Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, his deputy Muhyiddin Yassin and cabinet ministers will distribute Jalur Gemilang to the people in conjunction with the coming independence month celebration.

Information, Communication and Culture Minister Rais Yatim said the flag distribution would be carried out at KL Sentral next Wednesday, after the weekly cabinet meeting.

"The prime minister and cabinet ministers will take a ride on the ERL from here to KL Sentral," he told reporters in Putrajaya.

Earlier, Rais accompanied Muhyiddin and they were shown the batik shirt to be worn by cabinet ministers at the launch of the flag-raising campaign.

The specially-designed batik incorporates multi-ethnic motifs in line with the 1Malaysia concept.

Muhyiddin later chaired the cabinet meeting.

- Bernama