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'Make pre-marriage course compulsory for Malaysian Hindus'
( 09-Sep-2010 )
Kuala Lumpur: A Hindu group in Malaysia wants a compulsory pre-marriage course for the community to reinforce family values and fight problems like divorce and single motherhood.
The Malaysia Hindu Sangam (MHS) has written to Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak requesting the government to make the cour .... |
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Malaysian Indian party seeks to join ruling coalition
( 09-Sep-2010 )
Kuala Lumpur: The Malaysian Indian United Party (MIUP) is pressing for full membership of the Barisan Nasional (BN), the ruling coalition, a party official has said. The MIUP, which is a party that aims to work for the Indian community, applied for BN's membership last year. It hopes for an earl .... |
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24 Indians rescued from traffickers in Malaysia
( 09-Sep-2010 )
Ipoh: At least 24 Indian men who were found locked up in a house in a Malaysian town have been rescued and two Pakistani men allegedly involved in a human trafficking racket have been detained, a media report said.
Malaysian police found a clue to the Indian men's detention from an Aug 30 media .... |
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Malaysian court declines Hindu widow's appeal
( 21-Aug-2010 )
Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian court has rejected the appeal of a Hindu widow to determine the religious status of her husband who was buried as a Muslim five years ago.
The Court of Appeal ruled that the Civil High Court had no jurisdiction to determine the religious status of late Sgt M. Moorthy, who .... |
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Ethnic Indians not helping in probe, say Malaysian police
( 21-Aug-2010 )
Kuala Lumpur: Inspector General Musa Hassan, chief of Malaysian police, has said he was "disappointed" at the lack of cooperation from ethnic Indian politicians in police investigations.
The police chief said an ethnic Indian politician has levelled allegations against another politician .... |
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Court rejects Malaysian minister's plea against daily
( 21-Aug-2010 )
Kuala Lumpur: The High Court here has rejected Human Resource Minister S. Subramaniam's plea to stop a Tamil daily from continuing to publish articles which he claimed were defamatory. Justice Zabariah Mohammed Yusof dismissed Subramaniam's petition after hearing submissions from lawyer .... |
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New Malaysian party to give voice to Indian community
( 20-Aug-2010 )
Kuala Lumpur: A new party seeking to help uplift conditions of the ethnic Indian community in Malaysia plans to contest the next general election in the country. The Human Rights Party of Malaysia (HRP) aims to be the alternative platform for the Indian community to improve their socio-economic .... |
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Indian-origin Malaysian minister denies sex scam charges
( 19-Aug-2010 )
Kuala Lumpur: An Indian-origin minister in the Malaysian federal government has denied charges by a political opponent that he was involved in a sex racket and drug trafficking. Deputy Federal Territories and Urban Well-being Minister M. Saravanan has been accused of supplying college girls to promi .... |
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Indian-origin management guru to address Malaysian forum
( 11-Aug-2010 )
Kuala Lumpur: Virgin Group founder and chairman Richard Branson and US-based Indian management guru Anil Gupta will address a forum here next month.
Branson is expected to outline his thoughts on the current investment landscape and on the growing importance of Asia in the forum entitled "Daw .... |
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Malaysian Indian Congress faces internal conflict
( 24-May-2010 )
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) President S Samy Vellu's announcement to quit the post late next year has triggered a crisis in the party.
A movement is building up within the party even as Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, who heads ruling alliance Barisan Nasional (BN), of which t .... |
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