No Change In Allowing Balik Kampung For Adilfitri Says Pm

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Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob presenting Aidilfitri aid to villagers at a mosque in Kampung Mengkarak, Bera, today. (Bernama pic)BERA: The government is sticking to its stand to allow Malaysians to balik kampung (return to their hometowns) to celebrate Aidilfitri, said Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
In fact, Ismail said, he had advised the people to celebrate the occasion with their families after two years of not being able to do so in their hometowns and villages following the implementation of the movement control order to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
He also said that as the prime minister, he would do things differently this year by not holding an open house at Seri Perdana on the first day of Aidilfitri, which is the norm every year, to give the people the opportunity to celebrate the festival with their families first.
“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 your family first,” he said.
Ismail, who is also Bera MP, said this when met after presenting donations from the Petronas Foundation to the underprivileged, including the poor, persons with disabilities (OKU), orphans and single mothers at the Al-Muttaqin Mosque in Kampung Mengkarak here today.
However, the prime minister urged the public to continue exercising self-control even though a lot of flexibility had been given after the country entered the transition to the endemic phase on April 1.
“Although self-control is not mandatory, the wearing of face masks is still mandatory. I hope everyone can continue practising self-control to ensure their own safety as well as that of their family members and others even if there is no more physical distancing required,” he said.
Muslims in Malaysia are likely to celebrate Aidilfitri on May 3. - FMT

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