* 1923 – The first Prefects Board in Southeast Asia is formed in Victoria Institution, Malaysia.

* 1965 – Singapore is expelled from Malaysia and becomes the first and only country to date to gain independence unwillingly.

* 1967 – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) is founded by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

In Indonesia and Malaysia, leaf amaranth is called bayam, while the Tagalogs in the Philippines call the plant kilitis or " kulitis ".

Malaysia maintains a number of investments in Bosnia-Herzegovina, one of the most significant is the Bosmal Group.

Brunei is in Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia.

Like Brunei, Malaysia is a full member of the Commonwealth of Nations.

The island is divided among three countries: Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia.

Borneo's highest point is Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia, with an elevation of above sea level.

Before the formation of Malaysian Federation, the Philippines claimed that the Malaysian state of Sabah in north Borneo is within their territorial rights based on historical facts of the Sultanate of Sulu's leasing agreement with the North Borneo Company, is presently an unresolved claim against Malaysia.

Particularly common law is in England where it originated in the Middle Ages, and in countries that trace their legal heritage to England as former colonies of the British Empire, including India, the United States, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Canada, Malaysia, Ghana, Australia, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Singapore, Ireland, New Zealand, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Cyprus, Barbados,

The common law constitutes the basis of the legal systems of: England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, federal law in the United States and the law of individual U. S. states ( except Louisiana ), federal law throughout Canada and the law of the individual provinces and territories ( except Quebec ), Australia ( both federal and individual states ), Kenya, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Pakistan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, The Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Vincent and the Granadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago, and many other generally English-speaking countries or Commonwealth countries ( except Scotland, which is bijuridicial, and Malta ).

Another compounding issue were the varying accents of the four lead actors: Chow Yun Fat is from Hong Kong and spoke Cantonese natively and Michelle Yeoh is from Malaysia and spoke English.

Vegetarian cuisine is known as zhāicài ("( Buddhist ) vegetarian food ") in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan ; đồ chay in Vietnam ; in Japan ; sachal eumsik (" temple food ") in Korea and by other names in many countries.

In Indonesia and Malaysia, it is known as Buruj Pari ( the constellation of the Stingray ).

In a few countries, such as Cyprus and Malaysia, it does not have official status, but is widely used as a lingua franca.

The census in Malaysia is carried out every 10 years, like many nations, since 1960 ( with the exception of the fourth census, which was carried out in 1991 ).

In addition to those four countries, floorball is gaining popularity in countries such as Latvia, Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and the United States.

In Malaysia, fellatio is still illegal, but the law is seldom enforced.

It is the term in common use in the United Kingdom and countries of the Commonwealth, including Australia, South Africa, Nigeria, India and Malaysia, as well as many other countries in the Old World.

* A telephone hex key is # in Singapore and Malaysia

Hakka cuisine, or Kejia cuisine, is the cooking style of the Hakka people, who originated in the southeastern Chinese provinces of Guangdong and Fujian, but may also be found in other parts of China and in countries with significant overseas Chinese communities .< ref > Linda Lau Anusasananan, < i > The Hakka Cookbook: Chinese Soul Food from Around the World </ i > ( University of California Press, 2012 )</ ref > There are numerous restaurants in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore serving Hakka cuisine.

Japan, Argentina, Malaysia, Germany, Denmark, Ghana, Canada and the United States have traditional organisations that are affiliated to the Baden-Powell Scouts ' Association ( B-PSA ).

The Society is affiliated to associate societies in India ( Calcutta, Bombay, Bangalore, Madras, and Bihar ), Sri Lanka, Hong Kong ( established in 1847 ), Japan, Malaysia ( established in 1877 ), and Seoul, Korea ( established in 1900 ).

West has the following affiliated companies and product lines with operation centers and / or sales and support offices in the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and New Zealand:

Gerakan and the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, which won in Kelantan, were the only parties not then affiliated with the Alliance Party to form a state government in Malaysia.

Brunei shares a border with Malaysia and has a coastline.

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Pakistanis initially hesitated to recognise the country since its close ties with Malaysia what they considered as part of Malaya.

Indonesia, South Korea, China, and Malaysia along with Denmark are among the nations that have consistently produced world-class players in the past few decades, with China being the greatest force in both men's and women's competition in recent years.

In June 2011, the Health Minister of Malaysia, Liow Tiong Lai, instructed companies selling " Strawberry Syrup ", a material used in some bubble teas, to stop selling them after chemical tests showed they were tainted with a carcinogen identified as DEHP.

Researchers in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam are currently working on delayed-ripening papaya in collaboration with the University of Nottingham and Zeneca.

The previous record, 13, 200 cubic metres poured in 54 hours despite a severe tropical storm requiring the site to be covered with tarpaulins to allow work to continue, was achieved in 1992 by joint Japanese and South Korean consortiums Hazama Corporation and the Samsung C & T Corporation for the construction of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Chile conducted trade negotiations in 2007 with Australia, Malaysia, and Thailand, as well as with China to expand an existing agreement beyond just trade in goods.

In 2007, Chile held trade negotiations with Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, and China.

Chile's trade talks with Malaysia and Thailand are also scheduled to continue in 2008.

On 31 August 1963, the British territories in North Borneo and Singapore were granted independence and formed Malaysia with the Peninsular states on 16 September 1963.

Malaysia has since maintained a delicate ethno-political balance, with a system of government that has attempted to combine overall economic development with political and economic policies that promote equitable participation of all races.

Malaysia has had regular elections since 1974, and although campaigning is reasonably free at election time, it is in effect a one-party state, with the UMNO-controlled National Front usually winning nearly all the seats, while the DAP wins some Chinese urban seats and the PAS some rural Malay ones.

It was during this period, too, that the physical landscape of Malaysia changed with the emergence of numerous mega-projects.

This victory was seen as the result mainly of Abdullah's personal popularity and the strong recovery of Malaysia ’ s economy, which has lifted the living standards of most Malaysians to almost first world standards, coupled with an ineffective opposition.

It leaves unanswered, however, the question of when and how Malaysia will acquire a first world political system ( a multi-party democracy, a free press, an independent judiciary and the restoration of civil and political liberties ) to go with its new economic maturity.

Four of the islands are shared with other nations: Borneo is shared with Malaysia and Brunei, Sebatik, located eastern coast of Kalimantan, shared with Malaysia, Timor is shared with East Timor, and the newly divided provinces of Papua and West Papua share the island of New Guinea with Papua New Guinea.