On a visit to China in November 2016, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak, announced ties between the two countries are “set to reach new highs” after the two countries signed a series of agreements on energy and defence….China–Malaysia relations.

Yami (Chinese: 雅美), also known as Tao (Chinese: 達悟語), is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by the Yami people of Orchid Island, 46 kilometers southeast of Taiwan. It is a member of the Ivatan dialect continuum.

Tagalog and Filipino seem like they are completely interchangeable. However, for all intents and purposes, Tagalog is a different language from Filipino. Explore how the Tagalog and Filipino language are different and why people find them so confusing.

Why then are the Philippines not a Spanish speaking nation, unlike so many Latin American ones? The answer lies in the amount of immigration, disease, and limited speakers when Independence came. Fewer people emigrated from Spain to the Philippines.

Filipinos consider Malays as being the natives of the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. Consequently, Filipinos consider themselves Malay when in reality, they are referring to the Malay race.

Cantonese

The Malayan campaign was a military campaign fought by Allied and Axis forces in Malaya, from 8 December 1941 – 15 February 1942 during the Second World War….Malayan campaign.

On 9 August 1965, Singapore separated from Malaysia to become an independent and sovereign state. The separation was the result of deep political and economic differences between the ruling parties of Singapore and Malaysia, which created communal tensions that resulted in racial riots in July and September 1964.

It was established in 1946, and was dissolved in 1948 to be replaced by the Federation of Malaya. The federation became independent from the United Kingdom on 31 August 1957, and joined North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore to form a new larger federation known as the Federation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963.

Malaysia was originally a British colony, called Malaya until it became independent in 1957. The Independence of Malaya was when it became a sovereign country within the Commonwealth, and was no longer owned by Britain. Despite this, relations between the two countries have remained close.

In November 1967, the British were forced to devalue the pound due to mounting economic problems. This led to deep cuts to its government budget, and it became increasingly clear that the British government could no longer uphold its military commitment in Southeast Asia.

Since then, she has toured the Commonwealth of Nations widely. She has visited all member states except Cameroon and Rwanda….1970s.

1972

Queen Elizabeth II has undertaken a number of state and official visits since ascending the throne in 1952, as well as trips throughout the Commonwealth, making her the most widely travelled head of state in history….As Queen of the United Kingdom.