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The history of the Republic of Singapore began when Singapore was expelled from Malaysia and became an independent republic on 9 August 1965. [1] After the separation, the fledgling nation had to become self-sufficient, however was faced with problems including mass unemployment, housing shortages and lack of land and natural resources such as petroleum.
Malaysia and Singapore first agreed to build the 350-kilometer line in 2013, and signed a bilateral agreement in 2016. Train services were meant to commence by 2026.
Free Malaysia Today (FMT) is an independent, bilingual news online portal with content, in both English and Bahasa Malaysia (Malay), with a focus on Malaysian current affairs, published since 2009. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is one of Malaysia 's most accessed news sites with monthly visits of 11.83 million.
On 27 August 2008 the Malaysia Today website was blocked by the Malaysian government, [2] allegedly in response to unspecified reader comments to a 16 January 2008 article. [3] The censorship was removed on 12 September 2008, but Raja Petra Kamaruddin was arrested the same day under the ISA (Internal Security Act).
Singapore; Parties Malaysia Singapore; Depositary: Singapore Government dated 1 June 1966 The Secretary-General of the United Nations acting in his capacity as depositary the following: [1] English and French Registered No. I-8206: Language: English: Full text; Agreement relating to the separation of Singapore from Malaysia as an independent ...
Singaporeans account for a majority of tourist arrivals into Malaysia, at nearly 13 million as of 2016. [22] Malaysia was also Singapore's third largest market in terms of inbound visitors, contributing 8.5% of the total tourists in the city-state in 2012; tourists from Kuala Lumpur, Sarawak, Penang, Sabah and Perak formed the bulk of Malaysian tourist arrivals into Singapore in that year.
In covering the trial, the BBC in an article called Malaysiakini: The upstart that changed Malaysia's media landscape said that "Malaysiakini's success so far, its very survival, are all the more remarkable in a country where all news media was once subject to government control, and in a region where truly independent, quality journalism is ...
Berita Harian – Malaysia (including Georgetown (the state capital of Penang Island), Johor Bahru and Johor Bahru District)'s nationwide Malaysian Malay-language oldest daily newspaper for Malaysian Malays (includes Johorean Malay and Penangite Malay) community was officially first published based in Singapore and first published as Berita Harian on 1 July 1957.