Day to remember the nation's fallen heroes

KUALA LUMPUR. present were Deputy Fri. — Wreaths were Prime Minister Datuk In PENANG. a simple laid around the Na- Musa Hitam, Cabinet but solemn wreath laying tional Monument to- Ministers, Senators, ceremony was held at the day in remembrance diplomats. Members of Heroes Cenotaph at the of the soldiers who Parliament, and senior Esplanade to mark the fought and died defen- officers of the army, occasion. ding peace and free- navy, air force and po- The ceremony began dom of this country. lice. with the Yang di-Pertua Negeri. Datuk Dr. Awang The Yang di-Pertuan In IPOH, the Raja Muda of led State Hassan, who laid the first Agong as Commander-in- wreath, followed by the Chief of the Armed dignitaries and other VIP» In laying wreaths at Chief Minister, Dr. Lim Forces laid Ihe first the cenotaph at the rail- Chong Eu. wreath, followed by the way station square here Prime Minister. Datuk In Kangar, a parade today to mark Warriors' by about 250 members of Seri Dr. Mahathir Day. Mohamad. Chief of De- the security forces and fence Forces Tun Jen The Raja Muda. who voluntary organisations Sri Ghazali Mohamed was representing the Sul- was held at the Datuk Seth, Inspector-General tan of Perak, also gave Sheikh Ahmad Stadium of Police Tan Sri Haniff away a total of $20,000 to in conjunction with War- Omar, Deputy Chief of injured members of the riors' Day. Army. Lt.-Jen. Datuk security forces and Present at the ceremo- Jaafar Onn, Chief of widows or parents of ny was the Raja of Perlis, Navy. Laksamana those killed in action. the Raja Muda. Acting Madya Datuk Mohamed Twenty recipients re- Mentri Besar Haji Ali Ah- Zain Salleh, Chief of Air ceived the money which mad and members of the Force, Lt.-Jen. Datuk was from the State Wel- State Assembly. Mohamed Taib. chair- fare and Emergency man of Ex-Servicemen Fund. In JOHORE BARU, Association, Tan Sri the Mentri Besar of Hamid Bidin. and chair- Johore. Tan Sri Othman man of Ex-Policemen As- Fund Saat, led State sociation. Encik Sheikh dignitaries in the wreath Haron Abdul Raof. In the Sultan's speech, laying ceremony at the which was read out by State monument today. Earlier, the King was the Raja Muda, the peo- met by the Prime Min- ple were urged to donate In KUCHING. 15 cont- ister Datuk Seri Dr. generously towards the ingents including the Mahathir and Chief of fund. Armed Forces police and Personnel Staff MeJ.-Jen. Such action would go a uniform organisations Zain Othman. long way to help uplift took part in a parade at the cenotaph at the me- The King then in- the morale of the secur- ity forces who were striv- morial ground here to spected a guard-of-hon- mark Warriors' Day. our mounted by four of- ing for the betterment of ficers and 103 men of the the country, he said. Datuk Abang Haji 11th Battalion, Royal In , The Marzuki Nor, who repre- Malay Regiment, led by Yang di-Pertua Negeri, sented Yang di-Pertua MeJ. Zainuddin Zakaria. Tun Syed Zahiruddin Negeri Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Haji Abdul This was followed by Syed Hassan, laid a wreath at the State Mon- Rahman Yaakub, laid the the sounding of the "Last first wreath. Post", and the recital of ument here today to the poem "Pahlawan" by mark Warriors' Day. He was followed by Nuri Angkasa with the Also present were Sarawak Commissioner accompaniment of Chief Minister Adib of Police Datuk Seri Yuen "Pahlawan Ku" by the Adam, the Datuk Naning, Yuet Leng, the Acting Royal Central Calvary the commander of the Military Commander Re- Corps band. The ceremo- 3rd Division, Mejar gion Two Brig. Jen. ny also observed a Jeneral Yaacob Mat Mahmud Mohamad minute's silence in mem- Zain, and Chief Police Of- Yusoff, Ex-Servicemen ory of the fallen heroes. ficer Haji Abdul Majid Association president Amonr the dignitaries Ahmad. Hajl Salleh Askor and the Ex-Policemen Associa- tion president Datuk Ste- phen Kalong Ningkan. Bahan asal dari Arkib Negara