sejarah malaysia since 1970

1970
Tun Abdul Razak took over as Prime Minister upon the retirement of Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Alhaj on the 22 September 1970. The economic prosperity achieved in the 1970s enabled the administration of Tun Abdul Razak and Tun Hussein Onn who took over on thhe death of Tun Razak in 1976 to make considerable progress towards these ends. Malaysia also established a more independent foreign policy which lead to the founding of ASEAN in 1967. Malaysia also recognised Communist China in 1974 and identifying the nation with non-aligned countries of the third world.

The New Economic Policy was given a fresh impetus under the premiership of Tun Hussein Onn. The National Unit Trust or Amanah Saham Nasional was was introduced to allow bumiputera to invest in shares. This Unit Trust was controlled by National Equity Corporation or Permodalan Nasional Berhad.

1980


The 1980s brought new political directions and economic challenges. Dato?Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad who took over the premeiership from Tun Hussein Onn on 17th July 1981 initiated a bold policy of heavy industrialization such as the national car project, oil refineries and a steel industry.
the National Car


The national car project first started as a joint venture between Perusahaan Otomobil National Berhad(PROTON), HICOM berhad, Mitsubushi Motor Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation. On 9th July 1985, the first Proton saga was manufactured. The Proton car became the best selling car in the local passenger car for both the Malaysian and overseas markets since 1990




1990

Several projects were initiated during the 1990s and among them were the Petronas Twin Towers, Menara Kuala Lumpur and the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)





Petronas Twin Towers


The Petronas Twin Towers project was launched on 15 September 1992 together with Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) Project. The twin Towers have 88 floors in each of the of the towers and full height 0f 451.9 m above ground level. Thus it had been aknowledged by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban habitat as the new tallest building in the world, making them a new world landmark right in Kuala Lumpur.


Menara Kuala Lumpur


Menara Kuala lumpur which stand at 94 m above sea level and 421 meters high has been recognised as the third tallest communication tower in the world and the tallest in Asia. Menara Kuala Lumpur is a communications tower for Malaysia and is equipped with new technology to meet the requirements of increasing technology demands in the country. Menara Kuala Lumpur has become a major tourist attraction as it is truly an outstanding landmark and ambassador for the city of Kuala Lumpur and the nation. The tower is a new source of pride for Malaysians and a measure of the nation?s progress towards vision 2020.


Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)


Kuala Lumpur Internatiomnal Airport (KLIA) is located 75 kilometers south of Kuala Lumpur at sepang. It started operating in June 1988 and is Asia largest airport occupying a full 100 square kilometers. The KLIA is build to cater for up to 125 million passengers in the next 100 years.


Multimedia Super corridor (MSC)


Another milestone in the march of Malaysia towards becoming a high technology and industrial society by 2020 is the establishment of the Multimedia super Corridor (MSC). It is established to fulfill the need for incubating young entreprenuers, new start-ups and fledgling companies that need further nuturing and support. The MSC incubator set on a 7.65 acre is situated within the campus of the Multimedia University. The MSC Central Incubator, within the Cyberjaya, Malaysia?s premier intelligent cityl inks with Government?s new administrative cnetre at Putrajaya.