This year’s Eid al-Fitri must surely be one of the saddest experienced in the country so far.The usual festive cheer has been subdued by the horrific shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine on July 17.The federal government and state governments have rightly cancelled official Hari Raya open houses as a mark of respect and mourning for the victims of MH17.Out of the 298 people killed, 43 were Malaysians, including the plane’s 15 crew members.There were passengers from 17 countries on board with the Dutch making up the majority with 193, while Australia lost 28 of its …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
