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For those that hoped Malaysia’s 2018 change of government might deliver reforms, the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government and its reform agenda has For those that hoped Malaysia’s government might deliver reform, its collapse and that of its agenda have been a tough lesson, Amrita Malhi writes.

PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Devaki Krishnan, the country’s first woman to be elected into public office, has entered the Malaysia Book of Records – 70 years after achieving that feat.

ON a Bill to amend the Federal Constitution to reinstate Sabah and Sarawak as equal partners, Darell has called on for the issue to be debated in the State Legislative Assembly so as to get views from the assembly member before the Bill is tabled for second reading in Parliament on Dec 14, 2021

During the first week of August 1957, Peninsular Malaysia became independent as the Federation of Malaya. In September 1963, two states on Borneo joined the nation as Malaysia when Sabah and Sarawak joined the federation. Table of contents 1. How was Malaysia formed? 2. Which country ruled Malaysia first? 3. How many years Malaysia has […]

Peninsular Malaysia has been inhabited for more than 6,000 years according to archaeologists, who have found evidence for Stone Age and early Bronze Age cultures as well as Neolithic culture, which was well established by 2500 to 1500 years before Christ. Table of contents 1. Which country ruled Malaysia first? 2. When did Malaysia become? […]

During the Malayan Unification in 1946, Peninsular Malaysia became a unified state. It came into being when Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak, and Singapore joined with the then British crown colonies of Singapore and North Borneo to form Malaysia on 16 September 1963. The federal federation expelled Singapore from its membership in August 1965. Table of […]

Malaysia combines the word “Malaysia” with a Latin-Greek suffix. It can be translated as “land of the Malaysians”. Table of contents 1. Did Malaysia used to be called Malaya? 2. What does Malaysia mean? 3. When did Malaya became Malaysia? 4. Is Malaysia a girl’s name? 5. Does Malaysia have a nickname? 6. Is Malaysia […]

Malaysia combines the word “Malaysia” with a Latin-Greek suffix. It can be translated as “land of the Malaysians”. Table of contents 1. When did Malaya become Malaysia? 2. Is Malaysia a girl’s name? 3. Is Malaysia a common name? 4. What does Malaysia mean in English? 5. What does the name Malaysia stand for? 6. […]

Further, British improvements in public health infrastructure led to a reduction in tropical diseases and the establishment of Malay government schools and Christian mission schools (mostly English-language); Chinese schools had to be built by themselves. Table of contents 1. What did the British do to Malaysia? 2. What are the negative impacts of British colonialism […]

A Latin script is now used to write Malay, called Rumi in Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore, or Latin in Indonesia, although Arabic scripts used throughout the region are also available. Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia use the Latin script as the official script. Table of contents 1. How many languages are spoken in Malaysia? 2. What […]