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George Town became a city on 1 January 1957 by a royal charter granted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, becoming the first town in the Federation of Malaya to become a city (Singapore became a city in 1951). The royal charter stated that:
In 1824, British control in Malaya (before the name Malaysia) was formalised by the Anglo-Dutch Treaty, which divided the Malay Archipelago between Britain and the Netherlands. The Dutch evacuated Melaka [ 64 ] and renounced all interest in Malaya, while the British recognised Dutch rule over the rest of the East Indies .
[39] [40] Nonetheless, the name Malaysia was adopted in 1963 when the existing states of the Federation of Malaya, plus Singapore, North Borneo and Sarawak formed a new federation. [41] [e] One theory posits the name was chosen so that si represented the inclusion of Singapore, North Borneo, and Sarawak to Malaya in 1963. [41]
Malaysia Act 1963 which provisioning Malaya, Sarawak, Sabah and Singapore came to operation in United Kingdom. Manila Accord was signed by the governments of Malaya (now Malaysia), Indonesia and, Philippines. 31 August: Sabah was granted establishment of de facto self-government and independence before Malaysia formation.
Malaya, a 1949 American war film set in Japanese-occupied Malaya; Malaya, a 1961 documentary film produced by Malayan Film Unit (later Filem Negara Malaysia) Malaya, a newspaper in the Philippines; Malaya, an album by Filipino singer, Moira Dela Torre; Malaya Mountains, a place in Hindu mythology
The Japanese returned Kedah to their Thai allies who had it renamed Syburi, but it was returned to British rule after the end of the war. Kedah became one of the states of the Federation of Malaya in 1948, which then achieved independence in 1957. Malaya was then enlarged to become Malaysia in 1963.
Malaya, [a] officially the Federation of Malaya, [b] was a country in Southeast Asia from 1948 to 1963. It succeeded the Malayan Union and, before that, British Malaya. It comprised eleven states – nine Malay states and two of the Straits Settlements, Penang and Malacca. It was established on 1 February 1948. [2]
The country achieved independence on 31 August 1957. On 16 September 1963, independent Malaya united with the then British crown colonies of North Borneo, Sarawak, and Singapore to become Malaysia. In August 1965, Singapore was expelled from the federation and became a separate, independent country.