Part of the 211 needy and orphan children from Pusat Jagaan Anak Anak Cahaya Amal Bistari with their teachers at the Merdeka celebration at an open space in Taman Widuri in Sungai Petani, Kedah. — Photos: ZHAFARAN NASIB, CHAN BOON KAI and G.C. TAN/The Star
AMID gloom and uncertainty shrouding their fate, some 200 needy and orphan children were in high spirits as they sang songs with gusto during a Merdeka celebration.
The children of Pusat Jagaan Anak Anak Cahaya Amal Bistari crooned away Negaraku, followed by Teresa Teng’s Tian Mi Mi (Sweet Love) and the centre’s own composition, Terima Kasih at the open space of a house rented by a teacher in Taman Widuri, Sungai Petani in Kedah.
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National Day celebration 2019
Part of the 211 needy and orphan children from Pusat Jagaan Anak Anak Cahaya Amal Bistari with their teachers at the Merdeka celebration at an open space in Taman Widuri in Sungai Petani, Kedah. — Photos: ZHAFARAN NASIB, CHAN BOON KAI and G.C. TAN/The Star
Some of the poor children from Pusat Jagaan Anak Anak Cahaya Amal Bistari showing their love for Malaysia.
Abdul Rahman and Majimor flanked by (from left) State Speaker Datuk Law Choo Kiang, Chow and Tan on the main stage at state-level 62nd National Day parade in Butterworth.
A Chinese cultural dance performance being presented at the parade in Butterworth.
A group performing an Indian cultural dance at the parade in front of Dewan Datuk Haji Ahmad Badawi in Butterworth.
A choir singing a patriotic song at the Penang-level Merdeka parade.
A contingent taking part in the march-past in Butterworth.
The state-level Merdeka celebration infront of Datuk Haji Ahmad Badawi hall in Butterworth. Pic by: ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star/ 31 August 2019.
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