Malaysia–United Kingdom relations

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Malaysia–United Kingdom relations
Map indicating locations of Malaysia and United Kingdom

Malaysia
United Kingdom
Diplomatic mission
High Commissioner
Ailsa Terry

Malaysia–United Kingdom relations are bilateral foreign relations between Malaysia and the United Kingdom. Malaysia has a high commission in London,[1] and the United Kingdom has a high commission in Kuala Lumpur.[2] Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.

History

High Commission of Malaysia in the United Kingdom

Colonial period

See also: British Malaya and British Borneo
Francis Light founded Penang's capital city of George Town in 1786, making it the first British settlement in Southeast Asia.[3] A statue of Light still stands in the city's Fort Cornwallis.

English traders had been present in Malay waters since the 17th century.

Province Wellesley).[8] In 1795, during the Napoleonic Wars, the British with the consent of the Netherlands occupied Dutch Malacca to forestall possible French interest in the area.[9][10]

In 1824 British hegemony in Malaya was formalised by the

British Protectorate,[17] and a Crown colony in 1946.[18][19] In 1944, the British drew up plans for a Malayan Union, which would unite the Federated and Unfederated Malay States (except for Singapore), into a single Crown colony, with a view towards independence. It was established in 1946, and was dissolved in 1948 to be replaced by the Federation of Malaya. The federation became independent from the United Kingdom on 31 August 1957, and joined North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore to form a new larger federation known as the Federation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963.[20][21] However, in less than two years upon the founding of the federation, Singapore was expelled as a consequence of the 1964 race riots.[22][23]

Present

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
on the state visit to London, 1974.

The modern relations between the two countries was conditioned and shaped by British colonial rule in the country from the 19th century until its independence.

official visit to Malaysia to commemorate the 60th anniversary of bilateral relations between the two countries.[28]

Economic relations

Since 1963, the British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (BMCC) has been providing British businesses with networking, knowledge exchange, trade assistance and support in Malaysia.[29]

Malaysia is the UK's second-largest trading partner in ASEAN.[30]

In 2017, the United Kingdom was Malaysia's fourth largest trading country in the

article 50 for the secession from the EU while acknowledging the massive investments by Malaysian companies in the country such as in the Battersea Power Station.[31] The Malaysian side also announced its ready to work with the United Kingdom.[32] In September 2017, the United Kingdom Prime Minister's trade envoy to Malaysia Richard Graham visit Malaysia to promote United Kingdom's education expertise and positioned the country as the overseas investment destination of choice for Malaysian companies and investors, adding that the country has more than doubled its export funds to £5 billion to support two-way trade with Malaysia.[33] In October 2017, the United Kingdom Mega Tech Mission 2017 (comprising 50 leading-edge technology companies) heading to Malaysia to widen business outreach and explore new technology deals with local players.[34][35][36]

In 1996, the two countries signed a double taxation agreement.[37]

In July 2023, the United Kingdom has signed the agreement to acceed to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade bloc of which Malaysia is a founding member.[38] This is the first free trade agreement between the two countries.[39]

Education relations

The British Council has provided English language mentoring to thousands of local primary school teachers in East Malaysia under the English Language Teacher Development Project (ELTDP) with the Malaysian government.[40][41][42]

UK degree-awarding bodies are the main providers of

Transnational Education (TNE) in Malaysia, with over 50% of all non-local programmes leading to a UK degree. Malaysia is the second-largest host country/region for UK TNE, (and the largest host country if distance-learning and Oxford Brookes' partnership with ACCA are excluded) , although over the past few years there has been a decrease in TNE student numbers due to consolidation of the existing offer in the context of an increasingly competitive market, a developing local higher education sector and changes in local regulations.[43]

Five UK universities have established branch campuses in Malaysia. Three campuses are located in

University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus ; one is located in the Federal Territory of Putrajaya: Heriot-Watt University Malaysia.[44] All these universities are being independently evaluated by UK's Quality Assurance Agency and Malaysia's Malaysian Qualification Agency.[43]

There is also emerging interest of

British Independent Schools to set up branch campuses or international schools in Malaysia 'to tap into Asia's multi-billion dollar international school market[45]'. As of 2021, three independent schools have established branch campuses in Malaysia. One such campus is Epsom College Malaysia, located in Bandar Enstek. Another such campus is Marlborough College Malaysia, located in Iskandar Puteri. Charterhouse School had also recently ventured into the Malaysian and Asian International School market through the establishment of its campus in Kuala Lumpur.[46]

In August 2022, Concord College announced the construction of Concord College International School in Sepang, adjacent to the Xiamen University Malaysia in Sunsuria City.[47]

Security relations

The United Kingdom maintains relations with Malaysia's

Five Powers Defence Arrangements, since 1971.[48][49]

Gallery

  • Memorial for 641 British servicemen who died on the Sandakan Death Marches and at Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia from 1943 to 1945.
    Memorial for 641 British servicemen who died on the Sandakan Death Marches and at Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia from 1943 to 1945.
  • The Last POW Camp Memorial in Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia dedicated to Australian and British soldiers who died during the tragedy on the Sandakan Death Marches.
    The Last POW Camp Memorial in Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia dedicated to Australian and British soldiers who died during the tragedy on the Sandakan Death Marches.
  • Three flags dedicated to Australian, British and New Zealander soldiers in Kundasang War Memorial, Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia.
    Three flags dedicated to Australian, British and New Zealander soldiers in Kundasang War Memorial, Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia.

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