Article: `Negara Ku' born on a police parade ground

Tunku Yusuf Jewa
New Straits Times
12-24-2004
`Negara Ku' born on a police parade ground
Byline: Tunku Yusuf Jewa
Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2*
Section: Letters
Type: Letter

EVERYONE knows Negara Ku is Malaysia's national anthem but many are ignorant as to how the anthem was conceived.

Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, our first Prime Minister, led the Malayan team to London to sign the Merdeka Agreement with Secretary of State Lennox- Boyd in Lancaster House on Feb 8, 1955.
With independence to be granted on Aug 31, 1957, the Tunku knew Malaya had to have a national anthem but no one had any idea what it should be.

So Tunku arranged for an announcement inviting local musicians to compose a national ...

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