In conjunction with Merdeka Day and Malaysia Day 2020, a webinar discussing
the significance of Rukun Negara
in uniting Malaysians was held on 15 September 2020 via Microsoft Teams.
Titled “Rukun Negara: Ikrar Warga
Malaysia”, the webinar was a collaboration between
UTAR Department of Soft Skills
Competency and Faculty of Creative Industries (FCI). Two FCI lecturers,
namely Dr Charanjit Kaur Darshan Singh and Tamil Arasi Muniandy
comprehensively explained and shared their thoughts on the understanding and
perspective of the five pillars that became the guide and principal in
shaping a Malaysian identity.
“When the country was hit with tragedy in May 1969, democracy was in threat
as the law of emergency took over. After that,
Rukun Negara was established to
remind and preserve democratic values in Malaysia,” said Tamil in her
session.
Dr Charanjit’s session discussed the aspirations and challenges of
Rukun Negara in the current world.
In her session, Dr Charanjit shared the debate on the practicality of
the Rukun Negara that was raised by local politicians and prominent figures.
Tamil (left) and Dr Charanjit at the webinar
One of the key factors
for the Rukun Negara to be
effective is deep understanding of the principles
As time passes, the
challenges in upholding Rukun Negara
also increased
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