Tun M: 1Malaysia Slogan And Greeting Need To Be Changed
The slogan was coined by former prime minister Najib Razak in 2009.
By John Lim — 17 May 2018, 01:04 PM
The 1Malaysia slogan and greeting will soon be a thing of the past, according to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
A report by Malaysiakini seemed to confirm the change, as the news portal cited a leaked document to the staff at the Domestic Trade, Co-operatives, and Consumerism Ministry (KPDNKK) revealing Tun Dr Mahathir's instruction to cease the use of the slogan
According to Malaysiakini, the document details the contents of a meeting between Mahathir and the secretaries-general of all ministries on Monday, 14 May.
KPDNKK officials and an unnamed secretary-general of another ministry confirmed the contents of the message to be true.
Using the 1Malaysia logo on corporate shirts and certificates should stop, the document revealed
The practice of greeting "Salam 1Malaysia", "Salam Negaraku", and "Salam Negaraku Malaysia" should also be discontinued. Moving on, greetings should either be "Assalamualakum" or "Salam Sejahtera".
Staff should stop using the 1Malaysia and Negaraku pin as well, Malaysiakini reported.
Meanwhile, photos of workers removing 1Malaysian signages have appeared on social media
BorneoPost Online reported that the logo in front of the Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) at Jalan Bukit Mata in Kuching was taken down yesterday, 16 May.
New Straits Times (NST) posted images on its Facebook page showing the 1Malaysia signage being removed in Negeri Sembilan.
