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title: 'Malaya Today, Picture Set D, no. 1: The Malay Regiment on parade in Kuala Lumpur (Chinese photo poster distributed in Malaya)'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/malaya-today-set-d-1-parade-kuala-lumpur-chinese-1953/
description: A wide photograph of ranks of soldiers in white tunics and dark sarongs marching with rifles across a field in front of a large domed.
section: Collection
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# Malaya Today, Picture Set D, no. 1: The Malay Regiment on parade in Kuala Lumpur (Chinese photo poster distributed in Malaya)

A wide photograph of ranks of soldiers in white tunics and dark sarongs marching with rifles across a field in front of a large domed, clock-towered building. The Chinese caption says the Malay Regiment held a review parade in Kuala Lumpur. The sheet makes no argument beyond showing the force on parade. The tell is card-stacking, used lightly: the set shows ceremony, training and recreation and nothing else about the forces' work.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Card stacking](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/card-stacking/)

## Text on the object

Original (Chinese) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
今日之馬來亞  畫片'D'套  聯合邦武裝部隊

馬來軍團在吉隆坡舉行閱兵禮.

[1]
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
Today's Malaya  Picture Set 'D'  Federation Armed Forces

The Malay Regiment holds a review parade in Kuala Lumpur.

[1]
```

Header reads 'Today's Malaya, Picture Set D, Federation Armed Forces'.

[← Malaya Today, Picture Set D, no. 1: Malay Regiment parade in Kuala Lumpur (Tamil photo poster distributed in Malaya)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/malaya-today-set-d-1-malay-regiment-parade-tamil-1953/) [Malaya Today, Picture Set D, no. 1: The Malay Regiment on parade in Kuala Lumpur (English photo poster distributed in Malaya) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/malaya-today-set-d-1-the-malay-regiment-on-parade-in-kuala-lumpur-1953/)

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