Sarawak Independence Day 2017

The official sarawak independence day public holiday was gazetted by the government of sarawak in 2016 to raise awareness about sarawak s past and contributions of its past leaders.

Sarawak independence day 2017. New year s eve new year s eve is the last day of the year december 31 in the gregorian calendar. Sarawak independence day is a holiday observed on 22 july every year by the state of sarawak in malaysia celebrating the establishment of self government and de facto independence on 22 july 1963. Despite this official name there are those who still avoided using this title due to lack of awareness. The holiday has been celebrated widely by the sarawak state government and citizens only since 2012 after public discontent about merdeka day malaysia independence day being too malaya centric.

It is regretted that in the past sarawakians were misled by many politicians including by cabinet ministers in sarawak bn who told sarawakians that sarawak achieved independence within malaysia. Sarawak self government day is an independence day celebrated on 22 july every year by the state of sarawak in malaysia. Singapore later seceded as a separate nation. After negotiations in july 1963 it was agreed that malaysia would come into being on 31 august 1963 consisting of malaya.

Last year the sarawak government gazetted 22 july as public holiday sarawak independence day. Theme of malaysia s independence day of 2017. Christmas day is one of the biggest christian celebrations and falls on december 25 in the gregorian calendar. North borneo sarawak and singapore were also granted some autonomy unavailable to the states of malaya.

To gazette july 22 as sarawak independence day or to call july 22 as a sarawak day is misleading our own people and our own generations. Comprehensive list of national and regional public holidays that are celebrated in sarawak malaysia during 2017 with dates and information on the origin and meaning of holidays. Sarawak independence day observed.