Much to reflect on this National Day

What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes. — Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman statesman Malaysia will be celebrating its 64th National Day on Aug 31, two days from now. The official National Day commemorates the Malayan independence on August 31, 1957 to mark the day the peninsula was free from British colonial administration.  […]

Rukun Negara encapsulates Malaysia’s soul, spirit and national unity

KUALA LUMPUR: The Rukun Negara that was instituted 50 years ago as the basis of national unity and formation of the country, is not merely to be upheld symbolically each time the pledge is recited on National Day. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdulllah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah said instead, the soul and spirit of […]