A contemporary colonial record dates the Dutch takeover to 27 February 1816, following British rule. This transition restored Dutch colonial administration but did not emancipate people held in...
After plantation managers were killed in Perak and labor unrest spread, Britain extended the state of emergency across the Federation of Malaya. Emergency regulations expanded detention, arrest,...
Malaya became independent after negotiations between the British government, the Alliance coalition, and Malay rulers. Independence arrived during the Malayan Emergency, when colonial authorities used...
