Hence the rejection of the MU proposal and its replacement by the Federation of Malaya Agreement 1948, emblemised continuity with the past on the one hand, but also reinforced the claim by UMNO ethno-nationalists of Malay pre-eminence on the other, with the proviso that the Malays were no longer led by the traditional rulers. [...] The Opposition-controlled state governments complained that the upper echelon of the civil service comprising the State Secretaries, State Development Officers, State Legal Advisers, State Financial Officers, the Local Authority chiefs, the District Officers, and even the heads of department of Lands and Mines and Islamic affairs, the last two falling under the purview of the state governments, we. [...] The NEP, the Development Process and Centralisation The development process, underscored by the implementation of the New Economic Policy (NEP, 1971-1990) further contributed to the expansion and consolidation of the federal government, ultimately the centralisation of the federal system. [...] In federal systems all over the world, the norm is to anticipate and expect a mix of different parties coming to power at the different levels of government, and to recognise the rights of both the central as well as the lower order of governments to share power and funds accordingly, regardless of party affiliations.11 More importantly, the attitude of the federal government and its civil service. [...] Source: Penang State Treasury Department 28 Developing Public Transportation Under the Ninth Schedule of the Federal Constitution, traffic and carrying of passengers on land, air and water are the responsibility of the federal government, while the responsibility of planning and maintenance of roads, ferries, and bridges are divided between the central government and the state, according to whethe.
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