{
  "id": 4557447,
  "title": "Agong, Raja Permaisuri berangkat ke sambutan Hari Kebangsaan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/agong-raja-permaisuri-berangkat-ke-sambutan-hari-kebangsaan-4557447",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T02:14:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/31/agong-raja-permaisuri-berangkat-ke-sambutan-hari-kebangsaan-2"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ibrahim and Queen Raja Permaisuri Agong, Raja Zarith Sofiah graciously departed for the 69th National Day celebrations at Putrajaya Stadium. This was the third year that both of them have witnessed this prestigious event after Sultan Ibrahim assumed his oath of office and was invested as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 31st January and 20th July 2024, respectively. They were greeted by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his wife, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, along with Communications Minister and Chairman of the National Day and Malaysia Malaysia 2026 Organising Committee, Fahmi Fadzil, upon their arrival at 8 am. The weather was also favorable before the National Anthem was played by the esteemed Royal Malaysian Corps of Halley Corps. The ceremony was followed by a five-helicopter flypast carrying the national flag and military ensigns of the Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Air Force and Royal Malaysian Air Force respectively. Sultan Ibrahim had the pleasure of inspecting the formation and receiving the Royal Salute from the 41st Battery of the King's Own Unit of the King's Own Regiment, comprising three officers and 57 personnel of different ranks from Sungai Buloh Camp. The theme of the event was \"Malaysia Madani: Prosperity Lived,\" and the function attracted over 80,000 spectators with 10,819 participants from 76 contingents and 22 bands.",
  "summary": "Lebih 80,000 pengunjung dengan penyertaan 10,819 peserta perbarisan melibatkan 76 kontinjen dan 22 pasukan pancaragam menyertai sambutan Hari Kebangsaan ke-69.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Agong, Raja Permaisuri berangkat ke sambutan Hari Kebangsaan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/agong-raja-permaisuri-berangkat-ke-sambutan-hari-kebangsaan",
        "published": "2026-08-31T02:14:16.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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