67th National Day: How Malaysians celebrate in different states

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Malaysians thronged official venues where state-level National Day celebrations were held on Saturday (Aug 31) in all its grandeur.  Read more at https://shorturl.at/Avywr  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Malaysians celebrated the 67th National Day in different parts of the country on Saturday.

00:08Many foreign tourists and dignitaries also joined in the state-level celebrations.

00:13In Pahang, some 65,000 people gathered early in the morning at the Kuantan City Council

00:18Field to watch the parade.

00:21The procession involved uniformed bodies, performers from the Department of National

00:26Arts and Culture, the 4th Mechanized Brigades Assault Vehicle Unit and many more.

00:32Six fighter jets from the No. 12 Squadron of the Gong Kerak Air Base performed a fly-past,

00:38witnessed by the crowds, and the Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Riayatuddin Al-Mustafa

00:44Billah Shah and Tunku Ampuan Pahang, Tunku Aziza Aminah Maimunah Iskandaria.

00:52In Perak, Sultan Nazrin Muizuddin Shah and Raja Permaisuri Perak Tunku Zahra Salim graced

00:59the event held at Dewan Bandaranipo.

01:02About 600 people from 108 contingents took part in the parade, including those from state

01:08agencies, private bodies, NGOs, learning institutions and school marching bands.

01:16In Negeri Sembilan, the event was held outside the Serembarne City Council.

01:21Some 80 contingents brought together 5,000 participants paraded before the guests and

01:26state government leaders.

01:28One of the highlights was the convoy of 30 vintage vehicles from the State Antique and

01:32Classic Cars Club dating back from the 1930s and 1980s.

01:38In Kerdah, more than 35,000 people flocked to Dardaran Medan Barndar for the event.

01:43Many of them dressed up in national colors to enliven the atmosphere.

01:48The parade featured 5,000 participants including children of the Fire and Rescue Department

01:53personnel and an aerial display by the Royal Malaysian Air Force.

01:57The cadet police team from Sekolah Menengah Sultanah Asmah emerged as the winner in the

02:02Best Uniformed Body contest in the parade.

02:06In Sabah, the athletes who won 120 medals in the Sukma Games joined in the event.

02:12Huge crowds witnessed the parade to show their unity and patriotism cheering the 180 contingents.

02:19The state government also marked its first celebration of Sabah Day this year to reflect

02:24its independence from British colonial rule on August 31 in 1963.

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