Malaysia–Nepal relations

Malaysia–Nepal relations

Malaysia
Nepal
Diplomatic Mission
Malaysian Embassy, Kathmandu Nepalese Embassy, Kuala Lumpur
Envoy
Ambassador Vacant
Chargé d'affaires a.i. Ahmad Phadil Ismail		 Ambassador Niranjan Man Singh Basnyat

Malaysia–Nepal relations (Malay: Hubungan Malaysia–Nepal; Jawi: هوبوڠن مليسيا–نيڤال; Nepali: मलेसिया-नेपाल सम्बन्ध Malēsiyā-nēpāla sambandha) refers to bilateral foreign relations between the two countries, Malaysia and Nepal. Malaysia has an embassy in Kathmandu,[1] and Nepal has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur.[2]

Country comparison

 Malaysia    Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Coat of Arms
Flag Malaysia Nepal
Population 31,360,000 26,494,504
Area 330,803 km2 (127,724 sq mi) 147,181 km2 (56,827 sq mi)
Population Density 92/km2 (240/sq mi) 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zones 1 1
Capital Kuala Lumpur Kathmandu
Largest City Kuala Lumpur – 1,768,000 Kathmandu – 1,003,285
Government Federal parliamentary elective constitutional monarchy Federal parliamentary republic
Established 31 August 1957 (Independence from the British Empire proclaimed for the Federation of Malaya)
16 September 1963 (Proclamation of Malaysia)		 25 September 1768 (Declaration of the Kingdom of Nepal)
15 January 2007 (Declaration of the State of Nepal)
28 May 2008 (Declaration of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal)
Predecessor States Portuguese Colonial Period (1511–1641)
Portuguese Malacca (1511–1641)
Dutch Colonial Period (1641–1825)
Dutch Malacca (1641–1795; 1818–1825)
British Colonial Period (1771–1946)
Straits Settlements (1826–1946)
 Federated Malay States (1895–1946)
Unfederated Malay States (1909–1946)
 Kingdom of Sarawak (1841–1946)
Crown Colony of Labuan (1848–1946)
 British North Borneo (1881–1946)
Japanese Occupation Period (1942–1945)
Occupied Malaya (1942–1945)
Occupied British Borneo (1942–1945)
Si Rat Malai (1943–1945)
Interim Military Period (1945–1946)
Military Administration of Malaya (1945–1946)
Military Administration of Borneo (1945–1946)
Self–Government Period (1946–1963)
 Malayan Union (1946–1948)
 Federation of Malaya (1948–1963)
Crown Colony of North Borneo (1946–1963)
Crown Colony of Sarawak (1946–1963)
Federation Period (1963–present)
 Federation of Malaysia (1963–present)		 Modern Kingdom Period (1768–2008)
Kingdom of Nepal
Republican Period (2008–present)
   Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
First Leader Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (Monarch)
Tunku Abdul Rahman (Prime Minister)		 Ram Baran Yadav (President)
Girija Prasad Koirala (Prime Minister)
Head of State Monarch: Muhammad V President: Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Head of Government Prime Minister: Mahathir Mohamad Prime Minister: Sher Bahadur Deuba
Deputy Leader Deputy Prime Minister: Wan Azizah Wan Ismail none
Legislature Parliament (Bicameral) Parliament (Unicameral)
Upper House Senate
President: S. Vigneswaran		 Parliament
Speaker: Onsari Gharti Magar
Lower House House of Representatives
Speaker: Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof		 none
Judiciary Federal Court
Chief Justice: Richard Malanjum		 Supreme Court
Chief Justice: Gopal Parajuli
National language Malaysian Nepali
GDP (nominal) $800.169 billion ($25,833 per capita) $24.067 billion ($837 per capita)

History

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 January 1960,[3] with bilateral relations between Malaysia and Nepal have developed from historic grounds.[4] On May 1978 and September 1985, King of Nepal Birendra together with his wife Queen Aishwarya has paid an unofficial visit to Malaysia.[4] In June 2003, a Nepal's residential mission has been establish in Kuala Lumpur.[5]

HR Recruitment from Nepal

Nepal also one of the main manpower sources for Malaysia other than India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Burma, Vietnam and the Philippines.[3] Since 2001, an agreement was signed between the two governments to allow Nepalese manpower to work in Malaysia.[3] Currently, there are almost 500,000 Nepalese are working in various sectors in Malaysia.[6] Some reason many Nepalese workers going to Malaysia also due to no works in their own country.[7]

Economic relations

In 2013, the total trade between two countries worth around U$35 million with Malaysia's main exports to Nepal were machineries and vehicles parts, vegetable oils, electrical equipments and appliances, furniture and parts, plastics and other chemical products while the exports from Nepal are mainly in paper, tobacco, flour, coffee, tea, mate and spices, electrical machinery and equipment, works of art, collectors pieces and antiques.[6][8] Several memorandum of understanding (MoU) also has been signed to increase bilateral trade between the two countries.[9] Both countries also in the process to boost tourism and cultural relations.[10] Beside that, Nepal also welcoming any Malaysian investors to the country.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Official Website of Embassy of Malaysia, Kathmandu". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Embassy of Nepal". Embassy of Nepal, Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Nepal-Malaysia Relationship". Embassy of Nepal, Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Bilateral Relations (Nepal-Malaysia)". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nepal. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Message from H.E. Dr. Niranjan Man Singh Basnyat, Ambassador-designate of Nepal". Embassy of Nepal, Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Malaysia: Expanding Relations With Nepal". New Business Age. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "No jobs, no hope, Nepal's workers head to the Gulf and Malaysia". The Star. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "'Nepal & Malaysia Currently Negotiating MoU on Labour'". New Business Age. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Nepal‚ Malaysia plan to increase bilateral trade". Himalayan News Service. The Himalayan Times. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  10. ↑ Nepal Visitors (3 September 2012). "Malaysia, Nepal hope to boost tourism, cultural relations". Travel and Tour Directory. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "Nepal welcomes Malaysian investments". The Borneo Post. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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