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03 June 2012| last updated at 01:45PM

Najib arrives in Sarawak interior for Gawai festival



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BETONG (Sarawak): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak arrived here in the interior of Sarawak today to join the Dayak people in celebrating their annual "Gawai" (harvest) festival.

 

Najib is scheduled to meet the people from the longhouses, villages and nearby towns and join in the festivities here and in Pakan and Julau.
 
Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Alfred Jabu and other state leaders will join Najib on the tour.
 
Najib's first stop is the Dewan Tan Sri Datuk Amar Stephen Kalong Ningkan here where he is scheduled to meet about 3,000 people.
 
Then, he will proceed to the George Chungut longhouse in Pakan and the Jana anak Sweng longhouse in Batu Matup, Julau.
 
The prime minister is scheduled to return to Kuala Lumpur from Sibu in the late evening. -- BERNAMA

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Sarawak Chief Minister, Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, being greeted by the public upon his arrival at Dewan Tan Sri Datuk Amar Stephen Kalong Ningkan, Betong, Sarawak for the Gawai celebration. -- NSTP pix by Azahan Rosli

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