Features of Malayan Union Agreement 1946 - APRIL 6, 1947

Features of Malayan Union Agreement 1946


The establishment of Malayan Union as a new form of colonization in our country is one of the brilliant strategies of the British government in order to make profit from the local economical wealth. Still, many of us tend to let in British to rule our country for the second time after the surrender of Japanese due to the World War 2. This phenomenon is totally annoying the local Rulers as they are lacking of moral supports from the local people to fight against and chase away the foreign colonizer.

As everyone well knows, the Malayan Union government was officially proclaimed on last 1 April 1946 at King’s House (Carcosa Seri Negara), Kuala Lumpur .British government has made the agreement which is also known as Agreement of Malayan Union 1946 to put all the states in Malaya under one central control. There are seven main conditions that are listed by the Malayan Union government in the agreement paper.

First condition is all the states in Malaya comprise of Negeri Melayu Bersekutu, Negeri Melayu Tidak Bersekutu, and the two other Negeri Selat; Malacca and Penang will be united. A governor shall be appointed by the Queen of England to head the Malayan Union. In addition, Singapore is separated from the Malayan Union for its function as a free port to allow the trading processes take place efficiently. On top of that, the immigrant populations from China and India will be given equal citizenship rights in Malayan Union based on the principle of jus soli.

Moreover, Malay Rulers are only allowed to play a role in discussing matters related to Islamic religion and the customs of Malay. Thus, it is very obvious in this condition that they have no part to play in the country’s development especially in political, economical, and social aspects. Furthermore, each state would be administered by a British Commissioner Resident.


In a nutshell, the formation of Malayan Union is mainly to replace the traditional colonial system practiced by the inhabitants with the British orientated colonisation, Malayan Union. This would enable them to exploit the local natural resources such as tin ore, gold, and et cetera in economic area for their imperialism purpose. Besides, they have also succeeded to control the political power of Malay rulers via the profit-making system, Malayan Union. On the other hand, the monopoly on local politics is due to the strategic position of Malaya that is located between China and India, which has a high potential to attract more traders from both parts of the world. So, be aware of the British’s tricks and stick to the fact that our country needs independence as soon as possible so that we can decide our own independent political arrangement!