PM: New Year celebrations cancelled, replaced with prayers for flood victims

The 2022 New Year celebrations have been cancelled and will be replaced with ‘solat sunat hajat’ and ‘doa selamat’ as a sign of respect and sympathy for flood victims in several states in Malaysia.

Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said he had instructed the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Idris Ahmad, Malaysia Islamic Development Department and Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia to organise ‘solat hajat’ and ‘Malaysia Berzikir Ambang 2022’ tonight at...