2013

Mr.Kasidit Praman (Kayt)

Mr.Vasin Towattanachai

(Golf)

Malaysia History

Early Melaka in 1405

13 December 2013

In the 1405 Chinese admiral

Cheng Ho had arrived in

Melaka and greeting with son

of heaven. He is the emperor.

The important to come here

is promise of protection from

the encroaching Siamese

from the north by support

from China. Then, power of

Melaka would extend to

include most of Peninsular

Malaysia.

NEWSPAPLE OF THAILAND 13 DECAMBER 2013

Islam history in Malaysia

The period of Islamic

influence in Southeast Asia was,

in actual fact, a period of Arabic

influence modified by Indian

ideas. This was so because

Islam came to Malaysia through

India and the same type of

people who introduced

Hinduism to Malaysia at the

beginning of the Christian era

also introduced Islam to this

part of the world. Islam was

also brought to Malaysia by

Indian Muslim traders in the

12th century AD. It is commonly

held that Islam first arrived in

Malay peninsular since Sultan

Mudzafar Shah I (12th century)

of Kedah, the first ruler to be

known to convert to Islam after

being introduced to it by Indian

traders who themselves were

recent converts.

In the 13th century, the Terengganu Stone

Monument was found at Kuala Berang, Terengganu

where the first Malay state to receive Islam in 1303

Sultan Megat Iskandar Shah, known as Parameswara

prior to his conversion, is the first Sultan of Melaka. He

converted into Islam after marrying a princess from

Pasai, of present day Indonesia.

13 DECAMBER 2013

HOT NEWS Japanese Occupation 1941

The Japanese attack on Malaya started on December 8th 1941 and ended with the

surrender of British forces at Singapore. Malaya was a major prize for the Japanese as it

produced 38% of the world’s rubber and 58% of the world’s tin. The capture of Singapore

would provide Japan with a highly valuable military base in the region and it would also

greatly undermine British authority in the region. The Japanese commander for the attack

on Malaya was General Yamashita. He had under his command the XXV Army made up of

60,000 soldiers many of whom had gained experience in the war against China. He could

also count on III Air Group, which had 459 aircraft and the Japanese Navy’s Southern

Command, which comprised of a battle cruiser, ten destroyers and five submarines.

13 September 2013

Malayan independence August 1957

Party admitted to force immediate

Malayan independence. In

January 1956, the chief minister

led a Merdeka (independence)

mission to London where, in

February, agreement get closed to

the colonial secretary bringing

self-government into effect and

descrying full independence for

the Federation within the

Commonwealth by 31 August

1957. Early in March 1956 an

independent commission was

appointed to make

recommendations for a form of

constitution for a fully

independent and self-governing

Malaya. In May 1957 the chief

minister again took to London a

delegation in order to get closed

to final agreement on

independence for the Federation.

13 September 2013

First prime minister of Malaysia 1957-1970

For his contributions and sacrifices in bringing the country from colonialism to

independence, Tunku Abdul Rahman is known as the Father of Independence. He

became the first prime minister of the Federation of Malaya from 1957 to 1963, and

of Malaysia from 1963 to 1970.

13 September 2013

From Malaya to Malaysia

SEPTEMBER 16 will be Malaysia Day – the day Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore

united with the Federation of Malaya to perform the new Federation of

Malaysia. The impulses that led to this union and the determined opposition

from Indonesia, the Philippines and the state of Kelantan to the birth of the new

federation, provide a fascinating tapestry of history. Forty-seven years after the

federation, many interesting questions linger about the transformation of

Malaya into Malaysia.