Glossaries – Local College Explorer

Penang and Langkawi Islands, Malaysia

March 31, 2022April 2, 2022 localcollegeexplorer

Penang island Near the northwestern coast of the Malay Peninsula, about 112 kilometers south of Langkawi, is the picturesque island of Penang. Penang was discovered in 1786 by the British and quickly turned into a trading city, where East and West, the blood and traditions of different peoples bizarrely mixed. Lebuh Farquhar is home to […]

Japan Defense and security

January 24, 2022January 17, 2022 localcollegeexplorer

Officially, Japan does not have a real army, but only ‘self-defense’ forces, and this provision has been established in the Constitutional Charter. Shinzō Abe is clearly intent on changing the Constitution, but is unable to secure the necessary two-thirds majority in both chambers. In 2015, however, the premier managed to get a historic provision approved that […]