History comes alive in Melaka


The good old days: People dressed up in Malaysian fashion from the 50s and 60s enjoying the day. (Bottom) Sarawak Cultural Village dancers wishing everyone a happy Malaysia Day. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS and ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

MELAKA: The past came alive in historic Melaka when crowds of Malaysians dressed in their traditional finery from the 1950s and 1960s came to take part in the 59th Malaysia Day celebrations.

It was almost as if Malaysia was transported back to the day when Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj announced the country’s independence on Feb 20, 1956.

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