Kuala lumpur: Yayasan Salam Malaysia, a non-governmental organisation that champions volunteerism and community development nationwide, will organise a unity-themed treasure hunt and a forum on mental well-being and cultural intelligence on Feb 8.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, the events are jointly organised with the Memorial Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra (MTARP), an entity under the National Archives and the Ministry of National Unity. Yayasan Salam trustee Datuk Yong Soo Heong stated that the treasure hunt is primarily a walk-and-hunt event, with questions based on the indoor and outdoor exhibits at MTARP. The aim is to create a joyful and interactive experience that embodies unity in diversity, encouraging the formation of new friendships and strengthening bonds of unity. The entry fee for adults is RM200 for a team of four participants, while admission is free for secondary school students.
Yayasan Salam emphasized that to promote understanding and practice of unity, teams will intentionally include participants from different ethnic backgrounds in both student and adult categories, requiring each team to have members from at least two ethnic groups. The mental well-being and cultural intelligence forum will discuss practical strategies to promote mental well-being, boost workplace productivity, and raise awareness of cultural intelligence and empathy to strengthen unity among Malaysia's diverse races.
The forum will feature speakers such as Malaysian Mental Health Association president Datuk Dr Andrew Mohanraj and Dr Jamel Kaur Singh, an inter-ethnic relations strategist and author from Melbourne, Australia. The unity-themed event is the first initiative of Yayasan Salam for 2026, coinciding with the 123rd anniversary of Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al Haj's birth, Malaysia's first Prime Minister and Father of Independence. The events are intended to honor his legacy of goodwill, harmony, and inclusivity, inspiring Malaysians and making the occasion deeply symbolic.
National Archives director-general Zaidin Mohd Noor highlighted that such collaborative initiatives with non-governmental organisations and the private sector would enhance public knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the country's national figures, history, and heritage assets among Malaysia's multiracial society.