KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 -- Modern dikir barat singer Eda Ezrin, who was acquitted earlier this month of possessing 6,059 Yaba pills, is expected to be released after Aidilfitri.

Her aunt, Wan Roshayati Wan Yusof, said Eda Ezrin's mother, Zaharah Mamat, 47, informed her that the singer and five other Malaysians, including her husband, would be celebrating Aidilfitri at Narathiwat Prison, according to a report published in Harian Metro.

"Recently, Zaharah visited Eda Ezrin and told us that she would not be celebrating Hari Raya with her family. She, her husband, and the four others will only be released after the festive period.

"Her mother said she was sad that her eldest child could not be with them for Hari Raya, but she accepted it wi...