50-581: Lumut Port ( Malay : Pelabuhan Lumut ) is located off the Straits of Malacca , on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia , in Perak . Lumut Port known as Lumut Maritime Terminal Sdn Bhd, it owns and operates the port at Kg Acheh, Lumut which was officiated on 24 July 1995 and have been in operation for more than 20 years. In 2002, Lumut Port began to operate and manage Lekir Bulk Terminal. Lumut Port Industrial Park provides land space for warehousing or transhipment and
100-527: A purist approach in lexicography away from Western loanwords (even favouring established roots like Sanskrit and Arabic) as well as neologizing from native roots. In recent years, Malaysian has also been influenced lexically by the Indonesian variety largely through the popularity of neighbouring mass media like dramas, soap operas, and music – akin to the effect of American media towards other Englishes like those of Britain and Australia. This language had
150-513: A member of his own coalition before. The Barisan Nasional has 140 lawmakers in the 222-member Parliament, enough to defeat any vote against Abdullah who is also president of the UMNO. Nevertheless, the motion was rejected by the Speaker on the basis that there were no grounds for the motion to be put forward. On 20 October 2005, Abdullah Badawi's wife, Endon Mahmood , died of breast cancer. Endon discovered
200-482: A motion of no-confidence against Abdullah. Malaysia has never experienced a serious no-confidence vote before and it is unclear what is the next step if, in the unlikely event, Abdullah loses the vote; whether a snap election is held, or whether the King dissolves parliament, or whether a new leader is given the opportunity to form a new government. No Malaysian Prime Minister has ever faced a vote of no-confidence presented by
250-493: A political group representing Malaysian Chinese, expressed reservations over this announcement. The MCA's position is that Malaysia is a fully secular state, and that the law transcends religion. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has been criticised for endorsing his relatives who were involved in abuses related to the Iraqi Oil-for-Food Programme . Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has been criticised after one of his son's companies
300-704: A private ceremony was conducted at the Prime Minister's residence, Seri Perdana , and attended by close relatives. Jeanne was formerly married to the younger brother of Abdullah Badawi's late wife. She was also a manager at the Seri Perdana residential complex and has two children from her previous marriage. Abdullah has been criticised for allowing his son-in-law, Khairy Jamaluddin , to become unduly influential in UMNO politics. Abdullah also has been criticised for allowing his brother Fahim Ibrahim Badawi to buy 51 percent of
350-695: A significant influence on the Malay language through trade and the spread of Hindu-Buddhist religions that arrived in the Malay Archipelago from the 1st to the 14th century. Borrowed words include bahasa (language), raja (king), syurga (heaven), neraka (hell), desa (village). 2. Arabic: With the arrival of Islam in the region during the 7th century, Arabic began influencing the Malay language, especially in religious and philosophical terminology. Examples include kitab (book), masjid (mosque), ilmu (knowledge), iman (faith), zakat (almsgiving). 3. Tamil: The influence of
400-512: A streamlined 68-member Cabinet on 18 March 2008, dropping half the ministers in his previous administration and keeping the crucial finance portfolio for himself. Abdullah faced a political crisis not only from the onslaught of the Opposition which gained much ground by taking the richest and most important states (Selangor and Penang, which incidentally is the hometown of Abdullah Badawi). He also faced growing discontent from within his own ranks in
450-563: Is a Malaysian retired politician who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009. He was also the sixth president of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the largest political party (at the time) in Malaysia, and led the governing Barisan Nasional (BN) parliamentary coalition. He is informally known as Pak Lah , Pak meaning 'Uncle' or 'Sir', while Lah is taken from his name 'Abdullah'. He
500-499: Is not defined in detail other than "in the Roman script ", the name as well as Bahasa Melayu is used continuously in its own educational literature; however, there is presumption that the standard "Malay" used by Singapore is the same as that utilised by the Malaysian government in contrast to the standard used by Indonesia (though with little differences in vocabulary). Article 152 of
550-684: Is on offer for local and foreign investors who are able to contribute to the throughput of the Port. Malaysian Malay Malaysian Malay ( Malay : Bahasa Melayu Malaysia ) or Malaysian ( Bahasa Malaysia ) — endonymically within Malaysia as Standard Malay ( Bahasa Melayu piawai ) or simply Malay ( Bahasa Melayu , abbreviated to BM )— is a standardized form of the Malay language used in Malaysia and also used in Brunei and Singapore (as opposed to
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#1732855103801600-546: Is prescribed by law as the official script of Malaysian Malay, and the Arabic alphabet called Jawi (or Malay script) is not legally prescribed for that purpose. Rumi is official while efforts are currently being undertaken to preserve the Jawi script and to revive its use in Malaysia. The Latin alphabet, however, is still the most commonly used script in Malaysia, both for official and informal purposes. While literary Malay throughout
650-548: Is the dominant party) by winning 198 out of 220 seats in parliament and wresting control of the Terengganu state government from the Islamist opposition Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), as well as coming close to capturing the traditional PAS stronghold of Kelantan . The victory was widely regarded as an approval of his vision of moderate Islam over religious fundamentalism as well as support for his anti-corruption policies. Under
700-469: The 13 May incident . During the era of Mahathir Mohamad, the Malaysian Government coordinated all book publications to use the term Bahasa Melayu instead of Bahasa Malaysia to respect the constitution and the national language act. This led to the publication of many scholarly books that mixed the use of either Bahasa Melayu and Bahasa Malaysia until the 2010s during Abdullah Ahmad Badawi era and
750-461: The 2008 general election , held in March 2008, with a reduced majority. In the 12th General Election, Barisan Nasional won a slim majority of seats but lost its two-thirds majority and also lost 5 states to Opposition Pact. He also lost four additional states to the opposition ( Kedah , Penang , Perak and Selangor ). Although his party, Barisan Nasional, suffered a major setback, Abdullah vowed to fulfil
800-526: The Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP), claiming that the involved terms with implementation of the additional words and pronunciations is the real correct terms as same as stated in the Qur'an, where it is predominantly used by the local Muslim netizens in the social medias nowadays. The several involved terms in comparison to Standard Malay that is popularly used, such as: Code-switching between English and Malaysian and
850-677: The variety used in Indonesia , which is referred to as the "Indonesian" language ). Malaysian Malay is standardized from the Johore-Riau dialect of Malay , particularly a branch spoken in the state of Johore south of the Malay Peninsula . It is spoken by much of the Malaysian population, although most learn a vernacular Malay dialect or another native language first. Article 152 of Malaysia's Consitution as drafted in 1957 (revised in 1963 ) merely mentions "Malay" ( Bahasa Melayu ) as
900-535: The Abdullah administration, the country was moving down to a value-chain economy by developing its inherent strengths in agriculture without losing its existing manufacturing base. However, Abdullah was criticized for his handling of the sudden hikes in petrol and electricity prices due to the restructuring of government subsidies, especially as it was detrimental to Malaysia's position as a traditional exporter. On 31 August 2007, Abdullah Badawi shouted ' Merdeka !' during
950-590: The Cabinet and was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs. Prior to 1998, he also served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Minister of Education, Minister of Defence, and Minister of Foreign Affairs. On 7 January 1999, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad appointed him as deputy prime minister. Abdullah went on to succeed Mahathir as prime minister in 2003. Upon coming into power as prime minister, Abdullah Badawi promised to clamp down on corruption, thus empowering anti-corruption agencies and providing more avenues for
1000-456: The Dewan Rakyat on 30 April 2008 (Wednesday) and agreed that the live telecast of the proceedings should be scrapped. He said what happened was just "too much." "I felt ashamed if people watched television and saw what was happening in our Dewan. In my heart, I also felt that all this happened because there was a live broadcast at that time," said the Prime Minister. There were many ideas from
1050-587: The Malaysian Constitution mentions the Malay language as the national language while the National Language Act 1963/67 strengthens the status of the Malay language as the official language. The use of the term Bahasa Malaysia was also official in the publication of books and government agencies before the 20th era. This matter was coordinated by the first Prime Minister of Malaysia Tunku Abdul Rahman in order to distinguish Indonesian language after
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#17328551038011100-763: The Ministry of Youth and Sport as well as Secretary of the National Operations Council (MAGERAN). He resigned in 1978 to become a member of parliament for his constituency of Kepala Batas in northern Seberang Perai (which had also been represented by his father). Early during Mahathir's tenure as prime minister, a bitter dispute erupted within the ruling UMNO party and it was divided into two camps, which were colloquially known as 'Team A', comprising Mahathir loyalists, and 'Team B', which supported former Minister of Finance Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah and former deputy prime minister Musa Hitam . Mahathir prevailed, leading to
1150-463: The Tamil language came primarily through maritime trade between India and the Malay Archipelago. Borrowed words from Tamil include kedai (shop), mangga (mango), and vadai (a type of snack). 4. Chinese: Trade relations between Chinese merchants and the local population led to the borrowing of words such as tauhu (tofu), mee (noodles), lombong (mine). 5. Portuguese: The Portuguese occupation of Malacca in
1200-518: The UMNO party. Mukhriz Mahathir , the son of the former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad , openly called for him to step down. The UMNO Youth chief, Hishammuddin Hussein , did not take any action against Mukhriz and dismissed it as a personal opinion. Regarding the live telecast in Dewan Rakyat (the first time since after the 12th General Election), Abdullah said he was ashamed at what had transpired in
1250-438: The UMNO president and prime minister, brought Abdullah into the pro tem committee of UMNO (Baru) as the vice-president. In 1990, Abdullah retained his seat as vice president. During the Cabinet reshuffle in 1991, Mahathir brought him back into the Cabinet as foreign minister. He held this post until November 1999, when Syed Hamid Albar succeeded him. Even though he lost his vice presidency in the 1993 UMNO elections, he remained in
1300-532: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 2 April 2009. On 3 April 2009, he was succeeded by Najib Razak as prime minister. The Deputy Prime Minister, Najib, was sworn in as the new prime minister the following day. Abdullah was then conferred with a "Tun" title by King Mizan Zainal Abidin for his service to the nation. Abdullah Badawi's administration has been criticised for failing to assert its anti-corruption credentials. After moves to charge prominent figures such as Eric Chia and
1350-452: The beginning Najib Razak era and finally the term Bahasa Melayu was successfully harmonized in the education system in the 2020s. The national standard variety of Malay employed in Brunei largely follows the Malaysian standard; the main differences being minor variation in pronunciation and some lexical influence from Brunei Malay , the local non-standard variety of Malay. The Latin alphabet , known in Malay as Rumi (Roman alphabets),
1400-464: The designation of its "national language" without any further definition, but the term bahasa Malaysia ( lit. ' Malaysian Language ' ) is used in official contexts from time to time. The use of the latter term can be politically contentious; in 1999 the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka rejected the publication of some short stories as the preface to the publication used the term bahasa Malaysia instead of bahasa Melayu . Between 1986 and 2007,
1450-525: The disease in 2003 while her twin sister Noraini, who had earlier been diagnosed with the same illness, died in January 2003. She received treatment in the United States and returned to Malaysia 18 days before her death. She is buried at a Muslim cemetery, at Taman Selatan , Precinct 20, Putrajaya . On 6 June 2007, the Prime Minister's office announced Abdullah Badawi's marriage to Jeanne Abdullah . On 9 June,
1500-661: The dismal performance during the 12th General Election in March 2008. On 10 July 2008, Abdullah announced he would step down as UMNO president and prime minister in mid-2009. He stepped down in favour of his successor, Najib Razak , during the UMNO General Assembly held on 1 April 2009. Nevertheless, shortly before he resigned, Najib gave promises to Abdullah that his constituency in Kepala Batas would continue to receive development funds, where he would continue to serve as its MP. Abdullah Badawi handed his resignation letter to
1550-633: The dispute between Mahathir and Abdullah reached a critical stage when Mahathir, who had served as UMNO President for 22 years, announced that he was quitting the party after having lost confidence in Abdullah Badawi's leadership, and that he would only rejoin the party after Abdullah had stepped down as UMNO president and prime minister. On 15 September 2008, Abdullah's cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Department Senator Zaid Ibrahim submitted his resignation letter to
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1600-659: The early 16th century introduced words like gereja (church), keju (cheese), jendela (window), and almari (cupboard). 6. Dutch: Borrowing from Dutch occurred during the Dutch colonial period, including words like kabin (cabin), sekolah (school), kontrak (contract). 7. English: The English language introduced many technical and modern words into Malay, especially during British colonial rule. Examples include telefon (telephone), komputer (computer), bank, internet, and stesen (station). Colloquial and contemporary usage of Malay includes modern Malaysian vocabulary, which may not be familiar to
1650-583: The exclusion of Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah from the newly established UMNO (Baru) or New UMNO. Abdullah was a close supporter of his political mentor Musa Hitam in Team B and as a result, he was sacked from his post of Minister of Defence in the Cabinet. He did not join the Semangat 46 (Spirit 46) party which was set up by Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah. Semangat 46 is now defunct. When UMNO (Baru) was formed in February 1988, Mahathir,
1700-463: The government MPs and opposition MPs. Some MPs suggested that the live telecast should not be scrapped to let the people know what was really happening in the Dewan Rakyat and judge the MPs in conducting the people's voice in the parliament. The live telecast of the proceedings is to be continued to show that there is transparency and to let the people know how the MPs are behaving and debating. On 19 May 2008,
1750-406: The government-controlled MAS Catering Sdn Bhd. Fahim later sold this stake to Lufthansa 's LSG Skychef at a huge profit. He is known also as a poet. His poem I Seek Eternal Peace was translated into more than 80 languages and published as a book. On 11 September 2022, Khairy said that Abdullah was suffering from dementia , unable to recognize or remember family members, and requires the use of
1800-471: The issue. Later, Mahathir Mohamad criticised Abdullah for cancelling a number of development projects that the former had started, such as the construction of a bridge to replace the causeway linking Malaysia and Singapore. On 18 June 2008, the Sabah Progressive Party , a member of the 14-party ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, said its two legislators in the federal parliament will move or back
1850-460: The midnight celebrations of Malaysia's 50 years of nationhood. The celebrations were held at Merdeka Square , Kuala Lumpur, where thousands of people had congregated. This was a symbolic gesture which emulated the actions of Malaya's first prime minister, the late Tunku Abdul Rahman when the latter declared independence from the British in 1957. Abdullah won a second term as prime minister by winning
1900-476: The older generation, such as: New plural pronouns have also been formed out of the original pronouns popularly nowadays and the word orang (person), such as: In addition, Arabic terms that is originally used in Standard Malay nowadays has been popularly changed where some of the words and pronunciations in the involved terms have been added by the local conservative Muslims by disputing the terms suggested by
1950-473: The prime minister. He tendered his resignation as a protest to the government's action in detaining a blogger, a member of parliament and a reporter under the Internal Security Act. Abdullah later accepted his resignation. Abdullah was under heavy pressure to step down after many within his UMNO party including former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad openly asked him to take full responsibility for
2000-462: The promises in his manifesto amid calls from Mahathir, the opposition and even among UMNO members for him to resign. However, his deputy, Najib Razak , and others in his party voiced unreserved support for his leadership. It took a while before open dissent started brewing at grassroots levels, with petitions and campaigns being launched to ask for his resignation. He was sworn in for a second term as prime minister on 10 March 2008. Abdullah unveiled
2050-453: The public to expose corrupt practices. He advocated an interpretation of Islam known as Islam Hadhari , which advocates the intercompatibility between Islam and economic and technological development. In the 2004 general election , Abdullah scored a significant victory. In the 11th General Election, Abdullah Badawi's first as Prime Minister of Malaysia , he delivered a landslide victory for his party's coalition Barisan Nasional (of which UMNO
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2100-564: The region has mostly absorbed from Sanskrit , Tamil , Hindustani (Hindi–Urdu), Arabic , Persian , Portuguese and Sinitic languages ; the variety spoken within British colonies that eventually make up Malaysia following the 1824 Anglo-Dutch Treaty borrowed majorly from English (in particular many scientific and technological terms) compared to Dutch as spread within the East Indies . Since Malayan independence and later Federation formation, its own Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka followed
2150-696: The term bahasa Malaysia was replaced by " bahasa Melayu ". In 2007, to recognize that Malaysia is composed of many ethnic groups (and not only the ethnic Malays ), the term bahasa Malaysia became the government's preferred designation for the national language. Internally as of present, the Dewan Bahasa prefers the term bahasa Melayu in its literature whereas Malaysia's Ministry of Education prefers both Bahasa Melayu in its syllabi material as well as Bahasa Malaysia in its official communications. In Singapore, "Malay" as an official language allocated in its constitution 's "General Provisions" (Part 13)
2200-504: The then Land and Co-operative Development Minister, Kasitah Gaddam, with corruption, Abdullah Badawi's administration's efforts to combat corruption allegedly became less transparent. It was noted by the Economist that little progress has been made on curbing corruption. In 2006, Abdullah was reported to have been charged with 11 traffic offences. Five of the summons were issued for speeding, four for traffic obstruction and two for parking on
2250-455: The use of novel loanwords is widespread, forming Bahasa Rojak . Consequently, this phenomenon has raised the displeasure of linguistic purists in Malaysia, in their effort to uphold use of the prescribed standard language . Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Tun Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi ( Jawi : عبد الله بن احمد بدوي , Malay pronunciation: [abdullah] ; born 26 November 1939)
2300-429: The wrong side of the road. Abdullah said he was unaware that he had 11 unpaid traffic summonses. In 2007, Abdullah first called Malaysia an Islamic state. Earlier that month he had made another statement, saying Malaysia was neither a theocratic or secular state. A similar statement was made by the Prime Minister on 12 March 2009, where he stated Malaysia was a "negara Islam". The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA),
2350-487: Was also a Member of Parliament (MP) for Kepala Batas for eight consecutive terms, from 1978 to 2013. During the later part of Abdullah's administration, his government faced criticism for economic policies and performance, including concerns about inflation and the rising cost of living. Abdullah was born in Bayan Lepas , Penang to a prominent religious family. Badawi's paternal grandfather, Syeikh Abdullah Badawi Fahim ,
2400-703: Was an Utsul Muslim who came from Sanya in Hainan. Abdullah is a former student of Bukit Mertajam High School . He studied at MBS (Methodist Boys' School) Penang for his 6th form. Abdullah obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Islamic Studies from the University of Malaya in 1964. After graduating from the University of Malaya, he joined the Malaysian Administrative and Diplomatic Corps (the formal term for civil service). He served as Director of Youth at
2450-457: Was found to be producing components for centrifuges purported to be intended for use in Libya's secret uranium enrichment program. In 2005, it was alleged that under Abdullah Badawi's administration, there had been a significant increase in cases of cronyism regarding the distribution of import permits for foreign-manufactured vehicles. Former prime minister Mahathir had called for an investigation of
2500-692: Was of Hadrami descent. Syeikh Abdullah was a well-respected religious leader and nationalist, was one of the founding members of Hizbul Muslimin , later known as PAS . After independence, Syeikh Abdullah became the first mufti of Penang after Independence. His father, Ahmad Badawi, was a prominent religious figure and UMNO member. His mother, Kailan Haji Hassan died in Kuala Lumpur at the age of 80 on 2 February 2004. His maternal grandfather, Ha Su-chiang ( traditional Chinese : 哈蘇璋 ; simplified Chinese : 哈苏璋 ; pinyin : Hā Sūzhāng ; Wade–Giles : Ha Su -chang ) (also known as Hassan Salleh),
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