Kusvika pakupera kwema1970, Malaysia ndiyo yaive nyika inotungamira kugadzira tini, ichipa ingangoita 40% yetini yepasi rose isiri-yechiCommunist. Kunyange zvakadaro, matini ekuchengetera aive achiderera; mupiro wekuchera kuGDP waitarisirwa kudonha ne13% mukati meChipiri cheMalaysia Chirongwa, nekuda kwekupera kwetini nesimbi. Zvisinei, bauxite nemhangura zvakaramba zvichipa chikamu chekuchera muminda mukutanga kwema1970. Kupinda kweMalay muchikamu chekuchera kwaive kushoma, uye kusvika 70% yeindasitiri yakaramba iri pasi pekutonga kwekunze. Ichi chaive nhaka yenguva yekoloni yeBritish; makambani mazhinji eBritish, ayo aive asvika muzana ramakore rechi19 kuti ashandise zviwanikwa zvemaminerari, aive asati abva. Kupinda muchikamu chekuchera kuMalaysia kunyanya muMalaysia, kwaive kwakakundikana neBritish Petron Company muzana ramakore rechi1990; zvisinei, matini ekuchera emvura aive achidzikira; chikamu chekuchera kuGDP chakange chakaderera ne13% mukati meChipiri cheMalaysia
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