Prior the Hari Raya Aidilfitri festivities, the Prime Minister has unveiled the additional Hari Raya allocation for the Rakyat. Some were thankful for the additional Raya holiday and toll exemption for the period of four days. Some, however, felt that there was nothing special with the announcement as it had already been done by the previous government.

Insight:

• The conversations on Hari Raya Goodies for the past 7 days garnered around 14.3K with 516K social interactions.
• Among all the goodies announced by the Prime Minister, conversations on extra public holiday and toll Rahmah allocation gained the most attention from the online public.
• People praised the government for being reasonable on the extra holiday allocation as it will give ample time for those who are traveling to better plan their journey to their hometown. They also highlighted that the extra holiday will allow everyone to have a fixed four days break regardless of whether 1st Syawal falls on Friday or Saturday.
• Besides, many were also thankful for the Toll Rahmah initiatives that gave exemption on 33 toll roads for four days. Some compared how the previous government has only given an exemption for only two days during Raya.
• Nevertheless, the Prime Minister was still being attacked as netizens believed that he was putting too much publicity on the announcement, yet there was not much additional allocation was given to them. In addition, the update about the reduction of cement price did not sit well with some as they claimed that the announcement was out of context. People felt that Anwar Ibrahim should just focus on Raya-related updates.