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Selected Internet Links for MalaysiaGeneral InformationGovernment Institutions- Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry
Mission:
To lead in various processess involved in the transformation of the agricultural sector by a planned, integrated and comprehensive approach through mobilization of minds and effort in realizing the Third National Agricultural Policy.
Last Updated ( Monday, 09 October 2006 )
- Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage
Comprehensive site dedicated to heritage, types of Malay heritage, nature, historical towns,historical sites, cultural heritage, heritage restoration (archives). In addition the site provides information on culture, the arts, museums, libraries, education, film, and handicrafts. - Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Defense
Mission
To protect sovereignty, integrity, country strategic interest and rights by ensuring defence efficiency and preparedness at all time towards creating the region peace and prosperity.
To make the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) as an intact and authoritative defence force.
Site dealing with country Defense. - Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
Site connects to the NIU Southeast Asia Digital archives which are under construction at the moment. 10-16-2007 - Ministry of Finance
Site dealing with national budget, taxation, and economy. Links for complaints and information on the web are also available. - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
To manage bilateral, regional and multilateral relations with foreign countries and international organisations. These relations embody political, economic and cultural matters;
To promote trade and investment with foreign countries;
To carry out information activities in order to project the country's image;
To carry out supporting activities including service, general administration, finance, consular, security and communications. - Ministry of Health
Site in Bahasa Malay. There is a tab for "English Conversion" but it is not available at this time. 10-16-2007 - Ministry of Higher Education
Please "Accept the Certificate" to view the pages. The site requires you to accept its security certificate. - Ministry of Home Affairs
Site dealing with visa and immigration information; however, English information tabs are not working at this time. 10-16-2007. - Ministry of Housing and Local Government
Mission: To provide a healthy, safe, peaceful and beautiful environment combined with socio-economic growth for a progressive and disciplined Malaysian society.
To establish and implement comprehensive and uniform nationwide rural and urban planning to strengthen and promote physical, social, economic and environmental development.
To encourage, develop and guide Local Authorities to establish high quality urban, social and recreation services and to provide opportunities for uniform economic growth.
To ensure adequate comfortable and balanced housing development, complete with social and recreational facilities.
To ensure the safety of life and property through preventive and supervisory services regarding fire and dangerous materials, efficient and effective emergency and rescue services and the raising of public awareness and education on fires and fire prevention.
To develop landscaping, parks, and quality recreational facilities and achieve the objective of making Malaysia a garden nation.
- Ministry of Human Resources
Vision:
To be the leader in the development and management of
a World Class workforce.
Mission:
To develop a competitive workforce in an environment
of industrial harmony and social justice.
Provides comprehensive information regarding Malaysian Human Resources.
- Ministry of Information
Vision
To be the Government’s premier information management and public relations agency, advocate of the nation’s agenda, generator and disseminator of information that is sound, accurate and up-to-date to Malaysian citizens as well as international.
Mission
Championing and upholding the Government’s and nation’s sovereignity through the Malaysian people’s understanding and commitment by way of information disseminated by official media.
Site is slow to upload so be patient.
- Ministry of Internal Security
Site only available in Bahasa Malay. - Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Site dealing with Malaysian trade and industry. Available in Bahasa Malay and English. - Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Website provides information on biodiversity, the environment, mineral and geosciences, water resources, land survey and maps, consultation on technical services and legislation regarding natural resources and the environment. - Ministry of Rural and Regional Development
Contains English version uder "intranet" link. Nonetheless this is a very limited site providing information on education, courses and training homestay and rural development programs. Though the Tabs are in English, the information is presented in Bahasa. - Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
Although the site contains English links to the different tabs of the site, the actual information appears in Bahasa Malay.
- Ministry of Tourism
Site mainly in English dealing with tourism studies, programmes, courses, incentives, and the state of tourism action council. "Event" tabs under construction as of 10-16-2007. - Ministry of Transport
Site deals with all aspects of transportation such as: road transport dept., dept. of aviation, dept of railways, marine dept. peninsular Malaysia, marine dept. Sabah and Sarawak, the road safety department, and the different authorities overseeing each department.
Site available in English and Bahasa Malay. - Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development
Aside from disseminating information about the ministry and issues related to women, family and the community more easily, speedily and accurately, this website is also a two-way medium of communication between the ministry and the public. This website allows the public to interact and channel their queries, suggestions and feedback via e-mail and the e–forum column. Other than this, an interesting feature of this website is that the public can interact with counsellors in the ministry via the chat room to obtain advisory and counselling services.
- Ministry of Works
Although there is a section with tabs in English to provide different info. regarding the Ministry of Works, the information actually appears in Bahasa Malay so it was not possible to assess the vision or mission statement of the Ministry. - Ministry of Youth and Sport
- Parliament of Malaysia
Malaysia
The Parliament of Malaysia website is designed to facilitate access by members of Parliament, Ministries, Departments, organisation and the general public to information such as Order Papers, the calendar of events for Parliamentary Proceedings, Bills to be tabled, Acts of Parliament and verbatim reports of the daily proceedings (Hansard). Site in Bahasa Malay and English. - Prime Minister’s Department
English version speech on the nationa budget of Malaysia.
First : To move the economy up the value chain;
Second : To raise the capacity for knowledge and innovation and nurture first class mentality;
Third : To address persistent socio-economic inequalities constructively and productively;
Fourth : To improve the standard and sustainability of quality of life; and
Fifth : To strengthen the institutional and implementation capacity.
- The Royal Family Website
English version under construction at this time. 10-16-2007
LanguageE-JournalHistory, Culture and Religion- Geographia, Malaysia
This website contains online articles about Malaysian history, people, culture, and nature. - Mandailing website
This site provides online text about the history, migration, governance, cultural identity, arts, culture, music and heritage of the Mandailing people living in Malaysia and Indonesia. - Musical Instrument of Malaysia
This website provides information about the traditional musical instruments of Malaysia.
Political and Social IssuesNews- Berita Harian
This is a local online daily newspaper, in Malay. - Bernama, the Malaysian National News Agency
This is an official news website of the Malaysian government. It publishes general and economic news across the country, in English and Malay. - Daily Express, an Independent National Newspaper of East Malaysia
This is an online daily newspaper published in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, covering news in Eastern Malaysia, in English. - Harian Metro
This is an online daily newspaper, in Malay. - The New Sabah Times
This is an online news of Sabah, in Malay and English. - New Straits Times
This is a local online daily newspaper of Malaysia, in English. - Sun2Surf
This is a complimentary online publication of the Sun, in English. - Malaysia Today
This is an online news about Malaysian politics and social events, in Malay and English. - The Star Online
This is an online daily news of Malaysia from Kuala Lumpur, in English.
RadioDigital CollectionsResearch Institutions- Asian Development Bank (ADB), Malaysia
This website contains reports and information of development projects of the Asian Development Bank in Malaysia. - Asia Foundation for Indonesia
This is a website of the Asia Foundation, specifically for Malaysia. It contains information of the Asia Foundation’s projects related to economic reform, land management, law and justice, and governance. - Asia Research Institute-ARI (National University of Singapore)
This site provides a wide range of research information about Southeast Asia, including Malaysia. - Association of Southeast Asia Nation (ASEAN)
This websites contains information about Malaysian government activities with other ASEAN countries and region. - Center for Southeast Asian Studies, (Northern Illinois University)
This website contains photograph collections and research papers about Malaysia and Southeast Asia. - Department of Statistics Malaysia
This is an official website of Malaysia statistics agency. It collects and publishes statistical information of the government’s sectors. - The Economist, Malaysia
This website provides online articles covering analyzes of the Malaysian economy, statistic information, and facts of the Malaysian government. - Institute of Southeast Asian Studies-ISAS, Singapore
This site contains research articles and working papers about Malaysia and other Southeast Asia countries. Type a related topic in search after connecting to the link.
- International Islamic Digital Library
This site provides information and publication on Islam and Muslim. - International Monetary Fund (IMF), in Malaysia
This site provides online working papers and reports of the IMF in Malaysia. - International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS)
This website contains online newsletter, publication, research, training and conferences events related to Asian studies. Type a related topic in search after connecting to the link. - Malay Concordance Project, the Malay Manuscript (Australian National University)
This site contains resources for the study of Classical Malay Literature from scholars of Malay studies. - Orang Asli Archive, Keene State College-Mason Library
This site contains study information of the Orang Asli, the indigenous people of Malaysia. - Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
This site provides online research articles about the socio-political issues of Malaysia and other countries in the world. Type a related topic in search after connecting to the link. - Southeast Asia Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong
This is a website of Center University of Hong Kong. It contains information about seminar and courses of studies about East and Southeast Studies. It provides free-download publications and working papers related to Thailand and countries Asia and other related topic for Southeast Asian studies.
Travel Information- All Malaysia
This website provides tourist attraction information and special celebrations in Malaysia. - AsianInfo
This site offers information on geography, people, economy, politics, languages, education, religions, arts, customs, tourism, transportation, and wildlife of Malaysia. - Lonely Planet: Malaysia
This site provides information about tourist attractions and traveling guides in Malaysia.
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