Malaysia's ethnic diversity is both a blessing and a source of stress. The melange makes Malaysia one of the most cosmopolitan places on earth, as it helps sustain international relationships with the many societies represented in Malaysia: the Indonesian archipelago, the Islamic world, India, China, and Europe. Malaysians easily exchange ideas and techniques with the rest of.
We tend to forget that there are more ethnic groups in Malaysia, like for instance Bajaus, Kadazan, Ibans and the orang asli. In Sabah and Sarawak, they consists a large number of ethnic groups even I never heard of! Although living in the same country, I still do not know much of my people; it is a shame for many young people nowadays too, all they know are mainly the three main ethnic groups.