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Malayankunju
Malayankunju (മലയൻകുഞ്ഞ്), 2022 Malayalam survival thriller directed by Sajimon Prabhakar, written and shot by Mahesh Narayanan, produced by Fazil, starring Fahadh Faasil as an electrician trapped underground by a landslide, with A.R. Rahman's music.
Malayapura
Malayapura, better known in later tradition as the Pagaruyung Kingdom, was a Hindu-Buddhist kingdom in Sumatra founded by Adityawarman around 1347, later becoming an Islamic sultanate.
Malayavilasam
Malayavilasam (മലയവിലാസം) is a Malayalam poem composed by A. R. Rajaraja Varma (1863–1918), a poet and grammarian of Trivandrum, and is credited with marking the beginning of modern Malayalam poetry.
Malayo-Polynesian languages
The Malayo-Polynesian languages form a major branch of the Austronesian language family. The group includes more than 800 languages spread across Island Southeast Asia, the Pacific, and Madagascar. Historical linguists reconstruct their.
Malays (أورڠ ملايو) (ethnic group)
Malays (Orang Melayu) are an Austronesian ethnic group of maritime Southeast Asia defined by Malay language, Islam, and adat custom; Malaysia's constitution fixes these criteria legally, and Malays form 58.4% of Malaysian citizens (2026) and 67.4% of Brunei's 2021 population.
Malaysia
Malaysia, officially the Federation of Malaysia (Persekutuan Malaysia), is a federal country in Southeast Asia formed in 1963 from Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, and Sabah, with Singapore leaving in 1965.
Malaysia Agreement
Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), treaty signed in London on 9 July 1963 by the United Kingdom, Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak, and Singapore, creating the Federation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963 with autonomy safeguards for Sabah and Sarawak.
Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines, also known as Malaysia Airlines Berhad, is the flag carrier of Malaysia and a oneworld member flying to 55 destinations from Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Malaysia Airlines fleet
The Malaysia Airlines fleet is the aircraft operated by Malaysia Airlines Berhad, Malaysia's flag carrier, with 86 mainline jets in September 2025, including Boeing 737s and Airbus A330s and A350s.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) was a passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur shot down over eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014, killing all 298 aboard.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133
Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133 was a domestic flight whose Fokker 50 overran the runway at Tawau Airport, Sabah, on 15 September 1995, killing 34 of 53 aboard.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370), a Boeing 777 lost 8 March 2014 flying Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 aboard. Searches in the southern Indian Ocean along the Inmarsat seventh arc covered nearly 200,000 sq km without finding the wreckage; Ocean Infinity searches continue under no-find-no-fee deals.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappearance theories
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappearance theories: explanations for the 7 March 2014 loss of MH370 (239 aboard, Kuala Lumpur–Beijing), covering the Inmarsat 7th-arc evidence, debris findings, the 2018 Safety Investigation Report, pilot-in-control versus hypoxia hypotheses, fringe claims, and the searches by the ATSB and Ocean Infinity.
Malaysia Airports
Malaysia Airports, formally Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad, is the Malaysian company operating 39 airports including Kuala Lumpur International Airport, plus Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen in Türkiye.
Malaysia at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Malaysia at the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio de Janeiro, 5-21 August): 32 athletes in 11 sports won 4 silver and 1 bronze, the country's best haul, via badminton (Lee Chong Wei, doubles pairs), diving, and cycling keirin.
Malaysia at the 2026 Asian Games
Malaysia at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026: 352 athletes in 30 sports, a 33-medal target, and a final haul of 9 gold, 7 silver, 16 bronze, matching Guangzhou 2010's best-ever gold count.
Malaysia at the Olympics
Malaysia at the Olympics: participation by Malaysian athletes under the Olympic Council of Malaysia (Majlis Olimpik Malaysia). Debut Melbourne 1956 as Malaya; 15 medals, no gold; badminton-led; Winter debut 2018.
Malaysia at the Summer Paralympics
Malaysia at the Summer Paralympics: debut Heidelberg 1972, first medal Seoul 1988, first gold Rio 2016; 8 golds and 17 total medals through Paris 2024, second among SEA nations behind Thailand.
Malaysia in the Eurovision Song Contest Asia
Malaysia in the Eurovision Song Contest Asia: Media Prima (TV3) participation since the inaugural 2026 Bangkok edition; first artist Aina Abdul, chosen at AJL 40 on 15 August 2026, singing "Bluest Sky" (with Mac Chew), released 9 October 2026.
Malaysia national football team
Malaysia national football team, Harimau Malaya, men's team of the Football Association of Malaysia (founded 1926). Olympic qualifiers 1972 and 1980, 1974 Asian Games bronze, 2010 AFF Cup winners, FIFA-ranked 136th in 2026.
Malaysia Pargo
Malaysia Pargo (Laquisha Pargo), American reality TV star born 1980 in Compton, original cast member of VH1's Basketball Wives LA (2011-2016) and Basketball Wives (2017-2023), ex-wife of NBA player Jannero Pargo and owner of Three Beats Jewelry.
Malaysia Super League
Malaysia Super League (Liga Super), Malaysia's top football division since 2004, run by the MFL; 13 clubs in 2025-26 including DPMM FC, dominated by JDT's twelve straight titles, valued 13th of 34 Asian leagues.
Malaysia Vasudevan (மலேசியா வாசுதேவன்)
Malaysia Vasudevan (மலேசியா வாசுதேவன்), born Vasudevan Nair in 1944, was a Malaysian-Indian playback singer and actor in Tamil cinema who recorded about 8,000 songs, many for Rajinikanth.
Malaysia–Singapore border
Malaysia–Singapore border: international boundary created on 9 August 1965 by Singapore's separation from Malaysia, running through the Straits of Johor with the Causeway and Second Link crossings, a 72-coordinate maritime boundary, and the ICJ-settled Pedra Branca dispute.
Malaysia–Singapore Water Agreements
The Malaysia–Singapore Water Agreements are treaties under which Singapore buys raw water from Malaysia's Johor state; four were signed between 1927 and 1990, and the 1962 agreement runs until 2061.
Malaysia–Thailand border
Malaysia–Thailand border: the Malay Peninsula land frontier set by the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 10 March 1909, which ceded Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, and Perlis to Britain; runs along watersheds and the Sungei Golok, with about twenty crossings and major trade at Bukit Kayu Hitam and Padang Besar.
Malaysian Armed Forces
Angkatan Bersatu Malaysia (ATM), Malaysia's armed forces: Army, Royal Malaysian Navy and Royal Malaysian Air Force under the Armed Forces Act 1972, about 115,000 active troops, ~1% of GDP defence spending, all-volunteer.
Malaysian Army (تنترا دارت مليسيا)
Tentera Darat Malaysia (تنترا دارت مليسيا) is the land branch of the Malaysian Armed Forces, founded 1 March 1933 as the 25-man Askar Melayu trial company at Port Dickson; motto Gagah Setia; 16 corps and regiments; led by General Azhan Othman.
Malaysian Chinese (马来西亚华人)
Malaysian Chinese (马来西亚华人) are Malaysians of Chinese descent, about 6.9 million or 22.6% of the population in 2023, descended from late-19th/early-20th-century migration from southern China, with a distinct Chinese school system, New Villages history, and Mahua diaspora literature.
Malaysian Chinese Association
The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA; Malay: Persatuan Cina Malaysia) is a Malaysian Chinese communal political party founded in 1949, part of the governing Barisan Nasional coalition until 2018.