Very much a muted celebration


Cheers to the new year: Ex-university students Kah John, 26, getting ready to take a wefie together with his friends (from left) Wan Jin, See Han, Tze Ling and Yao Wei before the year 2021 ends. — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Bookmarked by extreme weather events and a pandemic that refuses to be leashed, the exuberance of revellers in welcoming the new year was tempered by official directives telling everyone to tone it down, just like how it was a year ago.

The key message was: have fun, but keep safe and stay at home.

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