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How did Malaysia get it's name? |
Travel Info like Malaysia got their name cause example:- They put Malays and Asians together.. Travel Tips No, Malaysia got its name when Malaya and Singapora merged to become Malaysia in 1960 August 31 and become independent from British colonisation. However, due to political differences, the Honourable Tunku Abdul Rahman the then prime minister decided to let Singapora go and it split with Malaysia and become an independent country on august 9 1965 and become Singapore. But Malaysia retain the name Malaysia and did not revert back to be Malaya. Source(s): Singaporea citizen Other Travel Tips No, it's a combination of Malaya and Singapore. It was when Singapore joining Malaya to be a country. But this name didn't change after Singapore split. Dont forget Sabah and Sarawak Malaya state + Singapore + Sabah + Sarawak = Malaysia agree with all of them above. there are two lgends: 1. malay + SIA (singapore international airlines) they thought they own SIA instead of mAs 2. malay+sial the letter "L" was later dropped. |
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