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Hari Kebangsaan Malaysia

Hari Kebangsaan Malaysia disambut di seluruh negara pada setiap 31 Ogos setiap tahun bagi menandakan negara bebas daripada belenggu penjajahan sejak 1511. Hari kebangsaan merupakan peristiwa utama dan disambut secara besar-besaran dengan mengadakan perarakan warna warni, konsert, pertunjukan pentas, pertandingan dan pelbagai lagi pertunjukan yang diadakan di tempat-tempat yang ditetapkan setiap tahun. Pada 31 Ogos, 2007, Malaysia telah menyambut ulangtahun hari kemerdekaan yang ke-50.

Kemeriahan Hari Kebangsaan dapat dirasakan bermula menjelangnya pukul 12.00 malam di mana bunga api yang berwarna-warni bergemerlapan di udara. Begitu juga acara perbarisan yang diwakili oleh pelbagai agensi turut diadakan bagi memeriahkan lagi suasana hari tersebut. Hari kebangsaan disambut paling meriah di Kuala Lumpur terutama di Dataran Merdeka.

Sambutan hari kebangsaan secara besar-besaran juga dibuat di Putrajaya. Bangunan- bangunan perniagaan, rumah kediaman dan kereta-kereta akan memasang dan mengibarkan bendera Malaysia, Jalur Gemilang, dan ini menyemarakkan lagi suasana perayaan. Hari kebangsaan merupakan hari cuti am di Malaysia.

Tema

Berikut merupakan tema-tema Hari Kebangsaan dari tahun 1970 sehingga kini.

Tahun	Tema
1970	Muhibah dan Perpaduan
1971	Masyarakat Progresif
1972	Masyarakat Adil
1973	Masyarakat Kebudayaan Malaysia
1974	Sains dan Teknologi Alat Perpaduan
1975	Masyarakat Berdikari
1976	Ketahanan Rakyat
1977	20 Tahun Bersatu Maju
1978	Kebudayaan Seni Perpaduan
1979	Bersatu Berdisiplin
1980	Berdisiplin Berbakti
1981	Berdisiplin Berharmoni
1982	Berdisiplin Giat Maju
1983	Bersama ke Arah Kemajuan
1984	Amanah Asas Kejayaan
1985	Nasionalisme Teras Perpaduan
1986	Bangsa Tegas Negara Teguh
1987	Setia Bersatu Berusaha Maju
1988-1989	Bersatu
1990	Berjaya
1991	Wawasan 2020
1992	Wawasan Asas Kejayaan
1993	Bersatu Menuju Wawasan
1994	Nilai Murni Jayakan Wawasan
1995	Jatidiri Penggerak Wawasan
1996	Budaya Penentu Kecapaian
1997	Akhlak Mulia Masyarakat Berjaya
1998	Negara Kita Tanggungjawab Kita
1999	Bersatu Ke Alaf Baru
2000-2006	Keranamu Malaysia
2007	Malaysiaku Gemilang
2008	Perpaduan Teras Kejayaan
2009	1Malaysia - Rakyat Didahulukan, Pencapaian Diutamakan
2010	1Malaysia Menjana Tranformasi
2011	1Malaysia. Transformasi Berjaya, Rakyat Sejahtera.
2012	1Malaysia. Janji Ditepati

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BEAUTIFULL OF SABAH ISLAND

Sipadan

Village at Sipadan

Sea Turtle

Sipadan Island
Sipadan Island
Coordinates:  4°6′52.86″N 118°37′43.52″E
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah

Sipadan is the only oceanic island in Malaysia, rising 600 metres (2,000 ft) from the seabed. It is located in the Celebes Sea off the east coast ofSabah, East Malaysia (which is on the island of Borneo). It was formed by living corals growing on top of an extinct volcanic cone that took thousands of years to develop. Sipadan is located at the heart of the Indo-Pacific basin, the centre of one of the richest marine habitats in the world. More than 3,000 species of fish and hundreds of coral species have been classified in this ecosystem. Sipadan has been rated by many dive journals as one of the top destinations for diving in the world.[1]





Hawksbill Turtle.

Frequently seen in the waters around Sipadan: green and hawksbill turtles (which mate and nest there), enormous schools of barracuda in tornado-like formations as well as large schools of big-eye trevally, and bumphead parrotfish. Pelagic species such as manta rays, eagle rays, scalloped hammerhead sharks and whale sharks also visit Sipadan.

A turtle tomb lies underneath the column of the island, formed by an underwater limestone cave with a labyrinth of tunnels and chambers that contain many skeletal remains of turtles that become lost and drown before finding the surface.

History

In the past, the island was at the center of a territorial dispute between Malaysia and Indonesia. The matter was brought for adjudication before the International Court of Justice and, at the end of 2002, the Court awarded the island along with the island of Ligitan to Malaysia, on the basis of the "effective occupation" displayed by the latter's predecessor (Malaysia's former colonial power, the United Kingdom) and the absence of any other superior title. The Philippines had applied to intervene in the proceedings on the basis of its claim to Northern Borneo, but its request was turned down by the Court early in 2001. On April 23, 2000, 21 people were kidnapped by the Filipino Islamist terrorist group Abu Sayyaf. The armed terrorists arrived by boat and forced 10 tourists and 11 resort workers at gun point to board the vessels and brought the victims to Jolo. All victims were eventually released.

In his film Borneo: The Ghost of the Sea Turtle (1989) Jacques Cousteau said, "I have seen other places like Sipadan, 45 years ago, but now no more. Now we have found an untouched piece of art.