The Jalur Gemilang and Johor state flag are set at half mast as a mark of respect for the passing of the 34th Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah Sultan Yusuff Izzuddin Shah who passed away about 1.30pm today. Pix by Mohd Azren Jamaludin.
This is Michael Tay, the newly-appointed Johor MCA bureau of coordinating government affairs chairman, who is listening to Kamal (not his real name) pour out his woes.
Kamal is in deep shit because he borrowed money from 5 Ah Longs (illegal moneylenders) to settle a loan of RM400 borrowed from the first loanshark. Kamal claimed he has to date paid RM5,000 to settle the interest.
According to Tay more Malays are now turning to loansharks where out of 10 people who come to him for help, 7 are Malays.
Tay assured Kamal that he will talk to the loansharks on his behalf.
Later in the day, I went over to
the Pekan Rabu immigration office which will be shifting next month. The Chong sisters (pictured) came here all the way from Kulaijaya to collect some documents. They, too, were surprised to learn that the immigration office is moving.
Some 20 traders there are appealing to Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin to visit Pekan Rabu. They believe if the Immigration office goes, it will affect 80 per cent of their business.
These are some of the traders there. They are like one big happy family.
"Manja" says Pekan Rabu currently receives about 700 and 1,000 visitors on weekdays and weekends respectively, mainly due to the presence of the Immigration office.
There is also a Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia store in Pekan Rabu.
I'd like to end on a beautiful note:
"Give without remembering, receive without forgetting" - Ivan Misner
Selamat Malam
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