Malaysian Society

As in many other countries around the world Malaysia carries a lot of history. The ancestors of Malaysia settled between 2500 and 1500 B.C. The earliest tribes that were set to establish were the Orang Asli of the Peninsula, Penan of Sarawak and the Rungus of Sabah. These three tribes lived as nomadic people for many years in Malaysia. These tribes were said to have migrated from China and also from India. Another tribe migrated to Malaysia as well and they were known as the Malays. The Malays were known as traders that settled in Malaysia. As we have learned in our previous studies that whenever there is migration new religions follow with it. Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam became the religions that were introduced to the immigrants in Malaysia. Malaysia like many other nations is rapidly growing in agricultural and manufacturing. As the agriculture and manufacturing industries grow so does the Malaysian economy. Malaysia finds that its population has reconstructed around these popular areas of growth. Just as over hundreds of years ago people were competing to survive in Malaysia because of lack of resources, they are competing a hundred years later to be one the world’s center stages for the economy. Malaysia’s growing role is a mere succession of the agricultural and manufacturing increase that they have seen. But what role does this play in Malaysian society? It plays a huge one. Malaysia’s society is diverse and plays a large part in the economy.

Malaysia economy was centered on the production of rubber, timber, tin and petroleum. Rubber was an item that many other countries just couldn’t produce. So this called for rubber to be on high demand, which meant more production of this product meant a boost in the economy for Mala...

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...untry in the next decade. Malaysia’s society is diverse and plays a large part in the economy.

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