Lecturer who demanded sex, money to pass students nabbed in Malaysia

October 4th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - In order to attract more non-Malaysian students to government schools, Malaysia's education ministry is planning to introduce Tamil and Mandarin lessons at primary school level. The classes would eventually replace Pupil's Own Language (POL) periods, which are conducted after the school.

September 1st, 2009 PORT KLANG - Pakistan views Malaysia as a strategic naval partner in combating piracy and terrorism, captain of the visiting Pakistan Navy frigate PNS Zulfiquar has said. "We view Malaysia as an important destination and a defence partner, not only in counter piracy and terrorism, but also in maritime assistance," Captain Zahid Ilyas said.

August 20th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen ha, currently on a visit to India, has said that the Malaysia and India would intensify joint efforts to mutually promote the tourism industry. Yen also said that her meeting with Indian Tourism Minister Kumari Selja had been fruitful, where both countries decided to explore mutual avenues for promoting tourism products and investment opportunities in the hospitality sector, The Star online reports.he also informed that last year, about 22 million foreign tourists had visited Malaysia, including about 500,000 from India.

August 14th, 2009 MELBOURNE - A law lecturer at Melbourne's Victoria University is alleged to have solicited and received "bribes in the form of sexual favours and money from some female Asian international students" to improve their marks, a media report said Friday. The 46-year-old is later believed to have taken his own life, apparently overdosing on prescription drugs at his home at Footscray here, The Australian reported.

July 19th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - An Indian lecturer-turned-street magician in Malaysia says that he keeps churning out new tricks all the time to gain the satisfaction he gets when he sees the smiles of his audience. A.C. Vasanth, 34, has been at his mesmerising best at the KLCC over the past few days, performing his "number guessing" and "money changing" tricks.

July 15th, 2009 Malaysia to free 9 Christians in conversion mix-upKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian authorities detained nine Christians overnight after a university official mistakenly accused them of trying to convert Muslim students, police said Wednesday. Police said they would release all nine without charges, but their arrest could deepen frustrations among religious minorities who feel authorities in this Muslim-majority nation increasingly ignore their rights in favor of Islam.

July 8th, 2009 PUTRAJAYA - Despite a series of racially motivated attacks on Indian students in the country, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has assured foreigners that his country is a safe place to study. Referring to the recent attacks or "curry bashings", he said, "In every city in the world, unfortunately, there are going to be acts of violence from time to time." The Star Online quoted him, as claiming that he was not playing down the issue, and "one act of violence is one too many; one death is one too many," and added that his government welcomed foreign students and took their security "very seriously".

July 8th, 2009 Malaysia drops English used to teach math, scienceKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia announced Wednesday it will abandon the use of English to teach math and science, bowing to protesters who demanded more use of the national Malay language. Malay will be reinstated in state-funded schools starting in 2012 because teaching in English caused academic results in those subjects to slip, Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said.

June 21st, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian students looking to study abroad have been urged by a minister to consider India as an option. Malaysia's Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department S.K.

June 21st, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Deputy Minister in the Malaysian Prime Minister's Department, S.K. Devamany, has said that India can be a good option for Malaysian students who want to study abroad, and vice-versa.

May 23rd, 2009 PETALING JAYA - Malaysia's Public Service Department (PSD) has awarded scholarships to 323 Indian origin students this year. Malaysian Indian Congress secretary-general Dr S.

May 18th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Indian temples in Malaysia should conduct religious classes for schoolchildren on their premises, Ipoh Teachers Training Institute lecturer I. Manirajan has said.

May 14th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Bharatanatyam exponent from India Roja Kannan will perform here this month-end along with dance students and teachers from Malaysia and Singapore. Roja, from Chennai, will perform at the Festival of Bharatanatyam, The Star newspaper said.

April 13th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - India were 'worthy champions' of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, but runners-up Malaysia were also 'not completely outplayed', media reports said on the prestigious hockey tournament finals held in Ipoh. For Malaysia, it was their third defeat in the final.

March 6th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Thursday announced two scholarships to meritorious Malaysian students for pursuing post-graduate courses. The High Commission of India said in a statement here that the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) scholarship would not cover courses in medicine or dentistry.