Sarawak Governor’s 80th Birthday: Four-day celebration from Oct 8 to feature parade, concert

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By DayakDaily Team

KUCHING, Oct 1: A grand parade and mass assembly, followed by a star-studded People’s Concert featuring Datuk Awie and Aina Abdul, will take centre stage as Sarawak marks the 80th birthday of Governor Tun Pehin Sri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar in a four-day celebration from Oct 8 to 11.

The celebrations will bring together a series of religious, official and public events, with the main festivities centred in Padang Merdeka on Oct 10.

Minister for Utility and Telecommunication, who is the minister in charge of the celebrations, Dato Sri Julaihi Narawi, said preparations were in the final stages following the last meeting of the organising committee.

The programme kicks off on Oct 8 with a Thanksgiving Ceremony at Masjid Jamek Kuching during the Maghrib and Isyak prayers, expected to draw about 5,000 worshippers.

“There will actually be two thanksgiving ceremonies with one at Masjid Jamek and another organised by Unit for Other Religions (Unifor),” he told a press conference after the meeting today as reported by TVS.

Deputy Minister of Transport (Maritime and Riverine) Datuk Henry Harry Jinep and Minister in the Premier’s Department (Law, MA63 and State-Federal Relations) Datuk Sharifah Sayeed Aman Ghazali were also present.

On Oct 9, a Thanksgiving Ceremony for other religions will be held at the Unifor Complex from 8pm.

The celebrations reach their peak on Oct 10, beginning with the parade and mass assembly at Padang Merdeka at 8am.

The official programme will continue with the Investiture Ceremony for Sarawak State Honours at the Ceremonial Hall of the Astana Sarawak, followed by a State Banquet at the Banquet Hall of the Sarawak Legislative Assembly Complex that evening.

For the public, the People’s Concert at Padang Merdeka from 8pm will provide the evening’s entertainment, featuring Awie, Aina Abdul and a line-up of local artistes.

The four-day celebration will conclude with a tea reception at the Pullman Hotel on Oct 11. — DayakDaily

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