The Journey.......

Managing a blog wasn't an easy responsibilty, since it require sincerity and hard work. Even thou, the journey was hard but it was enjoyable and it pinched the creativity that was concealed in ourself all this time. The exprience and knowledge that was gained during this period its one of the most precious thing that we ever gained. This task have shown and clarified all the unanswered riddles about Malaysia in our mind and those who had read this blog. We managed to expose the readers about the hidden history of Malaysia all this time. It is not viable for clarified all the mysterious in a short period of time but still we managed to open the mind of the readers into another level.

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1 MALAYSIA

Malaysia is well known as a multi-racial country. Harmony is an evergreen problem that exists between this different race citizens. Many campaigns and programmes have been conducted to unite the people in Malaysia, but most of it end with failure. The current Prime Minister of Malaysia, had come with one solution that could solve this problem which is 1 MALAYSIA concept. In the current statistic, it shows that this concept is working in terms of unity. This 1 MALAYSIA concept have unite the people of Malaysia under one roof.

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Economy Malaysia

Malaysia, a middle-income country, has transformed itself since the 1970s from a producer of raw materials into an emerging multi-sector economy. After coming to office in 2003, former Prime Minister Abdullah tried to move the economy farther up the value-added production chain by attracting investments in high technology industries, medical technology, and pharmaceuticals, an effort that continues under current Prime Minister Najib. The Najib administration also is continuing efforts to boost domestic demand and to wean the economy off of its dependence on exports. Nevertheless, exports - particularly of electronics - remain a significant driver of the economy. As an oil and gas exporter, Malaysia has profited from higher world energy prices, although the rising cost of domestic gasoline and diesel fuel, combined with strained government finances, has forced Kuala Lumpur to reduce government subsidies. The government is also trying to lessen its dependence on state oil producer Petronas, which supplies 40% of government revenue. The central bank maintains healthy foreign exchange reserves and its well-developed regulatory regime has limited Malaysia's exposure to riskier financial instruments and the global financial crisis. Nevertheless, decreasing worldwide demand for consumer goods hurt Malaysia's exports and economic growth in 2009, although both began showing signs of recovery late in the year. In June 2010 Najib will introduce the Tenth Malaysia Plan, outlining new reforms. Najib already has introduced several reforms in the services sector in a bid to attract direct foreign investment, which has stagnated in recent years.

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Malaysian Festivals

The country is strongly divided along ethnic lines with the three largest ethnic groups being Malays, Chinese and Indians. In addition, there are a number of smaller indigenous peoples in the territories of Sarawak and Sabah. Hari Raya Puasa is a celebration marking the end of a Muslim month of fasting and abstinence, Ramadan. It is a special occasion for Muslims. Hari Raya Puasa officially begins at the sighting of the moon on the day before the next month on the Muslim calendar, Syawal. To the Chinese, the most important festival is Chinese New Year, which falls in either January or February. It is ushered in with the lighting of fire crackers at midnight on the eve of the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Deepavali or The Festival of Lights" is celebrated during the 7th month of the Hindu calendar. Hindus celebrate it by adorning their homes with dozens of lights or oil lamps, called vikku, to signify the triumph of good over evil and thus light over darkness. The spirit of Christmas is felt very much in Malaysia, especially in hotels, department stores and homes of Christians. Christmas trees, decorations, brilliant lights, Santa Claus and carols add to the festive air.On other hand, the Iban’s and Bidayuh’s of Sarawak celebrate the end of paddy harvesting season with much merry-making, dancing and drinking of tuak, a potent rice wine.

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Tourism in Malaysia

Lying just north of the equator, Malaysia is located at the south of Cambodia and Vietnam and north of Singapore and Indonesia. More than one thousand islands are part of Malaysia with some 38 designated as marine parks. Parts of the primeval rainforest are more than 100 million years old with a dazzling selection of birds and wildlife. Malaysia has superb golden beaches, lush vegetation, mountains and fabulous shopping allied to some magnificent hotels. This has made the country the fastest growing destination in South East Asia. The mix of the ancient and the ultra-modern make Malaysia a fascinating place to visit, while the low cost of living and huge visitor choice makes it an ideal holiday location.

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Education in Malaysia

Today the Malaysian education system is a reasonably successful one, responding to the demands for equity among the different ethnic groups as well as the needs of a rapidly developing economy. The literacy rate is 84 percent, the figures for males and females being 89 percent and 79 percent, respectively. Primary school enrollment is above 90 percent for both males and females, while enrollment at the secondary level is 66 percent for females and 58 percent for males, presumably reflecting the higher labor force demands on males. At the tertiary level enrollment is 11 percent overall.

Religious education is found under the rubric "moral education," which allows for religious instruction without offending any specific ethnic group. Bahasa Malaysia and English are compulsory subjects, with the latter recently receiving increasing attention. The other subjects taken at the secondary level depend on what options are chosen in addition to the usual required academic subjects commercial studies, home science, agricultural science, and industrial arts.

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Malaysia - Independence and Onward: 1957 - Present

The independence of Malaya does not relief the Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman from complexes. The first of which was to determine exactly what territories would be included in the new state. In 1961, the term "Malaysia" came into being after Tunku convinced Singapore, Sabah, and Sarawak to join Malaya in a federal union. However Singupore, went out from the federal union in 1965 peacefully.

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Colonial Malaysia

Colonial Malaysia 1511 AD - 1957 AD


Malaya is the name give to peninsula by British when they coupled with the white Rajahs in the Borneo until the Japanese invaded and ousted them in 1942. During this time, large numbers of Chinese fled to the jungle and established an armed resistance which, after war's end, would become the basis for an infamous communist insurgency. In 1945, when W.W.II ended, Britain resumed control again, but Malaya's independence movement had matured and organized itself in an alliance under Tunku Abdul Rahman. When the British flag was finally lowered in Kuala Lumpur's Merdeka Square in 1957, Tunku became the first prime minister of Malaya.

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Colonial Malaysia

Colonial Malaysia 1511 AD - 1957 AD

As the European influence started to spread all over the peninsula with their own political strategy. While the local Malay sultanates continued on their own affairs. Johor became the new Muslim trading centre which replaced by Perak by some time later. This had make immigrants from Sumatra and Celebes started to enter the peninsula in large numbers. In the late 1860's, there number of Malay kingdom had started to fight for the throne of Perak, which had make the Britain to take a step to ensure its influence in the peninsula were spreaded. Involvemnt of the Britain in this issue, caused Malas to sign an peace agreement, the Pangkor Agreement 1874.

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Colonial Malaysia

Colonial Malaysia 1511 AD - 1957 AD

A Famosa is the massive construction that builded by the Portuguese, but the A Famosa was captured by the Dutch in turn in 1641. This had make the Dutch have a exclusive lick towards the spice trade, until the Sultan Kedah was convinced by the British East India Company to build a port in the island of Penang in 1785. This whole idea of British was just to ensure the security of their ports for the ship to China. In 1819 Britain sent Sir William Raffles to establish a trading post in Singapore. These three British colonies - Penang, Malacca, and Singapore known as the Straits Settlements.

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Colonial Malaysia

Colonial Malaysia 1511 AD - 1957 AD

At the inauguration of the 16th century, there was no non-muslim craft was allowed to wharf in the Arabian ports and the spice trade of eastern was mapped through Egypt. Awaring the significants of having a open route to India and the far east, The competing Europeans, they wanted to have their own port at the source of it. This make Alfonso de Albuquerque that lead the Portuguese in the 1511 to enter into Malacca's harbor with an opened fire using canon. This has brought down the golden age of Malacca.

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Golden Age of Malacca

Golden Age of Malacca 1400 AD - 1511 AD

Malacca was founded in 1400 by a fleeing Palembang Prince named Parameswara. The location of Malacca was perfectly located for trade. Malacca become the most influential port in Southeast Asia in just 50 years. Islam was introduce to Malacca by Arabs traders, their arrival to Malacca has brought it one step higher. The Sultan's term that been used by our rulers were influence of the Arabs traders. Malacca's port was the most secure trading port at the time, it was always guarded by alliances with outlying tribes and port. These system had make sure the nightmare of the region is demolished, pirates. Malacca established a kind of regional "navy" that policed the local waters and escorted friendly vessels.

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Golden Age of Malacca

Golden Age of Malacca 1400 AD - 1511 AD

The Hindu kingdoms of peninsular Malaysia were shadowed by the neighbouring kingdoms in Cambodia and Indonesia until the 15th century. Srivijaya was the strongest kingdom among of them and the first great maritime kingdom in the Malay archipelago. Based on the records of Indian, Arabs and Chinese traders it was known as the best trading port in the region. The influence of the Srivijaya kingdom start decline as the other entrepots merged at around 13th century. The lost in the centralpower and the nuisances of pirates were haunting the entreports.

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Hindu Kingdoms

Hindu Kingdoms 100 BC - 1400 AD

The legend says that the Indians were the first to lured to the peninsula and they arrived in Kedah around 100 BC. The indians were not only exchange goods in the peninsula but they also brought a pervasive culture. Hinduism and Buddhism sept through the land, bringging Indian temples and Indian cultural tradition. The Local kings, were impressed by the efficiency of the Hindu courts and soon started to call themslves as "rajahs". Then brought the Indian govermental traditions with into the existing structure and historians typically refer to these kingdoms as "Indianised kingdoms".

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Ancient Malaysia

Ancient Malaysia: 35,000 BC - 100 BC

In Malaysia, the oldest skull that ever been found was dated from 35,00years before Christ at Niah Caves in Sarawak. Stone age tools and implements that dates from 10,000 BC have been found on the peninsula, and some archeologists imply that they were left by the Negrito aborigines the predecessors. About 2,500 years before Christ, a group of farmers and seafareres from China called Proto-Malays migrated to peninsula with much more advance in technology. They forced the Negritos into the hills and jungles. In the cultural evolution, another group called Deutero-Malays were created, they were combination of Indians, Chinese, Siamese, Arabs and Proto-Malays. The Deutero-Malays formed the group called Malays by combined with the Indonesian.

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Stripes of Glory...

The flag of Malaysia, also known as the Stripes of Glory (Jalur Gemilang), comprises a field of 14 alternating red and white stripes along the fly and a blue canton bearing a crescent and a 14-point star known as the Bintang Persekutuan or Federal Star. The 14 stripes with equal width represent the equal status in the federation of the 13 member states and the federal government, while the 14 points of the star represent the unity between these entities. The crescent represents Islam which the country's official religion. The blue canton symbolizes the unity of the Malaysian people. The yellow color in the star and crescent represent the royal color of the Malay rulers also known as Sultan.

National Anthem

Negaraku
Tanah tumpahnya darahku,
Rakyat hidup
bersatu dan maju,
Rahmat bahagia
Tuhan kurniakan,
Raja kita
selamat bertakhta,
Rahmat bahagia
Tuhan kurniakan,
Raja kita
selamat bertakhta.

Flag anthem (Stripes of Glory)

The Jalur Gemilang flag anthem was introduced in 2000. The songs and lyrics were written by Pak Ngah. Pak Ngah is one of the famous malay lyric writers in Malaysia. This song is written especially for the Malaysian people and the main reason or message delivered by this song is to strengthen their tie in relationship.

Original lyrics (Jalur Gemilang)

Merah membara semangat waja
Putihmu bersih budi pekerti
Kuning berdaulat payung negara
Biru perpaduan kami semua
Puncak dunia telah kau tawan
Lautan luas telah kau redah
Membawa semangat jiwa Merdeka
Semarak jaya kami warganya
Empat belas melintang jalurnya
Semua negeri dalam Malaysia
Satu suara satu semangat
Itu sumpah warga berdaulat
Jalur Gemilang di bawah naunganmu
Jalur Gemilang kami semua bersatu
Perpaduan kedaulatan
Amalan murni rakyat Malaysia
Jalur Gemilang megah kami terasa
Jalur Gemilang kibarkanlah wawasan
Merah, putih, biru, kuning
Jalur semangat kami semua (2x)
Berkibarlah, berkibarlah, berkibarlah
Jalur Gemilang!

English translation( Stripes Of Glory)

Your Red represents steely will
Your White represents clean and kind character
Yellow of the Sovereign, the country's protector
Blue for all of us in unity
You have reached the heights of the world
You have traveled the wide waters
Bearing the spirit of Merdeka ('independence')
We are members of its successful will
Fourteen stripes across
For each of the states of Malaysia
One voice, one spirit
So its sovereign citizens solemnly swear
Jalur Gemilang, beneath your care
Jalur Gemilang, we unite
Sovereign unity
Malaysian citizens' good charity
Jalur Gemilang, how proud we feel
Jalur Gemilang, proclaim our vision
Red, white, blue, yellow
Are the stripes of our resolve (2x)
Flutter-on, flutter-on, flutter-on
Jalur Gemilang!

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Malaysia...

Malaysian Map

Malaysia is a country in Southest asia consisting of thirteen states and three federal territories. The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. The population stands at over 28 million. The country is separated by the South China Sea into two regions, Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo (also known as East Malaysia). Malaysia borders Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, and Brunei. It is near the equator and has a tropical climate. Malaysia's head of state is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, an elected monarch, and the head of government is the Prime Minister. The government is closely modeled on the West minster parliamentary system.

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