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Malaysia is located on the equator and various topography, including mountains, lowlands and coastal areas, contribute to its botanical diversity. In addition, Malaysia's flora has also been influenced by human activity, including agriculture, trade, and urbanization. Some plants have been introduced to Malaysia from other parts of the world ...
Malaysia is a Megadiverse country, [1] of which two thirds is covered in forest [2] which is believed to be 130million years old. [3] It is composed of a variety of types, although they are mainly dipterocarp forests. [4] There are an estimated 8,500 species of vascular plants in Peninsular Malaysia, with another 15,000 in the East. [5]
Dipterocarpaceae is a family of 16 genera and about 695 known species [ 3] of mainly lowland tropical forest trees. Their distribution is pantropical, from northern South America to Africa, the Seychelles, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines. [ 4][ 5] The greatest diversity of Dipterocarpaceae occurs in Borneo. [ 6]
Malaysian Siamese. A group of Siamese theatre performers in Kuala Lebir (present day, Kuala Krai District ), Kelantan, July 1909. The Malaysian Siamese ( Malay: Orang Siam Malaysia) are an ethnicity or community who principally resides in Peninsular Malaysia which is a relatively homogeneous cultural region to Southern Burma and Southern ...
The regalia of Malaysia ( Malay: Alat-alat Kebesaran Diraja Malaysia; Jawi: الت٢ كبسرن دراج مليسيا) includes all the items which are deemed sacred and symbolic of the supremacy and authority of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or the Supreme King of Malaysia and his consort, the Raja Permaisuri Agong. The installation of the Supreme ...
The coat of arms of Malaysia enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a light green field. Standard of the Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Deputy King) The Jata Negara, the coat of arms of Malaysia, on two equal horizontal bands of yellow and blue. Standard of the Sultan of Johor: A white field defaced with a blue crescent and nine-pointed star.
Pos Malaysia, the parent company of Pos Laju, has its roots in the early postal services established during the Straits Settlements era in the 1800s. The mail system back then primarily served to facilitate communications between the British colonies. After Malaysia gained independence in 1957, the mail system was nationalized, leading to the ...
National Parks and other conservation areas in Sarawak are under the governance of the Sarawak Forestry Corporation. [ 1] Bako National Park. Batang Ai National Park. Bruit National Park. Bukit Tiban National Park. Gunung Buda National Park. Gunung Gading National Park. Gunung Mulu National Park.