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First Time In 10 Years, No Media Coverage Of MIC CWC Meet
Thursday, November 20, Bernama -- Instead, he issued only a press statement touching on various issues effecting the Malaysian Indian community -- except the issue of succession and MIC politics. (....more)
Ex-newscaster Sharma Kumari, husband win appeal
Bernama, Nov 20 2008 -- On March 2, 2000, High Court Judge Datuk R.K. Nathan ordered Sharma Kumari to pay RM1mil and Pardeep Kumar RM800,000 in damages to Abdullah Sani, who is the elder brother of Datuk Abdullah Hishan. (....more)
Veteran Tamil film villian M N Nambiar dead
(PTI) November 19, 2008 -- Born on March 7, 1919, in Kannur, Kerala, Nambiar was one of the most sucessful stars of Tamil cinema and perhaps the only actor, who remained active for six decades. He also acted in Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi cinema, besides Willam Burke's English film Jungle (1952) with Rod Cameron. (....more)
Book causes furore over racial slurs
Nov 18 2008, The Electric New Paper -- IF you are visiting Malaysia, watch out for the Indians, who love to pick a fight. Or the Chinese, who can be loud and rude. And if you're African-American, don't even think about hooking up with a local Chinese girl - they prefer white men. Shocking as these tips sound, they are actually found in a Thai-produced guide book to Malaysia. (...more)
Ruling On Yoga This Week
Nov 18 (Bernama) -- The furore over yoga arose after a lecturer at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia's Faculty of Islamic Studies, Prof Zakaria Stapa, said that the exercise contained elements of Hinduism and advised Muslims who had taken up yoga to stop practising it as it could deviate them from their faith. (....more)
Samy Vellu: ''I want 100 people to contest the MIC president's post.''
Bernama, Nov 16 2008 -- He said MIC had always adopted democracy and anyone or leaders could contest for any party posts, including the top post. (....more)
Machiavellian Samy Vellu
The Traveler, Friday, November 14, 2008 --
Subramaniam’s touch-and-go attack on Samy Vellu while he was MIC deputy president became no-holds-barred after Samy’s handpicked candidate Palanivelu trounced Subramaniam. Makkal Osai, the Tamil daily owned by Subramaniam, was in the forefront attacking Samy at every opportunity and often spinning news. Samy was demonized in daily headlines. Makkal Osai implicated Samy’s son Velappari in the death of local actress Sujatha and ran countless headlines. (....more)
MIC’s battle of the has-beens
By Baradan Kuppusamy, themalaysiainsider.com, Nov 15 2008 -- "I don't know what to say… I am tongue tied," said K.P. Samy, a young and popular rebel in the MIC when asked about Muthupalaniappan's challenge."It really is a uphill task… when you take on Samy you are fighting not just one battle but several at the same time," he said. K.P. Samy did not want to go into details because the fate of his branch is hanging in the balance but other branch chairmen were only willing to talk anonymously. (....more)
Caste clash rocks Law College
Gokul Vannan, expressbuzz.com
13 Nov 2008
Knives, iron rods, wooden logs and tubelights were freely used by the clashing students.
The police remained silent spectators, waiting for a call from the college principal for help.Tension has been running high inside the campus since October 30. According to police sources, a few Dalit students objected to the institution being referred to as just ‘government law college’ without the pre-fix ‘Dr Ambedkar’ in posters put up inside the campus by students from a caste Hindu community. ( ......more)
TN: Cops to pay for being mute spectators
Timesnow.tv, Nov 13 2008 --In the shocking incident today (Nov 13), the Chennai police remained mute spectators during clashes between students of two rival groups at a local law college. (....more)
IPF Suspends Deputy President, VP, Youth Chief For Indiscipline, Bankruptcy
Nov 12 (Bernama) -- Senggutuan was alleged to have violated party regulations while Mathyalagan was said to have issued contradicting press statements detrimental to the party leadership.
Ravi has been asked to relinquish his post as he was declared bankrupt. (....more)
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MIC Chief Happy More Tamil School Students Scored 7A's In UPSR
Nov 11 (Bernama) -- The 719 excellent students are from SRJK Simpang Lima, Klang (36 students), SRJK Haji Manan, Kluang-Johore (28), Kedah (51), Penang (25), Perak (149), Kuala Lumpur (20), Selangor (202), Pahang (26), Negeri Sembilan (73), Melaka (19) and Johore (154).
There are 110,000 students studying in 342 Tamil schools nationwide. (....more)
To lock horns with Samy, Muthu needs to clear major hurdle
Bernama - Nov 12 2008 -- “The MIC presidential election by-laws stipulate that a candidate must obtain 50 nominations and each nomination paper must be signed by six branch chairmen (one proposer and five seconders). In total, 300 branch chairmen must sign the nomination papers of each candidate, to ensure he or she is eligible to contest,” he told Bernama.
He said the MIC central working committee (CWC) would most probably, within its next two meetings, decide on the composition of the new election steering committee entrusted to conduct the presidential polls. (.....more)
Manoharan's third bid for habeas corpus rejected
Bernma - Nov 12 2008 -- “It is a clear abuse of the process of the court to file the instant application for habeas corpus when an earlier application had been finally determined by the Federal Court,” he said. (....more)
Saravana Bhawan owner held over visa fraud NDTV
Muthupalaniappan Taking On Samy Vellu For MIC Top Post
Nov 11 (Bernama) -- "I hope the election will be conducted in a healthy manner with no undue duress on branch leaders. The election process should be conducted preferably by an unbiased committee. Justice must be seen to be done to both parties," Muthupalaniappan, 68, said. (....more)
MIC: The Lull Before The Storm?
Nov 10 (Bernama) -- The party, some feel, needs to re-invent itself to become more relevant to the community which, on numerous occasions, had voiced its concerns on its shortcomings to the government. However, to date, the powers-that-be have yet to take the bull by its horns to resolve major issues confronting Indians in the country. (....more)
Muthupalaniappan Throws Down Gauntlet For MIC Presidency
Nov 10 (Bernama) -- "I would not be making any official confirmation on the matter now. My supporters and branch leaders feel that if I announce my intention now, then they would have to face the wrath of Samy Vellu who may choose to expel those who support me. (....more)
Touching the heart of Malaysian Race Relations
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Citing the rise of Muhkriz Mahahir (who considered judicial reforms threats to Malays) as a sign of UMNO leaning to the right, he said such trend would mean “more inefficiency, more corruption and a more authoritarian style of government.” He further said; “We are a deeply divided nation, adrift for our having abandoned democratic traditions and the rule of law in favour of a political ideology that serves no one save those who rule.”
( ....more) ரஜினியின் vikatan.com, Novemeber 8 2008
Rajini pours his heart out to fans
IndiaGlitz [Monday, November 03, 2008] -- On being referred to as a confused man by the media following his recent speeches and acts, Rajinikanth said, 'If I think what I do is right, I will never hesitate to do it. People may call me a confused man or a selfish human being. Had I not spoken or reacted in such a way under difficult circumstances, our country would have faced much confusion'. (.....more)
Police: Waythamoorthy’s child was never detained
The Star, November 01 2008 -- “During this period, both mother and child were always together and never placed in a lock-up,” Comm Bakri said in a statement yesterday. Instead, Nageswary and her daughter chose to sit in the lobby area at the Putrajaya police station until 7.30pm before leaving. (.....more)
India asks Malaysia to remove trade mark on 'Ponni' rice
Friday, October 31 (PTI): The Tamil Nadu Agriculture University is providing technical support to the Centre for challenging the trade mark grant to the Malaysian firm. (....more)
MIC Polls Postponed To September 2009
Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Many in the party, without voicing out, prefer Samy Vellu to leave and let democracy take its course. This is, however, rebutted by the 72-year-old leader, who says he does not want to leave the party in disarray due to political infighting after his departure as the president. (.....more)
96 Hindu and 37 Buddhist temples demolished between 2004 and 2007
NST, Oct 28 2008 --A total of 96 Hindu and 37 Buddhist temples were demolished in Selangor between 2004 and 2007.
State exco member Dr A. Xavier Jayakumar said the move was carried out by the local authorities. ( ....more)
Hindraf and the supremacy of State
P. S. Suryanarayana, The Hindu, Oct 27 2008 -- Hindraf leaders have not tried so far to distance their outfit from its religious mooring. They have instead specialised in using the Hindu temple as “a safe sanctuary” to carry forward their campaign for a “fair deal” for the Indian-origin minority. The temple, they say, is the only platform accessible to them in the face of a “state-sponsored crackdown. (.....more)
NGOs involved in Hindraf activities will face action, warns Syed Hamid
bernama, oct 24 -- On Hindraf leader P. Waythamoorthy who is now in Britain and claiming that the Malaysian government had cancelled his passport, Syed Hamid said Waythamoorthy could take back his passport at the Malaysian High Commission there. (....more)
Syed Hamid talks to The Star Online (Part 2)
The Star, October 23 2008 -- Hindraf has said “our enemies are the Malays, the Muslims.” This is in some of their leaders’ speeches. We have allowed them to go on. Yes, there are some issues involving the Indians that have not been totally resolved, but to say that we oppress, commit apartheid or genocide and that the police allowed murder in Kg Medan and Kg Rawa? (.....more)
Hindraf Members Deliver Memorandum At Parliament Over Leader's Passport
Oct 22 (Bernama) -- The group claimed that the passport of P. Waytha Moorthy, who is now in exile in Britain, had been revoked, and as such, he could not return to Malaysia to celebrate Deepavali with his family. (......more)
Uthayakumar's Lawyer Objects To AG's Authority
Oct 20 (Bernama) -- The lawyer, N. Surendren, argued that Uthayakumar was prosecuted out of a grudge between Gani and his client.
He said Gani had scolded Uthayakumar during a Shah Alam court hearing when his client was representing 31 supporters of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf). (....more)
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A Malaysian Murder Trial to Nowhere
by Jed Yoong Asia Sentinel, Monday, 20 October 2008 -- In any case, whatever the new revelations may be, Najib and Rosmah have remained above it all, gracing functions and appearing in feel-good articles in the government-controlled local media, dishing out platitudes on unity, friendship, integrity and economic management. (.....more)
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Travel agent upset over issuance of cancelled Indian visas
Wani Muthiah,
Mon, Oct 20, 2008,
The Star -- 'I am also shocked as I can't understand how the travel agency obtained these visas. But we are prepared to take full responsibility if they can produce the official receipts issued by us for the visas,' said Thangavelu. (.....more)
Beer ad irks MIC Youth
NST, October 18 2008 -- "They are insulting the Hindus' Rangoli kolam by putting the beer bottles in the middle and stating that the Deepavali celebration will be more enjoyable with Skol beer," said Shivarraj at the Sentul police station here yesterday. (.....more)
Samy Vellu: Only MIC can deliver
Ridzwan Abdulla, NST, October 17 2008 -- "Oh, now they are saying the voice is from over there? What exactly are these voices? It is the MIC's voice on requests, plans, funds, committees on Indian welfare and representation that is being heard." (...more)
Teacher kicked, slapped by two Form 2 girls
Ahmad Fairuz Othma, October 17 2008, NST -- Azhana and the two students also traded slaps in the incident at Sekolah Menengah Perlis here.
District police chief Superintendent Yusof Mohd Diah said the teacher was kicked in the belly about two to three times during the incident. (.....more)
Company Director Sues Nallakaruppan For RM 10 Million
Oct 16 (Bernama) --Oct 16 (Bernama) -- A company director today filed a RM10 million defamation suit against Malaysian Indian United Party (MIUP) president Datuk S. Nallakaruppan over a police report lodged during the Permatang Pauh parliamentary by-election on Aug 21 which he claimed was false. (....more)
Hindraf Declared An Illegal Organisation
Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Syed Hamid said if left unchecked, Hindraf would continue to pose a threat to public order, the security and sovereignty of the country as well as the prevailing racial harmony.
"The decision to declare Hindraf an illegal organisation is not based on one or two of its activities that are in contravention of the law but covers all the actions it has taken since being formed," he said. (.....more)
Boyfriend only adds to rape victim's distress
Lee Shi-Ian, nst, october 15 2008 --- Hurt, traumatised and in shock from being raped, a 19-year-old trainee nurse sought help from her boyfriend. Instead of helping her and taking her to a police station to lodge a report, the boyfriend forced her to perform oral sex on him. (....more)
Claims of modern day slavery in estates
Oct 15 -- Absence of crucial evidence like the birth certificate that could verify the victims as Malaysian citizens had made the cases failed to ‘hold water’ in the courts of justice, said the English newspaper. (....more)
Samy's Injunction Against Tamil Daily And Four Others Lifted
Oct 14 (Bernama) -- Counsel for the four defendants, S. Arumugam, told reporters that Justice Datuk Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat dismissed the injunction with costs in chambers on grounds that Samy Vellu had failed to satisfy the court on why he needed the injunction. (.....more)
No one can compel me to enter politics
The Hindu, October 14 2008 -- “Every day there is a discussion among the fans who want me to enter politics. But I am fully involved in the making of the film ‘Enthiran.’ So, fans who are interested in politics can work with the political parties of their liking. But I will not allow the launching of a party in my name and the use of my portraits by my fans and others,” (.....more)
Police To Meet Karpal Singh Over Statement On Probe Into Johor Assemblyman's Murder
Oct 14 (Bernama) -- "If Karpal (Singh) says his statement is correct as reported in the media, then we will record a statement from Karpal (Singh) to assist police in the investigation into the murder," he told reporters at the Johor police headquarters. (....more)
'Spices of India' probe intensifies
Adrian David, NST, October 13 2008 -- The women told the authorities that they were initially lured to Singapore with promises of lucrative jobs as maids for six months. However, they were later made to work as bar girls and prostitutes in nightclubs in Singapore and Malaysia. (......more)
Samy Vellu faces calls for him to step down as party chief
NST, Sunday, October 12 2008 -- Former central working committee member K.P. Samy said an open and free fight should be allowed for the party's top posts."It will determine a president of the grassroots' choice, reflect the credibility of the elected president and avoid a shadow leadership." (.....more)
Anarkali outfits a hit in Malaysia
Indo-Asian News Service, Saturday, October 11, 2008 -- The shops in Kuala Lumpur in Brickfields, Jalan Masjid India and other avenues popular with ethnic Indian shoppers are stocking up on Anarkali Suits, named after the beautiful Mughal era courtesan Anarkali, with whom Prince Salim, who later became Emperor Jehangir, fell in love. (......more)
Mahathir May Return to Centre Stage
by Baradan Kuppusamy,
Oct 10 (IPS) - "Mr Najib is a carbon copy of Dr Mahathir and we fear in his rise to power a possible return of iron-fisted rule and intolerance for dissent and curbs on the political opposition," said a diplomat with a European mission, on condition of anonymity. (.....more)
Regime Change May Hit Reforms
by Anil Netto,
Oct 9 (IPS) -- Observers are now closely watching to see if those defections to the Alliance will materialise when Parliament reopens on Oct 13. (....more)
Hindraf action may affect other open houses, says Syed Hamid
The Star, October 09 2008 -- “Action will be taken. We have many alternatives. Under the Act, whether the organisation is legal or not, it is still an organisation. If it is not legal, action will be taken based on the provisions for an illegal organisation, unless if it is legal then action will be taken under the proper provisions,” (...more)
MIC Sacks Division Leader
Oct 9 (Bernama) -- "The MIC will not tolerate this. This should serve as a warning to other grassroot leaders in the party. We will initiate stern action against anyone found to have gone against the party's constitution and worked against the interests of the MIC and the Barisan Nasional," Samy Vellu (....more)
Malaysia's Government is crumbling, but the Opposition is stumbling
Michael Backman , The Age, October 8, 2008
The truth is, the Malaysian Government is the biggest source of ethnic and religious tension in Malaysia. It has an interest in constantly harping on about race, using imagined communal tensions as an excuse for its use of the ISA, to control the media and, above all, to head off threats to its own power. The race issue is manipulated not to protect Malaysians from each other but to protect the Government from opposition. (....more)
Emerging Trend in Trafficking Tribal Women
By Baradan Kuppusamy, Oct 7 (IPS) - ‘’It is a most heinous crime because tribal girls are duped into believing they are getting high-paid office and home jobs, but are forced into prostitution,’’ she told IPS. (....more)
Big trouble in Little India: MIC vs Pakatan
The Star, October 06 2008 -- “In the past, Ipoh Barat MIC has never involved the public when the party organises the celebration. We’ve received complaints from the traders of Little India,” he claimed.“This time however, the community will themselves decide with Pakatan how the celebration should be done,” he told reporters at the State Secretariat here on Monday. (.....more)
Trial Of Raja Petra Under Sedition Act Begins Today
Oct 6 (Bernama) -- Meanwhile, during cross-examination by lawyer J. Chandra who represented Raja Petra, Harme said he had no other evidence to prove that it was indeed, Raja Petra who posted the article besides what was stated in the report. (....more)
PAS Chief Ticked Off For Describing Hindraf's Action A Democratic Right
Oct 5 (Bernama) -- "Do not liken demonstrations in front of the White House with the action of Hindraf supporters who had disrupted an Aidilfitri open house. It was the time for the Prime Minister, his deputy, and ministers to meet the people.
"The action had tarnished the hari raya celebration and the goodwill spirit advocated by Malaysians. We should not misuse democratic practices. (.....more)
MIC not placing any condition or pressure on Hindraf issue
Bernama, Oct 04 2008 -- “We want to give the freedom and believe fully in the Home Minister to make the decision,” he told reporters after officiating a programme to rebrand the MIC here. (....more)
Hindraf sympathisers delaying release: Samy
The Star, Oct 03 2008 -- “The MIC has taken several actions (to secure their release) but what the sympathisers did would jeopardise them,” he said Friday. (.....more)
Selangor govt to meet with temple committee
The Star, October 01 2008 -- Khalid said that the demolition was not in line with Pakatan Rakyat principles which propagated that all places of worship be given due recognition and respect. (....more)
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