Joyful Malaysia Day celebration in Labuan

LABUAN: More than 2,000 people in 105 contingents took part in the parade held n conjunction with the 54th Malaysia Day celebration at Dataran Labuan today.
Thousands of people lined the streets to witness the procession which involved the participation of government and private agencies, uniformed bodies, public and private learning institutions, schools, Community Development Department (Kemas) kindergartens and non-governmental organisations.
Gracing the event, which was filled with cultural performances and patriotism spirit programmes, was Labuan Member of Parliament Datuk Rozman Isli.
In his speech, Rozman called on the people to continue to strengthen unity, defend dignity, and sovereignty of the country.
He said Labuan was considering making the Malaysia Day celebration an annual event on island.
Meanwhile, in SUNGAI PETANI, 58 contigents, comprising 1,717 participants, took part in the Kuala Muda district-level Merdeka Day parade at Dataran Jam Besar today.
The event, which started at 8am, began with the singing of the national anthem by a band from Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Keat Hwa, followed by a march-past by the contigents.
Kuala Muda district officer Nordin Yahya said the contingents comrpised nine uniformed bodies, 23 from government departments and agencies, as well as learning institutions, and 26 non-governmental organisations. — Bernama