Its easy to promise, but not easy to deliver. Last time they never study how hard it is to get the leave approved, now telling must do more “evaluation” on this matter. \u00a0This is surely a black mark on the PR coalition for being unable to fulfill their promise.<\/p>\n
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On calls for Thaipusam to be made a public holiday in Kedah, Manikumar said the matter was still under consideration.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe in the state government don\u2019t have any objections but there are many rules and acts to be studied first.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe thing is that the state holiday quota has been fully utilized and we need to amend the state constitution. Then we also need to get the consent of the Sultan of Kedah.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt state government level we had a series of meetings on this issue but we also need to consider the opinion of the private sector, especially from the industrial sector as there are concerns on their productivity.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo we are still evaluating many aspects on this,\u201d explained Manikumar.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n