Putrajaya axes controversial 55th N-Day logo
The move was announced by Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim earlier this morning over Twitter.
“To quell some misunderstanding we only hv 1Malaydia (sic) as logo for Merdeka n Hari Msia. There will be several promo hihglights till th big day,” he said on his Twitter account, @DrRaisYatim.
“Tahun ini seperti tahun lalu tiada logo rasmi melainkan logo 1Malaysia. Cuma temanya ialah 55 Tahun Merdeka Janji ditepati. (This year as in past years there is no official logo save the 1Malaysia logo. Only the theme is 55 Years of Indepence Promises fulfilled.)
“Bahan hiasan (artwork) kini hanya paparan selingan bukan logo rasmi. Ada bbp bahan promo menjelang Hari Merdeka 31 Ogos dan Hari Malaysia. (The current artwork is only a variation of the illustration and not the official logo. There are several promotional items in the run-up to Independence Day on August 31 and Malaysia Day),” he added.
Defining Malaysia’s national identity
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is essentially a populist party for its base group, the Malays. It argues for “Ketuanan Rakyat” (supremacy of the people) but on several critical issues (when “Ketuanan Melayu” clashed head on with “Ketuanan Rakyat”), it has faltered.
Greg Lopez, New Mandala
Where are Malaysia’s leaders?
Malaysian politicians have always been able to define what Malaysia’s challenges are and also know what should be done. The number of “plans and visions” that Malaysia has, attest to this.
The main problem is, that the past and present set of political leaders, on both sides of the divide, in general have failed to provide leadership at critical moments, and instead have sought to preserve power by maintaining status quo.
This is done through the appeal to their parties ideologies. The ideology that underpins each of the main political parties are almost similar but are fundamentally at odds with what is needed to be done in Malaysia.
The United National Malays Organisation (Umno) ideology is often termed as “Ketuanan Melayu” or Malay supremacy.
Malaysia’s Islamic party (PAS) has the welfare state as its current slogan, but it is essentially about Islamic supremacy (daulah Islamiah)
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is essentially a populist party for its base group, the Malays. It argues for “Ketuanan Rakyat” (supremacy of the people) but on several critical issues (when “Ketuanan Melayu” clashed head on with “Ketuanan Rakyat”), it has faltered.
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