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- Salizawati Bt Omar G 75828
- Hasliza Bt Bakar
- Nurul Farhana
- Che Mohd Shah bin Che Hussin
Our beloved nation celebrates her 52nd birthday today. We have come a long way since that historic day when our Founding Father, the late Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj proclaimed the independence of the Federation of Malaya from British rule at Stadium Merdeka.
ReplyDeleteMany young Malaysians have never been reminded by our present or past leaders about the foundation upon which our beloved independent nation came into being — the principles of justice and liberty. Is it because these so-called leaders do not wish the people to know what they as the government of the day cannot give or guarantee every Malaysian?
In his Proclamation of Independence speech, the great Tunku called on the people of Malaya to dedicate themselves to the service of the new nation, to work and strive to create a new nation inspired by the ideals of justice and liberty.
He proclaimed that the Persekutuan Tanah Melayu “shall be forever a sovereign, democratic and independent state founded upon the principles of liberty and justice, and ever seeking the welfare and happiness of its people and the maintenance of a just peace among all nations.”
The road since independence has been a winding one full of potholes. The task of nation-building is indeed a challenging one. Looking at the state of lawlessness in our nation today only serves to highlight the stark contrasts between what was envisaged by Tunku and his generation of leaders, and what has become the collective product of the three most recent Premiers the country has had.
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad started the rot through his 22 years of autocratic rule signified by massive corruption and abuse of power, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi simply sailed through for a term with his half-hearted reforms (while accumulating many hours of deep sleep along the way!), and now we have Datuk Seri Najib Razak, while ’sloganeering’ his One Malaysia vision, doing more and more damage through his blatant disregard for the rule of law and his administration’s racist rhetorics.
It looks increasingly clear by the day that Najib is trying not merely to emulate but to surpass the ‘high standard’ set by Dr Mahathir.
When the people of a nation give up their dreams, the nation loses its soul. This must not be allowed to happen. Sadly, what have been happening in our country in the last two decades (and more so in the last two years) are making Malaysians at large hopeless and restless. How are we to endure another half of our lifetime witnessing events which many a times make us laugh and cry at the same time? The events happening back home have thus far proven to have an adverse effect on my brain, my heart and my digestive organs!
Many Malaysians young and old have given up hope and would no longer dare to dream of a better Malaysia for the remaining of our lifetime and those of our next generation. The state of lawlessness has prompted many to opine, rightly or wrongly, that our nation is heading towards a nation in which the likes of Robert Mugabe and Kim Jong Il would welcome with open arms into their ‘exclusive league of nations’.
NURUL FARHANA BINTI MD ZAINI
Effect of 1 Malaysia? As an educator, I feel that whether ! Malaysia succeed or fail in putting national unity into success depends very much on the social, educational, and economic policies that we develop and implement in Malaysia. I believe that education is the most important agent of change to any country in this world.
ReplyDeleteCurrently, our education policy allows for separate existence of ethnic schools as we know that are Sekolah Kebangsaan, Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina dan Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil, therefore, with such educational apartheid system, whole generations of Malaysians of different racial backgrounds have grown up for years without the benefit of studying, playing together and enjoying the rich cultural diversity to be found in this country of ours as the vision of 1 Malaysia.
Our government must have a strong courage to review our education system so that the concept of unity in 1 Malaysia can be achieved without putting aside the language needs of the Chinese and the Indians. As a suggestion, our government can introduce Chinese Language, Tamil language, Punjab Language and other languages a an elective subjects in school. By doing this, Malays can learn Chinese Language or Tamil Language or even other languages too. This will benefit our future generation in achieving unity in 1 Malaysia. I strongly believe that this should be the real effect of 1 Malaysia to Malaysia.
Salizawati Omar
I agree with the Salizawati, of course all the Malaysion can understand all the language in the country. Malay can understand Tamil or Tamil can understand Chinese languages if we practice one Malaysia concept.
ReplyDeleteIn Sabah and Sarawak our two largest states, separated by an ocean, are integral to the dream held by all Malaysia of a united and harmonis nation. They are vibrant example of how Malaysians of different racial, religious and ethnic roots can come together around the many things that unite has instead of allowing the few things that, divide us to drive us apart. The story of Sabah and Sarawak is the story of 1 Malaysia. They are a testament to the fact that true power of Malaysia is revealed when malaysians of all races, religions and ethniaties live in harmony with one another.
We are aware that the values that are important framework for a culture of excellence, namely Malaysia, endurance, humility, acceptance, loyalty, meritocracy, education or knowledge and integrity are values that are expected to be holding and practices.
ReplyDeleteNot only in the effort to bring unity and understanding among the people. But the foundation to ensure stability in the efforts to achieve progress and development for the people and country.
One concept of Malaysia to value and respect each nation's identity and consider it as an asset. Identity which is regarded as a different asset base and the main concept of this is justice for all people. In other words, the fate of all people will be defended without any of the marginalized. And they require that the defense will be defended regardless of race or religion.
A unique concept about Malaysia is that it is not a static concept. Instead, it is the idea that through the process of evolution and will take time to become reality. Because it can be changed, then it can be adjusted according to current developments.
by Che Mohd Shah
We are Malaysian so... good can work together.
ReplyDeleteYes Hasliza, the concept of 1 Malaysia is underpinning the concept of working togerher. Togetherness makes Malaysian unite. We ned to work togerher in all aspects in order to make 1 Malaysia a reality and achieved its abjectives.
ReplyDeleteSalizawati