For 16 consecutive years, Labour Day celebrations had been held at the Dataran Merdeka. This year, the police decided no more. Three ghoulish letters G-S-T must have freaked them out. But as always, there's a valid reason from the authorities.

From The Star Online:

“We cannot allow them to gather here because they had no permit. It was a wrongful gathering,” he (Dang Wangi OCPD Asst Comm Zulkarnain Abdul Rahman) said.

Yeah right.

For 16 consecutive years, hundreds would show up in solidarity over some form of labour oppression, say their piece, and go home. Peace out. They would cross the same streets, wear coordinated T-shirts, carry banners, and it would be fine. This year, it's no longer fine. There's something to be said about this whole 'Performance Now' thingie.

Well, tell her this year it's not on.

The Hulu Selangor By-Election campaign will be remembered as the most base in recent memory - cheap shots and character assassination by one political party hogged the media headlines in the early days of the campaign. "All's fair in love, war and elections," said a former PM yesterday. Sorry, but we beg to differ; there's such a thing as class. Does a semi-rural constituency deserve all this? JAYANATH APPUDURAI catches a glimpse of this charming territory just before the circus came to town

Victor of “Baba Low 486” fame and I decided to do the ‘uncool’ thing. We visited some parts of sprawling Hulu Selangor constituency two days before nomination day.

First stop was laid-back Serendah Town.

This is the only new building in an otherwise 1950’s town!