For 52-year-old petrol station cashier Zainal Mahmud, Hari Raya this year was spent behind a counter. It is my turn to work on Hari Raya as other staff had done so in the past years. I am quite used to working on Hari Raya,” he said, adding that he would take a day off on Tuesday (March 24). For his colleague, Aidid Iqbal, it was the second consecutive year he has not celebrated Hari Raya with his family in Sabah. “This is my first job and it is the first time I am not with my family on Hari Raya.

Source: The Star March 22, 2026 10:38 UTC