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LONGEST COIN LINE

The world's longest coin line was created by 524 local volunteers from the World Wildlife Fund Malaysia and Dumex Sdn Bhd at Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, on August 6, 1995. A total of 2,367,234 pieces of 20 sen coins were used to construct a 55.63 km line, surpassing the previous world record of 48.89 km, set in the United Kingdom in 1992.
The biggest Jalur Gemilang ever created in Malaysia was made by Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seri Ampang, Ipoh, Perak. The biggest flag with a lenght of 158m long x 108 metres width was displayed at Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman school field in Ipoh, Perak. It took them a total of 21 days only to complete the flag with a support from other school in Perak. The weight of the flag is about 3.129 tonnes was carried by the students and teachers for about 3 kilometres from Sekolah Menengah Seri Ampang, Ipoh to Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman on 24th August 2001. Finally, on 25th August 2001 they managed to displayed the flag to be witnessed by Prime Minister YAB Datuk Seri Dr. Mahatir Mohammad.

A 3.2km-long Jalur Gemilang that took four hours and 17 minutes to unfurl was unvelled across The Great Wall Of China on Nov 2, 2003. 23 students from Persatuan Gabungan Pelajar Melayu Semenanjung (GPMS) Cawangan Khas UiTM Shah Alam, who were fasting, braved cold weather of seven degrees celsius to achieve the feat.

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