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“Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country”. -Franklin Delano Roosevelt, The 32nd President of the United States. Based from the quote, it is clear that the people of a democratic country has the power to govern their own country. Democracy can be defined as the power of ruling country through the government elected

In a democractic parliament, rules were set and governed regardless of any country in the world. Malaysia itself is also governed by a a set of rules. The rules assigned to a country is called the constituition. Also called the bill of rights, the constituition of rights is a body of basic principles a state is to be governed with. The Malayan Union first drafted the constitution in 1946 but it was opposed by the indigenous Malay community so it was cancelled. The current Malaysian Constitution

According to Military 1 TD (2010), The Army ethos is based on the qualities portrayed by a great number of gallant warriors in Malaysian history since the Malacca Sultanate, throughout World War II and the Emergency, and right up to the most recent UN missions. They invariably exhibit magnificent warrior ethos of the Malaysian soldier, identifiable, yet unchallenged. Similarly, the following ethics will be further nurtured, developed and drilled into all members of the Malaysian Army so that it remains

1.0. UNICAMERAL LEGISLATURES . Unicameral legislatures or one-chamber are usually deep-rooted in countries structured on a unitary governmental system .Unitary model is different from federal model where the latter practices distribution of power between central government and constituent territorial units while power is undivided on central government in unicameral legislatives system . Merits of unicameral legislatures includes the ability to enact proposed legislation speedily because double consideration

There are numerous ways to improve the Malaysian electoral system both in fairness and efficiency. Currently, there is a lack in confidence in the validity or neutrality of the Electoral Commissions (EC). Members of the EC are elected by the Yang di- Pertuan Agong (YDPA) after discussing with the Conference of Rulers (Legal Research Board, 2013). However, according to Article 40 the YDPA can only act after receiving advice from the Cabinet or a Minister representing the Cabinet (Legal Research Board

the cabinet is a council of ministers who are accountable collectively to the Parliament. According to the Article 43 of the Constitution, members of the Cabinet can only be selected from members of either houses of Parliament. Formally, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong appoints all Ministers on the advice of the Prime Minister, which he is obliged to follow.[1]According to Article 43 of the Constitution, members of the cabinet including all the ministers and deputy ministers shall not be a member of state

will step down but still be considered for the next cycle. This gave them advantage in terms of experiences and that they are deeply rooted with their job. A simple model relative can be seen in the way that the sultans are rotated to be the Yang-Di Pertuan Agong. After certain years, they will step down but still be in the circle of

of the election since its independence (Syed Aribi Idid, 2008). Besides that, there a many levels of the election like the parliamentary elections, elections at the state level, by-elections, and elections for the senate and election of the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong. However, the most popular election event is the by-election and there are six steps in the by-election process which are consist of the issuance of the writ, nomination, election campaign, polling, counting votes, and lastly announcement of

Running head: UNIT 5 INDIVIDUAL PROJECT LAW AND ETHICS INT’L BUSINESS Kelly Camara Unit 5 Individual Project International Business Law & Ethics AIU Online January 4, 2011 Abstract In this paper I will be describing the levels of environmental regulations in Thailand and Singapore. The legislation regarding Thailand and Singapore’s working hours and wages will also be described and discussed. I will then be explaining if I believe these regulations regarding environmental and labor

The Federation of Malaysia is made up of two main territories separated by the South China Sea in Southeast Asia. “East Malaysia is located on the northern quarter of the large Borneo Island and West Malaysia, where most of the population resides and forms the southern portion of the Malay Peninsula and south of Thailand.” (The Multiparty System: Country Studies – Malaysia) The western part known as “The Federation of Malaya, gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1957.” (The Multiparty System: