Remaking MA63, restructuring the federation
BY DR ARNOLD PUYOK In this article, the writer explores the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) from the perspective of a federation. In this article, the writer explores the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) from the perspective of a federation. MA63 is not just about the nature of the relationship among the founding territories, the safeguards accorded […]
Flag-raising ceremony to inculcate patriotism
KUCHING: Sarawak Day should be honoured by the locals because Sarawak declared self-governing on July 22, 1963, which led to Sarawak’s involvement in the formation of the Federation of Malaysia on September 16, 1963, said Sarawak Information director Swady Guliling. To celebrate this year’s Sarawak Day and also the Merdeka month, the state Information Department […]
Road to independence
On Aug 31, 1957, Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman declared “Merdeka”, announcing to the world that Malaya had become an independent nation. Even then he planned to include neighbouring British colonies Singapore, Sarawak and Sabah and Brunei into a larger federation called “Malaysia”. If the four entities could unite with Malaya into a federation, it […]
