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EGBALOSHU SADIQ ABDULAHI BBM-F1308-0314 PRESENTATION AND ACADEMIC WRITING EN201 MISS DEBBY

BURSA MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange was its first and original name back in the 1930s located in Saham Kuala Lumpur. At that time, Singapore Stockbrokers Association was set up as an official organisation dealing in securities in Malaysia making the Singapore Stockbroker the first formal securities business organisation in Malaysia and there association was formed in 1930. It was then later registered as the Malayan Stockbrokers Association in 1937. The Malayan Stock Exchange was established in 1960 and it was officially opened to the public for trading of shares. In 1964, Singapore a part of the Malayan Stock Exchange withdrew officially from Malaysia and in 1965, the Stock Exchange of Malaysia became known as the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore. After eight years, 1973 to be precise, the currency interchangeably between Malaysia and Singapore stopped, and the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore was divided into the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Berhad and the Stock Exchange of Singapore. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange which was incorporated on December 14, 1976 as a company limited by guarantee took over the operations of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Berhad in that same year. Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange was name again Bursa Malaysia Berhad, following the conversion of its ownership to shareholders, the purpose of which was to improve competitive position and to respond to global trends in the exchange sector by making themselves more customer driven and market oriented. The corporation has since then focused on various initiatives aimed at improving its product and service offerings, increasing the liquidity and rapidity of its markets, improving the efficiency of its businesses and achieving economies of scale in its operations and as a result of its effectiveness, on 18 March 2005, Bursa Malaysia was listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. Bursa Malaysia Berhad is comprises of two boards and these boards is made up of numerous divisions, it is under the concern of the Securities Commission and the Ministry of Finance. However, as the major regulator of the Malaysian capital market, it is concerned with
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maintaining fair and orderly market in the securities and derivatives that are traded through its facilities. The regulatory functions of the exchange are performed and managed by the Regulation Functional Group which is helmed by the Chief Regulatory Officer. The Board Committees are entrusted with specific responsibilities to oversee the Groups affairs, with authority to act on behalf of the Board in accordance with their respective Terms of Reference. At each Board meeting, minutes of Board Committee meetings are presented to keep the Board informed. The Chairmen of the relevant Board Committees also report to the Board on key issues deliberated by the Board Committees at their respective meetings. The corporation gives information to interested individuals, groups, companies, students regarding stocks trading from when to invest and which company to invest in. It operates on a completely combined exchange, providing a complete range of exchange related facilities including listing, trading, clearing, settlement and depository services. It offers a diverse spread of products covering equities, derivatives, offshore listings and services, bonds and Islamic offerings. As a reward and recognition for its contribution to the economy, Bursa Malaysia was awarded the Most Outstanding Islamic Finance Product in 2009, the year was rounded off in December with Bursa Malaysia receiving overall Excellence Award And Best Governance And

Transparency Index Award At Inaugural Malaysian Corporate Governance Index, it was awarded in the year 2011 with the Outstanding Contribution Award by the Islamic Business and Finance Awards, becoming the first institution to win the desired prize, to name a few.

NATIONAL MUSEUM MALAYSIA Located in the heart of the city of Kuala Lumpur and set amongst its neighbourhood of antique buildings and romantic parkland, the National Museum popularly known as Museum Negara is built in the style of a traditional Malaysia house. The magnificence of its traditional Malay design and its impressive frontage is graced by two colossal murals of Italian glass mosaic, each depicting scenes of Malaysian history and crafts respectively. The idea of establishing the Museum Negara was initiated by the First Prime Minister of Malaysia Yang Teramat Mulia Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj. The present building was built on the site of the old Selangor Museum, which was completed in 1906. During the World War II, a part of the building was accidentally bombed by the Allied Forces 1945. From that date until 1952, Kuala Lumpur has no museum. A small single storied wooden building was erected on the same site by order of the then High Commissioner, General Sir Gerald Templer, who officially opened in 1953. Until 1959, it was demolished for a new Museum Negara and it was officially opened by His Majesty, the Third Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Syed Putra Al-Haj ibni Al-Marhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail in August 1963. The museum is a three storied structure of 362 feet long and 124 feet high at the central gable. It has four main galleries and a central hall which houses temporary exhibitions. Since its inception in 1963, the four main galleries showcase on ethnology and natural history of the country. The displays range from free standing tableau showing traditional cultural events such as weddings, festivals and costumes; to the rich variety of weapons, musical instruments, exquisite ceramics and natural history. The museum has undergone a major refurbishment for these galleries in 2006 and the makeover was completed in 2008. Now the four main galleries, namely Early History, Malay Kingdoms, Colonial Era and Malaysia Today feature history of Malaysia from primitive days to the present. A number of national treasures are on display in the galleries. These include the skeleton of Perak Man dated 10,00011,000 years old, the oldest and most complete skeleton found in South East Asia, a bronze Bell found by a villager when leveling a mound for a house side which is believed originated from the Battambang region of Cambodia, and a bronze Avalokitesvara which dates from the 9th CE.
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Additionally, a fine collection of keris from the Malay world, silverwares, jewelry, textiles, archaeological artefacts, ethnological and historical objects are also featured in these galleries. The National Museum has always been the various education and publicity services for wide spread clarification on the history and culture of the country. Besides the opportunity to learn the history and culture of the country in a permanent exhibition and temporary exhibitions, the National Museum also offers, Advisory services to educational activities, Guided tour of the permanent exhibition of the National Museum, Educational activities and public programs for the schools, private, public, government agencies, private agencies and non-governmental and the public from around the world is welcome to participate in the various programs offered by the museum. The visit to Museum Negara enlightened me about how Malaysia hold their culture in high esteem, beauty of her culture, the fallen heroes when bring the nation into being and protecting this great country during the world war and cities in Malaysia as a whole. Lesson learned on the second visit to Bursa Malaysia is worthwhile and the knowledge acquired on how to trade stocks, when to buy, sell and read stocks on the market listing which is vital to me as a business student and as an aspiring entrepreneur.

References www.museum.gov.my,www.bursamalaysia.com Wikipedia, www.klse.info,www.investopedia.com Notes taken by Sadiq Egbaloshu, on 22nd October, 2013