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Diwali 2013

Posted: 01 Nov 2013 04:11 AM PDT

Happy Deepavali to all Malaysians, especially my Hindu brothers and sisters, uncles and aunties, wherever you are ...

MIC, the party in government representative of Malaysian Indians, will make a formal request to PM Najib Razak for Deepavali hols to be increased to TWO days instead of one.

I wish MIC luck. I agree, absolutely. Diwali is a major holy day for our country, so I can't imagine how or why we are given only one day to celebrate it when we get TWO days to mark, say, Chinese New Year.

In Malaysia, a tiny Club to sue a state government for broken promise

Posted: 01 Nov 2013 03:28 AM PDT

UKRC vs MPAJ

For decades, the Ulu Kelang Recreation Club waged a battle against the BN government over a football field that the club developed on a former mining land. In 2008, when Pakatan took over the state government, the Club thought they'd get to stop fighting, finally. Promises were made. Motions were tabled and adopted. What could have gone wrong, right? Wrong.

Happeir times: YB Saari and UKRC president Andrew Gopal

Last week, the Club started proceedings against the MPAJ, the council concerned, for snatching the field away from it. Battle-scarred club members are so sick and tired of the politicians they may sue the Saari Sungib, the people's rep for Ulu Kelang, for breaking his promise. That would be a first, I think.