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Prices of goods are increasing from year to year. People especially in the city area are struggling to cope with the increasing cost of living. The Malaysian government has recently introduced an immediate measure to ease the financial burden of low-income Malaysians. It’s a RM500 one-off aid called ‘Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia’ (BR1M) will be given…

Diem and Nhu became a major liability for the Kennedy Administration when their national popularity plummeted as a result of numerous humanitarian violations. Diem ran his country as a brutal dictatorship alongside his powerful brother Nhu. who was even more ruthless than him. America was put into a very serious diplomatic situation by the Southern…

On October 16, 1934, 100 000 Chinese Communist troops set out on a 6,000 mile trek from their base in Kiangsi.1 This trek, later to be known as the Long March, began after Chiang Kai-shek and his Nationalist armies (the Kuomintang) frustrated the Communist organization in Southeast China. The Long March was a difficult journey;…

In India, Hutti gold mine company in Karnataka is the only company contributing 3 tonnes of gold to Indian market however another source of gold is from the recycled jewellery or scrap jewellery. In 2006 105 tonnes of gold was recycled in a year. To meet the bulk demand from the Indian market India imports…

According to Renaldo Mendoza, executive director of the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Policy Center, “political dynasties continue to monopolize political power in many local governments like provinces, municipalities and cities nationwide, and categorized current reigning political clans as “fat” or “thin” dynasties. ” Mendoza said “fat” dynasties are political families that have several members…

1.0 MALAYSIA CAR INDUSTRY 1.1 Background Malaysia is one of the smaller Southeasterly Asiatic markets for motor vehicle production and gross revenues and ranks behind South Korea, the People ’ s Republic of China, Taiwan, Thailand and Indonesia. Since 1985, when the first made-in-Malaysia auto, Proton rolled off the production line, it have been spearheading…

What is the difference between a host or hostess club in Japan? Traditionally, in Japan, women have catered to the men but now the roles are reversed with host clubs catering to women. Essentially, host clubs are exactly like hostess clubs. The duties of the host is the same as a hostess. They are both…

China is located in the eastern portion of Asia. on the west seashore of the Pacific Ocean. It covers an country of 9. 6 million square kilometres. Administratively. the state is divided into 3 municipalities: Beijing. Tianjin and Shanghai ; 23 states. including Hebei. Henan. Shandong. Shanxi. Hainan and Taiwan ; and 5 independent parts…

Report of the Committee on India Vision 2020 Chairman Dr. S. P. Gupta Planning Commission Government of India New Delhi DECEMBER, 2002 lR;eso t;rs FOREWORD Every country needs a vision statement which stirs the imagination and motivates all segments of society to greater effort. It is an essential step in building a political consensus on…

Sessions Court appointed Shri S. V. Ardhapurkar, Advocate as amicus curiae to defend the complainant Session Court after trial found the complainants guilty of the offence charged with and awarded them death penalty by an order dated 30th August, 1991. The same date the appellant contacted the complainants in Yervada Central Prison where they were…