States and federal territories of Malaysia 1963 until it was expelled from the Federation on 9 August 1965. During its time as a state of Malaysia, Singapore had autonomy in the areas of education and labour. Brunei was invited to join the Federation but decided not to at the end due to several issues, such as the status of the Sultan within Malaysia, division of Bruneian oil royalties, and pressure from opposition groups which amounted to the Brunei Revolt. Administrative divisions: States and federal territories of Malaysia The states and federal territories of Malaysia are the principal administrative divisions of Malaysia. Malaysia is a federation comprising
Federation of Poles in Great Britain British authorities. Subsequent to the transfer of the Presidential Insignia by President Ryszard Kaczorowski to President Lech Wałęsa, some responsibilities were vested in The Federation. The Federation was recognised by both Polish and British governments, as well as other Polish organisations worldwide, as the organisation representing the Polish ethnic minority in Great Britain. In 2008, the Federation submitted a complaint to the Press Complaints Commission over claims that the "Daily Mail" ran a series of articles which defamed Poles. The PCC arranged a deal between the Federation and the "Daily Mail", in which the "Daily Mail" promised to remove the