Dato’ Sudha Devi KR Vasudevan, High Commissioner of Malaysia hosted the 61st National Day Reception at Rumah Malaysia on 6 September 2018. It was attended by approximately 300 guests comprising Heads of Mission and members of the diplomatic corps, officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade as well as representatives of government ministries/agencies, members of the business community, religious leaders of communities as well as student leaders.
Ms. Lyndall Sachs, Chief of Protocol presented the toast. Her Excellency Dato’ Sudha in her remarks reflected on the significance of Merdeka and highlighted the main areas of cooperation in Malaysia-Australia relations. While the guests continued to engage with one another, traditional music was played as background and Malaysian delicacies such as rendang, satay, nasi lemak and kuih-muih were served.
