Malaysia goes into its 58th year as an independent nation confronting challenges beyond what our Bapak Merdeka faced winning over the confidence of the British colonial administration. At no time since has the country encountered such tests to the nation’s fortitude. The circumstances call for a unity of purpose to prevail over internal discord that threatens to tear the fabric of nation asunder. It craves a restoration of the spirit of Merdeka.

k.c. boey, Melbourne, Australia