1946

The establishment of the Malayan Union in 1946 marked a pivotal, albeit short-lived, attempt by the British colonial administration to reorganize and centralize governance in the Malay Peninsula following the end of World War II and Japanese occupation.

The founding of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) on 10 May 1946 was a landmark event in Malay nationalism, formed in opposition to the British Malayan Union plan that threatened Malay sovereignty, sultans' authority, and special privileges.

The cession of Sarawak to the United Kingdom in 1946 marked the end of the Brooke dynasty's rule, transitioning Sarawak from a British protectorate to a Crown Colony amid post-World War II challenges and local resistance.

The cession of North Borneo to the United Kingdom in 1946 ended the British North Borneo Chartered Company's administration, transitioning the territory to direct Crown rule amid post-World War II reconstruction and integrating it more firmly into the British Empire.

The Malayan Indian Congress (MIC) was established on 4 August 1946 in Kuala Lumpur as the first political organization representing Indian interests in British Malaya, inspired by the Indian independence movement and aimed at advocating for the rights of the Indian community amid post-war colonial changes.

The establishment of Radio Malaya on 1 April 1946 marked a pivotal moment in the post-World War II reconstruction of British Malaya, reviving local broadcasting as a tool for information, cultural unification, and colonial governance in a diverse society.

The All-Malaya Council of Joint Action (AMCJA) was founded in late 1946 as a multi-ethnic coalition in British Malaya to oppose the restrictive Anglo-Malay Proposals, advocating for a united Malaya with equal citizenship, democratic governance, and inclusion of Singapore, marking a significant step in anti-colonial nationalism.