Malaysia

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Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Location 1.2 Climate 1.3 Natural Resources 2 Demographics 2.1 Peoples 2.2 Provinces 3 Life 4 Economy 5 Government 6 Religion 6.1 Islam 6.2 Buddhism 7 Christianity 7.1 History 7.2 Churches 7.3 Challenges for Christians: 7.4 Church and State Relations 7.5 Mission 7.5.1 Broadcasting 7.6 Councils and Networks 8 Future Trends 9 For More Reading

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• Malaysia is a federation of thirteen states in South-east Asia. The country consists of two geographical regions divided by the South China Sea: Peninsular Malaysia (or West Malaysia) on the Malay Peninsula shares a land border on the north with Thailand and is connected by the Johor-Singapore Causeway and the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link to the south with Singapore. It consists of nine sultanates (Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor and Terengganu), two states headed by governors (Malacca and Penang), and two federal territories (Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur). Malaysian Borneo (or East Malaysia) occupies the northern part of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia and surrounding the Sultanate of Brunei. It consists of the states of Sabah and Sarawak and the federal territory of Labuan.

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• The Provinces of Malaysia

• The Cities of Malaysia

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• Please also remember Malaysia that is seeing a certain degree of racial and religious challenges and tensions. May our government have the divine wisdom to know how to deal with these matters amicably and the root problems.

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• Muslims make up 58% of Malaysia’s population, while Christians comprise only about 9.2%. Malaysia brings together an interesting fusion of different people and cultures: Malay, Chinese, Indian and a growing immigrant workforce from Indonesia and the Philippines.

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• Several groups of Foochow Chinese Christians settled in central Sarawak, in 1901, fleeing persecution during the Boxer Rebellion. They established a dynamic Christian community in the heart of quite inhospitable terrain and today their influence is felt throughout the state. Unfortunately, such communities are not as Christian today as they once were. There is a growing presence of Buddhist and Chinese religions and Buddhists make up 21% of the population.

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• Sunni Islam is the official religion in West Malaysia and there is growing pressure for Malaysia to become more Islamic and introduce harsher Islamic laws. It is already illegal for anyone to share their faith with any Malay people because they are Muslims. The government restricts the distribution in peninsular Malaysia of Malay-language translations of the Bible, Christian tapes and other printed materials. In April 2005, the Prime Minister declared that copies of the Malay-language Bible must have the words “Not for Muslims” printed on the front and could be distributed only in churches and Christian bookshops.

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[edit] For More Reading

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