The Flag-of-Malaysia

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Introduction

This Flag-of-Malaysia page was developed, to help the viewers, to understand the description of each symbol or item that were 'printed' or shown on the Malaysia Flag.

Flag Description

The Malaysia flag was officially adopted an announced on September 16, 1963.

The Malaysia flag, or known as Jalur Gemilang ("Stripes of Glory") comprises a field of 14 alternating red and white stripes along the fly and a blue canton bearing a yellow crescent and a 14-point star known as the Bintang Persekutuan or Federal Star.

The 14 stripes, of equal width, represent the equal status in the federation of the 13 member states and the federal government (Peninsular and the East Malaysia), while the 14 points of the star represent the unity between these entities.

The crescent represents Islam, the country's official religion. The yellow color of the star and crescent, is the royal colour of the Malay rulers.

The blue canton symbolizes the unity of the Malaysian people (multi-races). This blue canton was originally chosen to represent a connection between the federation and the Commonwealth but this was gradually downplayed and eventually supplanted by its current interpretation.

The following links provides you, more information on Malaysia.

Celebrating 50 Years of Malaysia

The States in Malaysia.

Perlis : Kedah : Perak : Selangor : Wilayah Persekutuan (Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya & Labuan) : Negeri Sembilan : Melaka : Johor : Pahang : Terengganu : Kelantan : Serawak : Sabah