IMAGINE: Unity as the soul of Merdeka


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  • Sunday, 31 Aug 2025

Let's imagine a Malaysia without division, greed or hatred this National Day. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

“YOU may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one…”

John Lennon’s timeless peace anthem Imagine may have been written far from Malaysian shores, but its dream of a world without division, greed, or hatred resonates deeply with us, especially as the National Day arrives once again. For what is independence if not the promise of unity, of a people different in language, culture, and faith, yet bound together in one destiny?

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