1981-2003







Malaysia, since 2003


Administration . Since 2003 the post of PM is held by Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (UNMO). Barisan Nasional, a coalition of UNMO, MCA and MIC, won the general elections of 2004.

Social History . The last census of 2001 counted 23.2 million Malaysians. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami caused 68 deaths in Malaysia.

Cultural History . Malaysian athletes participated in the Summer Olympics at Athens 2004.






EXTERNAL
FILES 		Links on Malaysia (chapter on M. History) from Univ. Oregon, Asian Studies
Sejarah Melayu. A History of the Malay Peninsula, from malaya.org.uk
National Archives of Malaysia; Museums in Malaysia
Articles Elections in Malaysia, Barisan Nasional, 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake, Malaysia at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, from Wikipedia
Economic History of Malaysia, by J.H. Drabble
DOCUMENTS Malaysian Statesmen, from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon)
Historical Population Statistics : Malaysia, from Population Statistics (J. Lahmeyer)
REFERENCE Article : Malaysia, in : The Statesman's Year-Book 2004 pp.1090-1097, 2005 pp.1097-1104, 2006 pp.1098-1106 [G]
Article : Malaysia, in : Americana Annual 2006 p.251 [G]


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First posted on May 16th 2002, last revised on May 31st 2007

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