State-level celebration of Malaysia Day at Dataran Ipoh draws large crowd

Various performances highlighted the country’s cultural diversity during the Malaysia Day event at Dataran Ipoh on Saturday. Photos: RONNIE CHIN/The Star

SOME 5,000 people gathered at the state-level celebration of Malaysia Day held at Dataran Ipoh last Saturday.

In cool weather, the celebration began at 8pm with a rich line-up of performances that perfectly showcased different cultural aspects of Malaysia’s multiracial society.