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Peninsular Malaysia used the local mean time in Kuala Lumpur until 1 January 1901, when they changed to Singapore mean time GMT+06:55:25; this changed to GMT+07:00 in 1905. Between the end of the Second World War and the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963, it was known as British Malayan Standard Time , which was GMT+07:30.
The ASEAN Common Time (ACT) is a proposal to adopt a standard time for all Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was proposed in 1995 by Singapore , and in 2004 and 2015 by Malaysia to make business across countries easier.
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The Malay Peninsula [a] is located in Mainland Southeast Asia. The landmass runs approximately north–south, and at its terminus, it is the southernmost point of the Asian continental mainland. The area contains Peninsular Malaysia , Southern Thailand , and the southernmost tip of Myanmar ( Kawthaung ).
Malaysia is: a megadiverse country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia (both on the mainland and offshore) Asia. Southeast Asia. Malay Peninsula; Borneo; Time zone: Malaysian Standard Time = ASEAN Common Time ; Extreme points of Malaysia. High: Gunung Kinabalu 4,095 m (13,435 ft) Low: South China Sea and Indian Ocean 0 m
In 1981, Malaysia decided to standardise the time across its territories to a uniform UTC+08:00. Singapore elected to follow suit, citing business and travel schedules. [14] [15] The change took effect on New Year's Day (1 January) 1982 when Singapore moved half an hour forward on New Year's Eve (31 December) 1981 at 11:30 pm creating "Singapore Standard Time" (SST) or "Singapore Time" (SGT). [16]
The name Malaysia is a combination of the word Malays and the Latin-Greek suffix -ia/-ία [19] which can be translated as 'land of the Malays'. [20] Similar-sounding variants have also appeared in accounts older than the 11th century, as toponyms for areas in Sumatra or referring to a larger region around the Strait of Malacca. [21]
Greeting in Indonesian and Malaysian Standard Malay Occasion Indonesian Standard Malay Note Selamat pagi Selamat pagi 12.00 - 13.00 (12AM - 13 PM) Selamat siang Selamat tengah hari 14.00 - 19.00 (2 - 7 PM) Selamat sore Selamat petang Selamat petang in Indonesian is reserved for formal greeting at 16.30 to 18.30. Selamat malam Selamat malam