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Malaysia–Netherlands relations refers tointerstate relations ofMalaysia and theNetherlands. Netherlands has an embassy inKuala Lumpur,[1] and Malaysia has an embassy inThe Hague.[2]
The Dutch arrived in theMalay Peninsula as early as 1602 on a trading mission to control the lucrativespice trade from theMalay Archipelago.[3] The Dutch then established relations with theSultanate of Johor in the early 17th century, and in 1641 they captured the Portuguese colony ofMalacca (on the south-eastern coast of today's Peninsular Malaysia). With a long interruption during theNapoleonic Wars, theDutch Malacca era lasted until 1824.[4] A small Dutch-Malaysian Eurasian community, descended from the Dutch settlers in Malacca, persists to these days.[4] In the 20th century, the Netherlands established diplomatic relations with Malaysia soon after the Asian state became independent. The erudite Dutch Sinologist and authorRobert van Gulik (who was raised in the formerDutch East Indies himself) served as the ambassador of the Netherlands in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s. During his diplomatic service there he became closely acquainted with Malaysia'sgibbons (he kept a few in his ambassadorial residence) and became sufficiently interested in this ape species to start the study ofits role in ancient Chinese culture, the results of which he later published in his last book (Gibbon in China).[5]
On 3 December 1996,Malaysian Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad left to attend the Global Panel Conference at The Hague ahead of a two-day official visit to the Netherlands.[6] A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between a Malaysian company and a Dutch engineering company for a turnkey project to reclaim about 364ha of land inMersing,Johor.[7]
On 25 September 2019, Mahathir Mohamad held a bilateral meeting with Dutch Prime MinisterMark Rutte on the sidelines of the 74th Session of theUnited Nations General Assembly.[8][9]
Some Dutch origin companies such asDutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad (subsidiary) andRoyal Dutch Shell had their long presence in Malaysia. In 2017, more Dutch investors began showing their interest to invest in Malaysia with two Dutchsmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) ofsemiconductor industries shared their overall positive experiences.[10] There is also a Malaysian Dutch Business Council.[11]
KLM currently operate direct flights betweenAmsterdam andKuala Lumpur
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In addition to the Chancery building in Rustenburgweg of the Malaysian embassy, there are three Malaysian agencies which operate as part of the Embassy:
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