Malaysians can 'balik kampung' for Aidilfitri - PM
He said he has advised those he meets to celebrate Aidilfitri with their families after two years of not celebrating the festival in their hometowns and villages following the movement control order to curb the spread of Covid-19.
He also said he will not be holding...
The government is allowing Malaysians to ‘balik kampung’ (return to their hometown) to celebrate Aidilfitri, said Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said he has advised those he meets to celebrate Aidilfitri with their families after two years of not celebrating the festival in their hometowns and villages following the movement control order to curb the spread of Covid-19.
He also said he will not be holding an open house at Seri Perdana on the first day of Aidilfitri, which is the norm during this festive season, to give people the chance to celebrate with their families first.
“I mentioned to them that their children can return home to celebrate this year. I believe many ‘balik kampung’ on the first day of Ramadan because the roads were badly congested then.
“This time, to give people the opportunity to ‘balik kampung’ for Raya, we will hold the prime minister's open house on May 8. Do ‘balik kampung’ to celebrate Raya with family first, because the eve of Raya has been awaited eagerly, to prepare for the celebration together,” he said.
Ismail Sabri, who is also the Bera MP, said this when met after presenting donations at the Al-Muttaqin Mosque in Kampung Mengkarak, Bera, Pahang, today.
The donations were from the Petronas Foundation and were to the underprivileged including the poor, persons with disabilities, orhpans, and single mothers.
However, in the excitement of returning to their hometown, the prime minister asked the public to exercise self-control even though a lot of flexibility has been given after the country entered the ‘transition to endemic’ phase on April 1.
“The wearing of face masks is still mandatory. I hope everyone can continue practising self-control to ensure their own safety as well as of their family members and others,” he said.
He said the cash donation distributed today and tomorrow, to 4,800 recipients from around the Bera parliamentary constituency, was to help the recipients prepare to celebrate Aidilfitri.
Muslims in Malaysia are likely to celebrate Aidilfitri on May 3 and Ismail Sabri said the open house for the Bera parliamentary constituency will be held on May 7 at Dataran Kerayong in Bera.
- Bernama
