Online Wesak Day celebration again this year
KUCHING: This year’s Wesak Day celebration will go online again, just like last year. Malaysia Buddhist Association (MBA) Sarawak Branch chairman Datuk Seri Tay Chin Kin said, “Every year, a joint bathing of the Buddha statue ceremony by our association and all the Buddhist groups will be held to commemorate the birth, enlightenment and death […]
Wesak Day in the new normal
KUCHING: It is imperative for the Buddhist community in the state to band and stand together and observe all that is necessary, to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, said Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng. In view of Wesak Day today (May 26), Wee said he found that Buddha’s teaching has become […]
Temples cannot open in EMCO areas
KUCHING: The opening of temples for the Wesak Day celebration which falls on Wednesday (May 26) will not be allowed in areas under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). This is according to the latest standard operating procedures (SOPs) released on Monday (May 24). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) and the Unit for Other Religions […]
SOP for temples on Wesak Day
KUCHING: The opening of temples for the Wesak Day celebration on May 26 will be allowed throughout the state except for areas under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). In all permitted zones, temples can be opened from 8am to 9am on Wesak Day for committee members and members of Sangha only, limited to 20 […]
SOPs for Wesak, Gawai Dayak out tomorrow
KUCHING: The standard operating procedures (SOPs) for Wesak Day and Gawai Dayak celebrations will be officially released and circulated tomorrow. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement today stated that the SOPs will be issued by the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) through its official website. The committee also disclosed that the enhanced movement […]
Celebrate Wesak Day by complying with SOP
KUCHING: The Buddhist community in the state is advised to commemorate this year’s Wesak Day in compliance with the standard operating procedure (SOP) laid out by the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). “Play our part as a responsible person. Remind each other to always wash hands with soap or hand sanitiser, practice physical distancing, avoid […]
Celebrating Wesak Day in the new norm
KUALA LUMPUR: Buddhists in Malaysia will celebrate Wesak Day, commemorating the birthday, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha, tomorrow at home in the new norm forced by the Covid-19 pandemic, without the usual temple festival and night float procession. The movement control order (MCO) over the pandemic may have been relaxed to the conditional MCO up […]
