Showing posts with label A. My Malaysia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label A. My Malaysia. Show all posts

Our Multicultural Society

Posted in Labels: | at 22:03


Malaysia is a multicultural society, with Malays, Chinese and Indians. The Malays are the largest community. They are Muslims and speak Bahasa. Malays mainly control the political power in Malaysia.



The Chinese comprise about a third of the population. They are Buddhists and Taoists, speak Hokkein, Hakka and Cantonese, and are dominant in the business community.




The Indians account for about 10% of the population. They are mainly Hindu Tamils from southern India. They speak Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi, and live mainly in the larger towns on the west coast of the peninsula. Eurasians and indigenous tribes make up the remaining population.



Iban of Sarawak is the main indigenous tribe of Malaysia. They number around 3, 95,000. They are largely longhouse dwellers and live along the Rejang and Baram rivers. The Bidayuh (107,000) are concentrated on Sarawak's Skrang River. The Orang Asli (80,000) live in small scattered groups in Peninsular Malaysia. The tribals were mainly nomadic agriculturists but gradually they are being absorbed in the modern Malaysian society.



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Welcoming Malaysia

Posted in Labels: | at 21:53

Malaysia is situated in Southeast Asia, bordered by Thailand in the north, Indonesia in the south, and the Philippines in the east.




The country has an area of 329,758 square kilometers (127,320 square miles).

Federation of Malaysia consists of 13 states, and is divided into 2 parts:
* 11 states are located in Peninsular Malaysia (also called West Malaysia)
* 2 comprise East Malaysia, which is situated on the island of Borneo (see map).


Peninsular and East Malaysia are separated by 640 kilometers (400 miles) of the South China Sea.

Malaysia's capital city, Kuala Lumpur, is located in southeast Peninsular Malaysia, just 300 kilometers (187 miles) from Singapore.



However, a new capital, Putrajaya, is being developed outside the overcrowded metropolitan area as the new administrative center.



The strategic importance of Malaysia is in its location along the Strait of Malacca, which is a major sea-route connecting the Far East to Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.








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