Selangor Darul Ehsan is one of the states that makes up Malaysia. It is located in the middle of Peninsula Malaysia’s west coast and encircles the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. In the 19th century, a large portion of the state was still covered by jungle and the population was concentrated within the traditional settlement areas. Land use was limited to subsistence, namely farming, paddy planting or jungle produce. The main settlements in Selangor were located in the valleys of the Bernam River, Selangor River, Klang River, Langat River and Lukut River. The population of Selangor in 1824 was estimated at 6,000 and comprised mostly Malays. The Malay community in the strata of the 19th century social system was generally …show more content…
The tree is also known for its height and it can be seen from afar (from the sea) until the traders during the time started saying that they wanted to stop by the estuary of ‘sungai mentangau’, the lisps of the people back then resulted in the word Selangor in the end. Other probable origin of the names of Selangor is also said to be derived from ‘salang’ and ‘jemur’ which means drying. This is due to a place by the side of the Sungai Selangor that was once a place for traitors that were given capital punishment with ‘hukuman salang’ and then dried ‘jemur’. The combination of those two words resulted in ‘salang-mur’ and over time it becomes Selangor. According to a Portugese, Barbosa wrote in 1516 that the name Sara Hangor (Sara Langor) is derived from the word Sarang Lang (sarang burung helang) which means eagle’s nest. It is the name of a kampung that can be found by the Sungai Selangor today. However, according to New Bold 1839, it is stated that Selangor originated from the word Callongor (Kalang ur) and the name is stated in a map in the British Museum,
He doesn't wish to anglicise the place-names in an arbitrary way, but attempts to keep as much of the original meaning in each. He is very much interested in the sound and beauty of the language.
We often don’t take the time to learn how to pronounce foreign words and names; in fact we sometimes make fun of them. Firoozeh says, “My cousin’s name, Farbod, means ‘greatness’. When he moved to America, all the kids called him ‘Farthead. My brother Farshid became ‘Fartshit’ (1). When Firoozeh’s family moved to America they all were discriminated against because of their foreign names, because of this Firoozeh changed her name to Julie. Once she changed it people were able to pronounce her name and would approach her.
When he was just born, Kunta Kinte’s father raised him towards the sky and said, “Your name is your spirit. Your name is your shield” (“Roots” n.p.). An individual’s name makes up who he or she is. It is how others recognize a person so it is very important to them. After Kunta Kinte was sold to the Europeans, he tries to protect his name by refusing to let others address him as “Toby.” He holds on to his real name and even when he is viciously whipped by his owner, he rejects the name his owner’s wife gave him. It keeps him who he is and he would not accept to be anyone other than himself. Kunta Kinte tries to run back to his home many times even though he failed time after time. He preserves the culture that he grew up with by singing and thinking about his family and
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.
Malaysia is located in the south-eastern Asia, bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam. Due to its locations, it has been colonised since the late 18th centuries by many countries. Since 1965, Malaysia has had one of the best economic records in Asia, with GDP average of 6.5% growth for almost 50 years. The economical development especially boosted during 1981 and 2003 under the governance of Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad. Malaysia succeeded in diversifying its economy from dependence on exports of raw materials to expansion in manufacturing, services, and tourism. Also, the current Prime Minister continues to pursue pro-business policies .
The title The Namesake mirrors the struggle of Gogol Ganguli, child of Ashoke and Ashima, Indian foreigners to the U.S.A. to get personality in the way of life where he is conceived and raised with his strange name. Names do make them mean in India. A considerable measure of practice is done when a youngster is named in India. An Indian tyke for the most part conveys two names, a pet name and an official one. Pet names are for the family and neighbours and colleagues. They convey or may not convey meaning. In any case, official names are kept with a great deal of care and practice.
After we know that the development of Baitulmal in Malaysia has many important aspect and things, so we can also help this development to go fast and see that Baitulmal is one thing that has in Islamic principle and has been formed since time Rasullullah and Sahabat.
Singapore is an island and a smallest country in Southeast Asia. Singapore is one of the “Four Asian Tigers” where the world major cargo seaport occurs. Despite the small size of the nation, Singapore economy have strong international trade link with capitalist mixed economy when the government intervention in the market is minimal (Economy watch, 2011).
Singapore, or the Republic of Singapore, is an island nation located just off the southern coast of Malaysia. This southeastern city-state is separated from its northern neighbor by the Johore Strait. Singapore is separated from Indonesia on the south side by the Singapore Strait (Ho, Winstedt, Leinbach, & Kenndard, 2016). The advanced logistics infrastructure of Singapore supports continued business growth and attraction to the developing country (“Comparing Logistics Infrastructure of Countries in ASEAN,” 2007).
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.
1. In 1810, Sir Stamford Raffles founded the island of Singapore and later claimed it in an attempt to create a trading post for the British. This trading post was located on the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, which was important for trade from East Asia and India. In the early 19th century, Malays, Chinese, and Indians came to Singapore to begin trade. The language spoken by these ethnicities affected one another and resulted in a choppy, sing-song version of the Queen’s English with heavy accents from the Hokkien, Malay, Cantonese, Tamil, and more.
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.
Tugu Negara was the interesting place that has the history is distinctive. It located in capital, Kuala Lumpur near Parliament building. The monument picture body of troops that flying the country flag namely Jalur Gemilang. From 2010, Hari Pahlawan celebration location displaced from Tugu Negara to Putrajaya, celebrated on 1 July every year. Cultural of heritage that exist in Kuala Lumpur very attractive tourist's attention from foreign countries. Foreign tourist admire historical value that still
Nowadays, the two areas of living people choose to live are urban area and rural area. Malaysia has not much differences from others countries because the community in Malaysia also can be characterize between live in urban area or rural area. Live in urban area and rural area necessarily have it own differences and advantages. Because of environment, cultures and facilities, live in the urban area is differ from the rural area.
Looking back on the history of Singapore its hard not to sit back and rivet at all the progression and improvement that have made Singapore a more relaxing and astonishing haven and must-see destination. Starting chronologically, from the Sanskrit words “simha” (lion) and “pura” (city) Singapore or Singapura, the “lion City” shows the rich history and the beginning of a new era that Singapore went through, and describes the city-state and the city life of people whom live or visit Singapore. We then move into how the city-state flourished as a trading post for a lot of sea vessels, which include Chinese junks, Portuguese battleships, and Indian vessels. The nineteenth century was an important time for Singapore because it was when modern Singapore was founded. On January 29, 1819 Sir Thomas Raffles (the...