Albert Cheng（曾明樺）

Lao Zi was a Chinese ancient philosopher who started a new understanding of nature known as Taoism. Nowadays, most of the people keep Taoism as a religion or belief, rather than an unique philosophy of Chinese ancestor as it was. What are the differences between the Taoism in the past and now in the heart of Chinese people today? Let us start to figure out what do the Chinese people explain Taoism today. Then, we will explore the understanding of Taoism in the past. By these, we can clearly see the differences between Chinese people in the past and today's society. Nowadays many people are worshiping LaoZi as a deity or God among Chinese community. There are many names found in their tradition and belief. For instance LaoZi also known as TaiShang LaoJun (太上老君) or Taishang XuanYuan. In fact this kind of religion or belief do not have any relationship to the teachings of LaoZi in Dao De Jing (道德经). In Taoism, the teachings of this ancient sage - LaoZi does not related to worsh...

Malaysia is a multicultural country with three main ethnic groups - Malay, Chinese and Indian. The population of Malays is around 65%, Chinese 26% and Indian 7.5%, and others 1.5%. In fact, they are remarkably different cultures and religions. According to the reports or some articles, many people grading Malaysia as a harmonious nation although some conflicts happened in the past among ethnic groups. Many believe that Malaysian government has done an outstanding job in building a harmony relationships among ethnic groups. The government also has been implementing numerous effective policies in education to bring all the people to unity. As it is mentioned, Malay people in Malaysia are the majority group, an indigenous group. In Malay, Bumiputera means "Prince of the earth". However, ethnic Chinese and Indians are more like alien emigrants in Malaysia. Since 1970s, Malaysian government has implemented the both New Economic Policy and Bumiputera policy, whereas Malay peopl...