Sabah Info Dept to hold various Merdeka-themed programmes to instill patriotism

 By Olivia Miwil - August 8, 2021 @ 5:11pm

The Sabah Information Department will continue to ignite patriotism among the people throughout the month-long National Day celebration. - Bernama file pic

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Information Department will continue to ignite patriotism among the people throughout the month-long National Day celebration.

Its director Nadzerah Abdullah said there were several programmes to be held such as a Merdeka community campaign, speeches and competitions.

These programmes were aimed to instill a sense of love towards the country.

"Throughout the National Day celebration, waving the Jalur Gemilang either at home, office, business premises or on your vehicle will rekindle the spirit of independence.

"For this campaign, the department through 25 districts will distribute flags for the community," she said in a statement, during the launch of the Jalur gemilang campaign here yesterday.

The programme was jointly organised by agencies under the Communications and Multimedia Ministry including Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM), the Malaysian National Film Development Corporation (Finas) and the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama).

Nadzerah added that in conjunction with the month-long celebration until Sept 16, the department would continue to use the "Info on Wheels" (IOW) approach on promoting the Covid-19 National Immunisation Programme.

"Through the IOW, the department is not only directly involved in outreach programs, the medium is used to spread the campaign and instil the spirit of patriotism in the community."

Also present was Sabah RTM director Nor'ain Bakir.