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Maulidur Rasul Celebrated with Programmes to Exult Love for Prophet BERNAMA 20/11/2018
Maulidur Rasul celebrated with programmes to exult love for prophet BERNAMA 20/11/2018 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 (Bernama) -- This year Maulidur Rasul in observance of the birthday of Prophet Muhammad is celebrated nationwide with programmes to exult love for the prophet. The national-level celebration was held at Putrajaya International Convention Ccentre (PICC) in Putrajaya and was attended by Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah. The Raja Permaisuri of Perak, Tuanku Zara Salim, also attended the event. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail were also present. About 4,000 people, representing various government agencies, statutory bodies, uniformed organisations, non-governmental organisations, institutions of higher learning, schools and the private sector participated in the Maulidur Rasul gathering. In SELANGOR, Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari led the Maulidur Rasul two-kilometres procession from Shah Alam Stadium to the Melawati Stadium. Also in the procession were State Secretary Datuk Mohd Amin Ahmad Ahya, Selangor Islamic Religious Department director Datuk Haris Kasim and Selangor Mufti Datuk Mohd. Tamyes Abd Wahid. The procession involved the participation of about 3,000 representatives from 84 contingents, comprising government departments and agencies. In KEDAH, the celebration was held at Dewan Sri Negeri, Wisma Darul Aman, Alor Setar , and was attended by the Sultan of Kedah Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah, the Sultanah of Kedah Sultanah Maliha Tengku Ariff and the Raja Muda of Kedah Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah Sultan Sallehuddin. Also present were Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir and his wife, Tok Puan Norzieta Zakaria. -
China's Belt-Road Initiative As the Signature of President Xi Jinping
Journal of Contemporary China ISSN: 1067-0564 (Print) 1469-9400 (Online) Journal homepage: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cjcc20 China’s Belt-Road Initiative as the Signature of President Xi Jinping Diplomacy: Easier Said than Done Suisheng Zhao To cite this article: Suisheng Zhao (2020) China’s Belt-Road Initiative as the Signature of President Xi Jinping Diplomacy: Easier Said than Done, Journal of Contemporary China, 29:123, 319-335, DOI: 10.1080/10670564.2019.1645483 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/10670564.2019.1645483 Published online: 26 Jul 2019. Submit your article to this journal Article views: 700 View related articles View Crossmark data Citing articles: 1 View citing articles Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=cjcc20 JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY CHINA 2020, VOL. 29, NO. 123, 319–335 https://doi.org/10.1080/10670564.2019.1645483 China’s Belt-Road Initiative as the Signature of President Xi Jinping Diplomacy: Easier Said than Done Suisheng Zhao University of Denver, USA ABSTRACT This article examines the design, objectives, and implementation of the Belt Road Initiative (BRI) six years after its inception. It argues that although the BRI as a top-level design on which President Xi has staked his personal legacy is to serve China’s ambitious geostrategic and geo- economic interests, many developing countries have welcomed the BRI because of their desperate need in infrastructure construction. But the BRI’s popularity has exceeded the substance as China has yet to bridge many fault lines on the ground. -
*All Views Expressed in Written and Delivered Testimony Are Those of the Author Alone and Not of the U.S
February 20, 2020 Isaac B. Kardon, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor, U.S. Naval War College, China Maritime Studies Institute* Testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Hearing: China’s Military Power Projection and U.S. National Interests Panel II: China’s Development of Expeditionary Capabilities: “Bases and Access Points” 1. Where and how is China securing bases and other access points to preposition materiel and facilitate its expeditionary capabilities? Previous testimony has addressed the various military logistics vessels and transport aircraft that supply People’s Liberation Army (PLA) forces operating abroad. This method is costly, inefficient, and provides insufficient capacity to sustain longer and more complex military activities beyond the range of mainland logistics networks. Yet, with the notable exception of the sole military “support base” (baozhang jidi, 保障基地)1 in Djibouti, these platforms are the PLA’s only organic mode of “strategic delivery” (zhanlüe tousong, 战略投送) to project military power overseas. Lacking a network of overseas bases in the short to medium term, the PLA must rely on a variety of commercial access points in order to operate beyond the first island chain. Because the PLA Navy (PLAN) is the service branch to which virtually all of these missions fall, this testimony focuses on port facilities. The PLAN depends on commercial ports to support its growing operations overseas. Over the course of deploying 34 escort task forces (ETF) since 2008 to perform an anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden, the PLAN has developed a pattern of procuring commercial husbanding services for fuel and supplies at hundreds of ports across the globe. -
Understanding Intangible Culture Heritage Preservation Via Analyzing Inhabitants' Garments of Early 19Th Century in Weld Quay
sustainability Article Understanding Intangible Culture Heritage Preservation via Analyzing Inhabitants’ Garments of Early 19th Century in Weld Quay, Malaysia Chen Kim Lim 1,*, Minhaz Farid Ahmed 1 , Mazlin Bin Mokhtar 1, Kian Lam Tan 2, Muhammad Zaffwan Idris 3 and Yi Chee Chan 3 1 Institute for Environment & Development (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Malaysia; [email protected] (M.F.A.); [email protected] (M.B.M.) 2 School of Digital Technology, Wawasan Open University, 54, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, George Town 10050, Malaysia; [email protected] 3 Faculty of Art, Computing & Creative Industry, Sultan Idris Education University, Tanjong Malim 35900, Malaysia; [email protected] (M.Z.I.); [email protected] (Y.C.C.) * Correspondence: [email protected] Abstract: This qualitative study describes the procedures undertaken to explore the Intangible Culture Heritage (ICH) preservation, especially focusing on the inhabitants’ garments of different ethnic groups in Weld Quay, Penang, which was a multi-cultural trading port during the 19th century in Malaysia. Social life and occupational activities of the different ethnic groups formed the two main spines of how different the inhabitants’ garments would be. This study developed and demonstrated a step-by-step conceptual framework of narrative analysis. Therefore, the procedures used in this study are adequate to serve as a guide for novice researchers who are interested in undertaking Citation: Lim, C.K.; Ahmed, M.F.; a narrative analysis study. Hence, the investigation of the material culture has been exemplified Mokhtar, M.B.; Tan, K.L.; Idris, M.Z.; by proposing a novel conceptual framework of narrative analysis. -
Property Market 2013
Property Market 2013 www.wtw.com.my C H Williams Talhar and Wong 30.01, 30th Floor, Menara Multi-Purpose@CapSquare, 8 Jalan Munshi Abdullah, 51000 Kuala Lumpur Tel: 03-2616 8888 Fax: 03-2616 8899 KDN No. PP013/07/2012 (030726) Property Market 2013 www.wtw.com.my C H Williams Talhar and Wong 30.01, 30th Floor, Menara Multi-Purpose@CapSquare, 8 Jalan Munshi Abdullah, 51000 Kuala Lumpur Tel: 03-2616 8888 Fax: 03-2616 8899 KDN No. PP013/07/2012 (030726) CH Williams Talhar & Wong established in 1960, is a leading real estate services company in Malaysia & Brunei (headquartered in Kuala Lumpur) operating with 25 branches and associated offices. HISTORY Colin Harold Williams established C H Williams & Co, Chartered Surveyor, Valuer and Estate Agent in 1960 in Kuala Lumpur. In 1974, the company merged with Talhar & Co, a Johor-base Chartered Surveying and Valuation company under the sole-proprietorship of Mohd Talhar Abdul Rahman. With the inclusion of Wong Choon Kee, in a 3-way equal partnership arrangement, C H Williams Talhar and Wong was founded. PRESENT MANAGEMENT The Group is headed by Chairman, Mohd Talhar Abdul Rahman who guides the group on policy de- velopments and identifies key marketing strategies which have been instrumental in maintaining the strong competitive edge of WTW. The current Managing Directors of the WTW Group operations are: C H Williams Talhar & Wong Sdn Bhd Foo Gee Jen C H Williams Talhar & Wong (Sabah) Sdn Bhd Robin Chung York Bin C H Williams Talhar Wong & Yeo Sdn Bhd (operating in Sarawak) Robert Ting Kang Sung -
Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
IN-SITU CONSERVATION OF THE SUMATRAN RHINOCEROS (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) A MALAYSLAN EXPERIENCE Mohd. Khan Momin Khan Burhanuddin Hj. Mohd. Nor Ebil Yusof Mustafa Abdul Rahman Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. INTRODUCTION The Sumatran rhino is considered to be one of the most endangered wildlife species in Peninsular Malaysia. Surveys conducted throughout the peninsula in 1987 estimated that the population stands at more than 100 animals with most of the population inhabiting the forest of Taman Negara, Endau Rompin and the forest between Gunung Inas and Ulu Selama in Perak. The population in these three locations are considered viable for long- term genetic management. The remainder of the population suwives in the forest reserves and state land throughout the peninsula (Map 1, Table 1). The Sumatran rhinoceros population in the wild is found in mountain ranges and forest of higher elevations in Peninsular Malaysia. This should provide a consolation in terms of the animals' protection, as these forests are seldom logged because they play an important part in water catchment and ithe prevention of soil erosion. Nevertheless, steps should be taken to ensure the survival of these animals, as deforestation is rapidly approaching these areas. Poaching activities increase with the demand for rhino products. The popular beliefs of the horn's medicinal property, especially as an aphrodisiac, escalates the demand for rhino products. This, coupled with the high price of horns, prompts illegal hunters to hunt down these animals. The risks of selling illegal rhino products is high, especially in Kuala Lumpur, thus contributing to the high price of the products. -
Racialdiscriminationreport We
TABLE OF CONTENTS Glossary ............................................................................................................................................................................ 1 Executive Summary...................................................................................................................................................... 3 Definition of Racial Discrimination......................................................................................................................... 4 Racial Discrimination in Malaysia Today................................................................................................................. 5 Efforts to Promote National Unity in Malaysia in 2018................................................................................... 6 Incidences of Racial Discrimination in Malaysia in 2018 1. Racial Politics and Race-based Party Politics........................................................................................ 16 2. Groups, Agencies and Individuals that use Provocative Racial and Religious Sentiments.. 21 3. Racism in the Education Sector................................................................................................................. 24 4. Racial Discrimination in Other Sectors................................................................................................... 25 5. Racism in social media among Malaysians........................................................................................... 26 6. Xenophobic -
Malaysia Real Estate Highlights
RESEARCH REAL ESTATE HIGHLIGHTS 1ST HALF 2016 KUALA LUMPUR PENANG JOHOR BAHRU KOTA KINABALU HIGHLIGHTS KUALA LUMPUR HIGH END CONDOMINIUM MARKET The residential market continues to remain lacklustre with lower volume and value of transactions recorded. ECONOMIC AND MARKET INDICATORS Limited project completions and new Malaysia’s economy expanded at a launches of high end condominiums / slower pace in 2015 with Gross Domestic residences during the review period. Product (GDP) growing at an annual rate of 5.0% (2014: 6.0%). For 2016, the Government has trimmed the country’s Growing pressure on rentals amid GDP growth forecast to 4 - 4.5% due to strong supply pipeline (existing and the volatility in crude oil prices and other new completions) and a challenging economic challenges. GDP continued rental market while prices in to moderate in the first quarter of 2016, the secondary market generally posting 4.2% growth, its slowest since continue to remain resilient. 3Q2009 (4Q2015: 4.5%), driven by domestic demand. Private consumption expanded by 5.3% while private Developers adopt innovative ‘push investment moderated to 2.2%. marketing’ strategies to boost Headline inflation for April 2016 registered at sales of selected projects and 2.1%. It is expected to be lower at 2% to 3% improve revenue. this year, compared to an earlier projection Aria of 2.5% to 3.5% and will continue to remain stable in 2017. (432 units) and The Residences at The Meanwhile, labour market conditions St. Regis Kuala Lumpur (160 units). continued to weaken with more retrenchment of workers, particularly in By the second half of 2016, the scheduled the manufacturing, mining and services completions of another five projects will sectors. -
The Strait of Malacca (Malaysia) with Its Role in the Network of Maritime Trade in Asia and East – West Cultural Exchange in the Middle Ages Pjaee, 17 (4) (2020)
THE STRAIT OF MALACCA (MALAYSIA) WITH ITS ROLE IN THE NETWORK OF MARITIME TRADE IN ASIA AND EAST – WEST CULTURAL EXCHANGE IN THE MIDDLE AGES PJAEE, 17 (4) (2020) THE STRAIT OF MALACCA (MALAYSIA) WITH ITS ROLE IN THE NETWORK OF MARITIME TRADE IN ASIA AND EAST – WEST CULTURAL EXCHANGE IN THE MIDDLE AGES Tran Xuan Hiep1, Nguyen Tuan Binh2 1Institute of Socio-Economic Research, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam 2 Department of History, University of Education, Hue University, Vietnam [email protected]@gmail.com Tran Xuan Hiep, Nguyen Tuan Binh. The Strait Of Malacca (Malaysia) With Its Role In The Network Of Maritime Trade In Asia And East – West Cultural Exchange In The Middle Ages-- Palarch’s Journal Of Archaeology Of Egypt/Egyptology 17(4), 84- 92. ISSN 1567-214x ABSTRACT Founded around 1404, as the oldest city in Malaysia, Malacca (Malay: Melaka) is a bustling gathering place for traders from China, India, Arab and European countries. With its geostrategic location as it lies on an important maritime route from Europe, Africa, South Asia, the Middle East to East Asia, Malacca has become one of the region’s largest international trading ports of Southeast Asia region in particular and the world in general. This commercial port held a golden position in the East - West-trading system in the middle ages. Besides the favorable economic conditions, this is also the place that carries many imprints of cultural interference, the place of exchange between the Eastern and Western civilizations. The multicultural imprints has clearly shown in the life, architecture and religion in Malacca city from the past to the present. -
Malaysia Real Estate Highlights
RESEARCH REAL ESTATE HIGHLIGHTS 2ND HALF 2016 KUALA LUMPUR PENANG JOHOR BAHRU KOTA KINABALU HIGHLIGHTS KUALA LUMPUR HIGH END CONDOMINIUM MARKET Despite the subdued market, there were noticeably more ECONOMIC INDICATORS launches and previews in the TABLE 1 second half of 2016. Malaysia’s Gross Domestic Product Completion of High End (GDP) grew 4.3% in 3Q2016 from 4.0% Condominiums / Residences in in 2Q2016, underpinned by private 2H2016 The secondary market, however, expenditure and private consumption. continues to see lower volume Exports, however, fell 1.3% in 3Q2016 of transactions due to the weak compared to a 1.0% growth in 2Q2016. economy and stringent bank KL Trillion lending guidelines. Amid growing uncertainties in the Jalan Tun Razak external environment, a weak domestic KL City market and continued volatility in the 368 Units The rental market in locations Ringgit, the central bank has maintained with high supply pipeline and a the country’s growth forecast for 2016 at weak leasing market undergoes 4.0% - 4.5% (2015: 5.0%). correction as owners and Le Nouvel investors compete for the same Headline inflation moderated to 1.3% in Jalan Ampang 3Q2016 (2Q2016: 1.9%). pool of tenants. KL City 195 Units Unemployment rate continues to hold steady at 3.5% since July 2016 (2015: The review period continues to 3.1%) despite weak labour market see more developers introducing conditions. Setia Sky creative marketing strategies and Residences - innovative financing packages Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) lowered the Divina Tower as they look to meet their sales Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by 25 basis Jalan Raja Muda KL City target and clear unsold stock. -
Malacca Guide
MALACCA GUIDE YOUR FREE MALACCA GUIDE FROM THE ASIA TRAVEL SPECIALISTS www.asiawebdirect.com Thanks to a rich colonial past, thriving Peranakan heritage and excellent Nyonya fare, Malacca is Malaysia’s historical pride. Also spelt Melaka, the state is one of the country’s tourism industry’s trump cards. First established in the fourteenth century, it quickly gained fame under the auspices of founder Parameswara, a Sumatran prince. Conquered by the Portuguese, Dutch and British, remnants of their rule can be seen throughout the well-preserved town centre, from Porta de Santiago (the remaining gate of the Portuguese-built A’Famosa fort) to the nearby Dutch-constructed Stadhuys. Malacca’s a small town so exploring it is fairly easy on foot as you’re never too far from tourist-worthy sights. WEATHER SIM CARDS AND DIALING PREFIXES Hot and humid throughout the year with occasional rainfall, Malacca is perfect for year-round travel. Temperatures range between 30°C - Malaysia’s three main cell phone service providers are Celcom, Digi and 35°C during the day and 27°C - 29°C at night, though after rainfall it Maxis. You can obtain prepaid SIM cards almost anywhere – especially could be cooler. Rainfall occurs mostly between October and March inside large-scale shopping malls. Digi and Maxis are the most popular while May to July remains the state’s drier months. Wear light clothing, services, although Celcom has the most widespread coverage in Sabah good walking shoes and sunglasses; and you’d be remiss to forget your and Sarawak. Each state has its own area code; to make a call to a sun block – the higher the SPF the better! landline in KL, dial 03 followed by the eight-digit number. -
The Maritime Potential of Penang
WORKING PAPER SERIES CenPRIS WP 142/11 THE MARITIME POTENTIAL OF PENANG Prof. Dr. Hans-Dieter Evers Mr. Sezali Md Darit OCTORBER 2011 Available online at http://www.usm.my/cenpris/ CenPRIS Working Paper No. 142/11 OCT 2011 Note: the paper is not meant to represent the views or opinions of CenPRIS or its Members. Any errors are the responsibility of the author(s). ABSTRACT 1 THE MARITIME POTENTIAL OF PENANG Location at the entrance /gateway to the Indian Ocean and its long coastline provide Penang State with a substantial maritime potential. The maritime potential and its utilization by a maritime economy have been captured by an index, developed by the Centre for Policy Research and International Studies, USM. Using data of the CenPRIS Ocean Index the paper will analyse the competitive position of Penang in relation to Singapore, Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, Selangor, Perak, Kedah and Perlis, all states along the Straits of Malacca. The question will be asked and at least partially answered, whether or not Penang has realized its maritime potential and has moved ahead of its competitors along the Straits of Malacca, serving as a gateway to the Indian Ocean. The development of the other maritime states will provide a benchmark, through which the performance of Penang can be measured. It will be argued that Penang’s maritime potential as a gateway to the Indian Ocean could be more fully realized and some of the connections across the Indian Ocean will be highlighted. KEYWORDS: Ocean Index, Maritime Economy, Development, Shipping, Fisheries, Malaysia Prof. Dr. Hans-Dieter Evers Mr.