Instil Rukun Negara in youth

KUCHING: About 40 youth participated in an interactive session called ‘Rukun Negara: Do You(th) think it’s important?’ which was organised by Owl and Badger Research at Grand Margherita Hotel on Saturday. The participants were between ages of 16 and 26 from diverse institutions and various backgrounds. The session was divided into three parts involving live […]

Resolve issues amicably

SERIAN: Bukit Semuja assemblyman John Ilus said an issue, though small and may often be trivial, must be resolved with full tolerance, or through ‘give-and-take’. Sensitive sentiments regarding racism, religious elements, or extreme beliefs that could lead to disunity should be eradicated immediately, he added. “As a community that has values such as the Rukun […]

Rukun Negara interactive session this Saturday

KUCHING: An interactive session titled “Rukun Negara: Do You(th) think it’s important?” will be organised by Owl & Badger Research in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Malaysia’s Rukun Negara on Saturday (Sept 12) at Grand Margherita Hotel here. “The three-hour event is free and starts from 9am, and the event calls for voices of […]

National principles key to unity

BY NURULDAYANA RAFIEE LUNDU: The peopleare reminded to uphold the national principles (Rukun Negara) as it is a pillar for national unity, Tanjung Datu assemblywoman Datuk Amar Jamilah Anu said. “With Rukun Negara, everything was arranged on the basis that our people always respect each other. “It would be useless for us to be proud […]

Linggi injects Sarawak spirit into Rukun Negara

KUCHING: Listening to Tan Sri Leonard Linggi Jugah talk about the formulation of the Rukun Negara is like flipping through the pages of a history book. The 80-year-old retired Sarawak minister still recalls vividly the significant moments in the drawing up of the National Philosophy that has been a guide for Malaysians over the past […]

Get them to recite Rukun Negara

KUCHING: Early childhood education institutions (IPAKK) are encouraged to get students to recite the Rukun Negara. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said this was part of the National Unity Action Plan (PTPN) 2021-2025 proposal. “At present, there are 2,872 early childhood institutions with 77,539 students in the […]

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 […]

More than just an expression

RUKUN NEGARA KUCHING: The Rukun Negara is not just an expression, but also an important aspect that should be practised in daily life. This was the view expressed by Majlis Dakwah Islamiah Asia Tenggara dan Pasifik (Riseap) secretary general Datuk Mohamad Marzuki Mohamad Omar when asked about the Rukun Negara which reaches the age of […]

Reviving spirit through music

local artistes Many thought the songs, titled Rukun Negara and Lima Prinsip Rukun Negara, were composed specially for the occasion. As a matter of fact, these two patriotic numbers have been around for a good 13 years as they were composed in 2007 but it appears that not many people have listened to the songs […]

Uncle Kentang says embrace Rukun Negara’s first principle for a prosperous Malaysia

SHAH ALAM: Every Rukun Negara’s principle has its own literal and implicit meaning that must be understood and embraced to form a strong unity among Malaysians. On that belief, social activist Kuan Chee Heng said if all Malaysians could embrace the philosophy behind the principles of the Rukun Negara, the country will remain peaceful, competitive, […]