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Article: Revelry in the rain as New Year dawns

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January 1, 2003
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New Straits Times
01-01-2003
Revelry in the rain as New Year dawns
Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2*
Section: Nation

MALAYSIANS showed their irrepressible party spirit last night as fears of possible terror attacks in major cities worldwide had no effect on the nation's jubilant welcoming of 2003.

Dazzling lights, colourful carnivals and glittering fireworks ushered in the New Year with thousands of merry-makers thronging public squares, streets and nightspots, unfazed by the jitters felt elsewhere.
London's Trafalgar Square was closed for New Year's Eve this year amid terror alerts and British revellers were urged by the police to stay away from central areas of the capital, while international ...

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