Malaysian Indian Congress says it has not failed Malay-Indians

October 12th, 2009 PETALING JAYA - The Malaysian Indian Congress has been working hard at the grass root level for the Indian community, party's deputy president G. Palanivel has said.

September 29th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Indian Congress vice-president M. Saravanan has urged Indians to stay united and be watchful of those who want to split the community.

August 22nd, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - A group of 128 Indian non-governmental organizations have called on the Malaysian Government to appoint an expert in Indian affairs to head the Universiti Malaya's department for Indian studies. The Star quoted coordinator K.

August 8th, 2009 PETALING JAYA - Malay Indians will stand to lose if the community is divided, Malaysian Indian Congress deputy president hopeful S. Subramaniam has said.

July 21st, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) National Youth council member S.P. Muthu Veloo has urged the Government to ensure there is at least one Indian in every department at district level to handle problems faced by the Indian community.

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 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.

June 14th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The youth wing of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) has decided to intensify efforts to aid Malay Indian small and medium entrepreneurs get easy loans. MIC Youth chief T.

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.

May 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.

May 16th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The Deputy Minister in Malaysian Prime Minister's cabinet, T. Murugiah, has urged the Malay-Indian community to identify and take advantage of programs available with various ministries rather than cribbing about lack of opportunities.

May 15th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Temples in Malaysia should be used to unite the Malay Indian community, the Tamil Nesan quoted Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) secretary-general Dr. S. Subramaniam, as saying.

April 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.

April 23rd, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) has asked the Malaysian Government to reserve at least 25 percent of the 100 million units of the free Amanah Saham Wawasan (ASW 2020) shares for the Indians to realise the community's 1.5 percent equity participation target, as outlined in the Ninth Malaysia Plan, by next year. In a front page report, the Tamil Nesan daily quotes MIC president S.

April 18th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Under the Malaysian Human Resources Ministry's Train-and-Place program, a hair academy is offering a chance for Malay-Indians to pursue fully-funded hairstyling courses. The course is initiated by Persatuan Pengusaha Jurugaya Rambut India Malaysia (PPJ-RIM) and Akademi Antarabangsa Clipso (AAC).