PM: No New Year celebrations; prayers for flood victims instead


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PETALING JAYA: The New Year’s Eve celebration is being cancelled this year, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

Instead, he said that the celebration is replaced with the solat hajat and doa selamat, as a sign of respect and sympathy for the flood victims in several states.

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