What you know about Malaysia?
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The Federation of Malaysia is a federation of 13 states in Southeast Asia, formed in 1963.\n\nThe country consists of two geographical regions divided by the South China Sea:\n\nWest Malaysia (or Peninsular Malaysia) on the Malay Peninsula shares a land border on the north with Thailand and is connected by the Johor-Singapore Causeway and the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link on the south with Singapore. It consist of the 11 states Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Selangor and Terengganu, and the two federal territories Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur. \nEast Malaysia occupies the northern part of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia and the Sultanate of Brunei. It consists of the federal territory of Labuan islands and the states of Sabah and Sarawak. \nThe Malay Peninsula has long benefited from its central position in the maritime trade routes between China and the Middle East. Ptolemy showed it on his early map with a label that translates as "Golden Chersonese", the Straits of Malacca as "Sinus Sabaricus".\n\nThe earliest recorded Malay kingdoms grew from coastal city-ports established in the 10th century AD. These include Langkasuka and Lembah Bujang in Kedah, as well as Beruas and Gangga Negara in Perak and Pan Pan in Kelantan. It is thought that originally these were Hindu or Buddhist nations. The first evidence of Islam in the Malay peninsula dates from the 14th century in Terengganu.\n\nIn the early 15th century, the Sultanate of Malacca was established under a dynasty founded by Parameswara, a prince from Palembang, who fled from the island Temasek (now Singapore). Parameswara decided to establish his kingdom in Malacca after witnessing an astonishing incident where a white mouse deer kicked one of his hunting dogs. With Malacca as its capital, the sultanate controlled the areas which are now Peninsula Malaysia, southern Thailand (Patani), and the eastern coast of Sumatra. It existed for more than a century, and within that time period Islam spread to most of the Malay Archipelago. Malacca was the foremost trading port at the time in Southeast Asia.\n\nIn 1511, Malacca was conquered by Portugal, which established a colony there. The sons of the last sultan of Malacca established two sultanates elsewhere in the peninsula - the Sultanate of Perak to the north, and the Sultanate of Johor (originally a continuation of the old Malacca sultanate) to the south. After the fall of Malacca, three nations struggled for the control of Malacca Strait: the Portuguese (in Malacca), the Sultanate of Johor, and the Sultanate of Aceh. This conflict went on till 1641, when the Dutch (allied to the Sultanate of Johor) gained control of Malacca.\n\nBritain established its first colony in the Malay peninsula in 1786, with the granting of the island of Penang to the British East India Company by the Sultan of Kedah. In 1824, the British took control of Malacca following the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 which divided the Malaya archipelago between Britain and the Netherlands, with Malaya in the British zone. In 1826, Britain established the crown colony of the Straits Settlements, uniting its three possessions in Malaya: Penang, Malacca and Singapore. The Straits Settlements were administered under the East India Company in Calcutta until 1867, when they were transferred to the Colonial Office in London.\nDuring the late 19th century, many Malay states decided to obtain British help in settling their internal conflicts. The commercial importance of tin mining in the Malay states to merchants in the Straits Settlemens led to British government intervention in the tin-producing states in the Malay Peninsula. British gunboat diplomacy was employed to bring about a peaceful resolution to civil disturbances caused by Chinese gangsters, and the Pangkor Treaty of 1874 paved the way for the expansion of British influence in Malaya. By the turn of the 20th century the states of Pahang,
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One of my best friends in the world is from Malaysia.  I think he is a wonderful person, and it never bothered me that he was Malaysian.  It doesn't matter to me where you are from or the color of your skin.  I have friends of all colors, races, and ethnic backgrounds.  It's our differences that makes life more interesting!!!
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What you need to know?
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http://sejarahmalaysia.pnm.my/\n\nthis could help
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OFFICIAL NAME:\nMalaysia \n\nGeography\nArea: 329,749 sq. km. (127,316 sq. mi.); slightly larger than New Mexico. \nCities: Capital--Kuala Lumpur. Other cities--Penang, Ipoh, Malacca, Johor Baru, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Alor Setar, Shah Alam, Miri.\nTerrain: Coastal plains and interior, jungle-covered mountains. The South China Sea separates peninsular Malaysia from East Malaysia on Borneo (400 mi.).\nClimate: Tropical. \n\nPeople \nNationality: Noun and adjective--Malaysian(s).\nPopulation (2004): 25.6 million.\nAnnual growth rate: 2.4%.\nEthnic groups: Malay 50.8%, Chinese 23.8%, Indigenous 10.9%, Indian 7.1%, non-Malaysian citizens 6.8 %, others 0.6%.\nReligions: Islam (60.4%), Buddhism (19.2%), Christianity (9.1%), Hinduism (6.3%),Confucianism (2.6%), Animism (0.8%), others (including Taoism, Sikhism, Baha'i faith -- 0.4%), none (2.8%).\nLanguages: Malay, Cantonese, Hokkien, Mandarin Chinese, English, Tamil, indigenous.\nEducation: Years compulsory--9. Attendance--98.5% (primary), 82% (secondary). Literacy (2002)--95%.\nHealth: Infant mortality rate (2003)--5.8 /1,000. Life expectancy (2003)--female 75.5 yrs., male 71.0 yrs.\nWork force (10.6 million, 2003): Manufacturing 29.1%; other services--28.2%;; agriculture--13.8%; government services—9.8%; construction--7.6%; finance--6.4%; transportation and communications--5.2%; mining and petroleum--0.4%. \n\n\nGovernment \nType: Federal parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch. Independence: August 31, 1957. (Malaya, which is now peninsular Malaysia, became independent in 1957. In 1963 Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore formed Malaysia. Singapore became an independent country in 1965.).\nConstitution: 1957.\nSubdivisions: 13 states and three federal territories (Kuala Lumpur, Labuan Island, Putrajaya federal administrative territory). Each state has an assembly and government headed by a chief minister. Nine of these states have hereditary rulers, generally titled "sultans," while the remaining four have appointed governors in counterpart positions.\nBranches: Executive--Yang di-Pertuan Agong ("paramount ruler," who is head of state and customarily referred to as the king and has ceremonial duties), prime minister (head of government), cabinet. Legislative--bicameral parliament, comprising 70-member Senate (26 elected by the 13 state assemblies, 44 appointed by the king on the prime minister's recommendation) and 219-member House of Representatives (elected from single-member districts). Judicial--Federal Court, Court of Appeals, high courts, session's courts, magistrate's courts, and juvenile courts. Shariah courts hear cases on certain matters involving Muslims only. \nPolitical parties: Barisan Nasional (National Front)--a coalition comprising the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) and 13 other parties, most of which are ethnically based; Democratic Action Party (DAP); Parti Islam se Malaysia (PAS); Parti KeADILan Rakyat. There are more than 30 registered political parties, including the foregoing, not all of which are represented in the federal parliament. \nSuffrage: Universal adult (voting age 21). \n\nEconomy (2003) \nGNP: $111.3 billion.\nAnnual real GDP growth rate: 7.1%.\nPer capita (GDP) income: $4,352.\nNatural resources: Petroleum, liquefied natural gas (LNG), tin, minerals. Agriculture: Products--palm oil, rubber, timber, cocoa, rice, tropical fruit, fish, coconut.\nIndustry: Types--electronics, electrical products, chemicals, food and beverages, metal and machine products, apparel.\nTrade: Merchandise exports--$127.0 billion: electronics, electrical products, palm oil, petroleum, liquid natural gas, apparel, timber and logs, plywood and veneer, natural rubber. Major markets--U.S. 18%, Singapore 15.0%, Japan 10.9%. Merchandise imports--$ 99.2 billion: machinery, chemicals, manufactured goods, fuels, and lubricants. Major suppliers--U.S. 15%, Japan 15%, Singapore 11%. \n\n\nPEOPLE\nMalaysia's populat
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Doctor maybe?\n\nIn Malaysia, teacher!
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Kuala Lumpur... i don't think you can get anymore creative than that... well, there is the fact that there are two other capitals, which aren't considered as big a deal, which is Putrajaya and some place in Sarawak I forget - for the island on the east... they each have different reasons for being there... but KL is the main WORLDWIDE recognized capital... \n\nokay so i need to do a bit more research, but that's the gist of it... creative enuff?
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am not sure. but ive heard of it.\nhere, http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universiti-universiti_di_Malaysia\nu can check if it's available thru there. depending on which University ur interested in..
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visit  http://www.mycen.com.my/malaysia/gaming.html   and find out
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I DO! seriously. i lived in malaysia for 14 years. malaysia boleh!
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the most challenges of tourism in Malaysia is communication.
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neither actually, but if its do or die situation, id live in a world dominated by America.\nid rather live in my country, Malaysia.(or any other Asian country for that matter.) but Malaysia is heaven because it is one of the Muslim nations yet not too extremist and more liberal with freedom of religions with diverse races and cultures.
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Koala Lampur...Malaysia
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You know that KLIA is the airport and Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia, right? It's like asking a map from Paris to Charles de Gaule. Which part of Kuala Lumpur are from traveling from? \nAnyhow, you could try this http://www.abcmalaysia.com/maps/rutklia_map.htm
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there are quite a lot biz magazines in malaysia, personally i would prefer "the edge". \n\nbelow are the list of magazines in malayisa, but it is not complete list coz too many out there.. hope you found what you looking for :>
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i have been in malaysia ...4 years ..in KL ..didnt knwo about that ..\n\ntrema kasih day! no ..idont think so ..\nbut they got many holidays ...more than here in iraq ..best one is hari raya and merdika ..\n\ndid i miss that?
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i believe you mean the history of modern malaya towards the independence...