Provide Tamil option for customers, Malay banks urgedSeptember 28th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Appeals by Malay Indian customers to banks to give due recognition to the Tamil language have fallen on deaf ears. According to an editorial in the Malaysia Nanban, Indian customers, proficient only in Tamil, are having problems dealing with banks, it said.
Indian bank to begin operations in Malaysia soonSeptember 14th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister's office has announced that an Indian is set to open its branch in Malaysia soon. The Star Online quoted S.
NGOs asked to inform Malay PM about the plight of Malay Indian communitySeptember 7th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) chief N. Siva Subramaniam has urged NGOs working for the upliftment of Malay-Indians to inform Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak about the issues concerning the community.
'5,000 Malay-Indian kids have not attended school'September 4th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Human Rights Commissioner N. Siva Subramaniam has said that almost 5,000 children from the Malay Indian community have not attended school.
India agrees to quota for Malay Indians keen on investing in countryJuly 11th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Accepting a request by the Malaysian Indian Business Association (MIBA), the Indian government has decided to set aside a quota for Malay Indians, who want to invest in India. The Star Online quoted Indian High Commissioner to Malaysia Ashok Kantha, as saying that MIBA had become the bridge between India and the Malay Indian community.
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.
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.
Study in India, Malaysian minister tells studentsJune 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.
Malaysian Hindu Sangam wants religious studies to be made mandatoryJune 20th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Kedah Hindu Sangam chief R.N. Mohan Shan has called for the religious studies to be made compulsory in Tamil schools in a bid to instill moral values in Malay-Indian students.
'Too many political parties dividing Malay Indian community'June 9th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malay-Indian community leaders have expressed concern over the presence of too many political parties claiming representation of the eight percent Indian population in Malaysia. The Malaysian Indian United Party was formed last year, while two Indian political parties were launched this year, including the Makkal Sakthi Malaysia Party.
Malaysian PM hopes Indian community will work harder to boost their children's educationJune 7th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has appreciated the achievement of the Malay Indian students, and hoped that community would work harder to boost the performance of their children. Speaking at the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia 2008 Excellent Student Award ceremony here, Razak said his government had approved additional allocations for the development of Indians in education.
Two Indian students get Canadian scholarshipsJune 4th, 2009 TORONTO - Two Indian doctoral students are among 37 international researchers who have been awarded Canadian scholarships. The two Indian recipients for the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship for 2009 are Niladri Chattopadhyay, who will pursue cancer research at the University of Toronto, and Atam Kapoor, who will work in the field of chemical engineering at the University of Alberta, an official statement said Thursday.
Malaysian Indian Congress says it has not failed Malay-IndiansMay 22nd, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Indian Congress secretary-general Dr. S. Subramaniam has said the party has not failed the Malay-Indian community.
Australia announces Endeavour AwardsMay 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Australian Government has announced the Prime Minister's Australia Asia Endeavour Awards to provide scholarships for the best university students from Australia and Asia. Australia's High Commissioner to India, John McCarthy said: "I am sure that India will provide some of the best and deserving candidates for these scholarships.
Malay Indians need help to buy ASM units: MICApril 25th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) is reportedly concerned that many Malay Indians may not have the financial means to take up the 15 per cent quota of Amanah Saham Malaysia (ASM) units allocated to the community. Party president S.
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