While the five states controlled by the Opposition in Peninsula Malaysia are planning to declare Sept 16 a Public Holiday to celebrate the formation of Malaysia on Sept 16, 1963, Sabah has all this while been observing that date a Public Holiday, also to celebrate the official Birthday of the Governor (Yang Dipertua Negeri).
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Bernard Dompok said his party UPKO fully supported the call by Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng for Sept 16 to be declared a National Public Holiday.
Speaking to the Press in Kota Kinabalu today, the UPKO president said the matter had been discussed in the Federal Cabinet but nothing came out of it to date. Dompok said he would bring up the matter to the Cabinet again.
But in Kuala Lumpur, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had shot down the call by the Penang's Chief Minister, saying that the Federal Government had no intention to make Sept 16 a National Public Holiday.
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...."But in Kuala Lumpur, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had shot down the call by the Penang's Chief Minister, saying that the Federal Government had no intention to make Sept a National Public Holiday."........
And why on earth must we observe Malaya's 31st August 1957? Is the DPM..the Federal Government?
Is it Malaya.....or Malaysia that is the federation? We didn't join Malaysia....WE AGREED ...AS AN EQUAL PARTNER TO FORM MALAYSIA TOGETHER WITH SARAWAK, MALAYA AND SINGAPORE!
Sabahans have nothing to do with 31st August 1957 for at that time we were still hoisting the Union Jack!
Sir William Goode,
Jesselton
***LONG LIVE THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND!***
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