But did you know that the East Malaysian state also has its independence day every July 22? The story dates back to when the Sultanate of Brunei installed James Brooke as the Rajah of Sarawak in 1841 ...

SIBU: The Sarawak National Day celebration to be held here will ... Datuk Seri John Sikie Tayai said the theme "Soul of Independence" has deep meaning as it reminds the people of the importance ...

followed by the presentation of commemorative medals on the same day to individuals who have fought for the development of Sarawak throughout its six decades of independence. Abdul Karim said that in ...

“Aug 31 has nothing to do with us. It is Malaya’s Independence Day”, he said in a statement carried by a Sarawak news portal. Flying the flag? Masing also questioned the rationale for ...

61 years to the day the agreement was signed. MA63 recognises Sabah and Sarawak not as mere states but as equal partners with West Malaysia. While the East Malaysian states have some degree of ...

Both parties, now members of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) government, have called for Aug 31 to be gazetted as Sabah Day, similar to the move by Sarawak to mark July 22 as its independence day.

It will be held annually rotating among the various districts. Sarawak has already celebrated their independence day for many years now. The Borneo states are getting closer in asserting their ...

Sarawak, Malaysia – As Malaysia celebrated its 56 th birthday last month, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad addressed the Southeast Asian nation’s two culturally-distinct and increasingly ...