No federal celebrations on new year’s eve in solidarity with Palestine, flood victims
Published on: Saturday, December 30, 2023
By: Bernama
Fireworks to welcome 2023 in the federal capital last year. No federal celebrations will be held on Dec 31 this year.
Kuala Lumpur: The federal government has no plans to hold any New Year’s Eve celebration, according to government spokesman Fahmi Fadzil, who is communications minister.
He said the decision was taken in solidarity with the Palestinian people currently suffering from Israeli aggression, and also to respect the victims affected by the floods in several states.
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“However, at the state government and local authority levels, there may be celebration programmes suited to their local environments,” he told reporters.
Earlier, it was reported that Jakim, the Islamic development department, will hold spiritual programmes on new year’s eve on Sunday (Dec 31) at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, as well as at the Putra Mosque and Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque.
Separately, Fahmi said 53 of 130 communication transmission stations have resumed operations after being affected by floods in Sabah, Kelantan, Pahang, Selangor and Terengganu. The rest are still under repair.
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