Merdeka Malaysia

Sambanthan was a key contributor to the nation's independence, an illustrious politician and a champion of the poor.

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Charles Santiago says despite 65 years of independence, many 'remain in shackles' with no access to education or healthcare.

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Although far away from home, these Malaysians make it a point to celebrate Merdeka Day with a homemade Malaysian meal.

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JOHOR BARU: For the past six decades, the National Day has always been a significant celebration for Malaysians from all walks of life.

"I thank the hotel for at least thinking of me and sending me an invitation for the Merdeka eve dinner for which I am indebted," she added. "The Malaysian spirit has kept us glued together and I am truly proud to be a Malaysian and here today we mark Merdeka Day as a family," he proudly said. "This year's Merdeka celebration is extra special as I made new friends and I will forever cherish this memory," she said with a beam. "We even allowed these seven to bring their family members along and enjoy the evening with pomp and splendor," he said. "Two years ago we did not get to mark Merdeka Day, but today I am proud to celebrate it with Amari Hotel," he said with a smile. "We wanted to honour seven individuals who also celebrated their 65 birthday together with the nation," he said.

When Pakatan Harapan took over power in 2018 we came in with hope, hope that reform will finally happen with the Harapan manifesto setting the tone for the ...

After more than two years of Covid-19, the poor have seen their income squeezed even further by lower/weaker purchasing power, and stagnant wages and to top it all, prices are not coming down despite subsidies. Even more worrying were the four withdrawals from the EPF that resulted in RM145 billion being taken out by members. This amounts to 445,622 people – almost half a million lives in poverty and barely surviving. Bills need to be paid with fair wages. Efforts to bring back self-respect and dignity for the poor and marginalised. Reform of the executive including the police, MACC and Election Commission to bring about a more stringent check and balance system with separate, independent oversight roles. End the normalising of the mismanagement of rakyat’s money as these funds can be put to better use to build a more balanced and resilient social safety net scheme. Despite the government’s effort to save the day, with the passing of the Anti-Hopping Act, we are witnessing a weak and regressive government. Efforts to build resilience and security for the poor. As more money is required to purchase the same basket of goods and services, there is a need to boost the income of the lower wage earners – a minimum wage of RM1,500 needs to be implemented urgently and effectively. The government needs a leadership that has the guts to gather and engage the rakyat to bring about structural changes as well as understand the need for a paradigm shift in consciousness to be more inclusive, transparent, accountable and just. Poverty and absolute poverty continued to haunt us and we now refer to B60s as more fall under the poverty line.

"MERDEKA" has different values and meanings for every Malay-sian. For the previous generation, which went through the colonial era, "Merdeka" meant freedom ...

Next is reading and writing, two powerful mantras in the knowledge-seeking process. This is necessary in giving greater autonomy to students to lead their own groups and be actively involved in the decision-making process at the university level. One of the ways is to encourage critical dialogues with the students and take real-world case studies as examples. This task rests on the shoulders of educators, that is, teachers, lecturers and parents. Pendeta Za'ba spoke about the importance of making our nation and people smart. It has existed since the 1950s, uttered by a patriot and nationalist figure, Dr Burhanuddin Al-Helmy.

Malaysians in the peninsula and Sabah celebrate their independence and self-governance today. This year's Merdeka celebration comes in the context of ...

This form of solidarity would empower us to stand tall to oppose any form of foreign colonialism and imperialism. When there is common humanity, there will be consensus on the fundamental principles of governing the nation. The problem with our nation today is we are divided on various issues that have been seen from a political lens with an ethno-religious flavour.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 — The Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM) today urged the government to not add to the voices calling for an early 15th general ...

This is so that they may retire comfortably in the later years of their life,” it added. They are the missing members of our Malaysian Family,” the group representing the Christian community in Malaysia said. “We strongly call on the government to enact policies and mechanisms to assist those who have used up much if not all of their personal and retirement savings in the past two years due to income and business losses in order that they be given opportunities to build up their finances.

I notice that not many Malaysians are enthusiastic about celebrating Merdeka Day. On this date 65 years ago, the Federation of Malaya received independence ...

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