Malaysia

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== Getting started with Malaysia research  ==
 
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The independent state of Malaysia came into existence on Sept. 16, 1963, as a federation of Malaya, Singapore, Sabah (North Borneo), and Sarawak. In 1965, Singapore withdrew from the federation to become a separate nation. Since 1966, the 11 states of former Malaya have been known as West Malaysia, and Sabah and Sarawak as East Malaysia. The ancestors of the people that now inhabit the Malaysian peninsula first migrated to the area between 2500 and 1500.
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The independent state of Malaysia came into existence on Sept. 16, 1963, as a federation of Malaya, Singapore, Sabah (North Borneo), and Sarawak. In 1965, Singapore withdrew from the federation to become a separate nation. Since 1966, the 11 states of former Malaya have been known as West Malaysia, and Sabah and Sarawak as East Malaysia. The ancestors of the people that now inhabit the Malaysian peninsula first migrated to the area between 2500 and 1500.  
  
 
== Jurisdictions  ==
 
== Jurisdictions  ==
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*[http://www.cofepow.org.uk/pages/asia_malaya%20_pudu.htm Pudu Jail]
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*[http://www.cofepow.org.uk/pages/asia_malaya%20_pudu.htm Pudu Jail]  
 
*http://user.itl.net/~glen/asianintro.html  
 
*http://user.itl.net/~glen/asianintro.html  
 
*http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/asia.html#my  
 
*http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/asia.html#my  

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Getting started with Malaysia research

The independent state of Malaysia came into existence on Sept. 16, 1963, as a federation of Malaya, Singapore, Sabah (North Borneo), and Sarawak. In 1965, Singapore withdrew from the federation to become a separate nation. Since 1966, the 11 states of former Malaya have been known as West Malaysia, and Sabah and Sarawak as East Malaysia. The ancestors of the people that now inhabit the Malaysian peninsula first migrated to the area between 2500 and 1500.

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