Making Malaysia Day truly ours, together


Performers getting ready before last year’s national-level Malaysia Day celebration at Kuching’s Indoor Stadium. — Filepic/The Star

Let's face it, 2020 is not what we envisioned it to be. From the very start, we have faced trials and tribulations that significantly impacted our country, including a change in government, which is still plagued with political instability. However, it is Covid-19 that takes the cake in completely paralysing our country and economy when the early phases of the movement control order began in March.

So, amid a global pandemic and petty squabbles among politicians wanting to stay in power, what does this day that we are celebrating today, Malaysia Day, mean for us this year? What does it mean to be Malaysian?

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