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Currently, Malaysia is known as a country with a broad immigration policy which is reflected in Malaysia's ethnic diversity. According to the 2010 census by the Department of Statistics Malaysia, Malaysia has more than 50 ethnic groups with at least 40% of Malaysians being a first- or second-generation immigrant; also around 30% of Malaysian ...
The campaign for a "Malaysian Malaysia" was not viewed highly by the government of Malaysia and the parties in the ruling coalition of the Alliance (later the Barisan Nasional). Those against the concept of a Malaysian Malaysia cited the fact that Malaya was progressively colonised by the British from the mid-19th century to its height in 1926.
8 February – The Treaty of London 1956 was signed to set up the independent Federation of Malaya; 20 February – Tunku Abdul Rahman announced in Malacca Town after he returned from London that Malaya would become independent on 31 August 1957.
Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong) Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah; Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan: Tunku Munawir (Regent) Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang: Raja Tun Uda; Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca: Tun Leong Yew Koh (Source: Malaysian Department of Informations)
These are the list of federal constituencies (Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan) followed by the state constituencies (Bahagian Pilihan Raya Negeri) in Malaysia.. Each federal constituency contains 2 to 6 state constituencies, except in the Federal Territories where there are only federal constituencies.
Article 153 of the Constitution of Malaysia grants the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia) responsibility for "safeguard[ing] the special position of the 'Malays' and natives of any of the States of Sabah and Sarawak and the legitimate interests of other communities" and goes on to specify ways to do this, such as establishing quotas for entry into the civil service, public scholarships ...
1 April – Tuanku Abdul Rahman, 1st Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaya (b. 1895) 3 June – Syed Abdul Kadir Mohamed, 8th Menteri Besar of Johor (b. 1900) 9 July – Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Muhammad IV, 26th Sultan of Kelantan (b. 1897) 1 September – Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah, 2nd Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaya (b. 1898)
Early 1958 – Malaysian Ceylonese Congress was founded. [1]February – Sulaiman Courts, Malaya's first residential flats were opened. 5–11 March – United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East Conference was held in Kuala Lumpur.