Malaysia Day and Hari Merdeka are both important national holidays in Malaysia, yet they commemorate different events. Malaysia Day celebrates the formation of the Malaysian Federation on September 16, 1963, while Hari Merdeka celebrates the
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 […]
The territory of Malaysia was formed on September 16, 1963, when the Federation of Malaya (now Peninsular Malaysia), the island of Singapore, and the Borneo colonies of Sarawak and Sabah were created. On August 15, 1965, Singapore became an independent republic after seceding from the federation. Table of contents 1. How old is Malaysian country? […]
In 1979, Malaysia’s Mapping and Survey Department published a map of its territorial sea and continental shelf, which shows the boundary as the equidistant line between Malaysia’s Redang Island and the Vietnamese coastline, ignoring islands offshore. Table of contents 1. Is Vietnam close to Malaysia? 2. What type of boundary is Malaysia? 3. How many […]
Malaysia includes Malaya (now Peninsular Malaysia), Singapore Island, and the northern Bornean colonial provinces of Sarawak and Sabah when it was created on September 16, 1963. On August 15, 1965, Singapore became an independent republic after seceding from the federation. Table of contents 1. When did Malaysia become a republic? 2. Is Malaysia a democracy […]