Malay Indian woman in Karachi jail seeks help

September 17th, 2009 IPOH - For 17 years, Malay Indian pilot Gurdeep Singh contributed diligently to the Social Security Organisation (Socso). Now, in his time of need, the 44-year-old former employee of Malaysia Airline claims Socso has shunned him.

September 9th, 2009 PETALING JAYA - Malaysian Indian Congress's CWC seat hopeful Jaspal Singh has urged Malay-Indian businessmen to think big and incorporate technology into their ventures for more profit. Singh said Indians should be prepared to work hard and take up challenges to compete at a global platform.

September 8th, 2009 6 Malaysian Muslims charged with insulting HindusSHAH ALAM, Malaysia — Six Malaysian Muslims have been charged with sedition for parading a severed cow's head to protest the planned construction of a Hindu temple. The cow is the holiest animal in Hinduism.

August 18th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - A group of India-based Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have expressed their wish for the Malaysian Government to intervene in the controversy surrounding the Indian Studies Department (ISD) at the University of Malaya, to solve the issues immediately. According to reports, a meeting was also organised by the Tamil Foundation in Kuala Lumpur to talk about means to save the department.

July 22nd, 2009 KUANTAN - A part-time model, sentenced for drinking beer at a nightclub, is set to become the first Malaysian woman to be caned under Sharia law after she decided not to appeal against her sentence. Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, 32, was sentenced to six strokes of the rotan and a fine of 5,000 ringgits on Monday, the New Strait Times reports.

July 20th, 2009 SEREMBAN - Malaysian Indian Congress President S. Samy Vellu has said that the formation of too many political parties representing Malay Indians will only harm the community.

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.

July 4th, 2009 IPOH - In a bid to provide study assistance to underprivileged Malay Indian students, the Parek government in Malaysia has decided to include three private colleges in their list of colleges and universities, which are eligible for educational aid. Earlier, a large number of Malay-Indian students could not afford to study in the three institutes of higher learning-Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology (AIMST), and TAFE College-as they were deprived of assistance from the state government.

June 29th, 2009 IPOH - Only three Malay-Indian students in Parek have applied for Dermasiswa or education aid for further studies in last four months. The New Straits Times quoted state executive councillor Dr Mah Hang Soon, as saying that the state government was concerned about the low education aid requests from the Indian community against 205 Malays and 170 Chinese students' requests.

June 15th, 2009 KLANG - A former PKR top leader is accusing Anwar Ibrahim of not being sincere in wanting to help grassroots Indians. PKR former deputy secretary-general P.

June 7th, 2009 GEORGE TOWN - Residents of Penang's sole Malay Indian village, Kampung Lorong Buah Pala, have urged Pakatan Rakyat leaders to save their village which faces demolition threat due to a development project. The village's residents' association chairman, M.

June 2nd, 2009 PORT KLANG - Unknown assailants murdered Malay Indian S. Sundarajan, 39, on Monday, six months to the day he lost the use of his left hand when he was slashed and robbed on his way to work with his father-in-law Teh Oh Kow.

April 27th, 2009 KLANG - Malay Indians are generally unaware of economic opportunities made available to them by the government, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department T. Murugiah has claimed.

April 18th, 2009 MIRI - The Malay Indian community here got together to celebrate various festivities under one roof. According to The Star, the festive gathering on Thursday night, was to celebrate the New Years of Baisakhi, Vishu, Ugadi, Gudi Padra, Aluth Arurudhu, Puthandu, Nan Roz, Guru Bihu, Vaishakha and Naba Barsha.

February 22nd, 2009 PENANG - Malaysian Indian lawmaker Karpal Singh received an envelope with two live bullets and a letter that threatened to 'burn his entire family' if he clashed with the Malay rulers. Singh, who heads the opposition Democratic Action Party, said he was in Kuala Lumpur when an employee at his Penang office called to inform him of the letter that was mailed to his house in George Town.