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Malcolm MacDonald was the British Governor-General of Malaya who identified the main problem in Malayan politics as suspicion between the Malays, the indigenous people, and the Chinese, who played a major role in economic development. Before World War II, British administration in Malaya strictly enforced colonial laws, requiring political parties, trade unions, and newspapers to register and obtain permits. After the war, British rule was more relaxed without these strict rules and regulations, giving Malaya a sense of freedom. Ibrahim Yaakob was a writer and teacher who wrote a book describing the suffering of people under colonial rule, raising political consciousness and a spirit of nationalism among Malayans that the land belonged to them.
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- 1. NAME: ANIS AQILAH SHAHIRAH BINTI HAIRUDDIN STUDENT ID: 0313903 PROGRAMME: AMERICAN DEGREE TRANSFER PROGRAM(ADP) Hartal-general strike of everybody 1. Who is Mr. Malcom MacDonald? British GovernorGeneral of Malaya. 2. According to Mr. Malcom MacDonald, what was the problem in Malayan politics? The difficulty lies when there are suspicious between different racial communities especially between The Malays, who an indigenous people in this country and the Chinese who has played main part in development. 3. Compare British administration in Malaya before and after World War II. (NOT MORE THAN 3 SENTENCES) After World War II, British has loose administration where they didn’t enforce any colonial laws, people didn’t have to register political parties, didn’t have to register trade union, didn’t need to get press permit. Malaya at that time feel like free country while before the war, people have to follow all British administration and rules. 4. Who is Ibrahim Yaakob? A book writerand a teacher who wrote about the plight of people living under colonial rule in his book titled Melihat Tanah Air. When people read it, their spirits raised because it described the atrocities of colonial rulers in all their colonies. He had raised the people’s consciousness that our homeland belongs to us.