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Sep 16 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
1. Some 6,000 people turned up for the #KeretapiSarong22 flash mob event, held in conjunction with Malaysia Day today.

This is compared to a crowd of about 4,000 in 2019.

According to organisers LOCCO, the event had returned from a two-year hiatus after the pandemic. ImageImage
2. "Keretapi Sarong 2022 was organised to cultivate awareness and encourage higher usage of public transportation, aside from celebrating and preserving the Sarong as traditional fashion and culture," LOCCO says. ImageImage
3. The sarong-clad participants moved together from several train stations to the final location of Pavilion Bukit Bintang.

The event also featured cultural games and sing-alongs at 8 stations, and ended with a joget lambak dance at Pavilion.
3. In conjunction with Keretapi Sarong 22, ERL also offered discounts of up to 50% for return tickets from Putrajaya to KL Sentral, while RapidKL offered the DailyPass for those using the LRT and MRT. Image

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