On the way, my father informed me that the Merdeka Stadium was specially built for the occasion, The $2.3mil stadium had been officially opened by Tunku Abdul Rahman on the morning of Aug 30 ...

Merdeka! Merdeka![/caption] "Merdeka, merdeka, merdeka ...” cried Tunku Abdul Rahman seven times in a row on a humid Saturday morning at Stadium Merdeka on Aug 31, 1957. As he had envisaged ...

The nation’s first prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, believed Malaya should ... Syed Jaafar was even honoured with the “Songkok Merdeka” award for his role in helping the Alliance ...

On Aug 5, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim reminded Malaysians to preserve the nation’s independence and freedom that the father of independence Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj had fought to achieve.

The cry of 'Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!' then filled the air after Anwar read the Declaration of Independence. Kalsom then proceeded to present Keris Sapukal, the actual keris held by Tunku Abdul ...

Pada 21 Julai 1985, akhbar Utusan Malaysia melaporkan bekas Perdana Menteri, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj mengalirkan air mata kerana sedih mengenangkan pengorbanan yang ditonjolkan oleh rakyat ...

The fact that I was 12 years old and present on the rainy morning at Stadium Merdeka on 31st August 1957 and witnessing the seven shouts of “Merdeka” by the first Prime Minister of Malaya, Tunku Abdul ...