Malaysia Day

Malaysia Day is held on September 16 every year to commemorate the establishment of the Malaysian federation on the same date in 1963. It marked the joining together of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak, and Singapore to form Malaysia. 

The formation of the new federation was planned to occur on June 1, 1963, but was later postponed to August 31, 1963, in order to coincide with the sixth Hari Merdeka. Several issues related to the Indonesian and the Filipino objection to the formation of Malaysia delayed the declaration to September 16 of the same year. The postponement was also done to allow the United Nations team time to conduct referendums in North Borneo (now Sabah) and Sarawak regarding the two states participation in a new federation.

The formation of Malaysia was made possible through the introduction of the Malaysia Bill to the Malayan Parliament on July 9, 1963, and consent from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on August 29, 1963.

Prior to the formation of Malaysia, Singapore and North Borneo unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom on August 31, 1963, thus coinciding with the sixth anniversary of the Malayan independence.

Beginning year 2010, September 16 is a federal public holiday.

Source : Wikipedia

National Day

MALAYSIA, a beautiful and lovely country will celebrate its 53rd independence day on Tuesday, August 31st 2010. As a multicultural country, everyone is living in peace and harmony throughout 53 years since Allahyarham Tunku Abdul Rahman, the first Prime Minister declared ‘Merdeka’ in Merdeka Stadium in 1957. Since then, the country has been developing along with other distinct countries.

Everyone still respect each other, with different races and religions staying in one community. They never forget their tradition and believes in which they would like to preserve for the next generation. Apart from that, everyone is free to contribute their opinion and share their thoughts, as long as it would help Malaysia to be among the best country of all. They also unite and stand together under the national pillars:

Kepercayaan kepada Tuhan (Belief in God) 

Kesetiaan kepada Raja dan Negara (Loyalty To King And Country)
Keluhuran Perlembangaan (The Supremacy Of The Constitution)
Kedaulatan Undang-undang (The Rule Of Law)
Kesopanan dan Kesusilaan (Courtesy And Morality)

1Malaysia Menjana Transformasi (1Malaysia Generates Transformation) – as this year’s motto to generate the spirit of performance for Malaysian to develop and contribute more for the sake of the country, and step further into the future as the best and well known country in the world. They also will wave the flag ‘Jalur Gemilang’, which is the name give for the country’s flag, to support the event, and remember the history of past warrior that fight for the freedom.

Happy 53rd Independence Day!

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