Celebrate independence with hope


We must not lose faith in democracy, and the greatest gift a democratic government can receive is a committed Opposition.

SOON we will be celebrating two important dates, Aug 31 and Sept 16 – one for the independence of Peninsular Malaya and the other for Malaysia as a whole from colonial rule.  

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Opinion , Datuk Zaid Ibrahim , moderation

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