Malaysia Day is held on September 16 every year to commemorate the establishment of the Malaysian federation on the same date in 1963. It marked the joining together of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak, and Singapore to form Malaysia. The formation of the new federation was planned to occur on June 1, 1963, but was later postponed to August 31, 1963, in order to coincide with the sixth Hari Merdeka. Several issues related to the Indonesian and the Filipino objection to the formation of Malaysia delayed the declaration to September 16 of the same year. The postponement was also done to allow the United Nations team time to conduct referendums in North Borneo (now Sabah) and Sarawak regarding the two states participation in a new federation.[1]

The formation of Malaysia was made possible through the introduction of the Malaysia Bill to the Malayan Parliament on July 9, 1963, and consent from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on August 29, 1963.[1]

Prior to the formation of Malaysia, Singapore and North Borneo unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom on August 31, 1963, thus coinciding with the sixth anniversary of the Malayan independence.

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Liputan Berita

• Pulau Batu Putih hak Singapura, Berita Harian
• Batu Putih hak Singapura – ICJ juga putuskan Middle Rocks kepunyaan Malaysia, Utusan Malaysia
  
• Hari ini Malaysia hilang 0.2 hektar buminya, Mohd Sayuti Omar (MSO)
• ICJ putuskan Pulau Batu Puteh milik Singapura

Apakah kedaulatan Pulau Batu Putih yang menjadi rebutan antara Malaysia dan Singapura bakal menjadi milik mutlak rakyat Malaysia?.

Sama-sama kita berdoa agar hak negara kita dikembalikan kepada Malaysia. Esok merupakan hari penghakiman kepada keputusan tersebut yang bakal diputuskan oleh Mahkamah Antarabangsa (ICJ), The Hague, Belanda.

Ikuti siaran secara langsung yang dibawakan oleh RTM dari ICJ, The Hague,Belanda. Jam 4.00 petang.(Jumaat 23/05/2008)