Malaysia Day

Patrick Maloney

September 16th has been declared Malaysia Day by Najib Razak starting next year. Najib told reporters that the establishment of a new sovereign nation was an important part the nations history and, as such, will be celebrated with a twin holiday. August 31st will celebrate Malaysia's freedom from colonial rule and September 16th will be called Malaysia day and "will be celebrated with activities to strengthen unity, racial understanding, and the people's achievement in sports, socio-culture, culture and others to light up the spirit of 1Malaysia."
This 1 Malaysia concept is promoting peace, greater understanding, and stability in aiding Malaysia's goal of being developed by 2020.
Is this just a publicity stunt or are we actually seeing some steps taken towards a unified Malaysia?
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