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12 unusual facts about Malaysia


AIROD

AIROD is a Malaysian aerospace company engaged in providing aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services.

Beaufort Bridge

The Beaufort Bridge is a landmark bridge across Padas River in Beaufort town in Interior Division, Sabah, Malaysia.

Chio Min

Chio Min is the name of a group of schools in Malaysia.

Gorgeous Geeks

The Gorgeous Geeks was subsequently launched in Jan 2008 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Kasturi-class frigate

Both ships are presently serving with 22 Corvette Squadron and homeported at TLDM Lumut.

Klang Royal Town Mosque

Klang Royal Town Mosque or Masjid Bandar Diraja Mosque is a mosque in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Leonardo World

Leonardo World was launched in several countries: United States, Canada, South America, Australia, Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Malaysia.

Malaysia's Post General Election Rally 2013

Anwar Ibrahim and other Democratic Action Party DAP leaders present in the rally, raised issues such as phantom voters, black outs and the usage of indelible ink by the Malaysian Election Commission.

Mohamad Sheriff Osman

As the Menteri Besar of Kedah, he was the head of the executive branch of the government in the Malaysian state of Kedah.

Nik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmud

Tan Sri Nik Ahmad Kamil bin Nik Mahmud (July 7, 1909 – December 20, 1977) was a Malaysian politician who played an active role during the country's road to independence.

The Making of Malaysia

The Making of Malaysia: Britain, the 'Grand Design', Decolonisation and Malaysia is a 2005 book by Professor Anthony John Stockwell which examines the British end of empire policy relating to the decolonization of North Borneo, Sarawak, Brunei and Singapore on the way to the formation of the new federation of Malaysia during the 1960s.

Uthum Herat

He was an educator, sharing his expertise with university students in Sri Lanka - Dr. Herat was a visiting lecturer at the University of Colombo and the University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka, SEACEN Research and Training Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka.


A. edulis

Aglaia edulis, a plant species found in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia and Malaysia

Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid

Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid (born 25 February 1987, Kuala Kedah, Kedah) is a Malaysian football goalkeeper currently playing for Kedah FA.

Abdul Malik Mydin

Dato Abdul Malik Mydin (born 1975) is a Malaysian solo long-distance swimmer, hailing from Penang.

Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata

Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata is a species of goby found on reefs or in sea grass beds in the western Pacific from New Caledonia to the Great Barrier Reef and around New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.

Carrier Air Wing Two

Port calls during the past three deployments have included stops in Sydney and Perth, Western Australia, Manama (Bahrain), Jebel Ali (United Arab Emirates), Singapore, Kelang (Malaysia), Hong Kong (China), Pusan (Korea), Yokosuka (Japan), and Hawaii.

Curry puff

In Singapore, Old Chang Kee has been selling curry puffs for over 70 years and now has outlets all over Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Devan Nair

Nair was born in Malacca, Malaysia, the son of an Indian immigrant I.V.K. Nair, from Thalassery, Kerala.

Durianella

The fungus was originally collected in a jungle in Kemaman, Trengganu (Malaysia), on 24 June, 1932, where it was found growing on soil buried in leaves at a river's edge.

Education in Malaysia

Present-day Malaysia introduced Western style school uniforms (pakaian seragam sekolah) in the late 19th century during the British colonial era.

Federal Land Development Authority

In 2006, FELDA had produced its first movie, Bilut, named after the first FELDA settlement ever in Malaysia.

Flag of Chile

Also, the Flag of Malacca, a state in Malaysia, is similar, having the same colors (except the yellow star and moon) and a similar canton design, although the proportions and color order are different.

Flexlink

Headquartered in Göteborg, Sweden, FlexLink has manufacturing, production and engineering facilities in Allentown (USA), Plewiska (Poland) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).

FOSSAP

The first event was held in March 2004 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, while the second event was held in September 2005 in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Garnet Bougoure

At the Perak Turf Club racecourse in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, he won the 1954 Sultan Gold Vase, repeating as winner in 1958 when he also won the Perak Derby.

Governor

In Malaysia, each of four non-monarchical states (Penang, Malacca, Sabah and Sarawak) has a ceremonial Governor styled Yang di-Pertua Negeri, appointed to renewable four-year terms by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the federal King of Malaysia on the advice of the Prime Minister after consulting the state governments.

Hartal

In Malaysia, the word was used to refer to various general strikes in the 1940s, 50s and 60s, such as the All-Malaya Hartal of 1947 and the Penang Hartal of 1967.

Heart of Borneo

The proposed Heart of Borneo region includes a number of areas already under protection, such as: Batang Ai National Park, Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary, Gunung Mulu National Park, Crocker Range National Park, Kinabalu National Park in Malaysia, the Kayan Mentarang National Park, Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park, Danau Sentarum National Park in Indonesia and the Ulu Temburong National Park in Brunei.

Itis

Integrated Transport Information System, a traffic management system in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Jurong railway station

Construction of the Jurong station and the Jurong Line started in 1963 and was opened in 1965 amid much fanfare despite the rail line was not for passenger services, but however when politic and diplomatic relations strained between Singapore and Malaysia, and much further with more roads to Jurong Port and Jurong Island, freight services to Jurong were terminated in early 1993 with the station building demolished immediately after.

Kor Risik DiRaja

In 1963, when Malaysia was facing the dual threat of the Insurgency by the Malayan Communist Party the Confrontation with Indonesia, the unit was enlarged and became the Ministry of Defence Intelligence Unit under the Joint Intelligence Directorate at the Ministry of Defence (Malaysia).

Lahat railway station

The Lahat railway station is a Malaysian train station stationed at the north eastern side of and named after the town of Lahat, Perak.

Lang Tengah Island

Lang Tengah Island is located about 40 km north east of Kuala Terengganu (22.5 km from Tanjung Merang) on the east coast of peninsular Malaysia.

Magnus Sahlberg

Sahlberg played the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's singles, and was defeated in the first round by Roslin Hashim, of Malaysia, 21-17, 21-9.

Maktab Rendah Sains Mara Kota Bharu

Maktab Rendah Sains Mara Kota Bharu or MRSM Kota Bharu is one of the pioneer junior science colleges set up by Majlis Amanah Rakyat or MARA in Malaysia.

Malay ghost myths

2007's Jangan Pandang Belakang ("Don't Look Back") holds the record as Malaysia's highest-grossing film.

Malaysia–Thailand border

Known as the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, the agreement ceded the states of Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu to Great Britain while Pattani remained in Siamese hands.

Malaysian rock

Since the early millennium, Metalcore became popular in Malaysia as well with renowned underground bands such as Forsaken, Amarah, Dewata, Furion Escalada, Dominator (early), Tyrant (screamo), Dead Eyes Glow, Mad Monsters Attack, Restraint and Love Me Butch (post-hardcore) supporting the local scene.

Malaysian University English Test

MUET is a prerequisite in applying for admissions into all public universities and colleges in Malaysia as well as National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University and Singapore Management University.

Mazlan Othman

Her interest in public education was rewarded in 1990 when Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad, a strong supporter of education and science, placed her in charge of the Planetarium Division of the Prime Minister's Department, overseeing development of Planetarium Negara, Malaysia's national planetarium in Kuala Lumpur.

Misc

MISC Berhad, Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad

Non-Aligned News Agencies Pool

Although mostly inactive, the Pool was officially led by IRNA until mid-1990s and then by Malaysia's Bernama until 2005, when a ministerial conference of Information by the Non-Aligned Movement called on the creation of a Non-Aligned News Network to resurrect the NANAP.

Northgate, Malaysia

The location is indeed much closer as compare to other Malaysia-Thailand border towns such as Bukit Kayu Hitam and Padang Besar.

Petronas

Other promotional events are held in the run up to the race and the drivers play an integral part in this so much so that Nick Heidfeld conceded that there were more fans for BMW Sauber in Malaysia than in most other countries.

Pig-tailed macaque

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque, Macaca leonina (Bangladesh to Vietnam, south to northern Malaysia)

Polyvinylidene fluoride

These PVDF paints have extremely good gloss and color retention, and they are in use on many prominent buildings around the world, e.g. the Petronas Towers in Malaysia and Taipei 101 in Taiwan, as well as on commercial and residential metal roofing.

Puerto Princesa

Puerto Princesa is accessible by direct flights from the major Philippine cities Manila, Cebu, Davao and Iloilo as well as Busuanga and El Nido and the Malaysian city of Kota Kinabalu.

Pulau Bunting Bridge

Pulau Bunting Bridge is a new bridge that connects Pulau Bunting to mainland Kedah, Malaysia.

Ramsay Health Care

Paul Ramsay signed a joint venture in March 2013 with Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby to combine Ramsay’s three Indonesian hospitals with Sime’s three in Malaysia, with plans to expand throughout Southeast Asia.

Samsudin Osman

He is also a former student of the renowned English College Johore Bahru and Royal Military College, Sungai Besi.

Shahlan Ismail

Datuk Shalan Ismail is the Political Secretary of Dato' Seri Najib Razak the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Shilling

In Vanuatu and Solomon Islands, selen is used in Bislama and Pijin to mean "money"; in Malaysia, syiling (pronounced like shilling) means "coin".

Sikhism in Malaysia

Kuldip Singh- Member of the Malaysia national hockey team at the 1968 Olympics

SIMCA

Sugud Islands Marine Conservation Area, a Category II Marine Protected Area in Labuk-Sugud District, Malaysia

SMK Ibrahim

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Ibrahim or Ibrahim Secondary School is a secondary school in the town of Sungai Petani in the northern Malaysian state of Kedah.

Spanish-based creole languages

Chavacano is also spoken in Cavite City and in parts of Ternate, Cavite and Sabah, Malaysia nearest to the Philippines, and even in Brunei and Latin America, because of recent migrations.

Standish brothers

He worked as the president of Bangkok Adventist Mission Hospital in Thailand, where he rescued the hospital from imminent closure, and as president of Penang Adventist Hospital in Malaysia.

Ursula Hall

Residents of Ursula Hall welcomes undergraduate and postgraduate students of all nationalities, religions and cultures—residents are from dozens of countries, including Canada, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and the United States.

Wan Rohaimi Wan Ismail

is without a club.He is also a famous player,he help Terengganu to win Malaysia League in 2001.He is a famous STAR having recently played for Kelantan in 2011 Super League Malaysia.

Watson Nyambek

Watson Nyambek (born February 27, 1976) from Miri, Sarawak is a Malaysian sprinter.

William San

He has acted in several Singapore-Malaysia co-productions and was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 2010 Golden Awards for his role in Lion.Hearts.