Today is Malaysia Independence Day 2018, when Tunku Abdul Rahman, the first Chief Minister of Malaya, read the declaration of independence from Great Britain 61 years ago on August 31, 1957.
Also known as Hari Kebangsaan or “National Day” the Malayan tiger seen in Today’s Google Doodle 2018. The tiger is part of the national consciousness, representing strength and courage. Of the nine subspecies of tigers, the ones indigenous to Malaysia are slightly smaller, and live in the tropical forest. They are the subject of many Malay folklore.
Up until September 16, 1963, Malaysia was still known as the Federation of Malaya. Two years after Singapore left the federation in 1961, the Bornean states of Sabah and Sarawak merged with Peninsula Malaya to form the new Malaysia.
The ancient astronomer-geographer Ptolemy called Malaysia Aurea Chersonesus, meaning “peninsula of gold”.
In 1967, Merdeka celebrations saw perhaps the biggest crowd in Malaysian history. An estimated 50,000 people attended the ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of Malaysia’s independence. Thousands of law enforcement and military personnel marched through Merdeka Square.
Malaysia is the world’s largest supplier of rubber gloves which the capital city at Kuala Lumpur. Kuala is the meeting of two rivers
In 1963, the states of Sarawak and Sabah in Borneo joined the old Malaya to form Malaysia.
The world’s biggest roundabout may be seen at Putrajaya in Malaysia. It is 2.2 miles in diameter.
Malaysia’s currency is the ringgit, which means “jagged”. It originally referred to the jagged edges of Spanish silver dollars used in the region. Happy National Day Malaysia 2018
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Also known as Hari Kebangsaan or “National Day” the Malayan tiger seen in Today’s Google Doodle 2018. The tiger is part of the national consciousness, representing strength and courage. Of the nine subspecies of tigers, the ones indigenous to Malaysia are slightly smaller, and live in the tropical forest. They are the subject of many Malay folklore.
Up until September 16, 1963, Malaysia was still known as the Federation of Malaya. Two years after Singapore left the federation in 1961, the Bornean states of Sabah and Sarawak merged with Peninsula Malaya to form the new Malaysia.
The ancient astronomer-geographer Ptolemy called Malaysia Aurea Chersonesus, meaning “peninsula of gold”.
In 1967, Merdeka celebrations saw perhaps the biggest crowd in Malaysian history. An estimated 50,000 people attended the ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of Malaysia’s independence. Thousands of law enforcement and military personnel marched through Merdeka Square.
Malaysia is the world’s largest supplier of rubber gloves which the capital city at Kuala Lumpur. Kuala is the meeting of two rivers
In 1963, the states of Sarawak and Sabah in Borneo joined the old Malaya to form Malaysia.
The world’s biggest roundabout may be seen at Putrajaya in Malaysia. It is 2.2 miles in diameter.
Malaysia’s currency is the ringgit, which means “jagged”. It originally referred to the jagged edges of Spanish silver dollars used in the region. Happy National Day Malaysia 2018
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