WHAT makes Malaysia Day 2015 significant is that it strongly reminds Malaysians of the value of unity. If there is one important outcome from the current debate on ethnic tensions, it is that we can stand above all the little schisms that turn us against each other and impede the march towards a united, peaceful and progressive nation. The comments on social media about Malaysia Day this year are really pleas for unity in Malaysia. Kuching, the worlds first City of Unity, can teach us a lesson or two on achieving ethnic harmony. Multicultural and multireligious Kuching earned praise for its impressive interaction among the diverse ethnic groups. The same can be said for other places in Sarawak and Sabah, reportedly more successful than the peninsula for œmaintaining their sociocultural complexity, richness and heritage.
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