* Former British colony; Independence 1957; Constitutional parliamentary democracy; Official ruler rotates among the nine sultans (one for each state) every five years; Functional leader is Prime Minister (Mahathir since 1981). * Ruling Party: "Popular Front" of 11 parties, including United Malay Nationalist Organization and the Malaysian Chinese Association; Opposition includes People's Action Party, Party of Islam.
當然，慎選合作夥伴、擬定周詳計畫，更是過來人苦口婆心的勸告之詞。