Malaysia Day

This is a public holiday that commemorates the establishment of the Malaysian federation in 1963. This saw the union of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore into a single state, although Singapore was expelled less than two years later. The planned date was the 1st June, but then moved to 31st August to coincide with the sixth Hari Merdeka. Several issues relating to the objections of neighbouring Indonesia and the Philippines delayed the declaration to the 16th.