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Proclamation of Malaysia

Last updated 15 July 2025

This page was first published on 29 March 2015.

Proclamation of Malaysia

"Now I, Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore, do hereby proclaim and declare, on behalf of the people of Singapore, that as from today, the 16th day of September, 1963, Singapore shall forever be a part of the sovereign and independent state of Malaysia, founded upon the principles of liberty and justice and ever seeking the welfare and happiness of her people in a more just and more equal society.”

– At the proclamation of Malaysia from the steps of City Hall, 16 September 1963