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Over 2,000 participate in Gawai Parade

10 Jun 2023 04:02pm
The event was launched by Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah. - BERNAMA
The event was launched by Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah. - BERNAMA

BETONG - More than 2,000 people, dressed in their traditional Dayak attire, participated in the Bentong Division-level Gawai Dayak parade here, this morning.

Thirty-six contingents marched a distance of 1.8 kilometres from the Betong Sports Complex to Dewan Panglima Rentap here.

Apart from the local community, the colourful parade was also joined by the people of all ages from Sabah and the states in the peninsula.

The event was launched by Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah. - BERNAMA

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