{"id":837,"date":"2012-02-24T02:52:33","date_gmt":"2012-02-24T02:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aseansai.org\/?page_id=837"},"modified":"2024-08-07T13:52:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T06:52:12","slug":"malaysia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aseansai.org\/?page_id=837","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Malaysia is the world’s 66th largest country, with area covering more than 320,000 km2. Malaysia\u2019s two major regions are separated by South China Sea. Malaysia is a multi-cultural country with a population of around 27 million. The population consists of Bumiputera, ethnic Chinese, ethnic Indians and indigenous tribe Dayak. The majority of Malaysian people practice Islam and some others profess and practice Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and traditional Chinese religions.<\/p>\n

Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy, with Yang Dipertuan Agong or commonly called\u00a0Raja Malaysia as a head of state. The system of the government is closely modeled on that of Britain\u2019s Westminster parliamentary system. Executive power in Malaysia is exercised by\u00a0cabinet led by prime minister, while the government of states is headed by big ministers and federal\u00a0territories that do not maintain local monarchy by head of minister.<\/p>\n

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