Picture Gallery: 57th Merdeka Day

Merdeka Day celebration at Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak with Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad at the 57th Merdeka Day celebration at Dataran Merdeka

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yasin at the 57th Merdeka Day celebration at Dataran Merdeka

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak waving to the crowd at the 57th Merdeka Day celebration at Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur

Yang Dipertuan Agong, Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah and Raja Pemaisuri Agong Tuanku Haminah (right) with Datuk Seri Najib Razak at the 57th Merdeka Day celebration in Kuala Lumpur.

Pix by Effendy bin Abdul Rashid

Pix by Osman Adnan

Pix by Yaniaizit Razali

Tengku Mahkota Pahang, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah inspecting the guard of honour at the Pahang state-level Merdeka Day celebration in Kuantan.

The crowd taking a closer look at the Armed Forces assets as it passes by Jalan Raja Laut for the Merdeka Day parade at Dataran Merdeka

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians celebrated Merdeka Day on a moderate scale following the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 and MH17 tragedies, but the spirit of patriotism was in full bloom at Dataran Merdeka, venue of the traditional celebrations.

Picture Gallery: 57th Merdeka Day

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