1928
| Currency Rate to USD | 1.44 |
| GDP Per Capita (USD) | 116 |
| Population (millions) | 4 |
| Nasi Lemak Price | 8 cents |
| Teh Tarik Price | 3 cents |
| Urban Population Percentage | 14.9% |
British Colonial Era
Under British rule, life for folks in Malaya meant working the plantations, mining tin and rubber, crowded immigrant labour, sharp ethnic divisions, limited political voice.
Establishment of the Malayan Wireless Association in Kuala Lumpur
The establishment of the Malayan Wireless Association in Kuala Lumpur in 1928 represented a significant milestone in the early development of radio broadcasting in British Malaya, building on prior amateur efforts to promote wireless technology for communication, education, and entertainment across the peninsula.
Opening of RAF Seletar Airport, Singapore, 1928
The opening of RAF Seletar on 28 February 1928 signified the establishment of Britain's first military airfield in Singapore, culminating the RAF Far East Flight's epic journey and bolstering imperial defense in Southeast Asia.
Founding of the newspaper Saudara by Syed Sheikh al-Hadi in Penang
In September 1928, Syed Sheikh al-Hadi launched Saudara, a weekly newspaper in Penang, British Malaya, which became a key platform for Malay reformist ideas, political discourse, and social critique amid colonial rule.
End of the Stevenson Rubber Restriction Scheme
The Stevenson Rubber Restriction Scheme, introduced in 1922 to stabilize rubber prices by limiting exports from British colonies, ended on November 1, 1928, following diplomatic pressures from the United States and the failure to prevent oversupply from non-participating producers like the Dutch East Indies, leading to economic challenges for British Malaya's rubber industry.
