Portal:Malaysia

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Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. It consists of two geographical regions divided by the South China Sea. Federation of Malaya achieved its independence on August 31, 1957 and together with Sabah and Sarawak formed Malaysia on September 16, 1963. The country has thirteen states and three Federal Territories with Kuala Lumpur being the Malaysian capital.

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Malaysiakini is a high-brow Malaysian political news website published in English, Malay and Chinese. Since its launch on November 20, 1999 it has been widely considered to be one of the leading independent news agencies in Malaysia. Malaysiakini claims to attract 50,000 visitors a day and three million page views a month, substantial figures by Malaysian standards.

Unlike most news sources in Malaysia, Malaysiakini remains free from government regulation and thus widely considered to be the country's only credible, independent voice. Malaysiakini has gained both praise and notoriety by regularly covering subjects and viewpoints deemed taboo by the mainstream broadcast and print media; the fact that it is still allowed to operate is partly due to the Malaysian government's tolerance regarding internet censorship. The Malaysian government had pledged there would be no control and censorship of Internet content in line with efforts to create the Multimedia Super Corridor.

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Did you know

... that Alex Yoong is Malaysia's first Formula 1 driver?

... that Malaysia is one of only four countries in the world to have a true elective monarchy?

... that Malaysia earned the ninth place in the Environmental Index?

... that the state of Penang still continues to pay the state of Kedah 10,000 dollars every year since 1786?

... that Nicol David is the first Malaysian to be ranked world number one in squash? At the 2005 world championships she beat Australian Rachael Grinham in the final, ?

... that Lee Chong Wei is currently ranked world number one in badminton after defeating the former number one Lin Dan? Lin Dan has been world number one for two years before being defeated by Lee Chong Wei.

Malaysia News

• 13 December: Malaysia crowns its 13th king - the second youngest ever - in a traditional ceremony in Kuala Lumpur. Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, 44, takes over from outgoing King Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, 63, whose five-year term as monarch ended on 11th December.[BBC]
• 19 October: Six militant suspects previously held without trial are released. [Reuters]
• 13 October: A landslide in Malaysia destroys 17 illegally-erected houses and leaves 107 families homeless. Raw Story
• Oct 11: Southeast Asian haze: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono apologizes to Malaysia and Singapore for the haze that originates from land clearing fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan. "Clearly, this is not a problem we intend to inflict to our neighbours and we are continuously trying to tackle it and prevent it in future," he says, vowing to punish the plantation firms that are setting the fires.
• 11 October: Malaysia starts building observatory tower in Malacca to attract tourism People's Daily
• 8 October: Burning activities in Indonesia cause air quality and visibility to plummet to unhealthy levels across Southeast Asia.(IHT)

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