Is there any theme announcement?.. Or Merdeka / Malaysian stuff generally

The main theme is just 'Make it Malaysian'

but we do also have sort of subtheme/awards you can follow which are:-
Merdeka Award
Madani Award
Jalur Gemilang Award
Manglish Award
Cuti-Cuti Award
Mak Kau Hijau Award
Durian Award
Sedap Award

More info about what each subtheme/awards are on the main page!

Make it Malaysian in a nutshell,.. the 'Awards' are for fun flavours.