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SG COVID Diaries - S1: COVID-19 diaries: A sad but special Hari Raya

SG COVID Diaries
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25 May 2020 09:30AM
11 mins

Ashiqin Suhaimi, a flight attendant, reflects about all the things she misses in a COVID-19 Raya: Prayers at the mosque, buying new outfits and eating her way through the Geylang Bazaar.

Credits:

Narrator: Grace Yeoh

Audio Editing: Ling Yeow Shen

Original Music: Megat Firdaus

Producer: Crispina Robert

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