Month: December 2008

Speech Repertoires And Societal Domains Of Malaysian Chinese

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Focuses on a research paper related to the investigation of relationship between speech repertoires and societal domains of Malaysian Chinese as of August 1976. Source of data for the study; Chinese dialect groups in Malaysia; Societal domains considered in the study; Percentage of informants with English-medium primary education with those with Chinese medium primary education. … Read more

The Federation of Malaysia: An Experiment In Nation-Building

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This article attempts to answer some of the questions relevant to the cause of Singapore’s secession and to project the future course of the Federation. It seems that the various societal diversities have already weakened the political unity of the Federation in view of the fact that Malaysia has neither sustained these functional interests nor … Read more

Malay Women’s Movements: Leadership and Processes of Change

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Malaysian women have been politically active since the struggle for independence. This activity has included participation both in groups with a western focus and those which have stressed Islamic ideals. Muslim groups are becoming increasingly important and their goals are making it difficult for women leaders to emerge.  [Download]

Forum and Book Launch

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OPEN INVITATION TO ATTEND Forum and Book Launch on “New Media and Democratization in Malaysia” in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, December 5, 2008 A Forum on “New Media and Democratization in Malaysia” will be held on Friday, December 5, 2008 from 8.00-10.00pm at the KLSCAH auditorium, Kuala Lumpur. The forum will feature as keynote speaker … Read more

Farish Noor’s book under investigation

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http://www.thenutgraph.com/article-1077.html#comments   By Zedeck Siew zedecksiew@thenutgraph.com 27 Nov 08 : 5.35PM Book cover of From Majapahit to Putrajaya PETALING JAYA, 27 Nov 2008: A leading bookstore in Kuala Lumpur has stopped selling a book by Malaysian public intellectual Dr Farish Noor, pending an investigation by the Home Ministry.   The entire stock of the book, … Read more

UMNO has stubborn staying power

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The opposition coalition’s unprecedented electoral gains in Malaysia’s general elections in March, and its leader Anwar Ibrahim’s vow to bring down the government through parliamentary defections have led many to believe that the days of the ruling United Malays National Organization’s (UMNO) oppressive, race-based brand of politics are numbered.

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International Tourism and Cultural Change in Southeast Asia.

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The first part of this paper, accordingly, will analyze these problems and suggest an alternative framework for analyzing tourism and culture in Southeast Asia. In the second part of this paper, I pose three aspects of the relationship between tourism and culture which seem particularly important and worthy of further exploration. These involve the expanded … Read more

Incentive Schemes And Foreign Investment In The Industrialization Of Malaysia.

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The article focuses on the paper “Incentive Schemes and Foreign Investment in the Industrialization of Malaysia,” by N.D. Karunaratne, and M.B. Abdullah. The basic message of this article is that tax incentives have not significantly influenced foreign companies to invest in Malaysia and they represent an unproductive tax income loss.  [Download]

Education, Income, and Equity in Malaysia.

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This paper examines the returns to educational investment in Malaysia and their implications for public-sector resource allocation policies. These policies largely define the accessibility of educational facilities for most groups in Malaysian society, and since the resultant pattern of educational attainment impinges directly on personal incomes, attention will also be given to the distributional aspects … Read more