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Snapshot of Malaysia. September 2023


Phrase of the month

“Segulai Sejalai” 

Source language: Iban

Translation: Together in unity

This phrase came to prominence when PM Anwar Ibrahim was introduced to it while attending the Gawai celebrations in Kuching, Sarawak on 7 June 2023

PMO official site:

https://www.pmo.gov.my/2023/06/segulai-sejalai-slogan-for-unity-throughout-the-country-pm-anwar/

Celebrations in September

Malaysia Day - 16/9

Maulidur Rasul - 28/9

Mid-autumn festival - 29/9

Malaysia fun facts

267,246 babies were born in Malaysia by July this year.

On 29 August, two panda cubs born in Malaysia in 2018 and 2021 returned to China from Zoo Negara. 

Cost of living highlights

Valid on 27 September 2023


Groceries 

Grade A eggs - RM0.45/pc

Normal Chicken - RM9.40/KG

Super Chicken - RM10.40/KG

Local rice - RM26/10KG

Fuel -  20/9

Ron95 - RM2.05

Ron97 - RM3.47

Diesel RM2.15

Headline inflation rate - 2%

Food & Beverage - 4.4%

Read more here:

https://open.dosm.gov.my/dashboard/consumer-prices

Some reasons to be Proud Malaysians:

  • Most of us are trilingual, quadrilingual and beyond!

  • Our country connects the Asian mainland with the islands of Oceania.

  • Our history is touched by most of the great empires of the past (Chinese, Mauryan, Ottomans, European) 

  • We are a nation of many races that live in harmony.

  • We have the oldest rainforest in the world with Taman Negara being over 130 million years old.

  • Our food and culture form all our ethnicities.

As our country is now 66 years old, we are sure there are many more reasons for us to take pride in our nation. 

Share with us and your neighbours some other things we may have missed out below :)


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