National Day: Downpour doesn’t stop early birds from gathering at Dataran Putrajaya


Crowds gathering at Dataran Putrajaya for the National Day 2023 parade despite the downpour early Thursday morning. — RAJA FAISAL HISHAN / The Star

PUTRAJAYA: The downpour early Thursday (Aug 31) morning did not stop the crowds from gathering in Dataran Putrajaya here to witness Malaysia’s 66th National Day parade here.

With the crowds growing as early as 2am Thursday morning, many were also seen carrying the Jalur Gemilang and donning national themed colours to the parade.

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