Only 3 Malay-Indians have requested for education aid

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.

September 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.

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 29th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Hindraf leader K Vasantha Kumar is planning to set-up a non- government organization to speak-up for the needs of the Malay Indian community. Kumar, who was among the five Hindraf leaders arrested under the Internal Security Act in December 2007, said the group, to be led by 12 leaders, would play a role as an agent to precipitate the realistic and practical changes for the Indian community.

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 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.

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 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.

May 22nd, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Indian Congress secretary-general Dr. S. Subramaniam has said the party has not failed the Malay-Indian community.

April 29th, 2009 PUTRAJAYA - Malay Indians are reportedly agitated over the unexpected sale of Amanah Saham Malaysia (ASM) units, which were specially allotted to their community. According to The Star, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department S.K Devamany accepted that he has received at least 60 calls since last Monday from agitated Indians.

April 27th, 2009 KLANG - Malay Indians are generally unaware of economic opportunities made available to them by the government, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department T. Murugiah has claimed.

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 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).