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As published in Malay Mail today HARESH SAYS By Haresh Deol SO what’s brewing in Selangor? Plenty. There’s the widely speculated rift between Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azmin Ali and PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail ahead of the Sungai Besar by-election. Residents in Petaling Jaya are up in arms over the proposed construction of an elevated highway which has been dubbed Kidex 2.0. Football fans are disappointed the state team, the Red Giants, have turned into dwarfs in the M-League. It is understood the Selangor Ruler, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has been keeping close tabs on the situation. PKR is experiencing yet another internal turmoil. It heightened after party secretary-general, Rafizi Ramli, lodged a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and submitted evidence pertaining to allegation of graft and “requests for women” in dealings involving the state government. He was accompanied by several party members including Pa...

Kelantan coach Bojan Hodak ( pic ) has furnished Kelantan FA (Kafa) with a report after the east coast team were thrashed 6-1 by Maldives outfit Maziya Sports Club in an AFC Cup match recently. The Croatian had in the report state fatigue as the major factor to the heavy defeat. He also pointed out the team were down with 10-men after Zamri Ramli was give the marching orders. The 'embarrassing' scoreline irked several parties including Kafa president Annuar Musa who demanded for a probe. "It was a combination of several factors. The weather also played a role as we played in the hot afternoon sun. It was our ninth match in 27 days so the players were naturally tired," said Hodak as reported in Mailsport. Kelantan, however, bounced back by defeating T-Team 3-1 in a Super League match before wrapping up their first round campaign in the AFC Cup by beating Myanmar's Ayeyawady United 3-1 yesterday en route to topping Group G. While the Super League title...

This appeared in The Malay Mail yesterday. Comment by Haresh Deol YOU are cruising on your reliable 1995 Vulcan 800A, adhering to the 80kmh speed  limit on the North South Expressway. You then notice a roadblock up ahead, just before the Tapah R&R (rest and revive), and you slow down. A cop pulls you over and you wonder what you did wrong. The handlebars are in accordance with the law, the noise from your exhaust is nothing compared to a Harley Davidson Fat Boy fitted with Vans & Hines pipes and you were clocking 5kmh short of the speed limit. You were apparently caught speeding but you strongly felt otherwise. You keep quite, nevertheless. After waiting in the hot sun, the cop walks over and tells you that you were riding within the speed limit and advises you to "be careful" in the future. You leave quickly, smiling but thinking - what just happened? Perhaps national coach Datuk K.Rajagobal ( pic ) felt the same too when he was hauled up by the FA o...

...and you'll get a treat from Kelantan coach Bojan Hodak ( pic ). And before the FA of Malaysia (FAM) gets excited and tries to slap Hodak with an Article 88, fret not as he is NOT complaining. As far as Hodak is concerned, being good comes with a price as the Red Warriors are playing in numerous tournaments (Super League, FA Cup and AFC Cup) at one go. Unlike his counterpart in Selangor Irfan Bakti, Hodak insists he is treating all competitions with equal importance. Read the full article in Mailsport . Irfan, meanwhile, has set his sights on the FA Cup. Having wounded the Darul Takzim FC, better known as the Southern Tigers, in the first leg of the FA Cup quarterfinals, Irfan is expecting the southern team to bounce back and he would love the challenge. Read Irfan's take here . HD says: Very difficult to talk these days.