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Rukun Negara is the Malaysian declaration of national philosophy instituted by royal proclamation on Merdeka Day, 1970, in reaction to the 13 May race riots. The web page explains the history, formation, and content of Rukun Negara, as well as its promotion and implementation in Malaysia.
Malay is an Austronesian language spoken by 290 million people in Southeast Asia. It has several standardized varieties, such as Indonesian, Malaysian and Brunei Malay, and a classical form based on the Malacca and Johor Sultanates.
Undang-Undang Melaka, also known as Hukum Kanun Melaka, was the legal code of Melaka Sultanate (1400–1511). It combined Malay customary law, Islamic principles and maritime law, and influenced other regional sultanates.
Learn about the complex system of honorary and hereditary titles used in Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore. Find out how to address royal and non-royal persons, and the differences between federal and state titles.
Bahasa Istana is a polite and respectful Malay sociolect used by the royal families of Brunei and Malaysia. Learn about its history, uses, vocabulary and importance in this article.
Malaysian Malay (Bahasa Melayu Malaysia) is a standardized form of the Malay language used in Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore. It is based on the Johore-Riau dialect and has Latin and Arabic scripts, as well as borrowed words from other languages.
Commonly known simply as "Tunku" (a Malay royal title), Abdul Rahman is widely regarded, even by his critics, as Malaysia's "founding father", the architect of Malayan independence and of the formation of Malaysia. As such, he is often referred to as Father of Independence (Bapa Kemerdekaan) or Father of Malaysia (Bapa Malaysia). [1] [2]
Learn about the rules and methods of Malay grammar, the body of rules that describe the structure of expressions in Malay and Indonesian. Find out how to use affixes, compounds, and reduplication to create new words, and how to classify nouns, verbs, adjectives, and particles.