Tag: Asia
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Malayan Proclamation of Independence
NOW In the name of God the Compassionate, the Merciful, I TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN PUTRA ibni AL-MARHUM SULTAN ABDUL HAMID HALIMSHAH, PRIME MINISTER OF THE PERSEKUTUAN TANAH MELAYU, with the concurrence and approval of Their Highnesses the Rulers of the Malay States do hereby proclaim and declare on behalf of the people of the Persekutuan…
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The Malay Mail: Stop hijacking Merdeka
If the father of the nation was alive today, one wonders what he would make over the present tug-of-war over the โnaming rightsโ of our 55 th Merdeka Day celebration. What would the late Tunku Abdul Rahman say of the words and actions of some soโcalled leaders who have soiled Merdeka Day and the memory…
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Al Jazeera 101 East – Anwar Ibrahim: After the Trial
Malaysian opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has been cleared of sodomy charges, which he says were meant to kill off his political career. Will his coalition be able to mount its strongest political challenge in this year’s general elections?