SABAH will host the national-level Malaysia Day celebration on September 16, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo today.

Gobind said he had held discussions on the organisation of the event with Sabah Chief Minister Mohd Shafie Apdal.

“I made a one-day working visit to Sabah today. One purpose of the visit was to meet the Sabah chief minister to discuss the collaboration between the state government and the ministry on holding the Malaysia Day celebration in Kota Kinabalu.

“We have left it to the state government to select the location for the celebration, and we will soon announce the activities to be held for the celebration,” he said after a meeting with the ministry staff in Sabah.

Gobind said the theme of the Malaysia Day and National Day celebrations this year is “Sayangi Malaysiaku (Love My Malaysia)”.

“I have been informed that Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has agreed to attend the celebration. I urge all quarters to give their support for the smooth organisation of the event,” he said. – Bernama, July 20, 2018.