September 16th is Malaysia Day, which is also a public holiday. What do you know about Malaysia Day on September 16th? Did you know that September 16th before 2010 was not a public holiday?
916 historical review.
As early as August 31, 1957, the Malay Peninsula gained its independence. In May 1961, the Prime Minister of the Malayan Union, Tengku Abdullahman, put forward a plan that the Malayan Union and the British colonies Singapore, Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei would form a Federation of Malaya.
On July 9, 1963, the signing ceremony of the Federated Malay states Agreement was held in London, and representatives of the Malayan Union, Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak signed the Agreement on the Establishment of Malaysian Federation.
On September 16, the same year, Tengku Abdul Rahman announced the establishment of the Federation of Malaya. Since Singapore withdrew from the Federation of Malaya in August 1965, and the map of Malaysia was no longer changed, Sabah and Sarawak joined with Malaya at that time to become a complete Malaysia.
916 officially listed as a public holiday.
Former Prime Minister Najib announced to the people in 2009 that September 16 is Malaysia Day, and it has been listed as a public holiday since 2010. At that time, the former Prime Minister also told the media that Sabah and Sarawak became a part of Malaysia in 1963, which was a crucial turning point in history and an important achievement in Malaysia’s 48 years since its founding. The people of West Malaysia must share weal and woe with the people of East Malaysia.
916 meaning to the people.
For many years, September 16th was forgotten by politicians in power and was proposed as a public holiday by the former Prime Minister. Some politicians interpreted it as a holiday set by the BN government to win votes in East Malaysia. However, to the people of East Malaysia, “September 16th” was of great significance to Sabah and Sarawak becoming a part of Malaysia.
