Francis Dorus Unfortunately, things are somewhat different today. I’ve a feeling that Aug 31 has very little significance to the people of Sarawak now. Why? It’s actually a Malayan affair. Aug 31 was the day Malaya gained independence from Britain in 1957. It was on Sept 16, 1963 that Malaysia was formed and Sarawak was a party to the formation of the new nation. Happily, the government has now gazetted Sept 16 as Malaysia Day following appeals from Sarawak and Sabah. This is a very significant move by the Najib administration for previous prime ministers had turned a deaf ear to appeals for Sept 16 to be observed. Today, Sarawak is also proud to recognise July 22 — the day the state gained independence from British rule. This year, the state government organised a re-enactment of the lowering of the Union Jack at Pangkalan Batu in Kuching and the departure of the last British Governor of Sarawak. This was indeed a timely move by the Sarawak government. I’ve a feeling that the next generation of Sarawakians and Sabahans will not feel anything for Aug 31. After all, it’s a Malayan affair and nothing to do with Sarawak or Sabah. It’s possible that Sarawak could replace Aug 31 with July 22 as Independence Day and a public holiday in time to come~~~~~ NAMA GAYA NYA SEMAKIN LANTANG RAKYAT SARAWAK BERSUARA..... Ini keluar dalam suratkhabar utama Srwk... dan yg bagus nya...."ternyata tiada sekatan" terhadap artikel ini. Apakah ini menandakan Kerajaan Sarawak juga merasakan apa yg kita rasa sekarang. TERTINDAS & DIPERBODOHKAN SELAMA 50 TAHUN. Kita tunggu & lihat. No need to tell us how to be patriotic. We know! theborneopost THOSE of my generation in Sarawak will remember how happy we were to celebrate National Day every Aug 31 in years gone by. It was a public holiday (and still is today) but it was not a day off for ...
Posted on: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 06:32:05 +0000
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