After Anwar Ibrahim’s swearing in as the 10th prime minister of Malaysia yesterday, world leaders were quick to congratulate him. The 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso was among those who wished the new PM success following his appointment as PM. “I had the pleasure of visiting your beautiful country in…
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? […]
In the south and southwest, the Malay Peninsula extends from Myanmar and Thailand. Its Malaysian portion is about 500 miles (800 km) long and 320 miles (480 km) wide, on its east-west axis at least. Table of contents 1. How long should you spend in Malaysia? 2. How long has Malaysia existed? 3. How old […]