Families allowed prison visits during Harvest Festival
KUALA LUMPUR: Families are allowed to visit inmates at all prison institutions in Sabah and Sarawak on June 3 and 4, in conjunction with the Harvest Festival. The Prisons Department, in a statement, said that visiting hours are between 8.15 am and 4.15 pm. “Visitors are required to have RT-PCR or ARTK-Ag (swab/saliva) test results […]
I had a conversation with a ghost
In the simplest of terms, death happens when the body stops working. Or is it? When do people die? Why do we have to die? Is death necessary? Why can’t we live forever? Is death forever? When will you or I die? What happens after death? On and on the questions go, and to be […]
Gawai Dayak — A merry occasion
Celebrated every year on June 1 by the Dayak people in Sarawak, Hari Gawai — or Gawai Dayak — is a thanksgiving and harvest festival marking bountiful yields and the planning of future prospects. However, this year, the celebration will be a bit different with all the restrictions imposed by the government in facing the […]
Ponggal marks a new dawn for Tamil community
KUALA LUMPUR: The Tamil community is looking forward to ushering in a new dawn as it celebrates the Ponggal harvest festival tomorrow. Ponggal falls in the 10th month of the Tamil calendar called Thai and is a major celebration, especially for the farming community. Thai piranthal vazhi pirakkum is a popular Tamil adage which simply means that the advent of the […]
