1Malaysia, 2National days. I see this as one of the more significant moves made by our Prime Minister under his 1Malaysia dream. On 16/9/63 Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore* joined Malaya, which achieved its Merdeka/Independence on 31/8/57, to form Malaysia as we know and love it today.
This is an opportunity to teach our children and ourselves the significance of the two dates and why they are both equally important to Malaysians.
*Singapore left in 1965 and I have often wondered about what-ifs if Sabah and Sarawak had left too. Would Sabah have been gone to the Philippines and Sarawak to Indonesia? A bit of Wikihistory here.
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