Pencapaian akademik dinilai tanpa mengira negeri asal.

A word-by-word breakdown is:

• pencapaian = achievement, attainment
• akademik = academic
• dinilai = is evaluated, is assessed
• tanpa = without
• mengira = counting, considering
• negeri = state
• asal = origin, original, from

So the structure is basically:

• pencapaian akademik = academic achievement
• dinilai = is assessed
• tanpa mengira negeri asal = without considering state of origin

In Malay, modifiers often come after the noun they describe.

So:

• pencapaian akademik = academic achievement
• literally, this is closer to achievement academic

This is very normal in Malay. Compare:

• buku sejarah = history book
• kereta baharu = new car
• prestasi pelajar = student performance

English usually puts many modifiers before the noun, but Malay often puts them after.

Dinilai is a passive verb.

It comes from the root nilai, and compares with:

• menilai = to evaluate, to assess
• dinilai = to be evaluated, to be assessed

So:

• Guru menilai pencapaian akademik. = The teacher evaluates academic achievement.
• Pencapaian akademik dinilai... = Academic achievement is evaluated...

The prefix di- is a very common marker of the passive in Malay.

The sentence does not say.

That is very common in Malay, especially in formal or official language. The focus is on the thing being evaluated, not on the person or institution doing it.

So dinilai here means something like:

• is evaluated
• is assessed

without naming the evaluator.

If you wanted to name the agent, you could say something like:

• Pencapaian akademik dinilai oleh pihak sekolah. = Academic achievement is evaluated by the school.

Tanpa mengira means without considering, regardless of, or irrespective of.

In this sentence, it introduces something that should not affect the evaluation.

So:

• tanpa mengira negeri asal = regardless of state of origin

This is a common formal expression. You may also see it in sentences like:

• Pemilihan dibuat tanpa mengira kaum atau agama. = Selection is made regardless of race or religion.

They are very close in meaning, but not always identical in tone.

• tanpa mengira sounds more formal and written
• tidak kira is often more conversational and very common in speech

For example:

• Semua orang diterima tanpa mengira latar belakang. = formal, official-sounding
• Semua orang diterima tidak kira latar belakang. = also correct, slightly more everyday

In your sentence, tanpa mengira fits the formal style well.

Negeri asal means state of origin or home state.

In a Malaysian context, negeri usually means one of the states, such as Selangor, Johor, or Kelantan.

So negeri asal refers to the state a person originally comes from, not necessarily where they currently live.

Depending on context, English translations might be:

• state of origin
• home state
• native state

Malay often does not use a separate word equivalent to English is/are in this kind of sentence.

In English:

• Academic achievement is evaluated...

In Malay:

• Pencapaian akademik dinilai...

The passive verb dinilai already carries the main idea, so no extra word for is is needed.

This is normal in Malay grammar.

Yes, it sounds formal and administrative.

Clues that make it formal include:

• pencapaian akademik
• dinilai
• tanpa mengira
• negeri asal

This sounds like something you might read in:

• school policies
• university admissions information
• official guidelines
• reports

A more everyday version might be simpler, but the original sentence is perfectly natural in formal Malay.

Some small changes are possible, but the original order is clear and natural.

For example, this is also possible:

• Tanpa mengira negeri asal, pencapaian akademik dinilai.

This puts emphasis on regardless of state of origin first.

However, the original:

• Pencapaian akademik dinilai tanpa mengira negeri asal.

is probably the most straightforward and natural version in formal writing.

Yes. Asal is a very useful word in Malay.

It can relate to origin or source, as in:

• negeri asal = state of origin
• kampung asal = hometown / home village
• asal usul = origin, ancestry, background

So in this sentence, asal helps specify that it is not just any state, but the state someone comes from originally.