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It is not materialized yet. The proposal from Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development Ministry under Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil to push to increase the current 60-days paid maternity leave to 84 days is temporarily on hold: Read :thestar Longer Maternity Plan On Hold and my previous post: Hooray to 84 days maternity leave

The reason being the "objection" of certain ministries which claim that the extended leave affect productivity, our economy and cause some inconviences to certain sectors?  Datuk Sharizat announced that her ministry will submit a revised proposal but no date and details were given.

Let’s just keep our fingers crossed.

Viewers love celebrity gossips. News editors love them even more. Hmm.. let’s see who will get the best viewship rating tonight. Take a look at this intense rating wars on our tubes all to be held on 28th August 2006:

1. Via TV3 from 9.00pm : Perkahwinan Siti Nurhaliza dan Datuk Khalid : Live telecast of the fairy-tale wedding (bersanding ceremony) of Malaysian pop diva Siti Nurhaliza and businessman Datuk Khalid Mohamad Jiwa, from the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center.

Picture courtesy of TV3 Malaysia

2. Via Astro from 8.30pm : Live interview of Mawi by Aznil Nawawi. Mawi, who becomes the hottest male singer after winning the Akademi Fantasia 3 in 2005. His most controversial broken-engagement to Nor Diana binti Mohd Daim has “popularized” his ex-fiancee, a nobody before this. She has since ventured into singing and expected to release her debut album next month and her new book, “Catatan Duka Diana Daim”. Earlier at 7.30pm, Astro will broadcast the pre-recorded interview of Ina by Cit Cat host Aswan Ali, on her break-up with Mawi.

Picture courtesy of Mawi Friends Community

3. Via TV1 from 8.45pm : Santai..Ina, the live interview of Nor Diana by actor Rosyam Noor. Ina, as she is popularly known now, is expected to tell her side of story about the strained relationship with the pop sensation.

Although the spokesman of these TV stations claim that it is merely coincidence, simultaneus timing of these live shows make our tv programmes tonight just as spicy. If rival TV stations decide to telecast the interviews of Mawi and Diana simultaneously with the most-talked wedding of the year, it clearly means that not everyone is a fan of Siti. It has been quite sometime since we have such juicy stories been aired live. Sponsors will have a hard time to decide which TV station to choose tonight. Stay tuned to your favorite TV channels..

Updates : Who is correct?????

Thestar published on 30th August 2006 says –> Siti : 6.3 million views via TV3 vs. Mawi : 4.7 million via TV1

Bernama published on its website on 29th August 2006 says –> Siti : 4.3 million viewers vs. Mawi 1.6 million viewers.