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Anwar and Zahid Praise Malaysia’s 2026 National Day Performance as One of the Best
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Anwar and Zahid Praise Malaysia’s 2026 National Day Performance as One of the Best

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim described the performances at Malaysia’s 2026 National Day celebrations as among the best.
  • Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said this year’s celebration was extraordinary and reflected growing patriotism among Malaysians.
  • More than 80,000 people gathered to watch 77 contingents perform under the theme “Malaysia MADANI: Wellbeing Enjoyed.”

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim gave a brief but emphatic assessment of Malaysia’s National Day celebration: “Alhamdulillah, the performance was good, thank you very much. A very, very great performance.”

Alhamdulillah, the performance was good, thank you very much. A very, very great performance.

— Anwar IbrahimThe prime minister praised the teams and participants at the National Day celebration.

Anwar praised the teams, contingents and human-graphic participants who took part in the celebration at Dataran Putrajaya. He described the performances as among the best featured at the 2026 event.

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi also called this year’s celebration extraordinary and better than previous editions. “This year was extraordinary, the celebration was better than in previous years,” he said, adding that it showed Malaysians’ patriotic spirit was growing.

This year was extraordinary, the celebration was better than in previous years.

— Ahmad Zahid HamidiThe deputy prime minister compared the event with earlier National Day celebrations.

More than 80,000 people filled Dataran Putrajaya from the previous night to watch performances and a parade involving 77 contingents. The celebration carried the theme “Malaysia MADANI: Wellbeing Enjoyed.”

This shows that the patriotic spirit of Malaysians is growing.

— Ahmad Zahid HamidiHe linked the celebration to what he described as rising patriotism.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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