Putrajaya hosts Merdeka parade with a mix of force and splendour
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah and Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad during the National Day Parade in Kuala Lumpur August 31, 2019.—Picture by Firdaus Latif
They were followed closely by four marching bands from the Pusat Muzik Tentera Darat, Victoria Institution, St John’s Institution and Chung Hwa high school and 221 participants in high powered motorcycles and beautiful floats. The third contingent were from the public service sector consisting of 900 civil servants and a mounted contingent atop 44 horses. They were led by the Chief Secretary to the Government Datuk Seri Ismail Bakar.
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