Head of State and wife invited to grace state-level Merdeka Day do

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THE PROGRAMME: Salahuddin (centre) goes through the line-up of events for the state-level Merdeka Day celebration while Mawan (third left) and organising committee members look on. — Photo by Astana

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Muhammad Salahuddin received a courtesy call from organising committee members of the 56th state-level Merdeka Day celebration at Astana Negeri here yesterday.

They were led by Social Development Minister Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom.

According to a press statement, the courtesy call was to invite the TYT and wife Toh Puan Norkiah to grace the celebration to be held at Sri Aman from Aug 30 to 31.

On the line-up of programmes will be a ‘Kesyukuran Kemerdekaan’ ceremony at Masjid Bahagian Sri Aman on Aug 30, followed by a highlight event ‘Larian dan Perhimpunan Merdeka’ at Padang Kompleks Sukan Sri Aman on Aug 31.

Among those attending the celebration were Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and wife Puan Sri Ragad Kurdi Taib as well as other ministers and dignitaries.