Reach out to Indian community, Malaysian PM tells MICSeptember 12th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak Saturday urged the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) to reach out to the Indian community and regain the support it had lost in the elections in March last year. Addressing the 63rd general assembly of the party that has traditionally spoken for the nearly two million Indian community in Malaysia, Razak told the MIC leaders that they will have to get the support of the people.
Malaysian Indian leaders set for fiery political debateAugust 24th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) chief S. Samy Vellu has challenged his arch rival S.
Don't close Indian Studies Department, say Malaysian IndiansAugust 3rd, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - A recent move to close the Indian Studies Department at Universiti Malaya (UM) is being resisted by Malaysians of Indian origin. Closing the department is "disrespectful to the heritage of the Indian community", two NGOs of ethnic Indians have said.
Malaysian PM grants more funds for ethnic Indian entrepreneursJuly 12th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has announced funds equal to over $400,000 to assist ethnic Indians set up small-scale industries, marking a five-fold increase in the annual allocation. Razaks former cabinet colleague and president of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) S.
Malaysian Indian Congress leaders make peaceJune 9th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - A major dissident leader has ended an unsuccessful bitter battle with Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) president S. Samy Vellu saying it would help make the party relevant again for the Indian community.
Banks misleading Malaysian Indians: MinisterApril 29th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian Indian minister has demanded a probe into the charge that banks have been misleading the Indians who want to purchase units of a government-run investment fund reserved for the community. Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department S.K.
'Malaysian Indians not aware of economic opportunities'April 27th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Indians are generally unaware of economic opportunities the government offers, including loans for farming and to start own businesses, two ministers from the community have said. Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department T.
We won't pullout from the government: Samy VelluApril 17th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - 'No pullout, case closed', said Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) chief S. Samy Vellu while categorically rejecting speculation that his party wants to quit the Malaysian government.
Malaysian Indian lawyer wins US awardMarch 12th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Bar Council President Ambiga Sreenevasan, an ethnic Indian, is one of the eight women who received the prestigious 'women of courage' award from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in US. Sreenevasan, who has been at the forefront of the civil liberties movement in Malaysia, was present at the ceremony in Washington Monday, The Star newspaper said.
Malaysian Indian lawmaker quits after marriage scandalFebruary 9th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - V. Arumugam, the only ethnic Indian lawmaker in Malaysia's Kedah state assembly, has quit following a scandal over his alleged second marriage.
Five detained before Malaysian Indian's funeralJanuary 27th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The police Wednesday detained five men who tried to breach a barricade ahead of the funeral procession of a Malaysian Indian youth who died while in custody. The men were wearing T-shirts bearing the name of the outlawed Hindu Rights Action Force, Star Online reported.
Malaysian Indians rally behind Anwar,opposition allianceJanuary 3rd, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The main Malaysian opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has staged a rally of supporters among the ethnic Indians at its headquarters here in an apparent bid to stem disaffection among them and to show their support for its leader Anwar Ibrahim. Representatives of the group supporting the party leadership, some of whom came from other states, gave speeches in Tamil proclaiming their support for PKR Saturday, The Star newspaper reported.
Malaysian party says all's well with Indian supportersJanuary 3rd, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The main Malaysian opposition party is denying that the Indian community is upset with it. The Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) staged a rally of its supporters from among the Indian community here to show that the ethnic group still backed its leader Anwar Ibrahim.
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 Indians want to quit opposition ranks: media reportDecember 30th, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Indian politicians who are part of the opposition alliance Pakatan Rakyat (PR) are disenchanted and many want to quit, a media report said Wednesday. They contributed to PR's unprecedented victory in the March poll, helping it win 88 seats.
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