Ponggal gaffe raises ire of Indians

Jakim’s gone and made a boo-boo by wrongly labelling Ponggal a religious festival. And the Education Ministry has compounded things by banning Muslim students from taking part in any celebrations of the festival. The combined brilliantness of both departments has, of course, irked (and that’s putting it mildly) Indians in Malaysia.

In other news, Anwar Ibrahim has dodged a bullet in the form of sexual misconduct allegations, and MACC chief commissioner Lat Koya has lodged a report on an alleged criminal plot against her.