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Negeri Sembilan (nā`gərē sĕmbē`lən) or Negri Sembilan (nā`grē sĕmbē`lən), state (1991 pop. 691,150), 2,564 sq mi (6,641 sq km), Malaysia, S Malay Peninsula, on the Strait of Malacca. The capital is Seremban Seremban (sərĕmbän`), city (1991 pop. 193,009), capital of Negeri Sembilan , Malaysia, S Malay Peninsula, on the Linggi River. ..... Click the link for more information. . Its principal rivers are the Linggi on the west and the Muar on the east. Rubber and rice are grown and exported; tin is mined and also exported. More than half the inhabitants are non-Malays (Chinese and Indians). The separate political existence of Negeri Sembilan began in the 18th cent. After a considerable immigration of Minangkabaus from Sumatra, the Negeri Sembilan [nine states] broke away (1777) from the sultanate of Riau and Johor to form a loose confederation. Each state was then practically independent. The British established their influence by making treaties with the separate states (1874–89) and by reforming them into a closer federation (1895). Negeri Sembilan became one of the Federated Malay States (1896) and in 1948 became part of the Federation of Malaya (see Malaysia West Malaysia, also called Peninsular Malaysia or Malaya (1990 est. pop. 14,400,000), 50,700 sq mi (131,313 sq km), on the Malay Peninsula and coextensive with the former Federation of Malaya, comprising the states of Perlis , Kedah , Pinang , Perak , Kelantan , Terengganu , Pahang ..... Click the link for more information. ). |
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All military personnel, enlisted and officers, who had been assigned to culling duty in the states of Negeri Sembilan and Selangor were invited to participate, regardless of specific job assignment. With the exception of Perlis and Negeri Sembilan where the rulers are referred to as "raja" and "yang dipertuan besar" respectively, the other states have "sultans. From April 1 to May 7, bats were sampled in 11 primary locations in the states of Perak (n = 6), Selangor (n = 1), Negeri Sembilan (n = 1), and Johore (n = 3) (Figure 1). |
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