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This is a list of Malaysian inventions details the indigenous arts and techniques, Malaysian inventions, Malaysian discoveries and contributions of the people of Malaysia — both ancient and modern state of Malaysia.[ citation needed ]
A traditional Malay house prior to the arrival of foreign or modern influences.[ citation needed ]
A traditional Bornean house prior to the arrival of foreign or modern influences.
A traditional colonial architecture of Malaysia, incorporating Malay, Chinese and European architectural styles.
A building used by Malay people for worship and religious instruction. Generally smaller physical structures than a mosque but has similar functions.
A popular Malay game[ citation needed ]
A Malay traditional mancala that is often played as indoor activities. Congkak may have been spread from Malacca, as Malacca was once an important trading port of the Malay Archipelago. [1] [2]
A popular Malay game since the time of the Sultanate of Malacca in the 15th century. The game was usually played at the end of the rice harvest. [3]
A competitive Malay game of gasing in which two or more players compete to strike each other's gasing out of a circle or to make it fall over and stop spinning.
A Malay abstract strategy board game.[ citation needed ]
An intricately designed kite that is traditionally flown in Kelantan, and one of the national symbols of Malaysia.[ citation needed ]
An alternative script for Iban language that was invented by Dunging Anak Gunggu in 1947. [4]
Classical Malay literature that tells the tale of the legendary Malay warrior, Hang Tuah and his four warrior companions – Hang Jebat, Hang Kasturi, Hang Lekir and Hang Lekiu – who lived during the height of the Sultanate of Malacca in the 15th century.[ citation needed ]
An alternative script for Malay language and several other languages of Malay world, such as Acehnese, Banjarese, Minangkabau and Tausūg. The oldest remains of Malay using the Jawi script have been found on the Terengganu Inscription Stone, dated 702 AH (1303 CE). [5]
Pantun is a form of traditional oral expression. The first examples to be recorded appear in Sejarah Melayu and Hikayat Hang Tuah.[ citation needed ]
Classical Malay literature that tells the romanticised history of the origin, growth and collapse of the Sultanate of Malacca.[ citation needed ]
Invented by the indigenous people of Dusun in Sabah, a type of jaw harp instruments.[ citation needed ]
Invented by the Malay people in Johor.[ citation needed ]
Invented by the indigenous people of Orang Ulu in Sarawak, a type of traditional string instrument. [6]
Invented by the indigenous people of Dusun in Sabah, a type of mouth organ instruments. [7]
Adat Temenggung and Adat perpatih, two variants of Malay customary practices and tradition observed in Malaysia.[ citation needed ]
A custom of giving out money to the guests during the festival of Hari Raya.[ citation needed ]
A Malaysian communal work.[ citation needed ]
A modern idea that emphasises the importance of progress with an Islamic perspective in terms of economic, social, and political fields, as well as diversity and tolerance.[ citation needed ]
A Malaysian declaration of national allegiance.[ citation needed ]
A Malay greeting and gesture as a way of demonstrating respect and reverence towards the royalties.[ citation needed ]
A system of geomancy that was practiced by the Malays. Dukun and bomoh who practice this knowledge would apply the principles of metaphysical and geomantic in the planning, development and construction of buildings.[ citation needed ]
Kaaamatan or Pesta kaamatan is a form of harvest festival celebrated annually in the state of Sabah in Malaysia. It is normally celebrated by the ethnic Kadazan-Dusuns, as well as by other related ethnic groups in the state, and lasts for the whole of the month of May, ending with a public holiday on a date selected by a priestess known as the bobohizan.[ citation needed ]
Gawai Dayak is an annual festival celebrated by the Dayak people in Sarawak, Malaysia and West Kalimantan, Indonesia on 1 and 2 June. It is a public holiday in Sarawak and is both a religious and a social occasion recognised since 1957. [8]
A type of sailing vessels of the Iban people of Sarawak.[ citation needed ]
A type of war boats used by the Iban people of Sarawak.[ citation needed ]
A type of traditional sailing vessels from Terengganu.[ citation needed ]
A type of small dugout canoe of the Sama-Bajau people of Sabah.[ citation needed ]
A type of small dugout canoe of the Sama-Bajau people of Sabah.[ citation needed ]
A type of ancient sailing vessels used by Malay sailors.[ citation needed ]
A type of galley-like ships in Malay Archipelago.[ citation needed ]
A type of merchant and warship in Malay Archipelago.[ citation needed ]
A narrow river or coastal fishing boat in Malay Archipelago.[ citation needed ]
A traditional fishing boat from Kelantan.[ citation needed ]
A type of sailing vessels used in Malay Archipelago.[ citation needed ]
A type of sailing vessel used in Malay Archipelago.[ citation needed ]
A traditional boat used by Sama-Bajau people in Sabah.[ citation needed ]
A traditional boat in Malay Archipelago.[ citation needed ]
A traditional merchant ship from Malay Peninsula.[ citation needed ]
A type of boats used to carry goods along rivers and coastline in Malay Archipelago.[ citation needed ]
A traditional fishing boat from Terengganu.[ citation needed ]
A type of traditional sailing vessels from Terengganu.[ citation needed ]
A type of fast boats used by Orang Laut in Malay Archipelago.[ citation needed ]
A type of boats used to carry goods along rivers and coastline in Malay Archipelago.[ citation needed ]
A Malaysian variant of the rugby union.[ citation needed ]
It was known as Sepak Raga and was mostly played by the royal court of Sultanate of Malacca in the 15th century. By 1940, the net version of the game was popularised by Malaysia and spread across Southeast Asia and formal rules and regulations were formed for the game.[ citation needed ]
A combative art of self-defence originated in the Malay Archipelago. Silat also has evolved into a practice of physical and spiritual training also encompassing traditional Malay attire, musical instruments and customs.[ citation needed ]
A racket sport similar to pickleball developed by Sukdev Singh from Kuala Lumpur in 2006. [9] [10]
Invented by Hew Ah Kow, a detachable 4-piece plastic ware. [11] [ better source needed ]
Invented by indigenous people in the state of Sabah, a homemade shotgun used for hunting wild animals and protect traditional farms of the local natives. [12]
Invented by Goo Yock Tee and Tang Peng Kee, a unique and globally-patented [13] one-touch mechanism flips open/close automatically in response to the gentle tug or push of the toothbrush. [11] [ failed verification ]
Invented by Ooi Seng Chye, a water dispensing machine which processes raw sewage water into clean drinking water through reverse osmosis method. [11] [ failed verification ]
Invented by Ren Ng, a camera technology to solves the problem of unfocused photos. [11] [ better source needed ]
Nehemiah Lee hailed from Kluang, Johor. He completed his civil engineering degree in Malaysia before he went on to complete his master's degree in the United States. In 1977, Nehemiah went back to Malaysia to serve in the irrigation and drainage department. In 1993, he started a company that design, construct its own patented reinforced soil retaining wall system which he named as "Nehemiah walls". As of 2015, the company constructed 1.5 million square metres of walls in Malaysia, occupying 60% of the Malaysian market share with annual sales ranging from RM 30 million to RM 60 million from 2010 to 2015. His business also expanded to Singapore, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and India. [14]
Cheong Choon Ng was born in Taiping, Perak. [15] He emigrated to United States and graduated as a mechanical engineer. He also obtained a US citizenship. During his stay at the United States, he invented and commercialised a plastic device for turning small rubber bands into jewelry and other products. [16]
Robest Yong was born and raised in Georgetown, Penang. [17] He went on to become a technician with a Japanese company from 1976 to 1989 before he resigned and venture into business. [18] In 1991, he patented a machine to make rubber stamp faster which only takes five minutes when compared to the plaster molds method which can take weeks to make a rubber stamp. [17] He brought the invention to Geneva International Invention Exhibition, Switzerland and won a gold medal. [19] He received 100 orders immediately after the exhibition. The machine cost around RM 3,800 and was marketed in Russia, Japan, the United States, and Africa. [18]
Pua Khein-Seng was born and raised in Sekinchan, Selangor. He graduated from a Taiwanese university as an electrical engineer and co-founded a Taiwanese company named Phison with four other colleagues in 2000. The company later developed a USB flash controller in 2001. [20] [21] [22] In 2012, the company also opened an electronics research and development (R&D) centre in Penang. [23] For his contribution to the electronics industry in the state of Penang, Pua was awarded the title Datuk by the governor of Penang in the same year. [22] However, the centre stopped all R&D activities by 2016. In 2019, Pua decided to close the research centre. [23] Pua attributed the failure to lack of talents in Malaysia and lack of enthusiasm by local engineers. [23]
Apart from Pua Khein-Seng, other companies such as M-Systems from Israel, [24] Shimon Shmueli, an employee from IBM, [25] Trek 2000 International from Singapore, [26] and Netac Technology from China also staked the claim as the inventor of flash drive. [27]
Malays are an Austronesian ethnoreligious group native to eastern Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula and coastal Borneo, as well as the smaller islands that lie between these locations. These locations are today part of the countries of Malaysia, Indonesia, the southern part of Thailand, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam.
Chinese Malaysians, also commonly called locally as Malaysian Chinese, are Malaysian citizens of Han Chinese ethnicity. They form the second-largest ethnic group, after the Malay majority, and are 22.8% of the Malaysian population. Most of them are descendants of Southern Chinese immigrants who arrived in Malaysia between the early 19th and the mid-20th centuries. Malaysian Chinese form the second largest community of Overseas Chinese in the world, after Thai Chinese. Malaysian Chinese are traditionally dominant in the business sector of the Malaysian economy.
The Ibans or Sea Dayaks are an Austronesian ethnic group indigenous to northwestern Borneo. The Ibans are also known as Sea Dayaks and the title Dayak was given by the British and the Dutch to various ethnic groups in Borneo island.
Lawas is a small town and the capital of Lawas District, Limbang Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. This district area is 3,811.90 square kilometres, and population was 46,200. It is 1,200 km from the state capital, Kuching and 200 km from the capital city of Sabah, Kota Kinabalu.
Malay houses refer to the vernacular dwellings of the Malays, an ethno-linguistic group inhabiting Sumatra, coastal Borneo and the Malay Peninsula.
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of 13 states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Malaysia. Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia. East Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia, as well as a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital, the country's largest city, and the seat of the legislative branch of the federal government. Putrajaya is the administrative centre, which represents the seat of both the executive branch and the judicial branch of the federal government. With a population of over 33 million, the country is the world's 43rd-most populous country. Malaysia is tropical and is one of 17 megadiverse countries; it is home to numerous endemic species. Tanjung Piai in the Malaysian state of Johor is the southernmost point of continental Eurasia.
The Sukma Games is a biennial national multi-sport event involving young athletes from Malaysian 13 member states and the Federal territory. The games is regulated by the National Sports Council of Malaysia, the state sports council of the respective member states, the Olympic Council of Malaysia and the National Sports association of the games respective sporting event. The designer of this logo was Mr. Anuar bin Dan in 1986.
The earliest anatomically modern human skeleton in Peninsular Malaysia, Perak Man, dates back 11,000 years and Perak Woman dating back 8,000 years, were both discovered in Lenggong. The site has an undisturbed stone tool production area, created using equipment such as anvils and hammer stones. The Tambun rock art is also situated in Ipoh, Perak. From East Malaysia, Sarawak's Niah Caves, there is evidence of the oldest human remains in Malaysia, dating back 40,000 years.
Architecture in Malaysia traditionally consist of malay vernacular architecture. Though modern contemporary architecture is prevalent in urban areas there are style influences from Islamic, colonial architecture, chinese straits etc. New materials, such as glasses and nails, were brought in by Europeans, changing the architecture.
Pakaian is the term for clothing in Malaysia's national language. It is referring to things to wear such as shirts, pants, shoes etc. Since Malaysia is a multicultural nation: Malay, Chinese, Indian and hundreds of other indigenous groups of Malay Peninsula and Borneo, each has its own traditional and religious articles of clothing all of which are gender-specific and may be adapted to local influences and conditions. Previously, traditional clothes were worn daily. However, by excluding Baju Melayu, Baju Kurung many are now only worn on special occasions such as marriage ceremonies and cultural events.
The indigenous languages of Malaysia belong to the Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian families. The national, or official, language is Malay which is the mother tongue of the majority Malay ethnic group. The main ethnic groups within Malaysia are the Malay people, Han Chinese people and Tamil people, with many other ethnic groups represented in smaller numbers, each with its own languages. The largest native languages spoken in East Malaysia are the Iban, Dusunic, and Kadazan languages. English is widely understood and spoken within the urban areas of the country; the English language is a compulsory subject in primary and secondary education. It is also the main medium of instruction within most private colleges and private universities. English may take precedence over Malay in certain official contexts as provided for by the National Language Act, especially in the states of Sabah and Sarawak, where it may be the official working language. Furthermore, the law of Malaysia is commonly taught and read in English, as the unwritten laws of Malaysia continue to be partially derived from pre-1957 English common law, which is a legacy of past British colonisation of the constituents forming Malaysia. In addition, authoritative versions of constitutional law and statutory law are continuously available in both Malay and English.
Peninsular Malaysia, historically known as Malaya, also known as West Malaysia or the "Malaysian Peninsula", is the western part of Malaysia that comprises the southern part of the Malay Peninsula on Mainland Southeast Asia and the nearby islands. Its area totals approximately 132,490 km2 (51,150 sq mi), which is nearly 40% of the total area of the country; the other 60% is in East Malaysia on the island of Borneo.
Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd Khalil bin Yaakob is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca from June 2004 to June 2020, 12th Menteri Besar of Pahang from August 1986 to May 1999, Minister of Information in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from December 1999 to March 2004 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Kuantan from November 1999 to March 2004. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the ruling BN coalition.
Cats FM is a private FM radio station airing from Jalan Bako, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The radio covers areas of Sarawak and Brunei. The radio airs in Malay and Iban. The station used to air programmes in English and Mandarin Chinese.
The 2012 Liga Super also known as the Astro Liga Super for sponsorship reasons is the ninth season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.
Sarawak's population is very diverse, comprising many races and ethnic groups. Sarawak has more than 40 sub-ethnic groups, each with its own distinct language, culture and lifestyle. This makes Sarawak demography very distinct and unique compared to its Peninsular counterpart. However, it largely mirrors to other territories in Borneo - Sabah, Brunei and Kalimantan.
Naga Pelangi is a wooden junk rigged schooner of the Malay pinas type built using traditional lashed-lug techniques from 2004 to 2009 in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. Finished in 2010, it is operated as a charter vessel in South East Asia.
Liga Perdana was the top-tier football league in Malaysia that operated from 1994 to 1997. The league was formed and established in 1994 to succeed the Liga Semi-Pro and became the Malaysian fully professional football league. At this time the league was interchangeably referred as Malaysian League.
Sarawak exhibits notable diversity in ethnicity, culture, and language. The Sarawakian culture has been influenced by Bruneian Malays of the coastal areas. Substantial cultural influences also came from the Chinese and British cultures.
Traditional Malaysian art is primarily composed of Malay art and Bornean art, is very similar with the other styles from Southeast Asia, such as Bruneian, Indonesian and Singaporean. Art has a long tradition in Malaysia, with Malay art that dating back to the Malay sultanates, has always been influenced by Chinese, Indian and Islamic arts, and also present, due to large population of Chinese and Indian in today's Malaysian demographics.
