Teacher training undergraduate Muhammad Hanif Aris has never met Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj but the teenager certainly knows about Malaysia’s first prime minister and his role in the nation's ...

MELAKA, Feb 20 (Bernama) -- Sixty-eight years ago, on this day, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, who later became the nation's first prime minister, read the Declaration of Independence for the ...

JELI, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The sacred cry of "Merdeka!" that echoed at Merdeka Stadium on the morning of August 31, 1957 was not just an echo of a leader's voice but a moment that flowed into the souls ...

Selamat Hari Merdeka! Fifty-seven years ago, Tunku Abdul Rahman declared independence for Malaya and six years later, that nation formed Malaysia with Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore. Most Malaysians ...

From the stately posters of the early years to today’s playful mashups, the storyboard of Merdeka has steadily evolved. In the 1960s and 1970s, artists and designers relied on unmistakable national ...