KUALA LUMPUR: The Trooping of the Colours ceremony by the armed forces, held in conjunction with the official birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, reflects the military's unwavering loyalty to the King and the nation.
In a Facebook post, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the ceremony featured the five royal colours, paraded by the Royal Malay Regiment, Royal Ranger Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps, Royal Malaysian Navy and Royal Malaysian Air Force.
"The colours are a tribute and symbol of pride, patriotism and unwavering loyalty of the armed forces to the King and the nation," he said.
Anwar earlier accompanied His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia, in gracing the ceremony at Dataran Pahlawan Negara in Putrajaya.
Also present were Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil and Chief of Defence Force General Tan Sri Malek Razak Sulaiman.
Meanwhile, Fahmi said in a separate Facebook post that the ceremony was a long-standing military tradition that fosters patriotism while honouring the nation's history and sacrifices in safeguarding its sovereignty.
He congratulated the 148 officers and 1,192 personnel from all three branches of the armed forces involved in the successful organisation of the ceremony.
"May all members of the armed forces continue to be blessed with strength, good health and protection in carrying out their duty to safeguard the country's peace and sovereignty," he said.
The Trooping of the Colours ceremony is held three times during the five-year reign of each Yang di-Pertuan Agong — in the first, third and final years of the reign. — BERNAMA
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