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Aida Harun
Legal translator, data privacy expert

Malaysia
Local time: 10:34 +08 (GMT+8)

Native in: Malay 
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Oct 6, 2019 (posted via ProZ.com):  Just a small task to complete on a Sunday, 300 words to translate a simple resume, looking for meatier projects, please! ...more, + 1 other entry »
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Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter
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Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Subtitling
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Specializes in:
Law (general)Law: Contract(s)
OtherLaw: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright
History

Volunteer / Pro-bono work Open to considering volunteer work for registered non-profit organizations
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All accepted currencies U. S. dollars (usd)
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Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 3
English to Malay: Clause in a contract
Detailed field: Law: Contract(s)
Source text - English
2. CONTRACT

2.1 The Contract shall be governed in all respects by these Conditions. Seller shall not be bound by any terms or conditions set out in any other order form, documents or correspondence of Buyer. These Conditions shall supersede and prevail over any other terms and conditions stipulated or referred to by Buyer, and no addition, alteration or substitution of these Conditions will bind Seller or form part of any Contract, unless expressly accepted in writing by an authorised officer of Seller. No previous correspondence, writings (other than the writings incorporated herein by reference in Condition 10 below), telexes, telegrams, electronic or verbal communications between Buyer and Seller nor any promotional or sales literature regarding Goods (other than those expressly accepted in writing as part of the Contract by an authorised officer of Seller) shall form any part of or be incorporated into the Contract.
Translation - Malay
2. KONTRAK

2.1 Kontrak ini akan ditadbir dari semua segi oleh Syarat-syarat ini. Penjual tidak akan terikat dengan mana-mana terma atau syarat yang tertera di dalam mana-mana borang tempahan, dokumen atau sebarang surat-menyurat Pembeli yang lain. Syarat-syarat ini akan menggantikan dan mengatasi mana-mana terma dan syarat lain yang ditetapkan atau yang dirujuk oleh Pembeli, dan tiada sebarang penambahan, pindaan atau penggantian Syarat-syarat ini akan mengikat Penjual atau membentuk sebahagian daripada sebarang Kontrak, melainkan sekiranya diterima secara bertulis oleh pegawai yang diberi kuasa oleh Penjual. Tiada sebarang surat-menyurat, tulisan (selain daripada tulisan yang dimasukkan di sini dengan cara rujukan di dalam Syarat 10 di bawah), telex, telegram, komunikasi elektronik ataupun lisan yang terdahulu antara Pembeli dengan Penjual, mahupun sebarang maklumat berunsur promosi atau jualan yang berkenaan dengan Barangan (selain daripada yang diterima dengan nyata secara bertulis sebagai sebahagian daripada Kontrak oleh pegawai yang diberi kuasa oleh Penjual) akan membentuk mana-mana bahagian atau dimasukkan ke dalam Kontrak ini.
English to Malay: Write-up for an annual report
General field: Bus/Financial
Source text - English
Outlook

Just as the developed world was recovering from the last recession, China’s growth slowdown brought economic uncertainty to the emerging markets. The year 2015 saw a sluggish global financial environment, caused by a combination of the falling price of commodities, China’s weakening manufacturing and construction sectors, a Eurozone crisis that resulted in the decline of Europe’s own manufacturing sector, and a Malaysian Ringgit that rapidly deteriorated in relation to the US Dollar as global oil prices continued to plummet. The Chinese economic transition, a shift from investment to consumption, also had an immediate impact on manufacturing in Asia.
Despite the global economic headwinds, the Malaysian economy held on, resting on comfortable levels of reserves, low external debt, low unemployment and healthy inflows of foreign direct investments. The majority of implemented manufacturing projects covered industries such as electronics and electrical (E&E), machinery & equipment (M&E), petroleum products, transport equipment, fabricated metal products and chemicals and chemical products.
Malaysia’s manufacturing sector has successfully attracted a healthy share of capital-intensive investments for flagship industries, exceeding the average annual investment target set under the Tenth Malaysia Plan (10MP). Malaysia’s plan to diversify into more high-value, complex products should continue to draw investments from countries such as the USA and Japan.
An agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) – a multinational trade agreement between Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the USA, and Vietnam – is expected to expand Malaysia’s growing share of global exports. This, combined with the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), is expected to turn Southeast Asia into a single base for production and manufacturing with economies of scale to rival China. Collectively, the ASEAN bloc is estimated to have a collective GDP worth US$2.6 trillion.
It is time for new opportunities for Malaysia, thanks largely to the region’s role in the context of the global economy. With the simultaneous integration of regional value chains and the easing of trade restrictions with traditional partners, Malaysia has been provided with a unique opening to leverage off of the region's diverse range of economies.
The intensification of multinational companies’ efforts to undertake research and development (R&D) and design and development (D&D) projects in Malaysia should continue to have a significant effect on the nation and its workforce. Malaysia’s success in attracting high-technology, skills-intensive activities, as well as the country's attractiveness as an investment destination creates more high income, knowledge-driven job opportunities for Malaysians. Many local companies are fast becoming suppliers to these multinational companies, creating a multimillion-dollar business environment capable of sustaining itself and others into the long-term.


Translation - Malay
Tinjauan Masa Depan

Seiring dengan kebangkitan semula negara-negara maju keluar dari kemelesetan ekonomi yang lepas, kemerosotan pertumbuhan negara China telah mencetuskan ketidakpastian ekonomi kepada pasaran-pasaran baru muncul. Tahun 2015 menyaksikan persekitaran kewangan global yang lembab, disebabkan oleh gabungan beberapa faktor seperti kejatuhan harga bahan mentah, kelemahan sektor pembinaan dan pembuatan di negara China, krisis Eurozone yang telah mengakibatkan kemerosotan sektor pembuatan di Eropah sendiri dan kejatuhan nilai Ringgit Malaysia berbanding Dolar Amerika seiring dengan harga minyak di pasaran global yang terus menjunam. Peralihan ekonomi China, daripada berasaskan pelaburan kepada berasaskan penggunaan, turut mendatangkan kesan mendadak ke atas industri pembuatan di Asia.
Meskipun berhadapan dengan situasi ekonomi dunia yang sukar, keadaan ekonomi di Malaysia tetap bertahan dengan bersandarkan tahap rizab yang selesa, hutang luar negeri yang rendah, tahap pengangguran yang rendah serta kemasukan pelaburan langsung asing yang berada di tahap yang sihat. Kebanyakan daripada projek pembuatan yang dilaksanakan meliputi industri seperti elektrik dan elektronik (E&E), mesin dan kelengkapan (M&E), produk petroleum, kelengkapan pengangkutan, keluaran logam rekaan serta bahan kimia dan produk berasaskan kimia.
Sektor pembuatan di Malaysia telah berjaya menarik sebahagian besar daripada pelaburan modal intensif bagi industri-industri utama, melebihi purata sasaran pelaburan tahunan di bawah Rancangan Malaysia Kesepuluh (RMKe-10). Rencana Malaysia untuk menjalani kepelbagaian bagi menghasilkan produk yang lebih kompleks dan bernilai tinggi pasti akan dapat menarik pelaburan daripada negara seperti Amerika Syarikat dan Jepun.
Suatu perjanjian berkenaan Perkongsian Trans-Pasifik – perjanjian perdagangan multi nasional antara Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Jepun, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapura, Amerika Syarikat and Vietnam – diramalkan akan dapat meluaskan perkongsian Malaysia yang semakin berkembang dalam pasaran eksport antarabangsa. Gabungan faktor ini dengan penubuhan Komuniti Ekonomi ASEAN dijangka akan dapat menjadikan rantau Asia Tenggara satu pangkalan pengeluaran dan pembuatan dengan ekonomi skala untuk menyaingi negara China. Jumlah keseluruhan keluaran dalam negeri kasar bagi blok negara-negara ASEAN dianggarkan bernilai US$2.6 trilion.
Tiba masanya untuk Malaysia merebut peluang yang baharu, sebahagian besarnya hasil daripada peranan rantau ini dalam konteks ekonomi sejagat. Dengan penyepaduan serentak rantaian nilai serantau dan kelonggaran sekatan perdagangan dengan rakan dagangan tradisinya, Malaysia kini disajikan peluang yang unik untuk mengaut keuntungan dengan memanfaatkan kepelbagaian sumber ekonomi di rantau ini.
Usaha syarikat-syarikat multinasional yang semakin giat untuk menjalankan projek penyelidikan dan pembangunan (R&D) dan rekacipta dan pembangunan (D&D) di Malaysia seharusnya akan terus memberi kesan yang ketara ke atas Malaysia serta tenaga kerjanya. Kejayaan Malaysia dalam membawa masuk aktiviti-aktiviti kemahiran intensif dan berteknologi tinggi, serta daya tarikan negara ini sebagai suatu destinasi pelaburan dapat mencipta lebih banyak peluang pekerjaan berpendapatan tinggi dan berpaksikan ilmu di Malaysia. Sebilangan besar syarikat tempatan sudah pun mengorak langkah menjadi pembekal bagi syarikat-syarikat multinasional ini, lantas mewujudkan persekitaran perniagaan bernilai jutaan dolar yang mampu mengekalkan kemampanan sendiri dan juga pihak lain secara jangka panjang.

English to Malay: Court document
Source text - English
As a direct and proximate result of the conduct of Defendants, [name] or [name], both [name ] and [name] died and their beneficiaries, including without limitation, their two minor children, [name] and [name], have been damaged and will continue to be deprived of their future services, companionship, guidance, increased inheritance and support, and have sustained and will continue to sustain other economic and pecuniary losses, non-pecuniary losses as well as all other compensable/available damages under applicable law.
Translation - Malay
Sebagai kesan langsung dan dekat daripada kelakuan Defendan-Defendan, [nama] atau [nama], kedua-dua [nama] dan [nama] telah meninggal dunia dan waris-waris mereka, termasuk tetapi tidak terhad kepada, anak-anak bawah umur mereka, [nama] and [nama], telah mengalami penjejasan dan akan terus terhalang daripada menerima manfaat dari khidmat-khidmat, hubungan persaudaraan, tunjuk ajar, penambahan harta pusaka serta sokongan mereka di masa hadapan, dan telah mengalami serta akan terus mengalami kerugian-kerugian ekonomi dan kewangan lain, kerugian-kerugian bukan kewangan serta semua kerugian-kerugian lain yang perlu digantirugi/tersedia di bawah undang-undang terpakai.

Translation education Other - Institute of Translation and Books, Malaysia
Experience Years of experience: 11. Registered at ProZ.com: Aug 2010.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials Malay to English (Certificate of Translation (General) from Institut)
English to Malay (Certificate of Translation (General) from Institut)
Memberships MTA/PPM
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Website https://my.linkedin.com/in/aidaharun
CV/Resume English (PDF)
Bio
Hello, my name is Aida Harun. I am a freelance translator for both English to Malay and Malay to English pairings, specializing in legal translation. My native language is Malay but I also have a high proficiency in English. I translate a lot of privacy policies and privacy notices, as I used to work as a legal practitioner specializing in data protection. I am also very familiar with contracts and documents relating to corporate governance and compliance. Apart from legal texts, I am also very capable of translating marketing texts and academic texts.
Keywords: malay, legal, contracts, data privacy, marketing documents, corporate, brochures, policies, localisation, website localisation


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Sep 17, 2022



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