MIC CWC candidate urges Indian businessmen to think bigSeptember 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.
'Too many Malay-Indian political parties will make Indians suffer'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.
Malaysian Government urged to give Indians more opportunitiesJuly 10th, 2009 KAHANG - The Malaysian Government should give more opportunities to the Indian community in the country's development projects, the Tamil Nesan quoted state assemblyman R. Vidyanathan, as saying.
From math and science to 'matematik' and 'sains': Malaysia schools drop instruction in EnglishJuly 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.
Underprivileged Malay-Indian students to get educational aidJuly 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.
Malaysia's leader makes bold gambit by rolling back long-preserved affirmative action policiesJuly 3rd, 2009 Malaysia makes bold changes in race-based policiesKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The economic downturn is allowing Malaysia's leader to chip away at an affirmative action program for Malay Muslims that has been considered virtually untouchable in the past. Soon after taking office in April, Prime Minister Najib Razak scrapped a requirement for 30 percent Malay ownership of companies in certain service industries.
Only 3 Malay-Indians have requested for education aidJune 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.
'Anwar not sincere in helping Malay Indians'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.
Malay Indian party open to all MalaysiansMay 28th, 2009 KLANG - The newly formed Malaysian Makkal Sakthi Party (MMSP) is not exclusively for Indians and its founders hope that Malaysians of all races will join it. Pro tem secretary-general Kannan Ramasamy said the MMSP was registered as a party with an open membership.
Malaysian Indians told to grab investment opportunitiesApril 28th, 2009 JOHOR BARU - The Malaysian government has exhorted the country's Indian community to emulate the ethnic Chinese in grabbing investment and business opportunities. The Chinese have snapped up the 999 million units reserved for them under an investment fund, the Amanah Saham Malaysia (ASM).
Hindraf ready for talks with PM over condition of Malay IndiansApril 27th, 2009 KLANG - H indu Right Action Force leader P. Waythamoorthy wants to have a dialogue over the condition of Indians living in Malaysia with Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.
Malaysian opposition, lawyers call for wider reform of Malay ownership ruleApril 23rd, 2009 Malaysia urged to further relax Malay equity ruleKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian opposition lawmakers and lawyers Thursday called for wider reforms of a mandatory ethnic Malay ownership rule, after the government relaxed the decades-old affirmative action program. Prime Minister Najib Razak announced Wednesday the government has scrapped a 30 percent Malay ownership requirement for investment in some service sectors to help boost the country's flagging economy.
Malay Indians celebrate as one in SarawakApril 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.
Malay Indian woman in Karachi jail seeks helpApril 2nd, 2009 KANGAR - A Malay Indian woman who is languishing in a jail in Karachi along with three others, has approached the Malaysian Government for help. The woman, identified only as Rani, is a 32-year-old divorcee with four children, reports the New Strait Times.
Malay Indians want maths and science to be taught in TamilMarch 22nd, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The Federation of Malaysian Indian Organisations wants the teaching of science and mathematics to revert to the Tamil language in Tamil schools. It also wants the teaching hours of Bahasa Malaysia and English in Tamil schools to be increased to strengthen pupils' proficiency in the two languages, the New Strait Times reports.
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