Labuan F.T. celebrate the closing ceremony of Federal Territory Day.

Labuan F.T. was selected to host the closing ceremony of Federal Territory Day for the year 2010. The celebration took part at Labuan Square where thousands of public members flocked the venue for the main event which held annually.

Among the VIPs present were Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin and Labuan MP Datuk Yussof Mahal.

Visitors were entertained by numbers of Malaysian artist such as Stacy and Vince from Akademi Fantasia, Abu Bakar Ellah and Herman Tino.

The closing ceremony marked with the fireworks show that lasts for almost 5 minutes.

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Chap Goh Meh festival in Labuan

Chinese community in Labuan F.T. celebrated Chap Goh Meh festival this year on the 28th February. It was celebrated in big scale with devotees visiting four stations mainly in Rancha-Rancha area.

Public member seen here walking towards the temple underneath the lights coming from the lantern.


An old man offering prayers in front of devotees carrying 'God' on the dais.

Chap Goh Meh or Tzap Goh Mei (Chinese: 十五暝; pinyin: shí wǔ míng; literally “fifteen night”) represents the fifteenth and final day of the Lunar New Year period as celebrated by Chinese communities. The term is from the Hokkien dialect and refers to the fifteenth day of the first month, which is the occasion of the first full moon of the New Year.

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