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ASEAN STUDY M6/13

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Politi
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Malaysia
Econom
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Cultur
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Ato Praew
No.12 No.22
History
Malaysia’s history is said to have started from the Sultanate
of Malacca which was around 1400 AD. At the time of its
glory, the Sultanate Territories covered most of the East
Coast of Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.
 History
In 1511, Malacca fell into the hands of the
Portuguese and that was the beginning of
the colonial era in Malaya. After that,
Malaya fell into the hands of the Dutch in
1641 and British in 1824

They were jolted by the Japanese landing at the end of

1941 which brought Malaya to another colonial era. Japan
had occupied Malaya until 1945 before surrendering as a
result of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
 On 9 July 1963,
representatives of the British
government, Malaya, Sabah,
Sarawak and Singapore
except Brunei caused the
matter can not be avoided.
The desire for forming a
state called MALAYSIA is
achieved on 16 September
1963.
 Diversity in Politics
Politics of Malaysia takes place in the
framework of a federal representative
democratic constitutional monarchy, in
which the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is
head of state and the Prime Minister of
Malaysia is the head of government.
ECONOMIC
DIVERSITY
Since gaining independence in 1957, Malaysia has successfully
diversified its economy from one that was initially agriculture and
commodity-based, to one that now plays host to robust
manufacturing and service sectors, which have propelled the country
to become a leading exporter of electrical appliances, parts, and
components.
ECONOMIC In the 1970s, Malaysia began to imitate the
four Asian Tiger economies (South Korea,

DIVERSITY
Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore) and
committed itself to a transition from being
reliant on mining and agriculture to an
economy that depends more on
manufacturing.
Malaysia experienced an
Since the 1980s the industrial sector has
economic boom and
led Malaysia's growth. High levels of
underwent rapid
investment played a significant role in
development during the
this.
late 20th century, and is
Malaysia experienced an economic boom
considered a newly and underwent rapid development during
industrialised country. the late 20th century, and is considered a
newly industrialised country.
 CULTURAL
DIVERSITY
• Ethnicities
Malaysian citizens consist of the
ethnic groups Bumiputera (67.4%), • Language
Malaysia's national language, Malay
Chinese (24.6%), Indians (7.3%) and
Others (0.7%). Among the Malaysian • Nationalities
citizens, the Malays was the Malays and Bumiputeras
predominant ethnic group in
• Religions
Peninsular Malaysia which constituted
Malaysia is a multicultural and
63.1 per cent.
multiconfessional country, whose official
religion is Islam.
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