DR MOHD SAFAR HASIM

The Malaysian Flag: Part 3 The Conference of Rulers Quote: " The Conference agrees to accept the proposed Design No. 9 for the Flag of the Federation of Malaya subject to the Crescent and Star of the Flag being yellow instead of white in colour ," minutes of the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of Rulers, Malay States on Wednesday and Thursday, 22 and 23 February, 1950, corresponding to 5th and 6th Jumadil-Awal 1369. (CO 537/9925. Political Developments: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Conference of Rulers)

The Malaysian Flag- Part 2 The People's Views The Masthead of Utusan Melayu dated 3 Sept 1949 (below), and the masthead of The Malay Mail dated 15 Nov. 1949 (underneath it). Utusan Melayu was published in Singapore before moving to Kuala Lumpur. The Malay Mail was an English daily published in Kuala Lumpur. It changed to an afternoon paper after it was bought over by The Straits Times. The following views and comments by the people of then Malaya were qouted from these two newspapers. More here

THE MALAYSIAN FLAG: Part 1 The Beginning INTRODUCTION The Malaysian Flag, popularly known as Jalur Gemilang or the Stripes of Glory, is a very important symbol of Malaysia. Its history began not with the formation of Malaysia but in 1949; more than a year after the Federation of Malaya was established. The flag had been hoisted in many places such as Mount Everest, the North Pole, the Antartica , and it went around the world and into space. From September 16, 2010, the flag has a greater and special meaning throughout the nooks and corners of the country.