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A Rainbow Nation
Have you ever seen a rainbow? A rainbow consists of seven colours that are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. However, have you ever heard about rainbow nation? Rainbow Nation is a term coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu to describe post-apartheid South Africa. Our most beloved motherland -Malaysia. It is a small nation of 29 million peoples of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds living and existing harmoniously in a country that can be rightly called the Rainbow Nation. And the unity of these multi-culturalism comes together to form a country made up of races from all walks of life. Our print, broadcast and online media are multilingual. We are Malay, Chinese, Indian, Orang Asli, Iban and Kadazan. We are Muslim, Buddhist, Christian, and Hindu. Each ethnic group has its own underlying culture that separates it from the others, and they have achieved different levels of integration. We are of different races and can be seen co-existing on the streets in various costumes, adding colour to the scene.
However, it gives rise to the challenge for us to live together. We have had to learn to deal with our problems in a concrete and pragmatic fashion. One way which we are meeting this challenge head-on is to give the theme of unity a name, and making an all out effort to have our people understand and accept diversity as the basis of our unity. 1Malaysia is the clarion call for Malaysians from all walks of life to rise to this singular challenge.
1Malaysia stresses national unity and ethnic tolerance. The 2010 values of 1Malaysia as articulated by our prime minister Dato Sri Najib are perseverance, a culture of excellence, acceptance, loyalty, education, humility, integrity, and meritocracy. It is not a ready-made programme being pushed down by the government. It is a reminder of the single most important issue we face as a society, one that will make or break this beautiful country: our unity in diversity.
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A Rainbow Nation
Have you ever seen a rainbow? A rainbow consists of seven colours that are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. However, have you ever heard about rainbow nation? Rainbow Nation is a term coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu to describe post-apartheid South Africa. Our most beloved motherland -Malaysia. It is a small nation of 29 million peoples of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds living and existing harmoniously in a country that can be rightly called the Rainbow Nation. And the unity of these multi-culturalism comes together to form a country made up of races from all walks of life. Our print, broadcast and online media are multilingual. We are Malay, Chinese, Indian, Orang Asli, Iban and Kadazan. We are Muslim, Buddhist, Christian, and Hindu. Each ethnic group has its own underlying culture that separates it from the others, and they have achieved different levels of integration. We are of different races and can be seen co-existing on the streets in various costumes, adding colour to the scene.
However, it gives rise to the challenge for us to live together. We have had to learn to deal with our problems in a concrete and pragmatic fashion. One way which we are meeting this challenge head-on is to give the theme of unity a name, and making an all out effort to have our people understand and accept diversity as the basis of our unity. 1Malaysia is the clarion call for Malaysians from all walks of life to rise to this singular challenge.
1Malaysia stresses national unity and ethnic tolerance. The 2010 values of 1Malaysia as articulated by our prime minister Dato Sri Najib are perseverance, a culture of excellence, acceptance, loyalty, education, humility, integrity, and meritocracy. It is not a ready-made programme being pushed down by the government. It is a reminder of the single most important issue we face as a society, one that will make or break this beautiful country: our unity in diversity.
The world