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OCLC number. 1167649590. Website. nst.com.my. The New Straits Times is an English-language newspaper published in Malaysia. It is Malaysia's oldest newspaper still in print (though not the first), [3] having been founded as The Straits Times on 15 July 1845. It was relaunched as the New Straits Times on 13 August 1974.
Metropolitan TV Sdn. Bhd., operating as 8TV ( Chinese: 八度空间 ), is a Malaysian Chinese-language free-to-air television network focused on the Chinese community of Malaysia, owned and operated by Media Prima. [1] [2] [3] The channel formerly existed as MetroVision from 1 July 1995 until 1 November 1999 and relaunched as 8TV on 8 January 2004.
History of Malaysia • Timeline • Years. This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1969, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians. Race riots following the general election of 10 May led to the dissolution of parliament and an interim legislative council being put in place.
Maleisië Nieuws is a news aggregator that collects and distributes Dutch news articles on Malaysia. The site is maintained from the city of Seri Kembangan in Petaling District, Malaysia. Overview and history. Part of Maleisie.be, originally formed in 2001, Maleisië Nieuws has been active since 2007.
Tourism in Malaysia is a major industry and contributor to the Malaysian economy. Malaysia was once ranked 9th in the world for tourist arrivals. [1] The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2017 ranks Malaysia 25th out of 141 countries overall. In an effort to diversify the economy and make Malaysia's economy less dependent on exports ...
Malaysia is a multi-ethnic country, with a predominantly Muslim population. Racial discrimination is embodied within the social and economic policies of the Malaysian government, favouring the Malays and in principle, the natives of Sabah and Sarawak. However, in practice, the natives of Sabah and Sarawak do not benefit much from these policies ...
8 May – The Malaysia's Post General Election Rally 2013 or Himpunan Black Out 2013 was organised by Pakatan Rakyat. Held in MBPJ Stadium, Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, it was to protest alleged irregularities and occurrences of electoral fraud in the elections that took place three days ago.
25 November–1 December – The 2006 FESPIC Games took place in Kuala Lumpur with 3,641 athletes from 46 nations competing. Malaysia rank at fourth place with total 175 medals. This was the last FESPIC Games event held before many Asian countries competed in the first 2010 Asian Para Games. [25] [26]