{"id":35807,"date":"2012-09-12T00:25:25","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T16:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dapmalaysia.org\/en\/?p=35807"},"modified":"2012-09-12T00:25:25","modified_gmt":"2012-09-11T16:25:25","slug":"recognition-long-overdue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dapmalaysia.org\/en\/recognition-long-overdue\/","title":{"rendered":"Recognition Long Overdue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dapmalaysia.org\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/pic1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2784\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/dapmalaysia.org\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/pic1-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" \/><\/a>For many of those from Peninsular Malaysia, the meaning of Malaysia has always been Malaya-centric. Not only are the school text books written with a Malaya-focus, even the national museum pays scant mention to the formation of Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p>Up until 2010, the federal government\u2019s official national day celebration for the whole of Malaysia was 31 August, known as Merdeka day for Malaya. 16 September was never recognised as a federal holiday.<\/p>\n<p>For decades Sabah and Sarawak were the only states to designate 16 September as Malaysia Day, a public holiday.<\/p>\n<p>The March 2008 general elections (GE) result changed all that. Renewed pressure from Pakatan Rakyat and Sarawak and Sabah leaders call for equal recognition began to bear fruit.<\/p>\n<p>16 September was finally recognised as the country\u2019s national holiday in 2009, after 47 years of being dusted in the history books.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For Some Of The Founders, Unhappy Endings <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dapmalaysia.org\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sabah.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2785\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/dapmalaysia.org\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sabah-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For some of the Malaysia founders, their ending was tragic and ironic.<\/li>\n<li>Donald Stephens, Sabah\u2019s first chief minister in 1963, was to die in an air crash under suspicious circumstances in 1976.<\/li>\n<li>Stephen Kalong Ningkan, Sarawak first chief minister, was to be deposed from his position unconstitutionally by the UMNO federal government and its ally.<\/li>\n<li>Tunku Abdul Rahman passed away in 1990 as an ex-UMNO member, fighting against the party he founded and the government he used to led.<\/li>\n<li>Malaysia kicked out Singapore from the federation in August 1965<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>20 Point Memorandum for Sabah and Sarawak<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dapmalaysia.org\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Pic3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2786\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/dapmalaysia.org\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Pic3-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" \/><\/a>In forming Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak drew up a 20 points memorandum to protect both entities\u2019 right. Some of the points were :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Language \u2013 English should be the official language of both states, for all purposes state or federal, without limitation of time<\/li>\n<li>Education \u2013 The existing educational system of both states should be maintained and for this reason should be under state control.<\/li>\n<li>Name of Head of State \u2013 Yang di-Pertua Negara.<\/li>\n<li>Tariffs and finance \u2013 Both states should have control of their own finance, development funds and tariffs.<\/li>\n<li>Borneonisation &#8211; Borneonisation of the public services should proceed as quickly as possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many of those from Peninsular Malaysia, the meaning of Malaysia has always been Malaya-centric. Not only are the school text books written with a Malaya-focus, even the national museum pays scant mention to the formation of Malaysia. 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