National Day: Family of four travels from Ipoh to join celebrations in Putrajaya


These enthusiastic youngsters attending the National Day celebrations in Putrajaya were among an estimated 100,000 people who gathered from as early as 1am Aug 31 to watch the parade. – BERNAMApic

PUTRAJAYA: A family of four travelled 170km from Ipoh, Perak to Putrajaya just to experience first-hand the 2023 National Day celebrations here.

Angelia Oswald,15, when met at 6.15am at Dataran Putrajaya on Thursday (Aug 31), said she and three family members left Ipoh at midnight and arrived in Putrajaya at 4am.

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