How sports, culture strengthen the Malaysian spirit

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On this Merdeka Day, Malaysians are reminded that true unity lies in shared experiences such as cheering for athletes on the world stage and celebrating each other’s cultural traditions.  Read More:   Laporan Lanjut:   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #FMTMerdeka #MalaysianSpirit #Sports #ParisOlympics2024

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00:00From the KK Mart incident, to the debate over the funding of vernacular schools by Boorees,

00:08Malaysians have seen a fair share of controversies in these past 8 months.

00:12But the people have been urged to look beyond politics and fisticuffs and focus on the true

00:16meaning of being Malaysian.

00:25For ordinary folks, unity can be found in moments as simple as this.

00:30Sipping teh tarik at Mamak stalls, eyes glued to the Olympics match on the projector screen.

00:48Former Bukit Bintang MP Lilam Tai said, people across all communities unite through shared

00:53experiences and the celebration of common interests.

00:56Meanwhile, Pusaka founder Edin Khoo recalls supporting the multiracial Selangor football

01:01team in the 70s.

01:02In the Selangor football team, which had some of the greatest names in our footballing history,

01:11Soe Chin An, Arun Mugam, Santok Singh, Moktadari, the support and the love was showered in that

01:18very compact stadium.

01:19The essence of essentially how much we can actually empathize and come together as a

01:28nation irrespective of culture, race, faith.

01:34It's not just them.

01:36Ordinary Malaysians recognize the unifying power of sports too.

01:3919-year-old Shaddad Haidar is proud of all 26 athletes who represented the country in

01:45the Olympic Games.

01:47This year's Merdeka has become more meaningful with Olympics.

01:51All of our Olympians, they did a great job regardless of how you feel, even if they didn't

01:57get a medal of some sorts, right?

01:59At the very least, getting to the Olympics, that's something to be proud of.

02:03Business owner Shazwan Nizam said he has witnessed first-hand how Malaysians have cheered for

02:08their peers on the world stage.

02:11It's not just about sports.

02:13Even singing, if there are Malaysian representatives, many Malaysians will support.

02:18Besides sports, Khoo believes that unity in this country is also built upon the ability

02:23to celebrate each other's cultural traditions.

02:27It's so important to make sure that the traditions, Mak Yong, Wayang Kulit, Wayang Puteri, and

02:32all these things which encapsulate and capture and reanimate our semangat, are never allowed

02:40to fade away.

02:41Everybody is able to lay a claim and say, whatever culture settles in this country is

02:47as much mine as anybody else's.

02:50Danish Roger Reza and Tan Shing Toon, FMT News.

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