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The Malaysian ringgit (/ ˈ r ɪ ŋ ɡ ɪ t /; plural: ringgit; symbol: RM; currency code: MYR; Malay name: Ringgit Malaysia; formerly the Malaysian dollar) is the currency of Malaysia. Issued by the Central Bank of Malaysia , it is divided into 100 cents ( Malay : sen ).
Malaysia Today news portal editor, Raja Petra Kamaruddin, Seputeh MP, Teresa Kok and Sin Chew Daily News reporter, Tan Hoon Cheng were arrested under ISA 1960. Hoon Cheng was freed the next day. 14 September: De facto law minister, Zaid Ibrahim led chorus of protest with 6 ministers against the use of ISA 1960 and demand the Government review ...
[289] [290] Additionally, living costs surged due to subsidy cuts, and the Malaysian ringgit experienced a sharp decline. In 2017, diplomatic tensions flared between Malaysia and North Korea after the assassination of Kim Jong-nam in Malaysia, an incident that sparked a major diplomatic row and brought international media attention. [291]
One of the most significant events in the history of the Malaysian economy was the Asian financial crisis, which caused Malaysia's GDP to shrink from US$100.8 billion in 1996 to US$72.2 billion in 1998. The Malaysian economy's GDP did not recover to 1996 levels until 2003. [17] The year 1997 saw drastic changes in Malaysia.
July 26 – August 11 : Malaysia at the 2024 Summer Olympics [28] July 28 – Malaysia formally applies to become a member of the BRICS economic bloc and geopolitical organization. [29] July 30 – Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is discharged from the National Heart Institute (IJN) after a two-week stay for treatment of a cough. [30]
Free Malaysia Today (FMT) is an independent, bilingual news online portal with content, in both English and Bahasa Malaysia (Malay), with a focus on Malaysian current affairs, published since 2009. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is one of Malaysia 's most accessed news sites with monthly visits of 11.83 million.
Utusan Malaysia traces its roots to 1939 when it was first published as Utusan Melayu, with its address at Queen Street, Singapore.It was founded by several Malay Union members (including businessman Ambo Sooloh and journalists Yusof Ishak and Abdul Rahim Kajai) as a dedicated print owned by native Malayan Malays back when the Malay-language newspaper industry was dominated by Jawi Peranakans ...
[2] [8] In 1963, the Federation was reconstituted as "Malaysia" when it federated with the British territories of Singapore, Sarawak, and North Borneo; a claim to the latter territory was maintained by the Philippines. [9] [10] Singapore separated from Malaysia to become an independent republic on 9 August 1965. [11]