{"id":3038,"date":"2010-08-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/2010\/08\/02\/5000-witness-state-level-patriotic-in-betong\/"},"modified":"2010-08-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-08-02T00:00:00","slug":"5000-witness-state-level-patriotic-in-betong-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/?p=3038","title":{"rendered":"5000 Witness State-Level Patriotic in Betong"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some 5000 people from all walks of life converged at the stadium here last night to witness the launching of the state-level Fly the Jalur Gemilang ceremony held in conjunction with the Merdeka Month.
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The event started as soon as Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu and wife, Senator Dato Sri Empiang arrived at the stadium.<\/DIV>
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Then the local choir group sang the \u2018Satu Suara\u2019 and \u2018Timang Pemansang Wawasan 2020\u2019.<\/DIV>
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After that, Deputy State Secretary Datu Ose Murang on behalf of the State Secretary Datuk Amar Mohd. Morshidi Abdul Ghani delivered his welcoming speech followed by a speech by Jabu, on behalf of the Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud.<\/DIV>
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Then, a special performance of 1Malaysia dance and song was held before the arrival of 300 Semarak Merdeka runners carrying the Jalur Gemilang.<\/DIV>
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The runners comprised members of the Komuniti Bestari, national training service trainees and students from Betong.<\/DIV>
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Their leader, Hot Kameri then presented the national flag to Jabu followed by the flag raising ceremony in accompaniment of the Negaraku and the Jalur Gemilang songs.<\/DIV>
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Soon after, Jabu presented the Jalur Gemilang to a representative of the federal government, Sharifah Mariam Syed Dawilah, who is also the Deputy Director of the Malaysian Information Department.
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Others who then received the national flag from him were representatives of the divisional residents, corporate bodies and community leaders.<\/DIV>
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The next performance were by Adi of Mentor 4 fame and Swaylin, a popular Iban singer.<\/DIV>
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Then another 1 Malaysia, Jalur Gemilang and Malaysia Satu songs were performed by artistes from the Ministry of Social Development and Urbanisation and the Dayak Cultural Foundation.<\/DIV>
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The ten-minute display of the fireworks aptly capped the patriotic event for the evening.
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