Malaysia is one of the colorful countries of South Asia, which is known for its diverse culture and is fast becoming one of the hottest tourist destinations of South Asia. The country comprises of thirteen states and two geographical regions that is separated by the South China Sea. Culture of Malaysia is eclectic, the country boasts of a heterogeneous society. Apart from the indigenous people of Malaysia, the country also boasts of citizens, of Indian and Chinese origin. Thus the culture of the country was considerably influenced by the Indian and Chinese culture.
The Malaysian culture was further influenced by European, Arab and Persian culture. The multiculturalism of the country is also the result of the fact that the Malaysia was
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Bahasa Malaysia is the official language, but luckily for expats in Malaysia, English is an active second language which is widely spoken particularly by business people. The official term for the English used by people living in Malaysia is Malaysian Standard English. The use of “Manglish” is a form of colloquial English with Malay, Chinese and Tamil influences often heard on the streets, is being actively discouraged by the government. In total there are over 130 different languages spoken in Malaysia. The most common ones, apart from the Bahasa Malaysia and English, are various Chinese dialects as well as Tamil. If your business in Malaysia requires interaction with Malaysian government officials, ensure that all communication takes place in the language of Bahasa Malaysia. The majority of transactions …show more content…
Malaysians appreciate courtesy and mutual trust. Moreover, they also often develop their personal relations over a meal and appreciate gifts, but gifts are not essential. Finally it is crucial to know how to be patient in your business dealings, because the Malaysians need to feel comfortable and trust in you before entering a committed business transaction and/or relationship. With a thorough command of the business culture, many foreigners can successfully invest in Malaysia and reap many rewards. Factors that make foreign direct investment in Malaysia appealing are a transparent and liberal investment policy, competitive costs and growing
For this paper, a comparison between my culture; the Indian culture; specifically the Hindu culture and the culture of the largest ethnic group in Malaysia; the Malay culture, will be made.
Malaysia consists of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak and Sabah. In Malaysia, all the education system is under the control of government. This central curriculum makes every states and territory having the same curriculum, age to go to school and others. In Malaysia, there are five phrases of education which are preschool, primary, secondary schools and tertiary education (Malaysian Education Blueprint 2013-2025). However, in this essay, we are touching only until secondary education.
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According to Oxford dictionary, diversity is referred to as the state of showing a great deal of variety. In this case, diversity is defined as cultural diversity in a society or a specific region. Wikipedia states that “The phrase cultural diversity can also refer to having different cultures respect each other's differences.” Malaysia proves this statement as the three main ethnics are able to live together in harmony since Malaya’s Independence Day in 1957, although there were numerous obstacles along the way, threatening to topple the very foundation of the cooperation that exists among Malay, Chinese and Indian folk. This multicultural state had existed since the age of the British Empire colonization, where Malays are forced to accept
Lastly, but most importantly, understanding the culture and its background provides a valuable insight and an ‘umbrella theme’ of a country. According to Geert Hofstede’s Cultural dimensions, Malaysia has one of the highest power distance index in the world, with one of the lowest uncertainty avoidance index. It is highly related to the beliefs of Islam and this creates a society where leaders have virtually ultimate power and authority, and the rules, laws, and regulations developed by those in power, reinforce their own leadership and control. It is not unusual for new leadership to arise from armed insurrection – the ultimate power, rather than from diplomatic or democratic change .
Malaysia and Thailand which shared mainland and sea borders. Malaysia had their Embassy in Bangkok and Thailand has their Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. Thailand is larger than Malaysia and located at North of Malaysia. Both countries had similarity which Malay language used at Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat (South of Thailand) and they are also Muslim. Other than that the social culture activity of Malaysia in music instrument, singing, Siam skin puppet and dancing at the border much influence by Siamese culture. And also Siamese food, much of restaurant chef in Malaysia are from Thailand (Emy,
Malaysia has one of the highest standards of living in Southeast Asia and a very low unemployment rate (3%). A large income of Malaysia comes from exporting palm
Malaysia have a Malay culture, a Chinese culture, an Indian culture , a Eurasian culture, along with the cultures. the peninsula and north Borneo. A unified Malaysian culture is something only emerging in the country. The important social distinction in the emergent national culture is between Malay and non-Malay, represented by two groups: the Malay elite that dominates the country's politics, and the largely Chinese middle class whose prosperous lifestyle leads Malaysia's shift to a consumer society. The two groups mostly stay in the urban areas of the Malay Peninsula's west coast, and their sometimes competing, sometimes parallel effect shape the shared life of Malaysia's citizens. Sarawak and Sabah, the two Malaysian states located in north Borneo, tend to be less a influential part of the national culture.
Malaysia is a multi-ethnic, multicultural and multilingual society which consist of three major races; the Malays, the Chinese, and the Indians. They are once immigrants who are brought in as workers by the British. The tribal people who lived in Malaysia long before the existence of the three races are known as the Orang Asli which means “Original People”; they populate the East Malaysia more in Sabah (Dayak, Iban, and Bidayuh) and Sarawak (Kadazan) in our current era. There are also other immigrants and expatriates races like Indonesian, Europeans, and etc. Among the three races, the Malay population is the largest. The people in Malaysia lived in harmony in relation with each other, in business, in marriage, and even sharing food amongst themselves in someone’s wedding dinner or
Malaysia is a federation of 13 states and three federal territories in Southeast Asia. It consists of two regions separated by the South China Sea and bordered by Brunei, Indonesia, and Thailand. Malaysia has strategic location along strait of Malacca and Southern South China Sea. The government system is a constitutional monotony. The chief of state is the king and the head of government is the prime minister. Malaysia has a mixed economic system in which the economy which includes a variety of private freedom combined with centralized economic planning and government regulation. Malaysia is a member of Asia pacific economic cooperation ( APEC ) and association of southern Asian nations ( ASEAN ).
Multiethnic characteristic in Malaysia has made this country full of interesting culture. However, at the early stage of independent, Malaysia is having problems in constituents of national identity and culture as every ethnic is practicing and treasure with their own language, religion and culture and this phenomenon in facts creates a barrier between ethnic and made unity among the nation become hard. Unlike most of the postcolonial nation states, Malaysia is an exception in imposition of assimilationist policies which the construction of a national culture or identity almost always would be based on the dominant ethnic group’s culture with the concurrent marginalization, and usually annihilation, of the minority ethnic groups’ cultures to form a homogeneous national cultures for the country. (Hock Guan, Lee 2000) The results of assimilationist in a multiethnic character post-colonial states are normally significantly improve the relations between the dominant and minority ethnic groups.
Through the implementation of the national culture policy which purpose was to create nation building within the country, determine that the official religion of Malaysia was Islam, the religions that the majority of Malay prescribed to. Much like the parameter of language, the official religion of Malaysia also illustrated the special treatment given to the Malay people. This national culture policy implemented in Malaysia seemed to ignore the religions of other ethnic groups, particularly the Chinese population, which make up a larger portion of Malaysia’s overall population (Wan
Malaysia biggest problem is the environmental pollution. Although people already know how harmful these things are but they still go on. The three main pollution that happen in Malaysia are air pollution, water pollution and land pollution. Mostly pollution effect by the air conditional that release CFC’s gasses, rubbish that been thrown to the rival and open burning. All of this pollution will be link to all kind of diseases, sickness, bacteria and virus. For an example lung cancer that will happen to people cause by breathing the polluted air that been create by Malaysian themselves.
Malaysia was once a colonized land and known as Malaya back then. Malaysia is one of the Commonwealth countries, which means Malaysia was one of the British colonies.
Without unity, sovereignty and independence of the country will be lost in a blink of eyes. One of the initiatives in maintaining harmony in a multiracial society is depending on an individual's attitude. This is because the prosperity of a community generally depends on the individual. Each individual should tolerates and respects each other in order to nourish harmony within the society. Every citizen must inculcates moral values in their daily lives. With the pure-practitioner attitude within the community in Malaysia, the life of multi-racial society will always in peace and harmony. For example, we can held an open house to celebrate festivals like Chinese New Year. We should not chase away a neighbor even though they are not of the same religion. We should invite more friends and family to celebrate the festival together without taking the consideration of the differences and