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Immigration to Malaysia is the process by which people migrate to Malaysia to reside in the country. The majority of these individuals become Malaysian citizens . After 1957, domestic immigration law and policy went through major changes, most notably with the Immigration Act 1959/63.
12 September – The first Malayan Parliament was opened by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. 12–17 December – Malaya competed at the first edition of the SEA Games in 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games held in Bangkok, Thailand. The Malayan team won 8 gold medals, 15 silver medals, 11 bronze medal and ranked overall at third place.
As Malaysia does not recognise nor have diplomatic relations with the state of Israel, [22] Malaysian passports bear the inscription: "This passport is valid for all countries except Israel". Additionally, Israeli passport holders are not permitted to enter Malaysia unless written permission from the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs is granted.
The Bawean ethnicity in Malaysia is not as much as the Minang, Javanese, and Bugis ethnicities. Even so they are also categorized as Malays. The Bawean or Boyanese people come from Bawean Island, off the north coast of Java. In Malaysia, the Bawean people are better known as the Boyan people or Babian people. The word Boyan actually means ...
Additionally, 9 State Council Yang Di Pertua (heads of state), Chief Ministers and 2 representatives from the Straits Settlements became unofficial members. The Malay Conference of Rulers would advise the High Commissioner on immigration issues. The British Resident was replaced with a Chief Minister in each state of the federation.
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)
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)
It was the first flyover built in Malaysia after independence. 7 August – Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of Malaysia, recommended the expulsion of Singapore from the Federation of Malaysia, negotiating its separation with Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of the State of Singapore. The latter signed the agreement to secede.