Malaysian Independence Day parade
independence day parade malay perarakan hari merdeka held every august commemoration malaya independence since independence event usually held independence square kuala lumpur original site first independence parade held september also time celebration held smaller scale national day parade held small scale parliament malaysia audience reduced flu pandemic time parade also first time independence day parade held indoors instead outdoors celebration originally planned held larger arena due success year edition later planned independence square kuala lumpur held september malaysia day first time human graphic display one many regular feature parade together mass presentation member soka gakkai malaysia selangor department education dressed colour national flag forming different display ground well multiracial percussion sometimes instrumental component independence square front sultan abdul samad building since various malaysian state capital putrajaya since stage set guest government military personnel official attendance royal malay regiment another military unit three service malaysian armed force sometimes mounted ceremonial squadron royal armoured corp prepares fulfill duty guard honour company military band joining venue kuala lumpur human graphic display also readied member soka gakkai malaysia formed parade ground street prepares field presentation forming flag malaysia parade square instrumental ensemble malaysian ethnic percussion also ready performance much later prime minister malaysia deputy prime minister arrive parade present salute present arm upon stand attention parade commander salute morning hm king hm queen arrive venue accompanied royal procession member royal malaysian police mounted ceremonial squadron rac royal standard unfurled using quick release knot technique top flagpole signifying presence king event guard honor company attention render royal salute sovereign light king responsibility supreme commander chief armed force unit colour goh battalion sovereign regimental dipped national anthem negaraku played military band goh shoulder order arm goh commander salute sword report yang dipertuan agong goh ready inspection time inspection start slow menjunjung duli march played yang dipertuan agong inspects goh company salute sovereign regimental colour end goh commander report end inspection asks goh march past later order company royal salute national anthem played colour dipped presence sovereign goh company executes shoulder arm turn right perform march past parade venue colour guard serviceman royal malaysian navy escorting flag malaysia approach flagpole together selected malaysian reenacting flag raising done stadium merdeka flag raised negaraku gun salute done gunner royal artillery regiment usually unit firing gun rd battalion royal artillery regiment flag raising rukunegara national principle first read emcee recent year maka kami part pledge onward recited left hand shoulder level seven shout merdeka independence left hand raised said since onward even theme year shouted well flag raising patriotic song sung accompaniment ethnic percussion young dancer dressed various race ethnic group country dance year theme song one number sgm member education student perform delicate well prepared formation parade ground human graphic display show intricate writing stand made pompoms coloured flag among others flypast plane royal malaysian air force malaysian army air force royal malaysian navy fly overhead salute nation led military helicopter flying flag malaysia flag malaysian armed force three service flag malaysian state malaysian federal territory military aircraft plane jet helicopter follow behind colour party followed aircraft royal malaysian police civilmilitary march past flypast muchawaited civilmilitary march start march past malaysian national state flag military police contingent malaysian armed force royal malaysian police youth uniformed group army air force navy special operation commando armed force police counterterrorist unit bomb squad pilot royal malaysian air force royal malaysian navy naval air group military reservist personnel rela corp maritime enforcement agency civil defence force fire rescue department prison department civilian organisation veteran organization local government delegation including kuala lumpur city hall federal ministry business entity march past parade stage front sovereign guest stage march past also includes number historical company military band marching band also march past playing music delight everyone attendance pas sovereign drum major conductor colour guard salute one top contingent marching past contingent representing malaysian animation formed animation society animation production firm le copaque production recent year part march past also seen interactive public participation well float every parade float representing various company corporation celebrating occasion drive past street amazement everyone due intricate design various feature well people float mobile mounted column also part parade mobile column showing different vehicle malaysian armed force royal malaysian police civil defence force fire rescue agency prison agency kuala lumpur city hall plus representative federal ministry private sector mobile column also includes veteran uniformed civil service federation state territory rounding parade mounted column composed member mc mounted squadron rmp klch civil mobile column also featured made nationally produced vehicle firm like proton others vintage car number manufacturer honoring transport manufacture worker country apart larger nationallevel parade also smaller parade held state territorial level diginitaries state monarch governor state menteri besar chief minister government official among guest honour proceeding statelevel territoriallevel parade usually nationallevel parade without flypast armed force police aircraft parade presence state monarch governor royal standard governor standard front grandstand unfurled regimental unit colour goh battalion dipped salute military band play state anthem state monarch governor additionally abridged version national anthem reserved state governor according national anthem act independence day malaysia singapore national day parade