Far more than just a pledge

Royal order: The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, says all assemblymen in the state should go to Dataran Selangor twice a month to read the Rukun Negara inscribed on a plaque there. — Photos: Selangor Royal Office’s Facebook

THE Rukun Negara was never meant to be just a ceremonial pledge to be recited absent-mindedly during school assemblies or national events.

Instead, our founding fathers had bigger plans when they painstakingly drafted the preamble and five principles.

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