Malaysian schools to offer Tamil, Mandarin lessons at primary levelOctober 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.
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.
Pakistanis outraged over Minority Affairs Ministry's failed promisesAugust 30th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan's Minority Affairs ministry has left many people outraged after they found out that cheques distributed to them by the ministry were not worth 5,000 rupees as claimed, but just 1,000 rupees. On Saturday, 200 people from different communities had gathered at Sindh Minister for Minority Affairs Dr Mohan Lal's office to receive the cheques while chanting slogans in his favour, the Daily Times reports.
Malay minister backs adding Tamil language in ATMsAugust 27th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam has said he would to ensure that the Tamil language is included in ATMs.
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.
Tamil mooted as subject for Malaysian Indian studentsJune 21st, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The oldest party of ethnic Indians, the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) has proposed that Tamil language be included as the 11th subject in the country's high school education. Party deputy president S.
Lanka envoy calls pro-Malay Tamil protesters 'jokers'May 29th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to Malaysia Dr D.D. Ranasinghe has described Malaysian Indians who participated in Sunday's protest rally against alleged Lankan Tamil atrocities as "jokers".
Malaysian Indian Congress demands street to be named after Tamil philanthropistMay 19th, 2009 IPOH - The Malaysian Indian Congress has urged the Perak Government to name a street in the Teluk Intan District after late Tamilian philanthropist Vallal Rengasamy Pillai. Vallal Rengasamy Pillai was a well-known businessman.
Malaysian Indian Congress asks Minnal FM to unite nation's Indian communityMay 19th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian Indian Congress information chief M. Saravanan has asked the Minnal FM to play a more effective role in uniting the country's Indian community.
Indians should promote Tamil language, says Malaysian Hindu youth wingMay 1st, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian Hindu Youth Organization has said that Indians should promote the Tamil language and ensure it is not tainted by foreign cultures. It also said that only if people are united are not jealous of one another can the nation propser.
Malaysian Indian Congress seeks permanent spot for Tamil schoolsApril 9th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian Indian Congress is taking action to ensure a permanent place for the Gelang Patah Tamil school in Nusajaya, the newly developed area in Johor. The school was originally called Hukla Estate Tamil School, but due to the rapid development in the area, it was moved to its temporary location and renamed, Tamil Nesan quoted Johor MIC chief K.S.
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.
Indian artistes don't get enough chances in Malaysian TV, radio: MinisterJanuary 28th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Opportunities that ethnic Indian artistes get on Malaysia's television and radio network are inadequate, says the deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Department. The minister, T.
Malaysian Indians urged to emulate Chinese diaspora in educationDecember 31st, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR - The Indian community must not depend solely on the Malaysian government in the field of education and should follow the Chinese diaspora's example, a Malaysian Indian community leader has said. Ethnic Chinese leaders, parents and teachers sacrificed a lot by providing the much-needed assistance to ensure that there were more qualified citizens in the economic, medical, science, engineering and education sectors, said Malaysian Hindu Sangam president A.
Malaysian applause for Nana Patekar's Tamil cinema debutDecember 26th, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR - There is a shortage of good anti-heroes in Tamil movies and Bollywood actor Nana Patekar will get plenty of roles if he chooses to continue working with Tamil directors and producers, a Malaysian film critic has said. Praising his role in 'Bommalaatam', critic K.N.
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