Cerita Malaysia

This country's story, told from the beginning — with the receipts.

Cerita Malaysia

Every important fact on this site is backed by at least two independent sources.

?–1400

Before Melaka

Long before Melaka, this land already had ports, kings and traders.

1400–1511

The Melaka Sultanate

A hundred years in which a fishing village became the busiest port on earth.

1511–1941

The Colonial Era

Four foreign powers, one after another — and a treaty that traded away a state.

Chapters for this era have not been written yet.

1941–1960

War and Emergency

Seventy days to lose Malaya. Three years and eight months to change it forever.

Chapters for this era have not been written yet.

1946–1965

Independence and the Making of Malaysia

How three communities negotiated a country — and what each of them gave up.

Chapters for this era have not been written yet.

1969–2003

Nation-Building

Policy, riots, and a twenty-year plan that never ended.

Chapters for this era have not been written yet.

1998–

Reformasi to the Present

The streets, the courts, the ballot box — and the money that vanished.

Chapters for this era have not been written yet.