A very good morning to the wise and honourable judges, teachers and

members of the floor. I am Kaseh Damia Khalisya from SK Pangkalan TLDM

ll. I am here to deliver my speech entitled 'Strength is synonymous with unity'.

I do not profess to expert on this subject, but I will try to shed some light on

this matter. What is Unity? As Mattie J. T. Stepanek said, "Unity is Strength”.

When there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.

Malaysia is a place to call home where the nation desires security and

prosperity. The country is populated by various ethnic, racial and religion. The

success of integrating Malaysia's various ethnic groups would be established in

a united Malaysian society. Thus, the national unity plays an important role in

the progress of Malaysia. Before Malaysia successfully achieve independence,

our ancestries which come from different background cooperate in order to

demand for independence. The result for their unity has lead Malaysia as a self-

governing country. Hence, we could say that no unity, no Malaysia.

Secondly, the occurrence of unity in Malaysia has created a harmony and

peaceful society. As we know, Malaysia is a nation which grouped by diverse

culture and religion. If the people of Malaysia does not implement with the

quality of unity, conflict and quarrel will occur among them and thus the stable

of political of Malaysia will be corrupted. The attendance of the foreign traders

will not only cause the economy of Malaysia to increase, it may also raise the
status of economic of Malaysia in the world. As the saying goes, 'United we

stand, divided we fall'.

Next, another common example is our family institution. My parents love to

eat chapati and I love "Char kway teow• When we live in a country with

diversity, it is very common to share our interests with family. We have been

introduced to variety of local food by all the races. Therefore, our tastebuds are

vastly influenced by various Malaysian food. Having said that we are not

surprised to see Chinese aunty selling nasi lemak and a Malay stall selling

chapati. This is what we call as unity in diversity. This practice has been great

contribution to our strength in unity. Moreover, there are also interrace marriage

among Malaysians. People from different races get married and learn to have

different culture thus adapt to their family. This kind of marriage will also

contribute in unity where the family and relatives will understand other 's

culture and values. We tend to respect our values and practices in daily life.

Next, the unity in the school is fundamental place where unity not only makes

us more reliable but also increases our resistance by a great deal. Education

system should play a vital role in promoting unity among the students. As we

come from different walks of life therefore, each and every individual has

different qualities for others to possess and learn from them. This is because,
when the students are under the same roof, they can share the experiences and

good qualities with each other’s.

Language. Language is an analytical system of communication: It is a

method of communication that involves the use of human languages. Since we

have multilingual people in our nation, we can learn different types of

languages. It is not surprising if one can converse more than two languages.

Isn't this a boon to all of us? This will only happen in our beautiful nation.

In conclusion, I strongly support the idea of 'Strength is Synonymous with

Unity'. From, our very childhood, we were taught that unity makes us stronger

and better person. Remember, united we stand, divided we fall has been our

motto, and we have always tried to follow it. Unity is fundamental to sustain

country as it teaches us to work together. These will lead a peaceful and

harmony nation. Thank you.