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Malaysia Day (Malay: Hari Malaysia; Jawi: هاري مليسيا ) is a public holiday held on 16 September every year to commemorate the establishment of the Malaysian federation on that date in 1963. This event saw Malaya, North Borneo (which was renamed Sabah), Sarawak, and Singapore unite into a single state.
Kota Bharu acts as entrepot for goods due to its strategic location beside the Kelantan River. [4] During World War II, Pantai Sabak, about 10 km (6.2 mi) from Kota Bharu, was the initial landing point of the Japanese invasion forces on 8 December 1941, beginning the Battle of Kota Bharu, the first battle of the Malayan campaign.
West Malaysia Siamese: Regatta Lepa 20–22 April Semporna, Sabah East coast Bajau: Tadau Kaamatan: 30, 31 May Sabah and Labuan Kadazan-Dusun: Hari Gawai: 1, 2 June Sarawak Dayak: Pesta Rumbia 9 and 10 July Kuala Penyu, Sabah Bisaya and Kadazan: Pesta Kelapa 2 September Kudat, Sabah Rungus: Tamu Besar 29 and 30 October Kota Belud, Sabah West ...
Some, especially people from East Malaysia, argue that it is illogical to celebrate 31 August 1957 as Malaysia's national day when Malaysia was only established in 1963. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Supporters of Hari Merdeka argue that "the Federation" as defined in article 160 of the Malaysian constitution is the "Federation of Malaya" that was established in ...
Malaysia has a low official unemployment rate of 3.4% as of 2024. [208] Its foreign exchange reserves are the world's 24th-largest. [209] It has a labour force of about 15 million, which is the world's 34th-largest. [210] Malaysia's large automotive industry ranks as the world's 22nd-largest by production. [211]
Wangsa Maju is a federal constituency in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995. The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Taman Ibukota is a Malay majority township in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [1] It is a large and rather old neighborhood dating back to the 1970s when Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) workers were given discounted rates to purchase the houses there.
In 1963, the Malaysia Agreement was signed, which saw North Borneo (now Sabah) join the Federation of Malaya to form Malaysia. [1]: 26 The Chinese community of Jesselton (now Kota Kinabalu), the capital of North Borneo, discussed several proposals to commemorate the union, eventually agreeing 20 days before the expected union date of 16 September (what would become Malaysia Day) to erect a ...