to get practical benefits working as the momentum of economic boost. Unlike the former Prime Minister, Paul Keating who focused on Asian region, theincumbent one has struggled on building firm relationship with U.S. Consequently, he gets several viable achievements. (The plausible reasonof Howard’s biased effort is based on his self-identification. Because he identified hisAustralia as a 'mi
of resisting cultural amalgamation compared to other countries. Previous administrations of Malaysia have noticed this situationand have promoted economic and non-cultural assimilations in various fields in pursuit for ethnic harmonizationwithinthe country. In 1997, the populationof overseas Chinese in Malaysia was about 5,445,000 which took about 25% ofthetotal population. It is estimated
and has expanded its trade withIndonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Historical ties withthe US has also had impact upon its international relations. Philippines considers itself a strong ally ofthe US and has supported various participations inthe ‘Iraq War’ andthe ‘War on Terror’.
However Philippines has tensions regarding the claims to landand water territories inthe S
the college andthe graduate academic programs and degrees.
Philippines is based on export-oriented policies because policymakers realize that they cannot become the next “Tiger” of Asia without shifting to an export-oriented economic program.
Recent policies have become much more import-oriented as the need toinvest has arisen and pressures from GATT, ASEAN, and APEC have increased.
in Malaya. In 1963 Malaya, along withthethen British crown colonies of Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore, federated to form Malaysia. The proposed date of federation was 31 August 1963, however, the date was delayed until 16 September 1963 due to opposition from Indonesia's Sukarno andthe Sarawak United Peoples' Party.
Merdeka Square in Kuala Lumpur, where Independence Day is celebrated on 3