Putrajaya plays host again after 13 years

Participants from the National Department of Culture and Arts performing with the Jalur Gemilang during the full dress rehearsal for the National Day parade in Putrajaya. They will be among the 12,714 people taking part in the celebration. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: After 13 years, the National Day celebration will once again be held at the administrative capital of Putrajaya.

The 61st National Day celebration will go down in history as the first ever held under the Pakatan Harapan government, led by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad who became the seventh Prime Minister at 93.