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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Malaysia in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of these links
may lead to websites that present allegations that are unsubstantiated,
misleading or even false. No attempt has been made to validate
their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on
this page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular
interest to you. You might be
interested in exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and
per-capita GDP, for example. Perhaps
your paper could focus on life expectancy or infant mortality. Other factors of interest might be
unemployment, literacy, access to basic services, etc. On the other hand, you might choose to
include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** The recent
torrential rain and severe flooding in several states of Peninsular Malaysia
have exposed the reality of extreme weather patterns caused by climate
change. Environmental experts emphasize that such events are expected to
occur more frequently in the future, urging authorities to enhance disaster
planning and promote sustainable development. – adapted from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Malaysia U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/my.html [accessed 3 January
2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/malaysia/ [accessed 6 January 2021] Malaysia, an upper
middle-income country, has transformed itself since the 1970s from a producer
of raw materials into a multi-sector economy. Under current Prime Minister
NAJIB, Malaysia is attempting to achieve high-income status by 2020 and to
move further up the value-added production chain by attracting investments in
high technology, knowledge-based industries and services. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $29,100 (2017 est.) Labor force - by
occupation: agriculture: 11% industry: 36% services: 53% (2012 est.) Unemployment rate: 3.4% (2017 est.) Population below
poverty line: 3.8% (2009 est.) Maternal mortality
rate: 29 deaths/100,000 live births (2017
est.) Infant mortality
rate: total: 11.4 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at
birth: total population: 75.9 years Drinking water
source: improved: total: 96.7% of population Physicians
density: 1.54 physicians/1,000 population (2015) Sanitation facility
access: improved: total: 100% of population Electricity access:
electrification - total population: 100%
(2016) The
Borgen Project - Malaysia borgenproject.org/category/malaysia/ [accessed 16 February 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the United
States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for the
world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
The Impact Of Poverty And Gdp On Education In
Malaysia borgenproject.org/education-in-malaysia-2/ ~
Outreach Centers Provide Essential Services To Malaysian Refugees borgenproject.org/malaysian-refugees/ ~
7 Facts About Hunger In Malaysia borgenproject.org/7-facts-about-hunger-in-malaysia/ ~
Homelessness In Malaysia: Ngo And Government Collaboration borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-malaysia/ ~
A Fight For All: 9 Facts About Sanitation In Malaysia borgenproject.org/sanitation-in-malaysia/ ~
The Success Of Healthcare In Malaysia borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-malaysia/ Malaysians going hungry, but govt out of touch, says MP Nicholas Chung, FMT Media, Petaling Jaya, 15 April 2021 [accessed 15 April 2021] Citing
a Unicef report and his own exchanges with his
constituents, he said many lower-income people were forced to eat instant
noodles and eggs every day. He
recounted that on a trip to give out food supplies, several single mothers told
him they had not eaten fish or vegetables for months. The
World Bank in Malaysia www.worldbank.org/en/country/malaysia/overview [accessed 21 April 2021] Over
the past 50 years, Malaysia has successfully reduced extreme poverty and
promoted shared prosperity. Its goal is to attain high-income and developed
nation status while ensuring that shared prosperity is sustainable. Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Malaysia-ECONOMY.html [accessed 3 January 2020] Malaysia
was one of the most prosperous nations in Southeast Asia before 1998, albeit
with the mood swings inherent in an export-oriented economy. Until the 1970s,
Malaysia's economy was based chiefly on its plantation and mining activities,
with rubber and tin the principal exports. Since then, however, Malaysia has
added palm oil, tropical hardwoods, petroleum, natural gas, and manufactured
items, especially electronics and semiconductors, to its export list. All
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