Eleven Killed On Day 13 Of Ops Sikap XII

Eleven road accident deaths were recorded yesterday, raising the fatality tally to 183 throughout Ops Sikap XII, held to monitor the motorists during the Chinese New Year.

The Ops Sikap XII will end tomorrow.

According to Bukit Aman police, six of the eleven deaths were motorcyclists and pillion riders, while two each were car drivers and one pedestrian.

Tunku Proclaims Independence Date In Melaka

Melaka was where the country’s father of independence Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj proclaimed the independence date on Feb 20, 1956.

Melaka was chosen because this was where the foreign invasion began before the whole Malay peninsula was colonised.

Melaka, considered an important port and situated strategically between the east-west sea trade route, was conquered by the Portuguese in 1511 and in 1641 it was taken over by the Dutch. In 1824, the state was taken over by the British following the Anglo-Dutch Treaty and this paved the way for Britain to colonised the whole peninsula.