Malaysia

• Literature styles in Malaysia changed with the influences of Europeans (Portuguese, Dutch and English). The classical literary style of Malays was eventually replaced in print with the vernacular language.
• The first newspaper was written and printed using the (vernacular) spoken language in 1876.
• Serajah Melayu (Malay Annals), written in the 1500s, is the most important Malaysia literary works and tells the story of a Malacca sultanate.