Spreading The Malaysia Day Spirit with Petronas’ #tanahairku Campaign

Cracko Art Group – made up of talented local artists – joined this year’s Petronas campaign to spread the message of love, joy and unity in conjunction with Malaysia Day on September 16. The artists Kenji Chai, Harold Reagan Eswar, Kwan Thung Seng, Anddy Romeo Dulait, Crig Roynno Francis @ Cracko, Suparno Sapar @ Phey and Lydiana Illiyas painted green-themed murals on the walls of Wisma Inti Utama on Lorong Dewan and Wisma Sabah in Kota Kinabalu. Present at the unveiling of the mural was YB Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun, Sabah’s Minister of Tourism, Culture & Environment. “We are definitely known for our patriotism for the country, that is why the #tanahairku campaign is also an interpretation of this spirit that is realized through artworks by local talents,” said the minister during the launching of the #tanahairku Campaign at the Suria Sabah Shopping Complex. Liz Kamaruddin, Petronas Group Strategic Communications Senior General Manager said that “The #tanahairku 3.0 campaign hopes to capture youths’ imagination by building a sense of unity through arts that retain an individual state’s cultural elements”. Also present were KK City Hall’s Chief Director, Datuk Yeo Boon Hai, Petronas Strategic Communication General Manager, Khairuddin Jaafar, and Chief of Petronas Office for Sabah and Labuan, Julita Ontol.