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Sri Lankans in Malaysia

Malaysians of Sri Lankan origin
Total population
30,000+
Regions with significant populations
Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Perak
Languages
Mainly: Tamil, English Also: Malay and Sinhala
Religion
Hinduism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Theravada Buddhism, Islam
Related ethnic groups
Sri Lankan diaspora, Sri Lankans in Singapore, Tamil Diaspora, Tamil Malaysians

Sri Lankan Malaysians are people of full or partial Sri Lankan descent who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia.

History

The Ceylonese (mostly Tamils with smaller numbers of Sinhalese and Burghers) started arriving in Malaya with the advent of the 19th century. They were sought after by the British to assist in the administration of the British Government of Malaya.^[1] The British offered them readily available appointments in its service as it was not the practice of the British Government to employ persons direct from England. Instead they advertised vacancies in its service in prominent dailies of Ceylon inviting suitable applicants to apply for the posts.

After the Pangkor Treaty of 1874, the British embarked upon the construction of roads, railways, schools, hospitals and government offices in the Malay Peninsula, to develop the country and to increase its revenue and the Ceylonese were brought to survey the railways and to build and man them, to be apothecaries in the hospitals, to be technical assistants to qualified engineers and to staff the clerical services on which an expanding government was bound increasingly to depend.

With the establishment of the Federated Malay States, a large number of clerks, surveyors, hospital assistants, teachers and technical assistants from Ceylon began to arrive.

Settlement

In Kuala Lumpur, the Ceylon Tamil population was mainly concentrated in Brickfields and Sentul because of the proximity of the Administrative Centre of the Malayan Railway (opposite the railway station) and the Sentul Workshop. The Government provided accommodation for the white and the blue collar workers in these areas. The Ceylon Tamils living in both these areas are mostly devout Saivites and as they fervently believed that "no one should live in a place that has no Temple ", they soon began to organise themselves into Associations.

This led to construction of the Sri Kandaswamy Kovil, which has become a landmark and tourist attraction in the city, showcasing Sri Lankan Tamil and Hindu architecture at its finest.

Politics

In 1958, the Malaysian Ceylonese Congress was established as a political party with the aim of giving support to the then Alliance party. MCC has continuously supported the Barisan Nasional and the Government. It was formed to promote and preserve the Political, Educational, Social and Cultural aspects of the Malaysian Ceylonese Community.

Figures

Notable individuals of Sri Lankan origin include:

References

^ "An Introduction to the Malaysian Ceylonese Community and the Malaysian Ceylonese Congress", penangstory.net.
^ "Asohan Aryaduray", Star Media Group.

External links

Malaysian Ceylonese Congress

Ethnic groups in Malaysia

Malaysians

Bumiputera

Malay
(list)

Anak Jati	Johorean Malay Kedahan Malay Kelantanese Malay Malaccan Malay Negeri Sembilanese Malay Penangite Malay Perakian Malay Perlisan Malay Pahang Malay Selangorian Malay Terengganuan Malay Bruneian Malay Kedayan Sarawakian Malay
Anak Dagang	Cocos Malays Christmas Island Malays Chams Acehnese Banjarese Batak Mandailing Bugis (Bugis-Malay) Javanese Baweanese Makassar Minangkabau Kerinci Ocu Rawa Sundanese Burmese Malays Patani Malays Siamese
Mixed with other races (excluding Chinese and Indian)	Arab Malaysians Peranakan Eropah (including Kristang) Jawi Peranakan Malaysian Siamese (Sam-Sam) Peranakan Turki

Orang Asal
(Other
Indigenous peoples)

Peninsular Malaysia	Proto-Malay Jakun Orang Kanaq Orang Laut Orang Kuala Orang Seletar Semelai Temoq Temuan Semang Batek Lanoh Jahai Kensiu Kintaq Mendriq Mintil Mos Senoi Semai Mah Meri Cheq Wong Temiar Jah Hut Semaq Beri
Sarawak	Dayak Bidayuh Bukitan Iban Selako Orang Ulu Kayan Kelabit Kenyah Lun Bawang Penan Punan Sa'ban Ukit Others Bisaya Melanau Miriek
Sabah	Kadazan-Dusun Kadazan Dusun Kwijau Lotud Mangka'ak Maragang Minokok Rumanau Bisaya Ida'an Illanun Lun Bawang Murut Orang Sungai Dumpas Tambanuo Rungus Sama-Bajau Suluk Tidong

Chinese
(list)

Mixed with Bumiputera	Peranakan Chinese Sino-Native

Indian
(list)

Mixed with Malay	Chitty

Mixed without Bumiputera

Chindians

Foreign ethnicities
/expatriates

v t e Sri Lankan diaspora
Asia	Hong Kong India Japan Lebanon Malaysia Singapore United Arab Emirates Pakistan Indonesia
Europe	France Italy Switzerland United Kingdom London
North America	Bermuda Canada Toronto United States
Oceania	Australia New Zealand
Africa	South Africa
See also	Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora

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