PM opens Petronas Twin Towers in glittering ceremony

PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad officially opened the 88- storey Petronas Twin Towers in a glittering ceremony in Kuala Lumpur last night. Malaysians came by the thousands to watch a dazzling display of lights and colourful laser rays that caressed the Petronas Twin Towers ... a spectacle that could be seen kilometres away. The magnificient show was televised live on RTM1 and Astro. The celebrations began with the recital of a poem, By The Towers, specially written by national laureate Datuk A. Samad Said. Following that, the Petronas Philharmonic Orchestra performed four compositions, which included three patriotic-themed songs. The Petronas Cultural Group then presented a…