SEVEN Royal Malaysian Air Force helicopters carrying 14 state flags circled above the tall buildings surrounding Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur. The 54th Malaysian Independence Day and 48th Malaysia Day were celebrated together for the first time on Friday two weeks ago. Malaysia Day commemorates the uniting of Sabah statepreviously known as North Borneoand Sarawak with the Kingdom of Malaysia in 1963.

Prime Minister Najib Razak, accompanied on the