KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 -- Jannah Risma, 27, still remembered the feeling when her family car would pull up onto the driveway of a "kampung" house in Temerloh every year ahead of Aidilfitri. Relatives could not contain their excitement to welcome those rare homecomings.

When she was young, one of her unforgettable memories was cosying up with her cousins in the old house's living room, while their parents would choose to sleep elsewhere to let the children enjoy their precious time together during those rare reunions.

"I can still vividly recall those almost three-hour car journeys to reach my grandparent's house. We would be singing Raya songs with excitement all along the way. We usually set off in the afternoon and arrived there by th...