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No New Year's Eve celebrations to show solidarity, compassion for Palestine, flood victims | Scoop
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil says the decision to halt New Year's Eve festivities is to show solidarity with the Palestinian people, who are currently suffering from Israeli aggression, as well as to respect the victims of the ongoing floods in several states. – Azim Rahman/Scoop pic, December 30, 2023
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No New Year’s Eve celebrations to show solidarity, compassion for Palestine, flood victims

However, minister says state govts may have programmes suited to their local environments

Bernama
Updated
9:33 AM MYT

 

SHAH ALAM – The federal government has no plans to hold any New Year’s Eve celebrations, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said.

He said the decision taken is a sign of solidarity with the Palestinian people, who are currently suffering from Israeli aggression and brutality, and also to respect the victims affected by the ongoing floods in several states.

“However, at the state government and local authority levels, there may be celebration programmes suited to their local environments,” he told the media after officiating the annual general assembly of the Pertubuhan Kebajikan dan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia here last night.

Earlier, it was reported that the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) will hold spiritual programmes on the eve of the new year this Sunday at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, as well as the Putra Mosque and Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque, as an alternative for Muslims. 

Meanwhile, on the status of 130 communication transmission stations affected by floods in Sabah, Kelantan, Pahang, Selangor and Terengganu, he said that to date, 53 stations have resumed operations while the rest are still under repair.

“I hope in a day or two, this number will decrease, and for the affected areas, we will assess whether they are recurring areas in terms of damage to telecommunications towers or new areas,” he said.

Fahmi said he would instruct the affected areas to undergo site hardening by raising communication equipment to higher levels to prevent recurring incidents. – December 30, 2023

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