A History of Malaysia

Abstract

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The Morphology of Early Towns in Malay Peninsula

“…By doing so, "they irrevocably divided the Riau-Johor kingdom and arbitrarily severed the cultural unity of east coast Sumatra and the peninsula. The Treaty of 1824 provided the rationale for the later colonial division down the Melaka Straits and is thus the basis for the contemporary boundary between Indonesia and Malaysia" [1]. During the British period, physical town settings and urban forms expend specifically in the Penang states which were then known as the Straits Settlement.…”

Constituting Religion

“…The Federation of Malaya Agreement extended citizenship only to those who declared permanent settlement, could establish that they were residents for fifteen of the previous twentyfive years, and had competence in English or the Malay language. 9 By these criteria, Andaya and Andaya (2001) estimate that less than 10 percent of ethnic Chinese qualified for automatic citizenship (268). A more relaxed citizenship requirement was therefore among the most important objectives for the ethnic Chinese and ethnic Indian communities.…”

Spiritual reminiscence therapy for older people with loneliness, anxiety and depression living in a residential aged care facility, Malaysia: The effectiveness and older people’s experiences

“…The original inhabitants of Malaysia were Malays and Indigenous people such as Orang Asli in West Malaysia and other ethnic groups in East Malaysia (Andaya & Andaya, 2001). The Malays, under the law of Malaysia, are not in the group of Indigeneous people and should be recognised as Malays (Subramaniam, 2015).The Malays and Indigenous people were combined into one group known as Bumiputera (sons/daughters of soils).…”

“…Other attractive features were rich natural resources such as aromatic woods and gold (Andaya & Andaya, 2001). Malaysia was colonised for over four centuries by the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British (Andaya & Andaya, 2001).…”

“…Other attractive features were rich natural resources such as aromatic woods and gold (Andaya & Andaya, 2001). Malaysia was colonised for over four centuries by the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British (Andaya & Andaya, 2001). It was an immigration policy introduced by the British to increase the workforce that made the most significant changes to the ethnic and religious mix of the Malaysian population.…”