The PAS-controlled Kelantan government has declared Dec 9 as “cuti peristiwa” (occasional holiday) for the state in view of the gathering to be held in Kuala Lumpur the day before.

Menteri Besar Ahmad Yakob said this would allow the people of Kelantan to attend the mammoth gathering to celebrate the federal government's decision not to ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Icerd)...