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Rethinking Visions of “Unity” and “Belonging”: Insights into Audience Responses Towards Popular Music of Malaysia’s Indigenous Ethnic Communities – A Case of Iban Pop Song “团结”与“归属感”的再思考:马来西亚原住民社群对流行音乐的听众反应——以伊班流行歌曲为例

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Kajian Malaysia Pub Date : 2022-04-27 DOI: 10.21315/km2022.40.1.6

Collin Jerome, S. Ting, Esther John Perry

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China in Malaysia: State-Business Relations and the New Order of Investment Flows (Book review) 中国在马来西亚:国家-商业关系和投资流动的新秩序(书评)

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Kajian Malaysia Pub Date : 2022-04-27 DOI: 10.21315/km2022.40.1.12

Y. Chin

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The Xaverian Journey: The Story of a Lasallian School in Penang, Malaysia 1787–2019 (Book review) 《泽维尔之旅:马来西亚槟城一所喇沙修士学校1787年至2019年的故事》(书评)

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Kajian Malaysia Pub Date : 2022-04-27 DOI: 10.21315/km2022.40.1.11

Chee-Seng Tan

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Faktor Kemudahterancaman Multidimensi bagi Kumpulan B40 di Wilayah Kelantan Selatan

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Kajian Malaysia Pub Date : 2022-04-27 DOI: 10.21315/km2022.40.1.8

Nor Zuriati Amani Ab Rani, Rospidah Ghazali, Mohd. Khairi Ismail

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Ayam Sebagai Rujukan Makna Inkuisitif Berhati-hati, Sia-Sia dan Khianat Dalam Peribahasa Melayu

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Kajian Malaysia Pub Date : 2022-04-27 DOI: 10.21315/km2022.40.1.9

Muhammad Zaid Daud, Mary Fatimah Subet

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A Case Study of Malaysian Teachers’ Practice of Play-based Learning in Preschool 马来西亚幼儿教师游戏学习实践之个案研究

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Kajian Malaysia Pub Date : 2022-04-27 DOI: 10.21315/km2022.40.1.2

San Li Kheioh, Hui Min Low

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Nilai-nilai Murni Dalam Cerita Legenda di Lembangan Sungai Pengkalan Datu, Kelantan

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Kajian Malaysia Pub Date : 2022-04-27 DOI: 10.21315/km2022.40.1.10

Mohd Firdaus Che Yaacob

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Rent-seeking Practices in the Housing Development Approval Process 房屋发展审批程序中的寻租行为

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Kajian Malaysia Pub Date : 2021-10-29 DOI: 10.21315/km2021.39.2.2

Abdul-Rashid Abdul-Aziz, Suhaila Ali

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The Sungai Batu Archaeological Complex: Re-assessing the Emergence of Ancient Kedah 双溪拔都考古群:重新评估古吉打的出现

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Kajian Malaysia Pub Date : 2021-10-29 DOI: 10.21315/km2021.39.2.6

Nasha Rodziadi Khaw, L. Gooi, M. M. Saidin, Naizatul Akma Mohd Mokhtar, Mohd Hasfarisham Abd Halim

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(Re)placing the Terengganu Peranakan Chinese as “Mek Awang”: Making Chinatown and Heritagising the Peranakan Identities in Kuala Terengganu (再)将丁加楼土生华人定位为“Mek Awang”:在瓜拉丁加楼制作唐人街和传承土生华人身份

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Kajian Malaysia Pub Date : 2021-10-29 DOI: 10.21315/km2021.39.2.1

Hong Chuang Loo, G. Pue, Puay Liu Ong

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