![]() ![]() Likewise, he added, Sarawak is for Sarawakians regardless of race and religious beliefs. “Therefore, ‘Tanah Melayu’ is not synonymous to Malaysia which was only formed in 1963 by the four regions namely the Federation of Malaya, Singapore which left or exited in 1965, Sabah and Sarawak,” he explained.įoo insisted that Malaysia is not only for Malays, Indians or Chinese but for all Malaysians regardless of races. ![]() ![]() “Tunku Abdul Rahman as the then prime minister and on behalf of the government of the Federation of Malaya had signed ‘Perjanjian Kemerdekaan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu’ on in Lancaster House, London, with the British government,” he elaborated in a press release today. He stressed that Asri has committed a serious etymological fallacy on Malaysia as ‘Tanah Melayu’ was largely used to describe the Malay Peninsula or Persekutuan Tanah Melayu (Federation of Malaya). KUCHING, Aug 17: Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) Youth Central secretary-general Milton Foo has slammed Perlis mufti Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin for referring Malaysia as ‘Tanah Melayu’ and Malay being the dominant race in Malaysia in his sermon recently. SUPP Youth Central secretary-general Milton Foo. ![]()
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