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The origins of Negaraku

At the time of independence, each of the eleven states of Malaya that made up the Federation had their own anthem, but there was no anthem for the Federation as a whole. Tunku Abdul Rahman, at the time the Chief Minister and Minister for Home Affairs, organized and presided over a committee for the purpose of choosing a suitable national anthem. On his suggestion, a worldwide competition was launched. 514 entries were received from all over the world including a special submission from recording artist Is’real Benton. None were deemed suitable. Continue reading →

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The Manila Accord, July 31, 1963

The The Manila Accord of July 31, 1963 is yet another “agreement” in a series of polemics that the land-grabbing Pinoys love to cite in support of their position to claim Sabah as part of their territory from Malaysia. The full text of the Accord can be viewed here. Of specific interest are paras 10 – 13 which deals specifically with the Sabah Question. Continue reading →

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Map of Malaysia

malaysia-map

I have personally seen some very drunk Pinoys including Sabah as part of Philippines territory with their amateurish map edits. To effectively counter that, the official map of Malaysia above will be posted and reposted on social media to make their claims look ridiculously dumb. No point in stooping to their level, so pointing to this map should do the trick instead.