1938
| Currency Rate to USD | 1.43 |
| GDP Per Capita (USD) | 89 |
| Population (millions) | 5 |
| Nasi Lemak Price | 12 cents |
| Teh Tarik Price | 8 cents |
| Urban Population Percentage | 16.6% |
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.
Great Depression
A global economic crash that caused widespread poverty, unemployment, and loss of trust in financial, political, and social institutions.
Death of Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah of Selangor
Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah, the fifth Sultan of Selangor, passed away on 31 March 1938 at the age of 74, concluding a 40-year reign that navigated British colonial integration and a disputed succession in the Federated Malay States.
Establishment of Kesatuan Melayu Muda
The establishment of Kesatuan Melayu Muda (KMM) in 1938 in British Malaya marked the emergence of the first explicitly leftist and radical anti-colonial political organization among Malays, founded by Ibrahim Yaacob and peers to promote Malay unity and resistance against British rule, envisioning a greater Malay nation known as Melayu Raya.
Accession of Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah to the Throne of Selangor (1938)
The accession of Tengku Alam Shah as Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah on 4 April 1938 marked a contentious transition in Selangor's royal history, influenced by British colonial interference in the succession process following the death of Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah.
