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.
100,000 Pakistani labourers expected to work in Malaysia by end 2010August 27th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - With an estimated three-fold increase in workers, Pakistan is set to join Indonesia, Bangladesh and Myanmar as the largest primary source of foreign labour for Malaysia. Pakistan High Commissioner to Malaysia, Liutenant General (retired) Tahir Mahmud Qazi said the expected surge in number of labourers would help Malaysia cope up with the increasing demand due to the boom in the construction industry.
Malaysia, India to explore avenues for promoting tourism industryAugust 20th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen ha, currently on a visit to India, has said that the Malaysia and India would intensify joint efforts to mutually promote the tourism industry. Yen also said that her meeting with Indian Tourism Minister Kumari Selja had been fruitful, where both countries decided to explore mutual avenues for promoting tourism products and investment opportunities in the hospitality sector, The Star online reports.he also informed that last year, about 22 million foreign tourists had visited Malaysia, including about 500,000 from India.
Malaysia to promote growth of 10,000 Indian entrepreneurs by 2011July 13th, 2009 MALACCA - The Prime Minister's Department in Malaysia has targeted raising 10,000 entrepreneurs from the Indian community in the next two years. The Star quoted the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Senator T.
Malaysian banks are refusing to accept Tamil written cheques, says MPJune 18th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - An opposition MP has expressed surprise that local banks are still refusing to honour cheques written in Tamil, the Malaysia Nanban reports. Seremban MP John Fernandez, who is from DAP, said on the contrary, cheques written in Malay, English and Chinese languages were accepted by the banks.
'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.
MIC wants Sedition Act on writer for terming Malay Indians 'immigrants'June 4th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian Indian Congress has urged the government to take immediate action against a writer of Mingguan Malaysia for indirectly referring the Chinese and Indians in Malaysia as immigrants. MIC president S.
Karan Bilimoria to stay with Cobra BeerMay 30th, 2009 LONDON - Indian-origin entrepreneur Karan Bilimoria is to stay involved with Cobra Beer as its chairman after setting up a joint venture with an American brewer Friday to save the financially troubled company, a media report said. Molson Coors acquired the brand in Britain, where Cobra Beer is sold in 6,000 restaurants, mostly Indian curry outlets, The Times reported Saturday.
Indians living in Malaysia want Tamil announcements at airportsMay 26th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The Tamil Indian community in Malaysia has complained that there is no announcement in Tamil at the international airports around the country. According to a report in The Star Online, the community also complained that the television news readers had failed to promote Indian culture through their dressing and that deejays on radio channels were not fluent in Tamil.
Hindraf leaders form new political party to address Malay-Indians' aspirationsMay 19th, 2009 KLANG - Several Hindraf leaders in Malaysia have formed a political party, which they say is aimed at addressing the aspirations of the Indian community. Led by the Hindu Rights Action Force's former national coordinator, R.S.
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.
Malaysia comes up with special offer for overstaying Indian nationalsMarch 12th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Indian nationals staying illegally in Malaysia have been advised to take up the Government's limited time offer to return home. A Malaysia Nanban report quoted Suhakam commissioner N.
Malaysia Airlines signs code-sharing pact with Jet AirwaysFebruary 17th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Wednesday signed a code-sharing agreement with Jet Airways and plans to seal a deal with it for a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) joint venture in Hyderabad, India, by February end, its chief executive officer Idris Jala said here. The airline, which is also Malaysia's national carrier, was hopeful that India's Jet Airways would become its anchor tenant, Jala said after signing the code-sharing agreement with the Indian airline.
Indian workers' interests in Malaysia not to be overlooked: EnvoyJanuary 25th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Indian nationals working in Malaysia under a newly-signed bilateral labour accord will not be entitled to a minimum wage but their interests will not be overlooked, the Indian envoy has said. Indian High Commissioner to Malaysia Ashok K.
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