On Merdeka Eve at the Bukit Jalil national stadium, pop icon and singer Zainal Abidin was among several performers basking in the limelight, during the closing ceremony of the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian Games 2017 (KL2017).

However, two months on from the closing, Zainal is feeling neglected by the organisers of KL2017, whom he claimed have yet to pay him and other artistes for their performances.

While he says that they don't just rely on one source of income, their hard work should be compensated as per the agreements signed between them and the organisers.

"It's not just ministers who want a life of luxury. We artistes also want a good life," Zainal told Malaysiakini today...