马来西亚日 Malaysia Day

Malaysia Day is held on September 16 every year to commemorate the establishment of the Malaysian federation on the same date in 1963. It marked the joining together of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak, and Singapore to form Malaysia. The formation of the new federation was planned to occur on June 1, 1963, but was later postponed to August 31, 1963, in order to coincide with the sixth Hari Merdeka. Several issues related to the Indonesian and the Filipino objection to the formation of Malaysia delayed the declaration to September 16 of the same year. The postponement was also done to allow the United Nations team time to conduct referendums in North Borneo (now Sabah) and Sarawak regarding the two states participation in a new federation.[1]

The formation of Malaysia was made possible through the introduction of the Malaysia Bill to the Malayan Parliament on July 9, 1963, and consent from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on August 29, 1963.[1]
Prior to the formation of Malaysia, Sarawak gained its independence on July 22 1963 while Singapore and North Borneo (which was renamed Sabah) unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom on August 31, 1963, thus coinciding with the sixth anniversary of the Malayan independence.

Beginning year 2010, September 16 is a federal public holiday.[2] It coincides with the birthday of the Yang di-Pertua of Sabah.[3]


马来西亚日是每年9月16日举行，以纪念在1963年同日成立的马来西亚联邦。它标志着北婆罗洲，马来亚半岛，砂拉越和新加坡共同成立马来西亚。原定于1963年6月1日，推介新的联邦计划，但后来推迟到8月31日，以配合第六届国庆日。但是，马来西亚的成立却受到来自印度尼西亚和菲律宾的反对，以至再推迟到同年的9月16日。


从2010年开始，9月16日是正式被列为一个联邦制的公众假期。