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During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Federation of Malaya, which became independent in 1957. Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore and the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo joined the Federation. The first several years of the country's history were marred by a Communist insurgency, Indonesian confrontation with Malaysia, Philippine claims to Sabah, and Singapore's secession from the Federation in 1965. During the 22-year term of Prime Minister MAHATHIR bin Mohamad (1981-2003), Malaysia was successful in diversifying its economy from dependence on exports of raw materials to expansion in manufacturing, services, and tourism.

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Malaysia: Administrative Divisions 1998	The Eastern Frontier of India and Neighbouring Countries: French and English Expansion 1805-1807	South China Sea	Malaysia
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geek 26th May 2009	Hi wan (malaysia), you may try infected computer or computer virus. but if you win the price.. can we share?
hafiz 30th June 2005	"The country is a federal parliamentary republic where despite democratic structures there is no fair chance for the opposition." Are you kidding? Do you know that the opposition have won in Kelantan for more than 20 years? "No fair chance-the general election is held every 4 years and everybody is free to choose their leader" - okay, so that means that it is us Malaysians that doesn't want the opposition to lead the country coz we believe in our current leader...
Suchita Vemuri Staff Editor 23rd March 2005	The World Trade Organization lists trade profiles of countries with tariffs for specific goods.