KOTA KINABALU: Sabah celebrated the Warrior’s Day on Sunday that saw medical
workers who combatted the Covid-19 pandemic standing side-by-side with other
frontliner contingents.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor accompanied Head of State Tun
Juhar Mahiruddin at the ceremony that was held together with the launching of the
National Day Month and Fly the Jalur Gemilang programme at Padang Merdeka here.
The ceremony was also opened to the public for the first time after two years now that
the country is in the transition phase.
The main highlight of the Warrior’s Day celebration was a pantomime by the Army Malay
Regiment, renacting the succesful defense of the Kalabakan Post during the 1963
confrontation incident.
On Dec 29, 1963, the company leader and seven soldiers died while thwarting the
advancing enemies at the border in Kalabakan.
Later, Juhar accompanied by Hajiji and Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk
Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun who is also the main organising committee chairman
visited the exhibition booths set up around Padang Merdeka.
To mark the launch of the National Day Month and Fly the Jalur Gemilang programme,
the Head of State together with Hajiji and Masidi flagged off the 15-vehicle convoy that
will travel throughout Sabah.
Earlier, Juhar presented the Jalur Gemilang (national flag) to the various state and
federal agencies as well as security forces.-pr/BNN
