Malaysia Celebrates Its 61st of Independence Day on 31 August 2018

By oochengkeat on 30 Aug 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

31 August 2018 welcomed for the first time the historical moment of political party change in the independent 61st year. The opposition led by Pakatan Harapan (The Alliance of Hope) had won 113 of parliament’s 222 seats during 14 General Election which was held on 8 May 2018 ago.

The theme for this National Day is “Love My Malaysia” (Sayangi Malaysiaku; 爱我的马来西亚 – Ài wǒ de mǎláixīyà). This year logo aims to demonstrate Malaysians of different races living in diversity, harmony and unity, with a strong affection for the nation. The logo was designed by Nik Zulkifli Nik Hitam. This logo was chosen by Prime Minister ,Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad out of 632 that has been submitted to the Merdeka 360 Facebook account or the malaysiamerdeka.my website.

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Meanwhile, the theme song of this year Merdeka celebration is “Kita Punya Malaysia” (Our Malaysia) sung by Malaysian rock band, Bunkface. for the 61st National Day celebrations. “This year’s song is a bit different due to its catchy tune.

The lyrics of this song is as follow:

KITA PUNYA MALAYSIA – BUNKFACE

31 Bulan 8, 57

Perjuangkan pertahankan tanah airku

Impian aku gemilang baru

Satu suara laungkan (Merdeka!)

Bangkit semua demi negara

Selamanya…

Kita Merdeka

Sayangi Malaysiaku

Tanah Airku (Ini Kita Punya)

Sayangi Malaysiaku