Embracing the spirit of Merdeka


GEORGE TOWN: Celebrating the National Day in all its essence, locals look at it as a sign of freedom and opportunity.

Couple S. Jeevan, 53, and J. Shanthi, 48, said their parents explained to them from young what it meant to the country when the British rule ended.

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