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Malaysian Economy Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA). Professor Dr. Ahmad Bin Othman School of Business and Management University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) 96000 Sibu, Sarawak. Today’s Agenda (Week #1). Introduction Basic Facts about Malaysia
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Malaysian EconomyBachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Professor Dr. Ahmad Bin Othman School of Business and Management University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) 96000 Sibu, Sarawak
Today’s Agenda (Week #1) Introduction Basic Facts about Malaysia Demographic Characteristics Economic Facts
Facts Basic
Geography of Malaysia in Brief • Malaysia is located in Southeast Asia. • Comprises of two parts: Peninsular Malaysia to the west and East Malaysia to the east. • Peninsular Malaysia is located south of Thailand, north of Singapore and east of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. • East Malaysia is located on the island of Borneo and shares borders with Brunei and Indonesia.
Basic Facts Head of State: Almu'tasimu Billahi Muhibbuddin Tuanku Alhaj Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah Prime Minister: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Land area: 126,853 sq mi (328,549 sq km) Capital and largest city (2009 est.): Kuala Lumpur, 1.493 million Other large cities: Kelang, 1.071 million; Johor Bharu, 958,000 Languages: Bahasa Melayu (Malay, official), English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai; several indigenous languages (including Iban, Kadazan) in East Malaysia
Basic Facts Monetary unit: Ringgit National Holiday:Independence Day/Malaysia Day, August 31 Literacy rate: 89% (2003 est.) Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 4.243 million (2011); mobile cellular: 36.661 million (2012). Broadcast media: state-owned TV broadcaster operates 2 TV networks with relays throughout the country, and the leading private commercial media group operates 4 TV stations with numerous relays throughout the country; satellite TV subscription service is available; state-owned radio broadcaster operates multiple national networks as well as regional and local stations; many private commercial radio broadcasters and some subscription satellite radio services are available; about 55 radio stations overall (2012). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 422,470 (2012). Internet users: 15.355 million (2009).
Basic Facts Transportation: Railways: total: 1,849 km (2002). Roadways: total: 98,721 km; paved: 80,280 km (including 1,821 km of expressways); unpaved: 18,441 km (2004). Waterways: 7,200 km (Peninsular Malaysia 3,200 km, Sabah 1,500 km, Sarawak 2,500 km). Ports and harbors: Bintulu, Johor Bahru, George Town (Penang), Port Kelang (Port Klang), Tanjung Pelepas. Airports: 117 (2012).
Characteristics Demographic
Demographic Characteristics Demography is the study of human populations – their size, composition and distribution across place – and the process through which populations change. Births, deaths and migration are the ‘big three’ of demography, jointly producing population stability or change.
Demographic Characteristics • Population (2013 est.): • 29,628,392 (growth rate: 1.51%); • birth rate: 20.41/1000; • infant mortality rate: 14.12/1000; • life expectancy: 72.3 (male), 77.2 (female) [DOS, 2012] • Ethnicity/race: • Bumiputra 67.4%, • Chinese 24.6%, • Indian 7.3%, • others 0.7%
3 Juta / Million Demographic Characteristics 2 .6 2.6 28.3 30 2.0 23.3 2 18.4 20 13.7 1 10 Total population and growth 0 0 1980 1991 2000 2010 Tahun / Year
Demographic Characteristics Religions: Islam 61.3% Buddha 19.8% Christianity 9.2% Hinduism 6.3% Confucianism, Taoism, etc. 1.3% Unknown 1.0% No religion 0.7 Other religion 0.4%
Demographic Facts Population distribution by State
Demographic Characteristics • Marital Status: (Nat.) • Married 59.6% • Not married 35.1% • Separated 0.8% • Widowed 4.5%
( % ) Demographic Characteristics 80 71.0 62.0 60 50.7 34.2 40 20 0 Level of Urbanization 1980 1991 2000 2010 Tahun / Year
Demograhpic Facts Demographic Characteristics Age group – 15-64 Age group – 0-14 Source: Statistics Department Question What can you deduce from these facts? Age group – 65+ The transition of age structure towards aging population of Malaysia.
Nisbah jantina / Demographic Characteristics Sex ratio 108 106 106 1 04 104 1 03 102 1 01 100 Sex Ratio by State 98 Tahun / Year 1980 1991 2000 2010
Facts Economic
Economic Facts Points to note The modern history of Malaya began in the mid-1870, when British control started. The tin mining industry was the backbone of Malaya’s economy during early 1900’s. Capital investment and technology were from Britain. Tin miner came from China. Rubber planting started on big scale in Malaya between 1910 and 1913. Rubber plantation workers came from India. By the end of the First World War, Malaya was the world’s most important producer of rubber and tin, because of the demand from the automobile industry. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I Malayan economy disrupted by the Japanese invasion in late 1941. Malaya became independence within the Commonwealth on August 31, 1957. Malaysia came into existence in September 1963 comprising of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak, Sabah and Singapore. Singapore ceased to be a member of Malaysia in 1965 and became an independent state.
Basic Facts Economic summary:GDP/PPP (2012 est.): $492.4 billion; per capita $16,900. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita Real growth rate: 4.5%. Inflation: 1.9%. Unemployment: 3.2%. Arable land: 5.44% Agriculture: Peninsular Malaysia—rubber, palm oil, cocoa, rice; Sabah—subsistence crops, rubber, timber, coconuts, rice; Sarawak—rubber, pepper, timber. Labour force: 12.92 million; agriculture 11.1%, industry 36%, services 53.5% (2012 est.). Industries: Peninsular Malaysia—rubber and oil-palm processing and manufacturing, light manufacturing industry, electronics, tin mining and smelting, logging, timber processing; Sabah—logging, petroleum production; Sarawak—agriculture processing, petroleum production and refining, logging.
Basic Facts Natural resources: tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite. Exports: $247 billion (2012 est.): electronic equipment, petroleum and liquefied natural gas, wood and wood products, palm oil, rubber, textiles, chemicals. Imports: $202.4 billion (2012 est.): electronics, machinery, petroleum products, plastics, vehicles, iron and steel products, chemicals. Major trading partners: U.S., Singapore, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia (2004).
Economic Facts Source: Malaysia, Economic Report (Rajah Rasiah, ed. (2011) Question Why, in you opinion, the services and manufacturing activities rose, while agriculture activities declined over this period? Services Agriculture
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