Association urges Sarawak to make Deepavali a public holiday


Indians dancing on stage at a Deepavali celebration in Miri over the weekend.

MIRI: Indians in Sarawak long for Deepavali to be a public holiday in the state.

Sarawak Indian Association deputy president Karambir Singh said Indians in Sarawak would love to see the state government gazetting Deepavali as a state holiday.

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