<page_title> List of cities in Malaysia </page_title> <section_title> Cities of Malaysia </section_title> <table> <cell> Kuching <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> Sarawak <col_header> State/FT </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1 August 1988 <col_header> Chartered </col_header> </cell> </table>
Kuching kept Sarawak's status as the state capital and was granted city status in Malaysia on 1 August 1988.