20/09/2025

PICTURE GALLERY SATURDAY | SEPT 20, 2025

SATURDAY | SEPT 20, 2025

PICTURE GALLERY 17

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EXCITING EXHIBIT ... Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil and a group of schoolchildren reacting to an artificial intelligence robot during the AI Grand Prix launch ceremony at the Tun Abdul Razak Broadcasting and Information Institute in Kuala Lumpur. – ADIB RAWI YAHYA/THESUN

ACTION READY ... Members of the Armed Forces take part in a military parade during celebrations for independence in Mexico City. – AFPPIC

FERVENT FAREWELL ... Crowds at the Sidi Bou Said port in Tunisia await the departure of the Global Sumud flotilla, bound for Gaza in solidarity with Palestine against the Israeli blockade. – REUTERSPIC

RESIDENTIAL RUBBLE ... A demolished structure lies in ruins against the Kuala Lumpur skyline at Kampung Sungai Baru, that has been marked for redevelopment. – ADAM AMIR HAMZAH/THESUN

RED CARPET RECEPTION ... Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim being welcomed by Qatari Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani upon arriving for the Extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit on Sept 15. – BERNAMAPIC

COLOURFUL CRUISE ... A Jalur Gemilang -decorated boat with a Mickey Mouse mascot stole the show during the Bukit Gantang Parliament-level Malaysia Day celebrations at the Sungai Krang jetty in Trong, Perak. – BERNAMAPIC

CHIRPY CHOIR ... Evaluators listening as they walk underneath entrants in cages to accord points during a bird singing competition in Thailand’s southern province of Narathiwat. – AFPPIC

FASCINATING FLAGS ... A passerby captivated by a vehicle decorated with multiple Jalur Gemilang in the spirit of the Malaysia Day celebrations. – ADAM AMIR HAMZAH/THESUN

FOLK FASHION ... Participants dressed in vibrant traditional outfits during the Keretapi Sarong Kuantan event, held to uplift the cultural identity of the sarong . – BERNAMAPIC

MONARCH MARCH ... A portrait of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn is displayed during the annual ‘Khong Dee Muang Nara’ festival celebrating the traditions of the Narathiwat province. – AFPPIC

CULTIVATION CEREMONY ... A farmer in Seyegan, Yogyakarta prays with offerings during the traditional ‘Labuh Sawah’ ritual, a Javanese practice to start the rice planting season. – AFPPIC