Greetings from Minister of Tourism Malaysia
I was delighted when received greeting card from Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, on the occasion of 50th anniversary Malaysia. few days ago.
But are we 50th Malaysia? Or 44th Malaysia (Federation of Malaysia was formed in 1963 )?
According to the card, which send to Subang Jaya old office address, signed by Minister of Tourism Malaysia wish all Happy 50th Anniversary Malaysia (31 August 1957 - 31 August 2007).
I quote what Tengku Adnan said:
'Together we celebrate our 50 Glorious years,
The time is now, The Place to Malaysia.
Lets welcome our special guests, In style and cheers,
A lasting memory , forever truly Aisa.'
On August 2nd, 2007, the Centre for Public Policy Studies (CPPS) of the Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (Asli) released The Merdeka Statement (link downloads a PDF copy, opens in a new window), a non-governmental initiative towards a better and stronger Malaysia.
Reactions to the document have been mixed, with opposition coming from, among others, Muslim NGOs, claiming that it is an attempt at "renegotiating the social contract and validating apostasy" (as reported by Malaysiakini). Opposition also cam from Lord ZAM (via The Malaysian), stating, among other things that the Merdeka Statement was "it is a clever attempt to disunite the people in the country" (go figure... but then again, this is ZAM we're talking about).
The Merdeka Statement is merely a blue-print of how we should trudge forward.
Happy Merdeka, fellow Malaysian!
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