The truth remains that on Aug, 31 1957 Malaysia did not exist. Malaysia was born on Sept 16, 1963. Malaysia, therefore, is only 44 years old.
On Aug 31, 1957 the old Federation of Malaya attained nationhood. The celebrations, therefore, mark the 50th independence anniversary of Malaya.
When the Malayan delegation requested during the negotiations on Malaysia that Aug. 31 should remain as the Merdeka Day although the formation of the new Federation was delayed by two weeks, delegates from Sarawak, Singapore and Sabah readily agreed for they considered the request insignificant.The request was included in the Federal Constitution.The Article 160 of the Federal Constitution states that “Merdeka Day” means the thirty-first day of August, nineteen hundred and fifty-seven.
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