KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) — A four-car procession from government-linked companies (GLC) and private companies will enliven the National Day celebration at Dataran Merdeka on Aug 31.
Chief parade coordinator for the GLC and private companies contingent, Wan Hairul Razli Wan Ahmad Kushaari, said the float would comprise teams from Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) and Petronas; telco companies; Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and MEASAT.
Elaborating, he said the TNB-Petronas car would carry the theme Tenaga Lestari Memacu Kemajuan, while the telco companies’ would highlight the theme of Gabungan Pemacu Telekomunikasi Tanah Air.
“The MEASAT team is themed Menghubungkan Rakyat, Mendigitalkan Negara, while MDEC, Teguh Bersama Malaysia Digital,” he told Bernama.
Therefore, he said Keluarga Malaysia (the Malaysian Family) should come and see for themselves the beautiful and colourful floats during the parade on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Wan Hairul said the float procession would be led by a march of 650 participants representing corporate entities, comprising GLCs, government-linked investment companies and private companies from various sectors.
“The concept of this year’s parade is in line with the theme Keluarga Malaysia Teguh Bersama (Keluarga Malaysia – Standing Strong Together), so we want to highlight the concept of togetherness, that we are together with the government and with the people by participating in the parade this time,” he said.
A participant Chi Wai Lin, 57, when met after the training session, said that such an event not only increased her patriotic spirit but also provided her with the opportunity to get to know participants from other companies.
“This is my first time taking part in programmes like this. I feel moved because we finally get to march and celebrate the National Day after two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” she said.
Farah Zaheera Mohd Zubair, 24, said the event at Dataran Merdeka would be the best opportunity for Malaysians to converge and enliven the National Day celebration.
Source: BERNAMA News Agency