MP SPEAKS | Malaysia needs a 'reset' to halt its descent into a failed state Modified3:13 am MP SPEAKS | I agree. Malaysia is not yet a failed state but it is on the trajectory of becoming one, and Malaysians, regardless of race, religion, region or politics, must unite to save Malaysia from the fate of a failed state. Malaysia has failed to live up to the promises of Merdeka in 1957 and the formation of Malaysia in 1963 for the country to be an example and showcase to the troubled world how diverse races, languages, religions, cultures and civilisations could successfully coexist and integrate to build a united, harmonious, purposive, democratic, just, progressive and prosperous nation - a top world-class nation.