National Day: Overwhelming crowd at Dataran Merdeka


KUALA LUMPUR: The National Day parade made a triumphant comeback to Dataran Merdeka here Wednesday (Aug 31) after a two-year hiatus, with more than 100,000 visitors estimated to have joined in the celebrations.

Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa said the overwhelming response from Malaysians far surpassed initial expectations.

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