What Makes Me a Malaysian

right it should be questioned. The Hmong people are a society that has created controversy

One of the difficulties of accepting multiculturalists is that defining a multicultural society, or institution seems to be determined by one's perspective. A commonly held view suggests that being

This perspective targets all the limitations of multiculturalism and works to solve them in a different approach. He doesn’t believe that affiliations should be anything other than completely voluntary and without force by one entity unto another. We can work to solve a problem unless we are willing and happy to work together, not because we have to work together. We also have to recognize the up and coming

Appiah expresses his concern for multiculturalism by stressing the options of keeping a pluralistic culture of numerous sub-cultures and identities while maintaining the political and civil practices that carries national

Mundi(2015) shows that Amid the late eighteenth and nineteenth hundreds of years, Great Britain set up provinces and protectorates in the range of current Malaysia; these were possessed by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled regions on the Malay Peninsula aside from Singapore

Well, I think the question of me for not understanding the Malays did not rise at all, by my association with the Malays for the past 55 years since primary one. Did I NOT mention that the Sultan did voice out in defense of the people, especially the Johoreans as in the Muslim-only Launderette case? But what I inclined to emphasize was that ‘MOST’ of the issues the Sultan touched and handled were political influenced and motivated which many may not be aware of and failed to see, but simply jumped into a cheering wagon that was intelligently and strategically placed. *There have been so much of back-scene dealings which are engaged in the dark that those who know about them are fearful to reveal and to even make a comment about it in the social media*. For your info, I am telling the *above* only here, not anywhere else.

Religious identity can come in two forms, one from a nation of people all believing in the same values and another from the personal view of each individual or family within that nation. In a family or local community sense, it ties the smaller community together against its neighbouring ethnicities. It provides a feeling of togetherness and strength for the society. It is the basis for 'ethnic honour: the excellence of one's own customs and the inferiority of alien ones' (Weber, cited in Bruce 1996, p. 96). Religious identity brings great pride and hope to the citizens of any particular society and lends itself towards social cohesion (Browne 2005).

Malaysia was colonized late by the British, with the Dutch colonizing Malacca first. In British Malaya, the split anthropological imagination of Oriental Chinese and Malay was the basis of a split colonial rule in which the governor presided over protectorate government, incorporating Malay royalty and aristocratic rajas in the Peninsular Malay States and Crown Colony government in the Straits Settlements. Despite settling down of both Chinese and Indian immigrants in Malaya, the colonial government maintained their non-resident status in the Malay states and gave ‘British subject’ status only to the descendants of immigrants in the settlements. Between 1814 to 1860 the British were in a state of non-interference. Non-interference meant that the different sultan states could decide how they wanted to design their state. Since the colonial government never accepted the Chinese as permanent residents of the country, it is not surprising that the Malay population in Malaysia believed the

Malaysia is a democratic country with excellent economic system. We are one the leading country in economic terms and being an example for the economy system we are using. In Malaysia, we are into mixed economy system. This economy system is the leading type of economic system that is used in most of the countries such as United States. Mixed economy system includes a mixture of capitalism and socialism. It combines private economic freedom, centralized economic planning and government regulation. Government plays major role in economic growth as well as distribution of wealth. For example, our government collects tax and provides subsidies at the same time for the public.

Dr Mahathir had outstanding intellectual capability and ability to learn cognitively. His understanding on economics, politics, education, Socio-economic systems helped him in switching role from a Political leader to an economic reformer and social scientist. He led the country towards modernization very fast and cause prosperity on all levels of Malaysian society due his unmatched vision and intellectual

As there are many aspects of cultures that can be studied and described about the two cultures, only few major aspects of cultural values will be discussed in this paper. One of the major cultural values that can be compared between the two cultures is the Malays rank honesty as first on their list of cultural values whereas the Indians find family as the important aspect in their cultural values.

The ruling party of Malaysia, Barisan Nasional has been in power since the country’s independence in 1957. This fact has provided Malaysia a high degree of stability and the confidence of foreign investors / businesses.

We know that there is a diverse population in Singapore, consisting mainly of Chinese, Malay and Indians, all of which does not possess one single dominant national identity. Drawing on a variety of traditions, different ethnic groups all consider themselves important parts of the diverse society of Singapore. However, In the Saudi Arabia society, most people believe in Islam, and religious control of Islam and its influence on the country are political, economical and can be seen in people's daily life. Neglecting of religion may cause troubles in business activities. In Islam canon, the most important are: religious service, almsgiving, fasting and pilgrimage and other activities. Religious service is a ceremony that shows gratitude,

Continuous rapid economic growth has raised Malaysia from an agricultural and commodity-based low-income economy to a successful middle-income economy. As a mixed economy, Malaysia has elements of a free market economy nevertheless with intervention government. Malaysia's economic activity consist of a mixture of sectors whereas mixed of capitalism and socialism The strong economic performance has helped improve the quality of life for Malaysians and supported advances in education, health, infrastructure, housing and public amenities and others.

Malaysia is a unique country. It is made up of multi-ethnic group who are living in harmony. Conflict among ethnic group is rare and even if conflict occurs, is not to the extent of destroying the country. In fact, it is the diversity that drives the development of the country and makes this country colourful. Malaysia has been recognized by the world as a model for other plural societies. The concept of ‘unity in diversity’ is always insisted by the leaders. The concept is now supported with the ‘1 Malaysia’ concept which is introduced by the current Prime Minister. The Malaysian government is always put efforts to ensure the