A bigger reunion dinner


The more the merrier: Under the revised SOP, up to 15 family members can attend a reunion dinner at home. — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Chinese groups are relieved with the revised Covid-19 standard operating procedure that will allow up to 15 family members within a 10km radius to attend the traditionally important reunion dinner on the eve of the Lunar New Year.

Describing it as a positive way forward ahead of the festive celebration, Malaysian Han Cultural Association president Datuk Goh Hin San said the revised SOP showed that the government listened to the voices on the ground.

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