Malaysia Offers Wonders To The Tourist

The name “Malaysia” came to be in 1963 when the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo (now called Sabah) and Sarawak (the largest state) joined up to make 14 states in all. Various names were considered at the time including Langkasuka which was one of the historical names for part of the land mass of Malaysia.

In the year 1511 the Portuguese took over the port of Malacca which lies on the east coast of Malaysia. There was however, constant turmoil about the port from both the Sultanate of Aceh and the Sultanate of Johor. Finally in 1641 control of the port was taken over by the Dutch who sided with the Sultanate of Johor against the Portuguese.

Taking a leap forward in time to 1963, Malaysia came into existence. At that time the Sultanate of Brunei had also wished to join the federation but due to their own political issues and some other problems with regards to oil duties they pulled out.

In the early years of the Federation and independence, troubles continually reared up from Indonesia and President Sukarno, and also with Singapores exit from the Federation in 1965. Then, the Philippines made a claim upon the state of Sabah.
Furthermore, due to the large racial variation, mainly made up of Malays, Chinese, Indians and ethno tribes people such as the Iban, there is a very delicate set up with the proposed idea that all peoples are to be treated fairly. Many people however feel that the political system is very much in favor of the Malays at the expense of all other races – the Chinese feel themselves to be treated very unfairly.

The governmental system has been modeled upon that of the British system, which is a legacy of colonial rule. From the date of independence from Britain in 1957, Malaysia has used a multi-party coalition to govern, which is known as Barisan Nasional.

The Chinese people of the country feel that the government favors the Malays too much at the expense of all other races and they are not slow to show their feelings either.

Malaysia is by land mass the 66th largest country in the world being 320,000 km square, which is a similar size to Vietnam, New Mexico and Norway. Total population is 28 million which makes it the 43rd most populated country in the world which is similar to Venezuela and Saudi Arabia.

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