THE memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Pakatan Harapan and the government was quite an unprecedented development in Malaysian politics. I have often preferred to celebrate Malaysia Day a little bit more than I celebrate National Day. Besides the obvious fact that National Day has considerably less relevance for our brothers and sisters in Sabah and Sarawak, there is the matter of what Malaysia Day commemorates. Malaysia Day commemorates the day four different states decided of their own accord to come together and form Malaysia. The fault lines among different movements in civil society tend to reflect the fault lines in Malaysian society in general.

Source: The Star September 19, 2021 01:07 UTC