Universiti Sains Malaysia

Malaysia is located in the Southeast Asia. In 2015, it is estimated to have 30 million people living in Malaysia coming from the multi-ethnic background. There are a lot of ethnics living in Malaysia, but Malays, Chinese and Indian are the chief ethnic communities while the rest are the natives living in Sabah, and Sarawak (the Borneo Island). Historically, the Malay people were the first to migrate to Malaysia that it was first called as ‘Tanah Melayu’ (Malaya) which literally translated into…

Although Kuala Lumpur is known as Asia 's green capital, its history has been unknown. Kuala Lumpur is filled with different cultures, traditions, and people. The three dominant ethnicities are Malays, Chinese, and Indians. There are more to Kuala Lumpur than its festive nights and green nature. It started from a muddy junction of two rivers to a prosperous, lively city. Kuala Lumpur was founded by 87 Chinese prospectors searching for tin in 1857. Tin was highly demanded at the time by…

TOPIC 2 : BUKIT TINGGI PAHANG i. Introduction : Bukit Tinggi is a highalnd that located at the Bentong district of Pahang in Malaysia. In recent years, Bukit Tinggi Highland is considered as the newest highlands in Malaysia apart from some well-known highlands such as Genting Highland, Kundasang, Cameron Highland and Fraser’s Hill. The founder of Berjaya Groups, Tan Sri Dato' Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun bought 16000 acres of tropical forest at the Bukit Tinggi Pahang and he tends to make Bukit…

F&N made an investments in plants in Malaysia and Thailand to manufacture its product. After that, F&N import from those country and distribute its product in Singapore. Due to Singapore is a small island country and a land is limited, if investment plant and production in Singapore will involves…

Introduction Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore, as well as Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo, joined the Federation. In 1965, Singapore was expelled from the federation. Malaysia has two main regions, which is the Peninsular Malaysia region, which includes 11 states and the Malaysian Borneo region, which comprises two states (Sabah and Sarawak). It has a total area of 329,847 square kilometers. Malaysia’s climate is topical and…

UNION TERRITORY AT A GLANCE Union Territory Came into Existence: November 1954 Capital: Puducherry Area (in square km): 492 Population (2001): 9,73,829 Total Number of Districts 4 – Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam Major Rivers: Gingee, Pennaiyar, Coringa, Godavari, Mahe, Cauvery Urban/Rural Ratio: 2:1 Administrative Language: Tamil, English Population Density (2001): 2029/sq.km. Major Religions Hindu (86.16 per cent); Muslim (6.54 per cent); Christian (7.23 per cent); Buddhist…

Part A – CSR Practices in Malaysia 1. Introduction to AEON CO. (M) BHD. AEON CO. (M) BHD. is a top retailer in Malaysia that was established on 15 September 1984 and it has a staggering amount of RM3.51 billion aggregate income annually. AEON CO. (M) BHD. (AEON or the Company) was set up due to Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Seri Dr. Mahathir's invitation to help them modernize the retailing business in Malaysia. The ‘AEON’ name today is now a household name in the daily lives of Malaysians as…

2. Cases from Japan 2.1 Bellport Ashiya 2.1.1 Overview Bellport Ashiya- complex of facilities centered around marina, or small port (dock with mooring s and supplies for yachts and small boats) located in Hyoogo Prefecture, Ahiya City in the artificial South Ahiya island. It is known that first kind in Japan of residential district attached to berth. Regarding administration is one part of…

Malaysia is a multi-cultural country consisting of Malays, Chinese, Indian, Orang Asli or the indigenous groups comprising of Senoi, Jakun and Negritos in Peninsula Malaysia and the such as the Dayak, Iban, Bidayuh, Orang Ulu in Sarawak and the Kadazan-Dusun, Bajau and Murut in Sabah. Each group brings with them their own cultures, art and architectural designs. The traditional Malays architecture is based on simplicity of design ideally suited to the tropical conditions. Taking into…

35th largest GDP in the world (Report… 2016), yet the United Nations still considers Malaysia “developing.” It still has “laws that endorse men’s authority over women in marriage, [and] give men greater rights over property and limit women’s ability to file for divorce” (Women, U.N. 2015), yet Malaysia has also implemented quotas that have increased women’s participation in corporate boards (Women, U.N. 2015). Malaysia is a state on contradictions, but so is reality. There is more to the story…