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Continuous rain warning in east coast of peninsula until March 12 • Mar. 8, 2025, 3:14 AM ET (The Star)
Penang event to honour majie who helped Malaysian and Singaporean families • Mar. 6, 2025, 3:32 AM ET (Straits Times)
S'wak bans import of pigs and pork from peninsula after ASF outbreak in Selangor • Feb. 27, 2025, 9:47 PM ET (The Star)
Nearly RM2bil spent on maintaining Peninsular Malaysia roads in 2024 • Feb. 26, 2025, 3:07 AM ET (The Star)
MetMalaysia: Severe weather expected in several states until 6pm on Feb 16 • Feb. 16, 2025, 2:46 AM ET (The Star)
Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia

Peninsular Malaysia, region of the 13-state federation of Malaysia. It occupies the southern half of the Malay Peninsula and is separated from East Malaysia (on the island of Borneo) by the South China Sea. Formerly the Federation of Malaya (1948–63), it contains the bulk of Malaysia’s population and has the capital city of Kuala Lumpur and the administrative centre of Putrajaya. Pop. (2010 prelim.) 21,940,500.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by John M. Cunningham.