Malaysia & Unesco

Malaysia & Unesco
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2015
Genre: International relations
ISBN:

On history of international relations of Malaysia and UNESCO.

Introduction to UNESCO-Listed Sites in Malaysia

Introduction to UNESCO-Listed Sites in Malaysia
Author: Muhamad Aizudin bin Zainal Abidin
Publisher: Muhamad Aizudin bin Zainal Abidin
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2023-08-15
Genre: Travel
ISBN:

This book will explore all of the UNESCO-listed sites in Malaysia, providing concise descriptions of each site and the place to start the journey to each site. UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that seeks to build peace through international cooperation in education, the sciences, culture, communication and information. One of its most important programs is the World Heritage List, which recognizes cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value. There are currently over 1,100 sites on the World Heritage List, located in 167 countries. In addition to the World Heritage List, UNESCO also designates biosphere reserves, geoparks and creative cities. Biosphere reserves are areas of land and sea that are dedicated to conservation and sustainable development. Geoparks are areas of geological significance that are managed for the benefit of both people and the environment. Creative cities are cities that have made significant contributions to one of seven creative fields: literature, music, performing arts, visual arts, film, folk art and gastronomy. Disclaimer This book and its content are never endorsed by UNESCO. The author is solely responsible for generating the content of the book. About the Author The author is a US-trained computer engineer living in his home country, Malaysia. His ambition is to visit at least UNESCO-listed sites per month. He is motivated to publish more similar books and create awareness to the public about the many beautiful cultural and natural sites in this world. His motto is “Make Travel More Meaningful”.

Malaysia: A Maritime Nation

Malaysia: A Maritime Nation
Author: Ruhanas Harun
Publisher: Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA)
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2021-08-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 9839275674

The notion of Malaysia as a maritime nation is not new. As a coastal state surrounded by significant bodies of water, Malaysia exhibits many characteristics of a maritime nation where peace, economic stability, and security are priorities in its rise and development. This book discusses Malaysia's aspiration of a maritime nation. It features various aspects of maritime sectors and will conclusively embark on a journey that would shape and rekindle interest in the concept of Malaysia as a maritime nation through literature, discussion, and research.

OECD Economic Surveys: Malaysia 2019

OECD Economic Surveys: Malaysia 2019
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2019-07-24
Genre:
ISBN: 9264591958

Malaysia’s economy is doing well, but social and governance challenges must be addressed. The new government prioritises inclusive growth and improving trust in public institutions. Further progress toward the planned target of high-income country status by 2024 will also require focusing on productivity growth with structural reforms to move up the value chain and improve skills. Ensuring environmental protection will improve the quality of growth.

Indonesia-Malaysia Relations

Indonesia-Malaysia Relations
Author: Marshall Clark
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2014-03-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317808878

Drawing on social media, cinema, cultural heritage and public opinion polls, this book examines Indonesia and Malaysia from a comparative postcolonial perspective. The Indonesia–Malaysia relationship is one of the most important bilateral relationships in Southeast Asia, especially because Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country and third largest democracy, is the most populous and powerful nation in the region. Both states are committed to the relationship, especially at the highest levels of government, and much has been made of their ‘sibling’ identity. The relationship is built on years of interaction at all levels of state and society, and both countries draw on their common culture, religion and language in managing political tensions. In recent years, however, several issues have seriously strained the once cordial bilateral relationship. Among these are a strong public reaction to maritime boundary disputes, claims over each country’s cultural forms, the treatment of Indonesian workers in Malaysia, and trans-border issues such as Indonesian forest fire haze. Comparing the two nations’ engagement with cultural heritage, religion, gender, ethnicity, citizenship, democracy and regionalism, this book highlights the social and historical roots of the tensions between Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as the enduring sense of kinship.

Serving Library Users from Asia

Serving Library Users from Asia
Author: John Hickok
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 752
Release: 2019-06-12
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0810887312

Asian populations are among some of the fastest growing cultural groups in the US. While books on serving other target groups in libraries have been published (e.g., disabled, Latino, seniors, etc.), few books on serving library users of Asian heritage have been written. Thus the timely need for this book. Rather than a generalized overview of Asians as a whole, this book has 24 separate chapters—each on 24 specific Asian countries/cultures of East, Southeast, and South Asia—with a wealth of resources for understanding, interacting with, outreaching to, and serving library users of each culture. Resources include cultural guides (both print and online), language helps (with sample library vocabulary), Asian booksellers, nationwide cultural groups, professional literature, and more. Resources and suggestions are given for all three types of libraries—public, school, and academic—making this book valuable for all librarians. The demographics of each Asian culture (numbers and distribution)—plus history of immigration and international student enrollment—is also featured. As a bonus, each chapter spotlights a US public, school, and academic library providing model outreach to Asian library users. Additionally, this book provides a detailed description and analysis of libraries in each of the 24 Asian countries. The history, development, facilities, conditions, technology, classification systems, and more—of public, school, and academic libraries—are all discussed, with detailed documentation. Country conditions influencing libraries and library use are also described: literacy levels, reading cultures, languages and writing systems, educational systems, and more. Based on the author’s 15 years of research and travels to Asia, this work is a must-have for all librarians.

Education in Malaysia

Education in Malaysia
Author: Moses Samuel
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2017-07-11
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9811044279

This book examines Malaysia’s educational landscape, providing a contemporary study of key themes that have emerged in this multicultural, multi-ethnic society, as it attempts to shift from a middle-income to a high-income nation. Combining contributions by scholars from various fields—such as economics, history, sociology, political science and, of course, education—the book provides richer insights into Malaysia. Offering a unique resource, it will be of particular interest to educators, researchers, students, policymakers and members of the public who want to be updated on the latest trends and challenges in Malaysian education.

Malaysia's Development Challenges

Malaysia's Development Challenges
Author: Hal Hill
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2013-07-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136626603

This book examines the various economic, political and developmental policy challenges that Malaysia faces in her shift from a middle income to high-income economy. This issue is of great interest to academics, policy makers and development practitioners in the developing world, particularly in middle-income economies where there is a widespread concern about the challenges of managing such a transition. Malaysia is one of the developing world's greatest success stories. The book argues that as one of the developing world's most open economies, with a reputation for prudent macroeconomic management, Malaysia has achieved consistent growth since independence. It has moved from a largely resource-based economy to a multinational-led, export-oriented, industrial economy. Despite this success, Malaysia, like other developing countries, is currently at a crossroads in its development strategy; it is in danger of being unable to graduate to the level of more advanced economies - such as Korea, Taiwan and Singapore - but with the basis of its success at risk from competition from efficient, lower-wage countries - such as China, India and Vietnam. Moreover, there are new threats to the political stability and affirmative action programmes which have successfully held together a very racially diverse population.

Law and Society in Malaysia

Law and Society in Malaysia
Author: Andrew Harding
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2018-01-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1351357654

This book provides a systematic and interdisciplinary examination of law and legal institutions in Malaysia. It examines legal issues from historical, social, and political perspectives, and discusses the role of law in relation to Malaysian multiculturalism, religion, politics, and society. It shows how the Malaysian legal system is at the heart of debates about how to deal with the country's problems, which include ethnic and religious divisions, uneven and unsustainable development, and political authoritarianism; and it argues that the Malaysian legal system has much to teach other plural polities, nations within the common law tradition, and federal states.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF MALAYSIA: TEXTS AND MATERIALS

A BRIEF HISTORY OF MALAYSIA: TEXTS AND MATERIALS
Author: HASBOLLAH BIN MAT SAAD
Publisher: PENA HIJRAH RESOURCES
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2020-05-07
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9675523158

Compilation Series: A Brief History of Malaysia: Texts and Materials is a solid, application-oriented text for students taking law subjects. Many new features make this edition a richer and stronger learning resource for students. Several factors motivated the authors to write this book. After having the experience in legal field and teaching for more than 17 years, it became clear that there was a definite need for more detail materials in this area. In addition, there was need for a book which would give full recognition to an easier method and the authors felt it was time for a text which would develop the ideas and methods with this in mind. This book covers a thorough discussion of the development of law in Malaysia; beginning from the establishment of the Melaka Empire until the recent issues. A major audience for the book will be students studying the law subjects. The order of topics, however, provides a degree of flexibility, so that the book can be of interest to different readers through basic concepts until the advanced concepts (i.e. the discussion of the cases). The purpose of this book is to take the readers on an introduction to Malaysian legal history journey, by which, the meaning of such subject at basic level is better understood. Hopefully, this book can be benefited by the readers in their journey to success.