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Website. www .istananegara .gov .my. The Istana Negara (English: National Palace) is the official residence of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the monarch of Malaysia. It is located along Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (formerly Jalan Duta) near Taman Duta, northwestern Kuala Lumpur. The palace opened in 2011 and replaced the old Istana Negara which was ...
Coat of arms of Malaysia Jata Negara Malaysia; Armiger: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Adopted: 1963: Crest: A crescent and a fourteen-pointed federal star Or: Shield: Tierced per pale, the second three-and-a-half times as wide as the other two: The first (at dexter) of Penang; the second per fess, in chief paly of four Gules, Sable, Argent and Or, in base of Sabah, a Bunga Raya (hibiscus flower ...
The Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak in English is Governor of Sarawak, [1] is the ceremonial head of state of Sarawak. [2] The Yang di-Pertua Negeri is styled Tuan Yang Terutama ( lit. ' His Excellency ' ). The official residence of the governor is The Astana, located on the north bank of the Sarawak River in Kuching. [3]
Darul Islam ( lit. meaning House of Islam ), [6] also known as Darul Islam/Islamic Armed Forces of Indonesia ( Indonesian: Darul Islam/Tentara Islam Indonesia, DI/TII), was an Islamist group that fought for the establishment of an Islamic state in Indonesia. It was established in 1942 by a group of Muslim militias, coordinated by a charismatic ...
The head of state of Sarawak was once known as Yang Di-Pertua Negara and later known as Yang Di-Pertua Negeri.. Singapore Background. Following revisions to the Constitution in 1959, which granted Singapore self-governance from the United Kingdom, the ceremonial office of Yang di-Pertuan Negara replaced the colonial office of Governor as the representative of the British monarch in Singapore ...
The 2018 Surabaya bombings were a series of terrorist attacks that initially occurred on 13 May 2018 in three churches in Surabaya, the second largest city in Indonesia and the capital of East Java province. The explosions occurred at Immaculate Saint Mary Catholic Church ( Gereja Katolik Santa Maria Tak Bercela, SMTB) on Ngagel Madya Street ...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, [c] commonly as ASEAN, [d] is a political and economic union of 10 states in Southeast Asia. Together, its member states represent a population of over 600 million over a land area of 4.5 million km 2 (1.7 million sq mi). [13]
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre Part of the Cold War, the Revolutions of 1989 and the Chinese democracy movement Protesters in Tiananmen Square on 2 June (top), and tanks in Beijing in July (bottom) Date Initial protests: 15 April – 4 June 1989 (1 month, 2 weeks and 6 days) Massacre: 3–4 June 1989; 34 years ago Location Beijing, China and 400 cities nationwide Tiananmen Square ...