Muted CNY but it’s for the best
MUKAH: During the eve and first day of Chinese New Year (CNY) every year, temples are always filled with hundreds of worshippers, but not this year. Complying with standard operating procedures (SOPs) for prayers in houses of worship issued by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) last Sunday, most temples will be closed to prevent […]
100-year-old ‘Po Po’ Lim celebrates ‘muted’ CNY this year
KUALA TERENGGANU: The upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations this weekend will definitely be slightly different for centenarian Lim Seng. As she turned 100 this year, Lim, who is more affectionately known as ‘Po Po’ (grandmother) Lim, will be celebrating Chinese New Year without the lion dance, dragon dance, lantern parade and so on. In fact, […]
Quiet CNY in Miri
MIRI: There will be no house to house visits and open house allowed during the coming Chinese New Year (CNY) celebration in this district in accordance with the standard operating procedure (SOP) imposed by the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). “This coming CNY will be different from past celebrations in Miri, traditionally we will have […]
Muted CNY as pandemic tames lion, dragon dancers
SANDAKAN: It will be a quiet Chinese New Year with the on-going pandemic and movement control order (MCO) and one person already affected by the subdued traditional festivities is lion dance costume repairer Lu Tshun Yaw. Every year, days before the arrival of the New Year, Lu, 41, will be kept busy sewing and repairing […]
