SELAMAT DUA
SELAMAT DUA
SELAMAT DUA
In 1511, Malacca fell into the hands of the Portuguese and that was the
beginning of the colonial era in Malaya. After that, Malaya fell into the hands
of the Dutch in 1641 and British in 1824 through the Anglo–Dutch Treaty.
British colonization was the longest compared to others. The British had
integrated all the Malayan administration which was previously managed by
the Malay Rulers with the help of state dignitaries. The British intervention
had aroused dissatisfaction among the local population. Some individuals
rise up against the colonial yet it was easily defeated by the British as their
efforts were more towards individuality. Among the heroes that went against
the colonialists were Dol Said, Tok Janggut, Datuk Bahaman, Rentap, Dato
Maharajalela, Rosli Dobi and several others.
During the 1920s and 1930s, many residents of Malaya had started to
receive education, either from the Middle East or local education. As a result,
this educated group had appeared to fight in the name of nationalism. They
used media such as newspapers and magazines to spread their ideology.
There were also among them who had formed Associations such as the
Kesatuan Melayu Muda (KMM) and Kesatuan Melayu Singapura (KMS) which
were aimed at driving away the invaders and formed their own Government.
When the people of this country were so eager to end the invasion, they
were jolted by the Japanese landing at the end of 1941 which brought Malaya
to another colonial era. Japan had occupied Malaya until 1945 before
surrendering as a result of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Japanese resignation has given space to the Communist Party of Malaya
(PKM) to control Malaya. PKM has launched attack on Malaya through
violence, they had murder three European rubber farm managers in Sungai
Siput, Perak.Thus, in June 1948, Sir Edward Gent has declared emergency
over Malaya. PKM did not succeed Malaya and the British returned powerful.
British Military Administration or BMA is between the end World War II and
establishment of the Malayan Union. On 1st April 1946, The British
established the Malayan Union. However, this idea got a fight from the
Malays for abolition the royal institutions and the Malays privileges.
The emergence of Tunku Abdul Rahman had given a silver lining to the
struggle of the Malayan nationalists when his action of forming the Alliance
Party had started to open the eyes of British to allow the Malayans to govern
their own country. The unity between the three major ethnic groups namely
Malays, Chinese and Indians led to the London Agreement that was signed
on 8 February 1956 and had given signs that Malaya will achieve
independence on 31 August 1957. Upon returning Tunku Abdul Rahman Al-
haj from London, Tunku has made a declaration independence of Malaya in
Padang Bandar Hilir, Melaka on 20 February 1956. On 27 May 1961, Tunku
Abdul Rahman Putra Alhaj has suggested the merger of five colonies namely
the Malaya, Singapore, Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei to form a new country.