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Southeast Asia
The countries of Southeast Asia include: Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and the Philippines. They have a unique history, regional interaction, culture, food, and religious makeup from nearby areas and regions.
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What disadvantages are there to Singapore merging with Malaysia?
Pros
First there is politcal benefits. Singapore wants to be independent. 1963 federation of malaysia constitution, through merger in 1963 with an independent malaya, singapore achieved full independence from British. Before the merger, British is unwilling to grant singapore independence giving the excuse that singapore is not strong enough and have limited resources to be independet. For malaya, merger was a way to check rising threat of communism in Singapore which might result to a threaten to the safety of malaya. Malaya is very successful in handling communist problems, one example is The Emergency.
Secondly, there is economic benefits. Singapore has limited resources and by merging with malaysia, malaysia acts as a hinterland for singapore and provides singapore with the resource. Furthremore, singapore has a small market and by merging with malaysia, it increases size of market and hence benefit singapore economically. Malysia on the other hand also wants to be benfited by singapore since singapore has more than 2500 firmst and a population of 1.7millon and is the most important port in south east asia.
Cons
However, because of the merger, federak government's fear of PAP's domination in malaysia politics. The failure of Alliance leader in KL to enable the Malays in Singapore to gain more seats in the Singapore Legislative Assmebly during the 1963 elections caused the alliance leader to feel very bitter about the defeat. Tunku even came to singapore and expressed his disappointment,this resulted to tension and bitter relationship. Furthremore, singapore promised not to participate in federal elections but did not keep its promise. Lee Kuan Yew and others participated in the federal election, although they only won a few seats but malays felt threatened by Singapore. Moreover, malaysia keep emphasizing on Malay being a superior race but Singapore felt that everyone is equal. Hence, the fear of Chinese domination in Malysian politics was a dominant threat felt amongst malay leaders. There are many riots for example the Geylang gaswork riot on Prophet Muhamad's birthday which resulted in injuries and the damage of properties.
Singapore did not benefit as much in the common market because the Central government was not convinced to promote new industries in Singapore. When foreign industries want to set up industries in Singapore, the centre government always delay and disagree. Singapore also recieved very few certificats of pioneer status. Singapore leaders felt very frustrated to threatened to boycott british goods. Resulted to upsetting relationship. Tax charges to protect malaysian industry is very frustrating. Singapore's light bulb industries suffered because of the imposition of duty on imports of light bulbs just when light bulb factories are going to be set up and 50000 people are unable to get their jobs because of this.
What was the southeast Asia treaty organization?
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization was primarily created to block further communist gains in Southeast Asia.
Which of these was not originally part of french indochina?
Thailand. By the way, Thailand's ancient name is Siam and Siam means Smiling People. Rather nice don't you think?
How did monsoons affected trade in southeast Asia?
In some areas there is no irrigation system and people depends on agriculture so they wait for rain water to grow food crops
Compare and contrast the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia?
Southeast Asia refers to all of the countries lying on the Indian plate and being bordered by the Himalayan mountains to the north. The Indian subcontinent was a term used during the British empire which refers to all the countries colonized by Britain.
Do Indonesia and Malaysia have the same language?
Indonesian is slightly the same as Malaysian language. In fact, they have the same root. Most of words in Indonesian is borrowed from Dutch language, while most words in Malaysian is borrowed from English language. Malaysians are able to understand conversation in Indonesian language, and vice versa.
What are the two main archipeligos of southeast Asia?
The Malay Archipelago and the Philippine Archipelago
Which country in Indochina has the largest population?
It is Vietnam with a population of 85,262,356 (July 2007 est.).
How far is it from Thailand to Cambodia?
Distance between cambodia and Australia
The total distance from cambodia to Australia is 3,331 miles.
This is equivalent to 5,361 kilometers or 2,895 nautical miles.
A typical flight between cambodia and Australia would have a flying time of about 6 hours, 40 minutes. This assumes an average air speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/hr or 434 knots. Your exact flight time may vary depending on wind speeds.
Why did theravada Buddhism became the religion of the masses in south east Asia?
It was seen as the only alternative to Islam.
Why myanmar students should study in Singapore?
Singapore is a place that recognizes excellence and if you have talent, there is no stopping you. Many universities in Singapore offer an array of scholarships, fellowships, tutorships and other forms of financial assistance to students. The Singapore Millennium Foundation (SMF) scholarship is the most prestigious scholarship and is given to two or three PhD students every year, while a PhD under the NUS Research scholarship offers a financial scheme which is available to almost all students. The President Graduate Fellowship (PGF) is awarded to only the top 1% of students in each faculty of NUS. The Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) gives you the opportunity to work in one of the ASTAR institutes. There are also various other types of financial assistance schemes offered to international students.
It is the country next to Thailand. Laotians people speak the language similar to the Northern East people of Thailand..
Well... to be precise, Lao is the language or people (also known as Laotian). The country is Laos (or Lao PDR)
What happened to southeast Asia after World War 2?
The French tried to re-establish their colonial empire.
What items did japan trade with Korea china and southeast Asia?
idk this website is bad bad baaaaaaad
What country was Indochina named before World War 2?
French Indochina consisted of parts of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.
What is the differences between Singapore Malay and Malaysia Malay?
There is really no difference between the Malays from Singapore and the Malays from Malaysia. They speak the same form/version of Malay. Unlike Indonesians, they speak the Indonesian form aka "Bahasa Indonesia".
Other than being born in Singapore, there is no difference.
What Empire was the largest empire in Southeast Asia?
There were no empires, as defined by western history, in southeast Asia.
There were:
1. Chinese Empire
2. Mongol Empire
3. Persian Empire
4. Ottoman Empire
5. Japanese Empire
6. Russian Empire (this empire overlaps Europe and Asia/Eurasia).
Khmer Empire was the empire of Cambodia that was the only empire that existed in the southeast Asia. Southeast Asia countries (Cambodia, Burma, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, and Malaysia). Khmer Empire was influenced by much of Indian, and later then, modern Cambodia was influenced by Chinese. Khmer Empire used to border the Mongol Empire when they're both at the greatest extend. Angkor Wat was the capital of the Khmer Empire(802AD-1431AD). Want to be sure? Check wikipedia
Do Thailand and Myanmar speak different languages?
Yes. The main language in Thailand is Thai.The main language in Myanmar is Burmese.
