Monday, September 3, 2007

Asia's melting pot marks 50 years

As Malaysia marks its 50th anniverssary couple of days ago on the 31st August 2007, in the eyes of the ruling government we have achieved remarkable results and astonishing growth. Is this how the world sees Malaysia?

Jonathan Kent from the BBC News reports the following:

There were surely moments in the last half century when Malaysians would not have dared dream that their country would be doing so well at 50.

After all, independence in 1957 was won amidst an occasionally vicious civil war with local communists.

The 60s brought turmoil; a military stand off with Indonesia, the split in 1965 with Singapore, the race riots of 1969. More...

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