Johor Dayaks celebrate Gawai with families via video calls
JOHOR BAHRU: Despite being far away from their loved ones, the Dayak community in Pasir Gudang, here, strives to practise their customs and culture by celebrating the Gawai via video calls, following the total lockdown that begins today (June 1). For Hazlena Abdullah, 44, this is her second year of not returning to her village, […]
No kidding: Video calls with goats boost British farm
BLACKBURN, United Kingdom: A British farmer came up with a jokey idea to rent out her goats to liven up video call meetings — and found an unexpected source of lockdown income. The floppy-eared goats glance curiously as farmer Dot McCarthy holds up a mobile phone to film them eating hay and prancing around in […]
Technology brings families together for Raya
KUCHING: This year’s Hari Raya Aidilfitri was a different experience altogether as many Muslims resorted to online video conferencing to catch up with their families and loved ones following the conditional movement control order (CMCO) directive. As much as technology helps bring people to stay connected celebrating Hari Raya, those who come from a large […]
No more Aidilfitri visits after this
KUALA LUMPUR: Going into the second day of the month of Syawal today means that under the conditional movement control order (CMCO), people are no longer allowed to continue the tradition of Aidilfitri visits. As part of the move to curb the spread of Covid-19, the government has allowed the visits to be only on […]
