By Shamini Darshni; Deborah Loh; Lee Shi-Ian; Shahrum Sayuthi; Sharifah KUANTAN: They sacrificed their one-day Aidiladha break for a four- hour journey from Kuala Lumpur to Kampung Cherok Paloh near here with the aim of lending support to flood victims.

IBM Malaysia recently hosted a Hari Raya Open House at the Putrajaya Marriott Hotel. The event was attended by about 500 public sector customers and clients. On hand to welcome the guests were IBM Malaysia's managing director Ou Shian Waei and the senior management team. (c) 2007 New Straits Times.

KUALA LUMPUR: It's balik kampung time again. About 1.2 million vehicles are expected to be on the North-South Expressway as well as the routes towards the east coast. City folk started to make their journey to their hometowns for the Hari Raya celebration tomorrow.

By Halim Said IT'S that time of year again. Thousands of city dwellers are headed back to their hometowns for Hari Raya Aidilfitri. The exodus is a ritual each festive season and traffic on the highways swells as the celebration nears.

By Hamidah Atan PUTRAJAYA: The Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (CVLB) has started issuing 1,000 temporary express bus permits in anticipation of the Hari Raya balik kampung exodus.