| Rokiah Mahmud and Lyna Mohamad |
IN CONJUNCTION with the upcoming 34th National Day, the RPN Kampong Panchor Mengkubau Village Consultative Council (MPK RPN Panchor Mengkubau) held a flag hoisting ceremony at the Bukit Mengkubau Recreational Park yesterday.
The ceremony aimed to further glorify the spirit of nationalism and patriotism among residents of MPK RPN Panchor Mengkubau.
Dr Nor Imtihan binti Haji Abdul Razak, the Acting Permanent Secretary (Administration and Finance) at the Ministry of Development, was the guest of honour.
In her speech, Dr Nor Imtihan said the spirit of solidarity and integration in line with the Malay Islamic Monarchy (MIB) philosophy must be inculcated among the community and youths.
She also advised that the spirit of nationalism need to be maintained, appreciated and cultivated among the community through self-reliance, cooperation, solidarity, integrity and by living harmoniously among each other.
The ceremony continued with the hoisting of the national flag and singing of the national anthem.
The 7th intake of the National Service Programme (PKBN) and members of the Ribena team marched at the ceremony as flag bearers, their involvement demonstrating self-esteem among youths in line with the theme of this year’s 34th National Day, ‘Accomplishing the National Vision’.
The ceremony saw the guest of honour cutting a local traditional pastry ‘kipang’ made by the Women’s Bureau of the MPK RPN Panchor Mengkubau. It is one of the local delicacies that has been prepared under the ‘One Village, One Product’.
Meanwhile, Mukim Berakas ‘A’ Zone 1 and Mukim Berakas ‘B’ recently held their own flag hoisting ceremony to mark the national day celebration at the residence of YB Pengiran Haji Ali bin Pengiran Maon, a Legislative Council Member and the Penghulu of Mukim Berakas ‘B’.
The ceremony began with the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah followed by a Doa Selamat led by Haji Ariffin bin Haji Hassan, a member of the Mukim Berakas ‘B’ Consultative Council.
The ceremony continued with YB Pengiran Haji Ali handing over the national flag to a mukim consultative council member, Haji Othman bin Haji Aliassan.
Major (Rtd) Haji Mohd Jair bin Haji Abdul Wahab, the Village Head of Kampong Lambak ‘B’, led the national flag hoisting while the singing of the national anthem was performed by Village Heads of Mukim Berakas ‘A’ and ‘B’ along with members of the mukim consultative councils.
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