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The West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia is more urbanised and industrialised than the sparsely populated and water-rich East Coast. Major rivers in Eastern Malaysia include Malaysia’s longest river, the Rajang River (563 km) in Sarawak. [3] Kuala Lumpur's growing water needs require either better demand management or additional supplies
The Padas River (Malay: Sungai Padas) is a river in Interior Division, southwestern Sabah of Malaysia.It has a total length of 120 km (75 miles) from its headwaters in the mountains of northwest Sabah to its outlet at the South China Sea, southwest of Beaufort town.
Singapore was a Malaysian state from the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963 until it was expelled from the Federation on 9 August 1965. During its time as a state of Malaysia, Singapore had autonomy in the areas of education and labour and was the smallest state in Malaysia by land area, but the largest by population. [35]
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is elected by the Conference of Rulers, comprising the nine rulers of the Malay states, with the office de facto rotated between them, making Malaysia one of the world's few elective monarchies. In accordance with Article 41 of the Constitution, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is Commander-in-Chief of the Malaysian Armed Forces.
NCER), commonly referred to as the Northern Corridor, is a development plan encompassing the four northwestern states of Malaysia, namely Perlis, Penang, Kedah and Perak. It was launched in 2007 by the federal government with an aim to transform the region into a sustainable and socio-economically balanced region by 2025.
This is an incomplete list of rivers that flow at least partially in Malaysia. The rivers are grouped by strait or sea. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. The rivers that have their mouths in Malaysia are given in italics.
In East Malaysia, a district is a subdivision of a division (bahagian) of a state. [3] For example, Tuaran is a district within the West Coast Division of Sabah . A district is usually named after the main town or its administrative capital ; for example, the town of Sandakan is the capital of the Sandakan District, as well as the capital of ...
The river, known as the Linggy, as depicted in The Malayan Peninsula (1834) by P.J. Beghie. Details of masonry of the fortifications at Fort Supai.. The Linggi, alongside the Muar, played a key role as trade routes since the era of the Malacca Sultanate around the 15th century, as well as the main entry points for the Minangkabau people to enter what is now known as Negeri Sembilan.