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17 unusual facts about Peninsular Malaysia


Agung Laksono

Laksono is known for his brash condescendence and overtly harsh remarks towards Singapore, especially with regards to the island republic's diplomatic calls to the Indonesian government to curb the acrid trans-boundary haze that shrouds large areas of Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore annually as a result of extensive "slash and burn" cultivation in Sumatra, Kalimantan and other Indonesian territories.

Alycaeus balingensis

The distribution of A. balingensis is limited to the limestone karst at Bukit Baling, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia.

Bank Rakyat

Bank Rakyat is an Islamic cooperative bank which was established on 28 September 1954 under the Cooperative Ordinance of 1948, following the growth of the cooperative movement in Peninsular Malaysia.

Brothers of Mercy of Mary Help of Christians

The following year, the Archbishop of Malacca and Singpore, the Most Rev. Michel Olçomendy, M.E..P., invited the Brothers to provide health services to the migrant population of Malaya.

Callosciurus

Gray-bellied squirrels (Callosciurus caniceps) consist of six subspecies found in forests, plantations and gardens in Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, southern Myanmar, southern China (Yunnan) and possibly western Laos.

Federated Malay States Railways

The Federated Malay States Railways (FMSR) was a consolidated railroad operator in British Malaya (present day Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore) during the first half of the 20th century.

Kedah-class offshore patrol vessel

All ships of the class so far named were named after states in Peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Pahang, Perak, Terengganu, Kelantan, and Selangor).

Law of Malaysia

For example, in the Peninsular, the National Land Code governs most of the laws relating to land.

Malaysian passport

However, citizens travelling directly from Peninsular Malaysia may produce a Malaysian identity card, or birth certificate for children below 12 years, obtain a special immigration printout form (Document In Lieu of Internal Travel Document, IMM.114) at immigration counters for social/business visits up to 3 months, and keep the form until departure.

Oswald Wynd

When World War II came he joined the Scots Guards but was then commissioned into the Intelligence Corps and sent to Malaya.

Peninsular Malaysia

The name "Malaya" is derived from the name of a river of a similar name found in Sumatra.

Nonetheless, all three terms are correct, and the older term "Malaya" can still be found in many institutional titles, e.g. the High Court of Malaya, the University of Malaya, Malayan Railway, etc., as well as in legal contexts in the phrase the "States of Malaya" (Negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu), which should not be confused with the Malay states.

Phyllanthus acidus

The tree is common in Guam, Indonesia (where it is called ceremai or cerama), South Vietnam (called chùm ruột), Laos, northern Malaya (called cerme and chermai), and India (called chalmeri, harpharoi, Nellikai, Harfi,Arunellikai, Abazhanga,Nellipuli, Irumban Puli, Bilimbi, Usiri, Khatamada, Arinelli, Bimbool, Arinellika, Kiru Nerle, Mara Nelli, Amla).

Phytobdella catenifera

Phytobdella catenifera is a large (5-cm long) terrestrial leech found in Peninsular Malaysia.

Rhacophorus tunkui

It is known only from the southern and southeastern parts of Peninsular Malaysia, but might be more widespread.

Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium

At this time, this stadium is the largest in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia with seating capacity of 22,000 and a pitch area to meet the standards set by the National Sports Council of Malaysia is measuring 119 meters long and 100 meters wide.

Telecommunications in Malaysia

good intercity service provided on Peninsular Malaysia mainly by microwave radio relay; adequate intercity microwave radio relay network between Sabah and Sarawak via Brunei; domestic satellite system with 2 earth stations


2006–07 Southeast Asian floods

During the week starting on 18 December 2006, a series of floods hit the Peninsular Malaysian states of Johor, Malacca, Pahang and Negeri Sembilan as well as Singapore.

Acanthosaura

Acanthosaura bintangensis Wood Jr., Grismer, Lee Grismer, Ahmad, Onn & Bauer, 2009 - Perak, Peninsular Malaysia

Cyathea excavata

Cyathea excavata is a species of tree fern endemic to the Cameron Highlands in Peninsular Malaysia, where it grows in habitats ranging from forest, streamsides, clearings and open grassy areas at an altitude of approximately 1800 m.

Ibn Khordadbeh

Along with maps, the book also includes descriptions of the land, people and culture of the Southern Asian coast as far as Brahamputra, The Andaman Islands, peninsular Malaysia and Java.

Mansur Shah of Malacca

Many territories in Peninsular Malaysia and eastern Sumatra and the surrounding islands were under the control of Malacca during his rule such as Selangor, Bernam, Kampar, Siak, Manjung, Rupat, Singapore, and Bintan.

Nepenthes aristolochioides

In 2001, Charles Clarke performed a cladistic analysis of the Nepenthes species of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia using 70 morphological characteristics of each taxon.

Regalia of Malaysia

The throne at Istana Negara’s Balairong Seri (Throne Room) is crafted and structured to blend motifs from the peninsula as well as Sabah and Sarawak.

Sungai Kial Forest Reserve

The Sungai Kial Forest Reserve is a protected area of tropical rainforest habitat in Peninsular Malaysia near the town of Tanah Rata in the state of Pahang.