holly-holi-day

petikan dari NST hari ni
bertajuk "50 years ago, today"

well.. if only..
all states in Malaysia
has had a uniformed-one-for-all public holiday


KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. — Many UMNO divisions want Friday
to be the weekly holiday instead of Sunday
after the Federation gains independence.

The Perak division passed a resolution
at its annual delegates' conference last week,
urging such a change.

A spokesman at UMNO headquarters
told The Straits Times today
any such proposal would have to be approved
by the general assembly of UMNO Malaya.

UMNO members argue that since Islam
should be the state religion in independent Malaya,
all workers should stop work on Friday, the Islamic holy day.

FOOTNOTE: Johore, Kelantan, Kedah, Terengganu and Perlis
already observe Friday as a holiday.