On the way, my father informed me that the Merdeka Stadium was specially built for the occasion, The $2.3mil stadium had been officially opened by Tunku Abdul Rahman on the morning of Aug 30 ...

It is also to be noted that the Merdeka 118 design is based on the silhouette of Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman raising his hand while shouting "Merdeka!” on Aug 31, 1957, while the spire ...