This is a book entitled ‘Malaya: A Guide for Businessmen and Visitors’ and it provides a short introduction to Malaya. It includes histories of the Federation of Malaya and the colony of Singapore, travel and communications services available, information on hotels, banks, currency, weights and measures, standard time, public holidays, chambers of commerce and industrial associations, export and import statistics as well as other important notes for travellers. Such guidebooks were published to attract potential travellers, investors and companies to rejuvenate the post-war economies of the Federation of Malaya and the colony of Singapore.
