Kurang Ajar And Kurang Di Ajar

ARCHIVES 2009

By admin-s On Feb 16, 2009

We, her peoples, pledge our united efforts to attain these ends guided by the Rukunegara.

The five guiding principles must be read together. In other words, we cannot uphold one principle and left behind the others. We are not given the liberty to choose which one we want or which one we do not want to follow.

BELIEF IN GOD
LOYALTY TO KING AND COUNTRY
UPHOLDING THE CONSTITUTION
RULE OF LAW
GOOD BEHAVIOUR AND MORALITY

Kurang ajar is purely rude in Malay. Kurang di ajar maybe less educate. Let us not be kurang di ajar about our National Principles.

“The Rukunegara or sometimes Rukun Negara (Malay for “National Principles”) is the Malaysian declaration of national philosophy instituted by royal proclamation on Merdeka Day, 1970, in reaction to a serious race riot known as the May 13 Incident which occurred in 1969. The incident proved at that time that Malaysian racial balance and stability was fragile at best. Immediately thereafter, the Malaysian government sought ways to foster unity among Malaysians. One of the methods used to encourage unity is the Rukunegara. The Rukunegara was inspired in part by the Indonesian Pancasila, and like the Pancasila, is based on five guiding principles.” – Wikipedia.org.

Interestingly the second principle, Loyalty to the King and Country, is a combination of two principle, it is read together. You cannot take one and leave the other. You must be loyal to your King and your country. In laymen term this mean the King do not stand alone in the principle.

Secondly, the second principle came only after the first, which is Believe in God. Then it was immediately followed by Upholding the Constitution.

Upholding the Constitution is followed by Rule of Law and subsequently by Good Behaviour and Morality.

What will happen if one of the element within the 5 principles contradict with the rest of the elements?