Calming influence: Civil servant and certified divemaster Muhammad Rafiuddin Abdul Jalil, 36, misses going out to sea but is thankful to have his pet fishes for company during the Covid-19 pandemic. THOMAS YONG/The Star
WORKING from home and the lack of social activities amid the current Covid-19 pandemic can be an isolating experience.
Because of this, many have turned to their pets for comfort and solace.
These creatures also teach adults and children valuable lessons such as responsibility, trust, compassion, respect and patience.
Civil servant Muhammad Rafiuddin Abdul Jalil is thankful for his pet fish not just for its company but in teaching him patience.
Call of duty: Faizah (second from left/below) with her colleagues putting on their PPE before work at the Forensic Medicine Department at HSA in Johor Baru. Bernama
JOHOR BARU: Despite having to handle funeral preparation for the remains of up to 18 Covid-19 patients a day, Faizah Hamezah has never considered her task difficult.
In fact, she views her role as fardhu kifayah (compulsory communal obligation) that she is required to perform.
Faizah, 40, also continues to carry out the task, fully aware of the reality and the huge risks that she faces daily.
“(In a day), sometimes I have to manage five or six bodies, and the most that I have managed thus far is 18 in a day.
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Tuesday, 26 Jan 2021 02:48 PM MYT
BY BEN TAN
The suspects are brought to the Johor Baru Magistrate’s Court January 26, 2021. Picture by Ben Tan
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JOHOR BARU, Jan 26 An alleged drug syndicate head, his girlfriend and three other men were charged at the Magistrate’s Court here today for drug-trafficking activities that saw the seizure of more than RM340 million in narcotics by the Johor police earlier this month.
The accused, Goh Chee Kuang, 44, Lee Chia Hui, 33, Lye Chang Pung, 39, Lye Chang Lim, 35, and Bally Paw Shaw Kiat, 38, face 18 charges together.
JOHOR BARU: Five individuals - including a pair of siblings - have been charged at the Magistrate s Court here with trafficking drugs amounting to more than RM340mil.
The accused, Goh Chee Kuang, 44, Lee Chia Hui, 33, Lye Chang Pung, 39, Lye Chang Lim, 35 and Bally Paw Shaw Kiat, 38, face 18 charges between them.
They were charged with trafficking various drugs including ketamine and methamphetamine between 102grams and 210kg.
All accused allegedly committed the offences at various locations including Taman Mount Austin, Taman Baiduri and Taman Setia Indah between Jan 9 and Jan 15.
The charges against them were read out in Mandarin in front of Magistrate Nurmardiana Mamat here on Tuesday (Jan 26).