Title: Malaysian History

History of IncomeTax in Malaysia

Published on Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:26:45 PST

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History Books May Have To be Rewritten

Published on Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:32:11 PST

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Birth of The National Museum

Published on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:22:38 PST

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The Alliance Road to Merdeka

Published on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:47:42 PST

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The unique matrilineal Adat Perpatih

Published on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:15:55 PST

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Installation of Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan

Published on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:01:59 PST

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The Rulers of Negri Sembilan

Published on Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:30:32 PDT

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The Malaysian Story of Electricity

Published on Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:21:19 PDT

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The History of Negaraku

Published on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:48:09 PDT

The History of Negaraku "Negaraku, tanah tumpahnya darahku, Rakyat hidup, bersatu dan maju, Rahmat bahagia, Tuhan kurniakan, Raja kita, selamat bertahta. Rahmat bahagia, Tuhan kurniakan, Raja kita, selamat bertahta." Negaraku the national anthem of Malaysia was selected as a national anthem at the time of the Federation of Malaya’s independence from Britain in 1957. The tune was originally read more..

Teach The Correct History of the Nation

Published on Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:26:33 PDT

Teach the Correct History of the Nation By: Zainon Ahmad We learn during our history lessons in school how Malacca became an entrepot, an eastern emporium, in the 15th century, why Penang and Singapore were founded by the British and we also learn why the entity known to the colonial power as British Malaya was divided into the Straits Settlements, the Federated Malay States and the un-Federated read more..

Pontian

Published on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:55:24 PDT

The Legend of PontianPontian : The south-western district of Johor, derived its name from a not-so-glamorous source.If you think it was from the blood-sucking Pontianak, or vampire, you would be wrong.Rather, the name has to do with the pirates in the Straits of Malacca, who hijacked vessels near Kukup at the south-westernmost tip of the peninsula.One of their hiding grounds was called Perhentian read more..

Lt. Adnan Saidi

Published on Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:17:28 PST

Adnan's Heroic Exploits at Bukit Chandu Live OnFor 48 hours, the Japanese were held back in what has now come to be called the Battle of Bukit Chandu.Members of the Japanese 18th Army were frustrated that they could not get past the defenders of Pasir Panjang ridge.Led by the Malay Regiment’s Lt Adnan Saidi, the 42 strong contingent of defenders fought like wounded tigers.The 27-year old Adnan read more..

History Behind Negri's Selection of Ruler

Published on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:13:03 PST

The ruler of Negri Sembilan is selected by a council of ruling chiefs in the state, or the datuk datuk undang. The person selected will assume the position of Yang di-Pertuan Besar, or Yam Tuan, a post which began in 1773.The state, which had been receiving immigrants from Sumatra for hundreds of years, is ruled by a unique form of government.Before it became known as Negri Sembilan, the area was read more..

Root of the Name Sabah

Published on Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:19:35 PST

Getting to Root of the Name SabahBy: Jaswinder KaurFrom "North Borneo" to "Sabah", just how did the state get its name? The quest to discover the origins of Sabah's name took me deep into the Internet and volumes of journal and articles.My first stop was the search engine Google which took me to websites on names for babies. Sabah, the websites explained, is a girl's name and means morning in read more..

A Change of Flags

Published on Sat, 17 Jan 2009 05:52:35 PST

Most of us know that every Malaysian State has its own flag rich in history and cultural symbolism. Peninsular Malaysia's 11 state flags have been in use for more than 50 years, and they are older than the national flag,Jalur Gemilang, which was first flown on September 16, 1963, the day Sabah and Sarawak joined the nation.Sabah and Sarawak not only added colour and culture to the newly enlarged read more..

Tok Janggut: From Traitor to Patriot

Published on Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:21:43 PST

Tok Janggut: From Traitor to PatriotWhen he was killed in a fight with the British, Tok Janggut was labelled a rebel and his body hung upside down for public viewing. Today though, he has been recognised as a freedom fighter, writes SAGER AHMAD HERE’S a twist to history. Ninety-two years ago, Merdeka was “declared” — in May, 1915 — in the district of Pasir Putih in Kelantan. That was 42 years and read more..

Malaysia on the World Stage

Published on Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:01:06 PST

Malaysia on the World StageFIFTY years ago, as our fledgling country stepped tentatively into the world, it was thought that all it was interested in was security and that everything it did in terms of foreign relations was nothing more than the search for security and independence.That independent Malaya was still dependent on Britain and its allies for defence was understandable considering read more..

Women in Early Politics

Published on Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:13:05 PST

Women in Early PoliticsMALAYSIAN women of all ethnicities were first politicised in the turbulent years of World War II. The change of rulers, from British to Japanese, awakened the local population to the possibility of their own liberation. Nevertheless, women from different ethnic communities could only express the meaning of nationalism within their segregated cultural and historical contexts read more..

Constitutional Convulsions Since 1957

Published on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:30:55 PDT

Constitutional Convulsions Since 1957In 1965, due to mounting political and ethnic tensions, the union with Singapore came unstuck. The city was expelled from the federation. It is to the credit of the Malaysian leaders then that Singapore was allowed to leave with dignity and on just and equitable terms.A CONSTITUTION is the repository of a nation’s dreams, demands, values and vulnerabilities. read more..

Splits in Umno and Opposition Unity

Published on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:00:36 PST

Splits in Umno and Opposition UnityHistorically, successful coalition building among political parties in Malaysia has depended very much on the splits within the dominant ruling party, Umno.The first split in Umno which resulted in Datuk Onn Jaafar's exit and the formation of the multiethnic Independent of Malaya Party (IMP) in the early 1950s led directly to the Umno-MCA coalition.The Labour read more..

Tunku and the two Tun Tans

Published on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:01:09 PST

Tunku and the two Tun TansA common vision and shared ideals - these were the two factors that prompted Tunku Abdul Rahman to work closely first, with Tun Tan Cheng Lock and later with his son, Tun Tan Siew Sin. All three men were determined to win independence from Britain without bloodshed and to create a political and legal framework for this country that would enable Malays, Chinese and read more..

Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2003- … )

Published on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:01:58 PST

Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2003-Mac 2009)IF his predecessor focused on industrialisation and physical development, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s administration may well be remembered for his efforts in claiming back the nation’s soul.Malaysia’s leap-frog into technology and industrialisation came at a cost. Burgeoning corruption, abuse of process and a lax public delivery system read more..

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (1981-2003)

Published on Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:20:42 PST

Father of Modernisation“IT is not for me to say whether I have succeeded or not. The people and history will judge and determine whether my service was good or bad.”Ironically, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s last speech as Umno president at the party’s general assembly in 2003, is the question that many people continue to ask today – was he the nation’s greatest statesman?But for a man who actually read more..

Tun Abdul Razak Hussein (1970-76)

Published on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:03:06 PST

Father of DevelopmentThe most significant components that make Malaysia what it is today was introduced during the tenure of the second prime minister. In spite of a brief tenure, many attributes of Malaysia - social, political and economical - were Tun Abdul Razak Hussein's handiwork, an achievement emulated only by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.Given the alias of Bapa Pembangunan (Father of read more..

Tun Hussein Onn (1976-81)

Published on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:04:01 PST

Father of UnityTun Hussein Onn began and ended his premiership in tears - announcing the death of second prime minister Tun Abdul Razak Hussein in 1976, and his own resignation for health reasons in 1981 following a power shift in Umno in favour of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Coming from a political dynasty that included his father, Umno founder Datuk Onn Jaafar, the third prime minister of Malaysia read more..