Happy 48th Malaysia Day & Happy 54th Independence Day

Happy Malaysia Day and Happy Independence Day!
Due to Aidil Fitri, our nation's Independence Day has to be postponed till 16th of September 2011. 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. For more information visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Day


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