Portal:Malaysia

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Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. A federal constitutional monarchy, it consists of 13 states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia on Mainland Southeast Asia and East Malaysia on the island of Borneo. Peninsular Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Thailand, as well as maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia; East Malaysia shares land borders with Brunei and Indonesia, and maritime borders with the Philippines and Vietnam. Kuala Lumpur is the country's national capital, largest city, and the seat of the legislative branch of the federal government, while Putrajaya is the federal administrative capital, representing the seat of both the executive branch and the judicial branch of the federal government. With a population of over 34 million, it is the world's 43rd-most populous country.

The country has its origins in the Malay kingdoms, which, from the 18th century on, became subject to the British Empire, along with the British Straits Settlements protectorate. During World War II, British Malaya, along with other nearby British and American colonies, was occupied by the Empire of Japan. Following three years of occupation, Malaya was briefly unified as the Malayan Union in 1946 until 1948 when it was restructured as the Federation of Malaya. The country achieved independence on 31 August 1957. On 16 September 1963, independent Malaya united with the then British crown colonies of North Borneo, Sarawak, and Singapore to become Malaysia. In August 1965, Singapore was separated from the federation and became an independent country.

Malaysia is tropical and is one of 17 megadiverse countries; it is home to numerous endemic species. The country is multiethnic and multicultural, which has a significant effect on its politics. About half the population is ethnically Malay, with minorities of Chinese, Indians, and indigenous peoples. The Bumiputra policy grants the Malay majority a constitutionally enshrined privileged status over Malaysian citizens who are Chinese or Indians via affirmative action measures. The official language is Malaysian Malay, a standard form of the Malay language. English remains an active second language. While recognising Islam as the official religion, the constitution grants freedom of religion to non-Muslims though conversion out of Islam is forbidden while conversion to it is allowed. The government is modelled on the Westminster parliamentary system, and the legal system is based on common law. The head of state is an elected monarch, chosen among the nine state rulers every five years. The head of government is the prime minister.

The country's economy was once heavily reliant on agriculture and primary commodities but is now driven by the services and manufacturing sectors. Malaysia ranks highly in peacefulness and passport strength and has a newly industrialised economy that is relatively open and state-oriented. The country is a founding member of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the East Asia Summit (EAS), and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as well as a member of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), the Commonwealth of Nations, and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). (Full article...)

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Sultan Ismail Petra arch outside the Royal Palace

Kota Bharu (Kelantanese: Koto Baghu), colloquially referred to as KB, is a town in Malaysia that serves as the state capital and royal seat of Kelantan. It is situated in the northeastern part of Peninsular Malaysia and lies near the mouth of the Kelantan River.

The town is home to many religious buildings, various museums, the unique architecture of the old royal palaces (still occupied by the Sultan and Sultanah and off-limits to visitors but viewable from outside) and former royal buildings (which can be visited). It is served by Keretapi Tanah Melayu's East Coast Line at the nearby Wakaf Bharu Terminal Station, in the town of Wakaf Bharu across the Kelantan River and Sultan Ismail Petra Airport, located in Pengkalan Chepa. (Full article...)

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Goh during the 2018 Indonesia Masters

Goh V Shem AMN (吴蔚昇; born Goh Wei Shem; 20 May 1989) is a Malaysian badminton player in the doubles event. He was partnered with Tan Wee Kiong after their outstanding performance at the 2014 Thomas Cup. Together, Goh and Tan won the gold medal for the men's doubles event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as well as all their matches in the mixed team event, helping Malaysia retain the gold medal for the third consecutive time. They also won the bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games and the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, thus making them the second ever Malaysian men's doubles pair to win the silver medal at the Olympic Games 20 years after the feat was achieved by Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock in 1996 Atlanta. Goh and Tan are also the fifth Malaysian men's doubles pair to hold the world number 1 ranking after Razif Sidek and Jalani Sidek, followed by Cheah and Yap, Chan Chong Ming and Chew Choon Eng, and later on by Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong ever since official rankings were kept in the 80s. Goh is presently partnered with Boon Xin Yuan and South Korean Choi Sol-gyu. (Full article...)

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Gunung Lang Recreational Park in Ipoh

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The following are images from various Malaysia-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Sea grapes, known as latok by the Bajau people. (from Malaysian cuisine)
Image 2The Klang Bell, dated 200 BC–200 AD (from History of Malaysia)
Image 3The usually crowded Lim Chong Eu Expressway and its surroundings in Penang were deserted on 22 March 2020 during the Malaysian Movement Control Order to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. (from History of Malaysia)
Image 4Penang rojak (from Malaysian cuisine)
Image 5Map of the Mandarin Sinophone world, where Mandarin and other Chinese languages are spoken as a first language among ethnic Chinese in countries where their population is significant:
  Mandarin Chinese-speaking majority (Coastal and central areas of China, Taiwan and Singapore)
  Large Mandarin Chinese-speaking minority (Highland China, Malaysia and inner Myanmar)
  Small Mandarin Chinese-speaking minority (Brunei)
(from Malaysian Chinese)
Image 6Heads from old headhunting practices in a Kadazan house in Sabah (from Culture of Malaysia)
Image 7Map of the geographic origin of the present-day ethnic Chinese Malaysians since their early migrations from China to Nanyang region more than a hundred years ago. (from Malaysian Chinese)
Image 8The Hai San Secret Society's "Captain China" with his followers in Selangor, June 1874 (from Malaysian Chinese)
Image 9Comparison of Malay language, Jawi writing, and Khat calligraphy with other languages. (from Culture of Malaysia)
Image 10An 1880 painting of southern Chinese merchant from Fujian (left) and Chinese official in Penang Island. (from Malaysian Chinese)
Image 11A Chinatown and "Malaytown" in Kedah. (from Malaysian Chinese)
Image 12Köppen–Geiger climate classification map of Malaysia. (from Geography of Malaysia)
Image 13SMJK Confucian in Kuala Lumpur, an example of converted Chinese independent school to government-funded "SMJK" (National-type Chinese secondary school). (from Malaysian Chinese)
Image 14Ayam percik (from Malaysian cuisine)
Image 15Batik cake (from Malaysian cuisine)
Image 16George Town, Penang during the 1950s (from Malaysian Chinese)
Image 17Mount Kinabalu, the highest point of Malaysia, is located in Sabah. (from Geography of Malaysia)
Image 18A wau workshop (from Culture of Malaysia)
Image 19Malaysian Chinese Catholics during Palm Sunday at St Ignatius Church in Selangor. (from Malaysian Chinese)
Image 20Chinese women working in a British mobile canteen during the Malayan Campaign, c. January 1942 (from Malaysian Chinese)
Image 21Roti telur and teh tarik (from Malaysian cuisine)
Image 22A Map of Malaysia's states. (from Geography of Malaysia)
Image 23The topography of Peninsular Malaysia. (from Geography of Malaysia)
Image 24The Dutch fleet battling with the Portuguese armada as part of the Dutch–Portuguese War in 1606 to gain control of Malacca (from History of Malaysia)
Image 25An ethnic Chinese woman in Malaysia grinds and cuts up dried herbs to make traditional Chinese medicine. (from Malaysian Chinese)
Image 26Joint Chinese-Malay anticommunist demonstration in Semenyih, Selangor during the 1950s (from Malaysian Chinese)
Image 27Tugu Negara, the Malaysian national monument, is dedicated to those who fell during World War II and the Malayan Emergency. (from History of Malaysia)
Image 28The extent of the Malaccan Empire in the 15th century became the main point for the spreading of Islam in the Malay Archipelago. (from History of Malaysia)
Image 29The topography of Malaysian Borneo. (from Geography of Malaysia)
Image 30Bubur pulut hitam, without coconut milk. (from Malaysian cuisine)
Image 31Ayer Keroh Lake. (from Geography of Malaysia)
Image 322007 Bersih rally that was held in Kuala Lumpur (from History of Malaysia)
Image 33Some of the examples of ethnic Chinese influenced Malaysian cuisine, clockwise from top-right: grass jelly with Bandung, yong tau foo, Nyonya steamed layer cake and laksa noodle. (from Malaysian Chinese)
Image 34Yusheng (from Malaysian cuisine)
Image 35Japanese troops moving through Kuala Lumpur during their advance through Malaya (from History of Malaysia)
Image 36A selection of Nyonya kuih (from Malaysian cuisine)
Image 37Jonker Walk, a Chinatown in Malacca. (from Malaysian Chinese)
Image 38Char kway teow in Penang (from Malaysian cuisine)
Image 39Bak Kut Teh (from Malaysian cuisine)
Image 40A Malaysian nasi lemak traditionally wrapped in banana leaves (from Malaysian cuisine)
Image 41Replica of the palace of the Malacca Sultanate, built from information in the Malay Annals. (from Culture of Malaysia)
Image 42Lion dance in Malaysia's capital during the Chinese main festivity. (from Malaysian Chinese)
Image 43Evolution of Malaysia (from History of Malaysia)
Image 44Air bandung (from Malaysian cuisine)
Image 45Joget Melayu, a Malay dance (from Culture of Malaysia)
Image 46Former mine which has been converted into a lake garden in Perak. (from Mining in Malaysia)
Image 47Siti Nurhaliza wearing a tudung (from Culture of Malaysia)
Image 48Wonton Mee (from Malaysian cuisine)
Image 49A bowl of curry mee, with fried beancurd skins and fish cake on the side (from Malaysian cuisine)
Image 50Idli served with typical accompaniments. (from Malaysian cuisine)

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Did you know -

... that almost all of the buildings on Labuan island were destroyed by the bombardment which preceded its invasion by Australian forces during the Battle of North Borneo in June 1945 (pictured)?

... that the aircraft disaster Double Six Crash killed a total of five cabinet ministers in the Malaysian state of Sabah in 1976?

... that floods in Malaysia in November 2010 affected the homes of a State Chief Minister and a Federal Minister?

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1 September 1956: City Stadium in George Town, Penang was opened.
1 September 1994: 1994 IBF World Junior Championships was held in Kuala Lumpur.
2 September 1994: 1994 IBF World Junior Championships was held in Kuala Lumpur.
3 September 1991: Mini ASEAN Cultural Park in Ayer Keroh, Malacca was opened.
3 September 1994: 1994 IBF World Junior Championships was held in Kuala Lumpur.
5 September 2001: MyKad was introduced.
6 September 2016: Penang Front Party was founded.
7 September 1996: 1995 Malaysian state elections.
7 September 2003: The opening of Sitiawan Settlement Museum in Sitiawan, Perak.
8 September 1996: 1995 Malaysian state elections.
8 September 2001: 2001 Southeast Asian Games was held in Kuala Lumpur.
8 September 2018:
- 2018 Balakong by-election.
- 2018 Seri Setia by-election.
9 September 1971: The Star was founded.
9 September 2001: 2001 Southeast Asian Games was held in Kuala Lumpur.
10 September 2001: 2001 Southeast Asian Games was held in Kuala Lumpur.
11 September 1998: 1998 Commonwealth Games was held in Kuala Lumpur.
11 September 2001: 2001 Southeast Asian Games was held in Kuala Lumpur.
11 September 2008: 2018 Sukma Games was held in Perak.
12 September 1998: 1998 Commonwealth Games was held in Kuala Lumpur.
12 September 2001: 2001 Southeast Asian Games was held in Kuala Lumpur.
12 September 2008: 2018 Sukma Games was held in Perak.
12 September 2020: Gabungan Rakyat Sabah was established in Sabah.
13 September 1998: 1998 Commonwealth Games was held in Kuala Lumpur.
13 September 2001: 2001 Southeast Asian Games was held in Kuala Lumpur.
13 September 2008: 2018 Sukma Games was held in Perak.
13 September 2013: The International Conference on the Malaysia Agreement was held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
13 September 2014: Shila Amzah Love Live in Malaysia Concert was held in Kuala Lumpur.
14 September 1974: 1974 Malaysian general election.
14 September 1998: 1998 Commonwealth Games was held in Kuala Lumpur.
14 September 2001: 2001 Southeast Asian Games was held in Kuala Lumpur.
14 September 2008: 2018 Sukma Games was held in Perak.
14 September 2019: Muafakat Nasional was founded.
15 September 1995: Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133 crashed in Tawau, Sabah.
15 September 1998: 1998 Commonwealth Games was held in Kuala Lumpur.
15 September 2001: 2001 Southeast Asian Games was held in Kuala Lumpur.
15 September 2008: 2018 Sukma Games was held in Perak.
15 September 2012: Legoland Malaysia Resort in Nusajaya, Johor was officially opened.
16 September 1963: Formation of Malaysia by the merging of Federation of Malaya, Singapore, Crown Colony of North Borneo and Crown Colony of Sarawak.
16 September 1985: University of Technology, Malaysia new campus in Skudai, Johor was opened.
16 September 1998: 1998 Commonwealth Games was held in Kuala Lumpur.
16 September 2001: 2001 Southeast Asian Games was held in Kuala Lumpur.
16 September 2008: 2018 Sukma Games was held in Perak.
16 September 2015: 2015 Malay Dignity rally in Kuala Lumpur.
16 September 2019: Seberang Perai was upgraded from town to a city.
17 September 1998: 1998 Commonwealth Games was held in Kuala Lumpur.
17 September 2001: 2001 Southeast Asian Games was held in Kuala Lumpur.
17 September 2008: 2018 Sukma Games was held in Perak.
17 September 2020: Malaysian United Democratic Alliance was founded.
18 September 1998: 1998 Commonwealth Games was held in Kuala Lumpur.
18 September 2004: 2004 Ba'kelalan by-election.
18 September 2008: 2018 Sukma Games was held in Perak.
19 September 1998: 1998 Commonwealth Games was held in Kuala Lumpur.
19 September 2008: 2018 Sukma Games was held in Perak.
20 September 1998: 1998 Commonwealth Games was held in Kuala Lumpur.
20 September 2007: Pavilion Kuala Lumpur in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur was opened.
20 September 2008: 2018 Sukma Games was held in Perak.
21 September 1963: 1963 Singaporean general election.
21 September 1998: 1998 Commonwealth Games was held in Kuala Lumpur.
21 September 2008: 2018 Sukma Games was held in Perak.
22 September 2008: 2018 Sukma Games was held in Perak.
23 September 2013: 2013 Proton Malaysian Open was held in Kuala Lumpur.
24 September 2012: 2012 Proton Malaysian Open was held in Kuala Lumpur.
24 September 2013: 2013 Proton Malaysian Open was held in Kuala Lumpur.
25 September 2006: Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall in Malacca City, Malacca was opened.
25 September 2012: 2012 Proton Malaysian Open was held in Kuala Lumpur.
25 September 2013: 2013 Proton Malaysian Open was held in Kuala Lumpur.
25 September 2014: 2014 Pengkalan Kubor by-election.
26 September 2012: 2012 Proton Malaysian Open was held in Kuala Lumpur.
26 September 2013: 2013 Proton Malaysian Open was held in Kuala Lumpur.
26 September 2020: 2020 Sabah state election.
27 September 1991: 1991 Sarawak state election.
27 September 2001: 2001 Sarawak state election.
27 September 2010: 2010 Proton Malaysian Open was held in Kuala Lumpur.
27 September 2012: 2012 Proton Malaysian Open was held in Kuala Lumpur.
27 September 2013: 2013 Proton Malaysian Open was held in Kuala Lumpur.
28 September 1991: 1991 Sarawak state election.
28 September 2010: 2010 Proton Malaysian Open was held in Kuala Lumpur.
28 September 2012: 2012 Proton Malaysian Open was held in Kuala Lumpur.
28 September 2013: 2013 Proton Malaysian Open was held in Kuala Lumpur.
29 September 2010: 2010 Proton Malaysian Open was held in Kuala Lumpur.
29 September 2012: 2012 Proton Malaysian Open was held in Kuala Lumpur.
29 September 2013: 2013 Proton Malaysian Open was held in Kuala Lumpur.
30 September 1972: Malaysia–Singapore Airlines was disbanded.
30 September 2010: 2010 Proton Malaysian Open was held in Kuala Lumpur.
30 September 2012: 2012 Proton Malaysian Open was held in Kuala Lumpur.
30 September 2013: 2013 Proton Malaysian Open was held in Kuala Lumpur.

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Pasir Gudang is an industrial city in Johor. It houses the integrated Tanjung Langsat industrial area and Johor Port, the world's largest palm oil terminal.