The Malays

Author: Anthony Milner
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444305107
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312

Book Description
Just who are ‘the Malays’? This provocative study posesthe question and considers how and why the answers have changedover time, and from one region to another. Anthony Milner developsa sustained argument about ethnicity and identity in an historical,‘Malay’ context. The Malays is a comprehensiveexamination of the origins and development of Malay identity,ethnicity, and consciousness over the past five centuries. Covers the political, economic, and cultural development of theMalays Explores the Malay presence in Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia,Thailand, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and South Africa, as well as themodern Malay show-state of Malaysia Offers diplomatic speculation about ways Malay ethnicity willdevelop and be challenged in the future

English for Everyone: Level 4: Advanced, Course Book

Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0744026733
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
PLEASE NOTE - this is a replica of the print book and you will need paper and a pencil to complete the exercises. Welcome to the most exciting English language learner around! The ultimate self-study course is easy to use, quick to learn and works at an advanced level with real depth and detail. Level 4 guarantees an engaging and entertaining experience for adults already accomplished at learning English as a foreign language. This advanced course targets experienced English speakers looking to hone their existing skills. Learn English at the highest level by reinforcing key language skills, grammar rules, and vocabulary with listening, speaking, reading, and writing exercises. At this level the content is more challenging, covering subjects such as family life, business, news, and media. English for Everyone Course Book Level 4 Advanced covers the major global English-language exams, including TOEFL and IELTS. This book is part of DK's best-selling English for Everyone series, which is suitable for all levels of English language learners and provides the perfect reading companion for study, exams, work, or travel. With audio material available on the accompanying website and Android/iOS apps bringing vital experience of spoken English, there has never been a better time to learn English.

The Weight of Our Sky

Author: Hanna Alkaf
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534426108
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
A music loving teen with OCD does everything she can to find her way back to her mother during the historic race riots in 1969 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in this heart-pounding literary debut. Melati Ahmad looks like your typical movie-going, Beatles-obsessed sixteen-year-old. Unlike most other sixteen-year-olds though, Mel also believes that she harbors a djinn inside her, one who threatens her with horrific images of her mother’s death unless she adheres to an elaborate ritual of counting and tapping to keep him satisfied. A trip to the movies after school turns into a nightmare when the city erupts into violent race riots between the Chinese and the Malay. When gangsters come into the theater and hold movie-goers hostage, Mel, a Malay, is saved by a Chinese woman, but has to leave her best friend behind to die. On their journey through town, Mel sees for herself the devastation caused by the riots. In her village, a neighbor tells her that her mother, a nurse, was called in to help with the many bodies piling up at the hospital. Mel must survive on her own, with the help of a few kind strangers, until she finds her mother. But the djinn in her mind threatens her ability to cope.

Floating on a Malayan Breeze

Author: Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
ISBN: 9888139312
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
What happens after a country splits apart? Forty-seven years ago Singapore separated from Malaysia. Since then, the two countries have developed along their own paths. Malaysia has given preference to the majority Malay Muslims—the bumiputera, or sons of the soil. Singapore, meanwhile, has tried to build a meritocracy—ostensibly colour-blind, yet more encouraging perhaps to some Singaporeans than to others. How have these policies affected ordinary people? How do these two divergent nations now see each other and the world around them? Seeking answers to these questions, two Singaporeans set off to cycle around Peninsular Malaysia, armed with a tent, two pairs of clothes and a daily budget of three US dollars each. They spent 30 days on the road, cycling through every Malaysian state, and chatting with hundreds of Malaysians. Not satisfied, they then went on to interview many more people in Malaysia and Singapore. What they found are two countries that have developed economically but are still struggling to find their souls.

Baba Malay for Everyone

Author: Kenneth Y. K. Chan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789811489518
Category : Baba Malay language
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description

Seraphim Sky

Author: Jon Malay
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595274471
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247

Book Description
Seraphim Sky is a fast-moving mystical adventure of sea, space, and the human spirit. In 1985, before the Space Shuttles Challenger and Columbia were tragically lost, Mike St. Pierre, a Navy intelligence officer and NASA astronaut, reaches beyond himself. He and his crewmates nearly lose their lives in space and yet this allows him an experience of flight that transcends his own body and the Earth. In the far reaches of the universe, in the depth of his own soul, and in the love of a tragically sad but beautiful woman, Mike finds answers to the mysteries of the universe, feels the presence of God - and discovers the true meaning of love. Action, intrigue, and romance will take you with Mike into his dreams and out with him on the most fascinating journey you've ever experienced.

Malay Sketches

Author: Alfian Sa'at
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780982814239
Category : Malays (Asian people)
Languages : en
Pages : 197

Book Description
An urgent collection of short stories from one of Singapore's most celebrated voices, now published in America for the first time.

Artificial Intelligence for Managers

Author: Malay A. Upadhyay
Publisher: BPB Publications
ISBN: 9389898382
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
Understand how to adopt and implement AI in your organization Key Features _ 7 Principles of an AI Journey _ The TUSCANE Approach to Become Data Ready _ The FAB-4 Model to Choose the Right AI Solution _ Major AI Techniques & their Applications: - CART & Ensemble Learning - Clustering, Association Rules & Search - Reinforcement Learning - Natural Language Processing - Image Recognition Description Most AI initiatives in organizations fail today not because of a lack of good AI solutions, but because of a lack of understanding of AI among its end users, decision makers and investors. Today, organizations need managers who can leverage AI to solve business problems and provide a competitive advantage. This book is designed to enable you to fill that need, and create an edge for your career. The chapters offer unique managerial frameworks to guide an organization's AI journey. The first section looks at what AI is; and how you can prepare for it, decide when to use it, and avoid pitfalls on the way. The second section dives into the different AI techniques and shows you where to apply them in business. The final section then prepares you from a strategic AI leadership perspective to lead the future of organizations. By the end of the book, you will be ready to offer any organization the capability to use AI successfully and responsibly - a need that is fast becoming a necessity. What will you learn _ Understand the major AI techniques & how they are used in business. _ Determine which AI technique(s) can solve your business problem. _ Decide whether to build or buy an AI solution. _ Estimate the financial value of an AI solution or company. _ Frame a robust policy to guide the responsible use of AI. Who this book is for This book is for Executives, Managers and Students on both Business and Technical teams who would like to use Artificial Intelligence effectively to solve business problems or get an edge in their careers. Table of Contents 1.Preface 2.Acknowledgement 3.About the Author 4.Section 1: Beginning an AI Journey a. AI Fundamentals b. 7 Principles of an AI Journey c. Getting Ready to Use AI 5.Section 2: Choosing the Right AI Techniques a. Inside the AI Laboratory b. How AI Predicts Values & Categories c. How AI Understands and Predicts Behaviors & Scenarios d. How AI Communicates & Learns from Mistakes e. How AI Starts to Think Like Humans 6.Section 3: Using AI Successfully & Responsibly a. AI Adoption & Valuation b. AI Strategy, Policy & Risk Management 7.Epilogue

The Long Day Wanes

Author: Anthony Burgess
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393309430
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 516

Book Description
Set in postwar Malaya at the time when people and governments alike are bemused and dazzled by the turmoil of independence, this three-part novel is rich in hilarious comedy and razor-sharp in observation. The protagonist of the work is Victor Crabbe, a teacher in a multiracial school in a squalid village, who moves upward in position as he and his wife maintain a steady decadent progress backward. A sweetly satiric look at the twilight days of colonialism.

Colloquial Malay

Author: Zaharah Othman
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317305175
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : ms
Pages : 250

Book Description
Totally revised new edition Focuses on the everyday language Practices all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing Clear grammar points Exercises and revision lessons to check progress