Chapter 1 - A Brief History of the Multi-racial Population of Malaysia

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CHAPTER 1

A Brief History Of TheMulti-racial Population Of

Malaysia

INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS



A FIRST GLAN !OF MALA"SIA

For any visitors to Malaysia, one of the first wor s whi!h they willhear on!e they "et on #oar a Malaysia #o$n airline fli"ht is“Selamat Datang” %

It &eans '(el!o&e) in Malay%

Malaysian fla" *nown as +al$r Ge&ilan"%




One of the “Asian Economic Tigers” in So$thEast Asia, there are &any 'M) wor s that!an #e $se to es!ri#e Malaysia% (or sli*e 'M$lti C$lt$ral), 'M$lti Ethi!), 'M$lti-in"$al), 'Mysterio$s), 'Mysti!al), an'Ma"nifi!ent) !an all #e $se to sin"$larlyor !olle!tively es!ri#e this relatively yo$n"nation of ./ &illion 0eo0le




MA-A1SIA TR2-1 ASI

3 This is $e to the fa!t that it is one of thefew !o$ntries in Asia that has three 456&a7or ra!es, Chinese, Malays an In ians,in si"nifi!ant n$&#ers in one 0la!e%

In fa!t, it is this iversity that is affor e #ythe vario$s ra!es in this !o$ntry that &a*e“Malaysia Truly Asia” %




FLAG

Malaysian fla" *nown as +al$r Ge&ilan"%




T8E F-AG

3 Malaysia Na&e Jalur Gemilang 49Stri0es ofGlory96

3 A o0te : .; May </=> 4ori"inal << 0oint staran << stri0es6<; Se0te&#er </;5 4!$rrent <? 0oint star an <?stri0es6

3 Desi"n : Fo$rteen hori@ontal stri0es alternatin"re an white in the !anton, a yellow !res!entan <? 0oint star on a #l$e fiel

3 Desi"ne #y Moha&e 8a&@ah BN <C

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_flag_names

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Malaysia


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_flag_names



T8E MEANING3 The <? stri0es, of e $al wi th, re0resent the

e $al stat$s in the fe eration of the<5 &e&#er states an the fe eral

"overn&ent, while the <? 0oints of the starre0resent the $nity #etween these entities% B.C The !res!ent re0resents Isla&, the !o$ntry soffi!ial reli"ion the #l$e !anton sy&#oli@esthe $nity of the Malaysian 0eo0le the yellowof the star an !res!ent is the royal !olo$r ofthe Malay r$lers%

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_of_Malaysia



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_of_Malaysia



GEOGRAPHICAL

3 Malaysia is a !o$ntry in So$theast Asiathat !onsists of <5 states an 5 Fe eral

Territories%3 Total lan &ass of 5./, ? s $are

*ilo&eters 4<. ,5== s &i6%

3 The !a0ital !ity is H$ala -$&0$r, whileP$tra7aya is the seat of the fe eral"overn&ent%




GEOGRAPHICAL

3 The Fe#eral Territories in Malaysia!o&0rise three territories: H$ala-$&0$r, P$tra7aya an -a#$an,"overne ire!tly #y the fe eral"overn&ent of Malaysia%



GEOGRAPHICAL

3 H$ala -$&0$r is the national !a0ital ofMalaysia, P$tra7aya is thea &inistrative !a0ital, an -a#$an is anoffshore international finan!ial !entre%H$ala -$&0$r an P$tra7aya are

en!laves in the state of Selan"or, while-a#$an is an islan off the !oast ofSa#ah%



MALAYSIA

P$tra7ayaINSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS



MALAYSIA

Petronas Twin towers 4H-CC6INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS



MALAYSIA

H- Tower INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS



MALAYSIA

H$ala -$&0$r




Some Government Buildings

Ni$ht %ie& of Palace of 'ustice fro( Putra)aya orporation Buil#in$ o(ple*



+ie& of Pri(e Minister,s office at #us



Putra)aya orporation Buil#in$ o(ple* at #us



Third Federal Territory

• Putrajaya is referred to asadministrative center notcapital;

• The main offices of governmentwas shifted in 1 from !uala"umpur to Putrajaya# due to theovercrowding and congestion inthe !uala "umpur areas$

• Putrajaya %ecame &alaysia'sthird Federal Territory after!uala "umpur and "a%uan %



MAPS




GEOGRAPHICAL

3 The !o$ntry is se0arate into two re"ions Penins$lar Malaysia an Malaysian

Jorneo #y the So$th China Sea%3 Malaysia #or ers Thailan , In onesia,

Sin"a0ore an Jr$nei%

3 The !o$ntry is lo!ate near the e $atoran eK0erien!es a tro0i!al !li&ate%




Introduction of Malaysia

Malaysia located inmiddle of South East of Asiawhich is separated by SouthChina Sea into two regions,Peninsular

Malaysia and MalaysianBorneo.Southern border shared

with hailand.In the north Borneo side

neighboring countries are

Singapore and Indonesia.he northern one!third of

island of Borneo , that isbordering with Brunei andIndonesia.



It is difficult to generali"eabout the country#s climate, asrainfall differs on the east andwest coasts according to thepre$ailing monsoon winds%northeast or southwest&.

A$erage daytime temperaturesin the Malaysia is around '()C%*')+& year round.

he main rainy season in theEast, runs between o$emberand +ebruary, while August isthe rainy month on the westcoast. East Malaysia has hea$y

rains % o$ember to +ebruary&.

Climate of Malaysia



G!NTING HIGHLAN.



CAMERON8IG8-AND



GOVERNMENT

3 Malaysia is a fe eral !onstit$tionalele!tive &onar!hy%

3 The fe eral hea of state of Malaysia isthe Yang di-Pertuan Agong , !o&&onlyreferre to as the Hin" of Malaysia%




MALAYSIA

1an" Di0ert$an A"on"

S$ltan Mi@an Lainal A#i in al M$*htafi Jillal ShahINSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS



GOVERNMENT

3 The 1an" i Pert$an A"on" is ele!teto a five year ter& a&on" the nine

here itary S$ltans of the Malay statesthe other fo$r states, whi!h haveGovernors, o not 0arti!i0ate in the

sele!tion%




GOVERNMENT

3 The syste& of "overn&ent in Malaysiais !losely &o ele on that of

(est&inster 0arlia&entary syste&, ale"a!y of Jritish !olonial r$le%

3 The "overn&ent is hea e #y a Pri&e

Minister%




MALAYSIA

The !$rrent Pri&e Minister of MalaysiaDato’ Seri Na i! Tun A!dul "a#a$




HISTORY

3 The 2H ha esta#lishe infl$en!e in!olonies in the territory fro& the late

< th !ent$ry%3 The western half of &o ern Malaysia

was !o&0ose of several se0arate

*in" o&s *nown as Jritish Malaya $ntilits issol$tion in </?;, when it wasreor"ani@e as the Malayan 2nion%




HISTORY

3 D$e to wi es0rea o00osition, it wasreor"ani@e a"ain as the Fe eration of

Malaya in </? an later "ainein e0en en!e on 5< A$"$st </= %

3 Sin"a0ore, Sarawa*, Jritish North

Jorneo an the Fe eration of Malaya 7oine to for& Malaysia on <;Se0te&#er </;5%




HISTORY

3 The $nion however, was $nsta#le $eto istr$st an i eolo"i!al ifferen!es#etween lea ers of the State ofSin"a0ore an the fe eral "overn&entof Malaysia% S$!h iss$es res$lte infre $ent isa"ree&ent within 0oliti!s,e!ono&i!, finan!ial an so!ial 0oli!ies%




HISTORY

3 The !onfli!t s0rea to the 0o0$la!e,res$ltin" in &a7or ra!ial riots in </;? in

Sin"a0ore% In </;=, Malaysian Pri&eMinister T$n*$ A# $l Rah&an e!i e$0on the eK0$lsion of Sin"a0ore fro&

the Fe eration, lea in" to theIn e0en en!e of Sin"a0ore on / A$"$st </;=%



DEMOGRAPHIC

3 The 0o0$lation stan s at ./,< /,/=.4+$ly .><< est%6

3 Malays for& the &a7ority of the0o0$lation of Malaysia%

3 The Malay lan"$a"e an Isla& are theoffi!ial lan"$a"e an reli"ion of thefe eration res0e!tively%




DEMOGRAPHIC

3 !thnic $roups3 Malay =>%? , Chinese .5% , in i"eno$s

<< , In ian %< , others % 4.>>? est%6




DEMOGRAPHIC

3 Jy !onstit$tional efinition, Malays areM$sli&s who 0ra!ti!e Malay !$sto&s4adat 6 an !$lt$re%

3 Non Malay #$&i0$tra "ro$0s &a*e $0&ore than half of the state of Sarawa* s0o0$lation 4of whi!h 5> are I#ans6,an !lose to ;> of Sa#ah s 0o0$lation4of whi!h < are Ha a@an D$s$ns,an < are Ja7a$s6%




DEMOGRAPHIC

3 There also eKist a#ori"inal "ro$0s in&$!h s&aller n$&#ers on the

Penins$la, where they are !olle!tively*nown as Oran" Asli%




DEMOGRAP8IC

3 Lan$ua$es3 Jahasa Malaysia 4offi!ial6, En"lish,

Chinese 4Cantonese, Man arin,8o**ien, 8a**a, 8ainan, Foo!how6,Ta&il, Tel$"$, Malayala&, Pan7a#i, Thai

note/ in East Malaysia there are severalin i"eno$s lan"$a"es &ost wi elys0o*en are I#an an Ha a@an



RELIGION




RELIGION

3 Malaysia is a &$lti reli"io$s so!iety anIsla& is the offi!ial reli"ion%

3 A!!or in" to the Po0$lation an 8o$sin"Cens$s .>>> fi"$res, a00roKi&ately ;>%?0er!ent of the 0o0$lation 0ra!ti!e Isla&

</%. 0er!ent J$ his& /%< 0er!entChristianity ;%5 0er!ent 8in $is& an.%; 0er!ent tra itional Chinese reli"ions%




RELIGION

3 The re&ainin" have other faiths while<%< either re0orte as havin" no

reli"ion or i not 0rovi e anyinfor&ation%




RELIGION

J$ his&INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS



MALAY




BUMIPUTRA

3 The Malay are Malaysia s lar"est ethni!"ro$0, a!!o$ntin" for over half the

0o0$lation an the national lan"$a"e%3 (ith the ol est in i"eno$s 0eo0les they

for& a "ro$0 !alle bumiputera , whi!h

translates as 9sons9 or 90rin!es of thesoil%)




BUMIPUTRA

3 Al&ost all Malays are M$sli&s%3 Tra itional Malay !$lt$re !enters

aro$n the kampung , or villa"e, tho$"hto ay one is 7$st as li*ely to fin Malaysin the !ities%




MALAY




BUMIPUTRA




BUMIPUTRA

3 The lar"est non Malay in i"eno$s tri#eis the I#an of Sarawa*, who n$&#er

over ;>>,>>>%3 So&e I#an still live in tra itional 7$n"le

villa"es in lon" ho$ses alon" the Ra7an"

an -$0ar rivers an their tri#$taries,altho$"h &any have &ove to the !ities%




BUMIPUTRA

3 The Ji ay$hs, n$&#erin" aro$n< >,>>>, are !on!entrate in the

so$thwestern 0art of Sarawa*%3 The lar"est in i"eno$s tri#e in Sa#ah is

the Ha a@an% They are lar"ely Christian

far&ers%




BUMIPUTRA




BUMIPUTRA

3 The <?>,>>> Oran" Asli, or a#ori"inal0eo0les, !o&0rise a n$&#er of ifferent

ethni! !o&&$nities livin" in 0enins$larMalaysia%

3 Tra itionally no&a i! h$nter "atherers

an a"ri!$lt$ralists, &any have #eena#sor#e into &o ern Malaysia%




ORANG AS-I



CHINESE

3 The Chinese 0o0$lation in Malaysia are&ostly J$ hist 4of Mahayana se!t6 or

Taoist, altho$"h so&e of the yo$n"er"enerations are !hoosin" Christianityas their reli"ion%




C8INESE



CHINESE

3 The Chinese !o&&$nity in Malaysias0ea* a variety of Chinese iale!ts

in!l$ in" Man arin Chinese, 8o**ien,Cantonese, 8a**a, an Teo!hew%




CHINESE

3 A lar"e &a7ority of Chinese in Malaysia,es0e!ially those fro& the lar"er !ities

s$!h as H$ala -$&0$r, Petalin" +aya,I0oh, Hlan" an Penan" s0ea* e!entEn"lish as well%

3 The Chinese have histori!ally #eeno&inant in the Malaysian #$siness an!o&&er!e !o&&$nity%




INDIAN




INDIAN

3 The In ians in Malaysia are &ainly8in $ Ta&ils fro& so$thern In ia whose

native lan"$a"e is Ta&il3 There are also other In ian !o&&$nities

whi!h is Tel$"$, Malayala& an 8in i

s0ea*in", livin" &ainly in the lar"ertowns on the west !oast of the0enins$la%




INDIAN

3 Many &i le to $00er &i le !lassIn ians in Malaysia also s0ea* En"lish

as a first lan"$a"e%3 A vi"oro$s .>>,>>> stron" Ta&il M$sli&

!o&&$nity also thrives as an

in e0en ent s$#!$lt$ral "ro$0%3 There are also 0revalent Ta&il Christian!o&&$nities in &a7or !ities an towns%




INDIAN

3 Most In ians ori"inally &i"rate fro&In ia as tra ers, tea!hers or other

s*ille wor*ers%3 A lar"er n$&#er were also 0art of the

for!e &i"rations fro& In ia #y the

Jritish $rin" !olonial ti&es to wor* inthe 0lantation in $stry%




INDIAN

3 There is also a si@a#le Si*h !o&&$nityin Malaysia of over <>>,>>>%

3 The Si*hs !a&e to Malaya to wor* as0oli!e, sol iers an agas 4se!$rity"$ar s6%




SIH8



HOLIDAYS

M$rta#a* s Stall $rin" Ra&a hanINSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS



HOLIDAYS

3 The &ost !ele#rate holi ay is the 98ariHe#an"saan9 4In e0en en!e Day6,

otherwise *nown as 9Mer e*a94Free o&6, on 5< A$"$st!o&&e&oratin" the in e0en en!e of

the Fe eration of Malaya in </= %




HOLIDAYS

3 Malaysia Day is only !ele#rate in thestate of Sa#ah on <; Se0te&#er to

!o&&e&orate the for&ation of Malaysiain </;5%

3 8ari Mer e*a, as well as -a#o$r Day 4<

May6, the Hin" s #irth ay 4first Sat$r ayof +$ne6 an so&e other festivals arefe eral "a@ette 0$#li! holi ays%




HOLIDAYS

3 M$sli&s in Malaysia !ele#rate M$sli&holi ays%

3 The &ost !ele#rate festival, 8ari RayaP$asa 4also !alle %ari "aya Aidil&itri 6 isthe Malay translation of Ei al Fitr%

3 It is "enerally a festival hono$re #y theM$sli&s worl wi e &ar*in" the en ofRa&a an, the fastin" &onth%




HOLIDAYS

3 In a ition to 8ari Raya P$asa, theyalso !ele#rate 8ari Raya 8a7i 4also

!alle %ari "aya Aidilad'a , thetranslation of Ei $l A ha6, AwalM$harra& 4Isla&i! New 1ear6 an

Ma$li $r Ras$l 4Jirth ay of thePro0het6%




HOLIDAYS

3 Chinese in Malaysia ty0i!ally !ele#ratefestivals that are o#serve #y Chinese

aro$n the worl %3 Chinese New 1ear is the &ost

!ele#rate a&on" the festivals whi!h

lasts for fifteen ays an en s with('a) Go' Mei*




HOLIDAYS

3 Other festivals !ele#rate #y Chineseare the in"&in" Festival, the Dra"on

Joat Festival an the Mi A$t$&nFestival%

3 In a ition to tra itional Chinese

festivals, J$ hists Chinese also!ele#rate Vesa*%




HOLIDAYS




HOLIDAYS

3 The &a7ority of In ians in Malaysia are8in $s an they !ele#rate

Diwali Dee0avali, the festival of li"ht%3 Thai0$sa& is a !ele#ration whi!h

0il"ri&s fro& all over the !o$ntry flo!* to

Jat$ Caves%3 A0art fro& the 8in $s, Si*hs !ele#ratethe Vaisa*hi, the Si*h New 1ear%




HOLIDAYS




T8AIP2SAM



HOLIDAYS

3 Other festivals: Q Goo Fri ay 4East Malaysia only6

Q Christ&as Q 8ari Gawai of the I#ans 4Daya*s6 Q Pesta Men$ai 4Pesta Haa&atan6 of the

Ha a@an D$s$ns%




CULTURE

3 Hnown as 0a0as an nonyas , theyevent$ally 0ro $!e a syntheti! set of

0ra!ti!es, #eliefs, an arts, !o&#inin"Malay an Chinese tra itions in s$!h away as to !reate a new !$lt$re%




JAJA AND N1ON1A



CULTURE

3 Another eKa&0le of Malaysia seKtraor inary !$lt$ral eK!han"e the

Malay we in" !ere&ony, whi!hin!or0orates ele&ents of the 8in $tra itions of so$thern In ia the #ri e

an "roo& ress in "or"eo$s #ro!a es,sit in state, an fee ea!h other yellowri!e with han s 0ainte with henna%




CULTURE

3 M$sli&s have a a0te the Chinese!$sto& of "ivin" little re 0a!*ets of

&oney 4 an$ pau 6 at festivals to theirown nee s the 0a!*ets "iven onM$sli& holi ays are "reen an have

Ara# writin" on the&%

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