The Advantages Of Reading Newspapers

The newspaper is the most powerful of all the organs of expression of the news and views about
men and the things. Newspapers are regarded by economists as a necessity of modern life. With
the growth of literacy and the development of the means of communication they are playing a very
important part in society. There are many advantages of reading the newspapers. Firstly the
newspapers keep us in touch with the current world affairs. Without them we cannot know the
important news even of our own town or village. It extends the bounds of our knowledge and
makes us feel that we are a part of a living world. The leading newspapers are in touch with the
different part of the world through certain press agencies. They supply them news from every part
of the world. Secondly a great deal of information is supplied to us by the newspapers. Important
decisions of law courts are published for the benefit of his own liking. Commercial news are
published for the businessmen. Lovers of Radio and the Cinema can look up in them the daily
programs of these entertainments. The advertisements help the people to buy things. The
unemployed can look up the wanted columns for vacant job. Thirdly newspapers ventilate the
grievances of the public and form the public opinion. They keep the public and the government in
close contact. The subject matters of the leading articles in the newspapers. The rules come to
know of the desire of the people through newspapers. The people get aware of the policies and
schemes of the government through this agency. Lastly newspapers have their educative value
also. Readers of a good newspaper are more intelligent alert and better informed than scholars.
Newspapers help us in disseminating good ideas. In newspapers we find reviews on newly
published books. We read accounts of discoveries and scientific research. There are useful articles
on every topic. In short newspaper play vital role in our life

What Are the Benefits of Reading

Newspapers?
Marky Chavez
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Reading newspaper is a good habit that can provide a great sense of educational value. It
carries information about politics, economy, entertainment, sports, business, industry, trade
and commerce. With this habit, it will not only enhance your knowledge about general
information but it will likewise improve your English skills and vocabulary.

Many people have habits of reading daily newspapers that their days seem incomplete
without taking hold of early morning newspapers. Here are some of the benefits that you can
get by reading daily newspapers:

Newspapers carry the news of the world. By reading it, you will become updated with
current events not only in your nation but news about other countries as well.

Newspapers provide information and general knowledge. Reading it daily will widen
the scope of your knowledge which is an integral part of education and very useful
especially for student. Newspapers can provide interesting things and ideas which
can assist students in their learning process at school. Not only are the news itself
that are beneficial for students, but it also develop their language skills and increases
their word vocabulary.

Newspapers provide news about a countrys economic situation, sports, games,

entertainment, trade and commerce. People are made aware of the existing condition
of politics, culture and economy by reading the news. Those who hunger for news

will surely find satisfaction by reading the newspapers as it carries information of

various topics.

Reading newspaper makes a good habit and it is already part of the modern life. This
habit will widen your outlook and will enrich your knowledge. It will likewise improve
your English as reading English news is a good practice.

Reading newspaper makes you well informed. It enables you to take part in every
discussion pertaining to the worlds current events. By taking an active participation
in group discussions, it will make you feel that you belong in an enlightened society.
The only thing that can stop you from joining talks and discussion is if you are
ignorant of what is happening around you.

Reading newspapers will improve your knowledge in general and it will be easy for
you to relate to other people who often talks about current events and politics. Of
course, there are televisions and radios that also bring current news but it do not
provide detailed information as newspaper does.

Through newspapers, you will have a clear idea and understanding of what is
happening in your country and the whole world. It also carries contents about policies
and plans of government and corporations. It has also plenty of advertisements that
will keep you updated about what is going on in the world of business and industry

Malaysia: An 'open house' tradition

Those who have visited this Southeast Asian destination in the past few weeks have been treated to
the spectacle of the nationwide celebrations of the Eid al Fitr holiday. Although the religious
significance of Eid, its rituals and its message of spiritual and moral renewal upon the conclusion of
the fasting month are universal to all Muslims, the way it is observed in this part of the world takes
on additional meanings. Some are related to traditional Malay culture and customs as well as local
family structure; others stem from the contemporary realities and dynamics of Malaysia as a
pluralistic, multiracial society.
In the Malay language, the holiday is commonly named Hari Raya Aidilfitri (hari means day;
raya is festive; festival; celebration). Sometimes it is also referred to asHari Raya
Puasa (puasa meaning fasting). In the old days, Hari Raya was a festive but simple affair,
marked by prayer, visits to the mosque, and small family gatherings. Thanks to the staggering
growth in Malaysias prosperity over the past thirty years, however, the core festival alone has
evolved into a lavish, week-long celebration. The follow-up social activities fill up everyones
calendar for several weeks, throughout the Islamic month of Syawal.
One of the main reasons behind this trend is the famed cohesiveness of the Malay-Muslim family.
Even rapid urbanization and suburban sprawl havent stopped Malay people from driving en masse,
practically every weekend, to the kampong (rural areas; hometown) to visit their relatives.
The Hari Raya festivities serve to punctuate further this long-established rhythm of things.
Granted, the average family size may have shrunk over the years, as todays married couples have
two or three children rather than the previous generations five to ten. But that still leaves most
people with dozens of relatives to catch up with.
On the first day of the holidays, people dress up in traditional bright-coloured (purple, pink,
yellow) Malay attire. Men put on baju Melayu (Malay clothes) an ensemble of loose silk pants
and a matching, long-sleeve, V-neck top, with a golden, hand-embroidered (and sometimes very
costly) songket sash tied around the waist. A black-velvet, fez-like songkok or, for the more
adventurous type, a Malay warrior-style, somewhat complicated triangular headpiece completes
the look. Women don an equally colourful baju kurung, a knee-length blouse worn over a long
skirt.
In the morning of the first day of Hari Raya, people ask forgiveness of their parents and siblings for
any slights they may have committed or harsh words uttered in the past year. The Malay psyche is
marked by humility and being closely in touch with ones emotions: the sight of adults kneeling on
the floor in front of a parent and weeping openly is not uncommon even among Westernized, UKand Australia-educated professionals.
Once the family bonds have been acknowledged, the majority of reunions shift their focus to food,
glorious food! Fittingly, the Malay word for a party is pesta, similar to the Spanish fiesta, or
feast. Many ladies of the house and their Indonesian maids will literally slave away overnight to
prepare for their guests a smorgasbord that looks like a visual encyclopaedia of Malay cooking: the
highlights include beef rendang, satay sticks served with peanut sauce, and a plethora of seasonal

rice delicacies such asketupat dumplings lovingly hand-wrapped in palm-leaf pouches, or lemang
glutinous rice cooked in a hollowed bamboo stick lined with banana leaf. Recently, some of these
dishes have been listed among Malaysias national heritage. For example, rendang is mentioned in a
Malay literature classic Hikayat Amir Hamzah (Amir Hamzahs Chronicles), proving its existence as
early as the 1550s, shortly after the demise, at the hands of Portuguese colonisers, of the Malacca
sultanate. The origins of lemang date even further back, to the heyday of Malaysias aboriginal
(orang asli) cultures.
Just as the Malay language is a borrowing language, the Malay culture has always been open to
external influences from Arabic tradition and attire through jolly English-style fun and games to
the visual splendour of Bollywood. For its part, the Raya custom of giving children (or elderly
parents; after all, any custom can be reinterpreted to suit the modern context) pocket money in
small, red and green-coloured envelopes, has been adopted from Chinese New Year celebrations,
along with the term angpaw (a Hokkien-dialect equivalent of Mandarin hong bao / Cantonese lai
see, meaning red envelope).
The yearly indulgence is not without its critics: they point out that the higher material standard of
living that is reflected in the holiday excess may have taken away from the original spirit of giving.
Whereas Islam encourages its followers to reach out consistently to other people, the modern-day
open house gatherings are held exclusively during the Eid season. Instead of giving food to the
poor, the communal meal is often used as an occasion to network with business associates,
important clients, government officers and other special people. Much too often, it is hard to
resist the temptation to show off ones status symbols such as the latest expansion to the family
bungalow, a newly-renovated interior and, implicitly, ones wherewithal to feed and entertain
hundreds of friends and relatives for days on end.
What is encouraging in the Malaysian context is the holidays openness and inclusiveness towards
the countrys sizable and predominantly non-Muslim minorities Chinese, Indian, Siamese,
Eurasian, aboriginal and others. It is not an exaggeration to say this openness towards diversity has
to be seen to be believed. This year, during my annual visit to a Malay friends house, I ran into a
smartly-dressed Malaysian-Chinese family bearing a gift hamper. Are they neighbours, or perhaps a
part of the family, I enquired of my friend. Oh no, not at all, he answered. Then the families must
have known each other for a long time? Wrong again. In the end, I learned that the forty-something
Chinese ladys name was Karen, and she was Christian. A few years ago she shared a hospital room
with my friends seventy-plus-year-old mother. Karen, a mother of one, communicates mostly in
Cantonese and English; my friend's mother, who raised eight children, understands only Malay. Yet
somehow they managed to come to know each other. Since then, not one big festival has gone by
without the two families getting together.
Similarly, the Malaysian Prime Ministers open-house celebration, held in the futuristic new capital
city of Putrajaya, drew a crowd of 50,000, coming from all racial, ethnic and social segments of the
society. The newspapers, local and foreign, often lament what they describe as Malaysias racial
polarisation and as in every multiracial society, tensions and hidden resentment are inevitable.
But if this is the situation on the ground, then surely the Malaysian spirit of muhibbah respect
and tolerance for other communities way of life is alive and well.

Promotion of Malaysia can help expand the

tourism business of the country
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Malaysia-Truly Asia
When considering tourism promotion Malaysia is amongst those countries that play a significant role in improving
and expanding their tourism industry. People may visit several exotic places when they wish to travel to this
country. Not only are local tourists attractive towards the exotic places of Malaysia but it also plays a crucial role
by attracting foreign visitors and thus contribute towards positively affecting the economical growth of the nation.
Studies have revealed that due to the development and enhancement of tourism industry in this country, the
number of tourists have continued to increase over the period of time in an exponential manner which shows the
importance that the tourism industry has to economically expand the country.
What are the best places to visit in Malaysia?
For promotion, Malaysia has incorporated various procedures that have assisted this nation to achieve this high
position when it comes to compare the tourism industry of different countries. It has features that attract people
from all around the globe. There is a cultural, language and religion diversity and the different festivals and
cultures that take place because of this factor is one important factor that attracts tourists from different regions.
Some of the popular places of Malaysia include Penang, Pulau Redang, Cameron Highland, kapas, Taman
Negara, Perhentian, Sarawak and Sabah, Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Langkawi, Putrajaya and genting Highland.
Not only are their historical cities with several ancient monuments and historic artifacts and architectures but
there are coastal islands and large mountains that can provide a serene feeling to anyone who looks at them. For
promotion, Malaysia advertises about its natural beauty of mountains and islands along with busy streets of
developed cities where people shop and eat various amazing things that are available
How can promotion of Malaysia help strengthen its economy?
People love to travel to different exotic places around the world and they would only be able to know about these
places when they are being promoted by their country. Malaysia is considered as one of the most popular places
to visit in Asian region. Even though most economies suffered from recession but Malaysia was able to achieve
23.9 million in 2009 along and this was 7% higher than that of the prior year. This was only made possible
because for promotion Malaysia makes substantial efforts to ensure that they are able to maintain the position
that they have achieved in the tourism sector.

Reserving seats for Malaysia

Several websites online allow people to book tickets if they wish to visit Malaysia. Also, people can also reserve a
place at hotels which are nearest to their destination even before they arrive to this place. For the purpose of
promotion, Malaysia has taken care of important factors that can help them achieve growth and it needs to
continue promoting about the exotic places so that they are able to further expand the tourism business of the
country