The 22-year-old Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology student said he worried about causing the spread of Covid-19 to his family members, especially his parents and grandmother, should he return home. "There are a lot of assignments to be completed, and many of my friends also decided to remain in campus to celebrate Hari Raya, ” he told reporters when met at the UTeM Op Pulang Hari Raya here Friday (May 7) night. Muhammad Ikmal Fariz, who is the eldest of three siblings, said this coming Hari Raya would be his first celebration away from his family. Meanwhile, Muhamad Saufi Firdaus Daus, a 21-year-old Mechanical Engineering student, said he was excited to go home for to celebrate Hari Raya with his family in Pasir Mas, Kelantan, having not met them for some time. Nurafiqah Mokhtar, 22, an Electronic and Electrical Engineering student, regarded it as a blessing that she was able to return home to celebrate Aidilfitri with her siblings in Kuala Lipis, Pahang.

Source: The Star May 08, 2021 05:15 UTC