Rukun Negara
The Rukun Negara or Principles of Nationhood consist of 5 principles. It was officially introduced on 31 August 1970 in the hope that it would strengthen national unity in Malaysia's multicultural society. The declaration of the 5 principles has been formulated as follows:
Our nation Malaysia is dedicated to
- Achieving a greater unity for all her peoples
- Maintaining a democratic way of life
- Creating a just nation shall be equitably distributed
- Ensuring a liberal approach to her rich and diverse cultural traditions, and
- Building a progressive society which shall be oriented to modern science and technology.
We, her peoples, pledge our united efforts to attain these ends guided by these principles:
- Belief in God
- Loyalty to King and country
- Supremacy of the constitution
- Rule of Law
- Mutual respect and morality.
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