Setting sail from India to China on ‘River of Smoke’ (IANS Book Review)
August 6th, 2011 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
Book: "River of Smoke"; By Amitav Ghosh, Publisher: Penguin Books, Price: Rs.699, Pages: 558"River of Smoke" is the second book in Amitav Ghosh's trilogy that began with the story of the ... Read more...
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Couple’s illegal treehouse love nest in Malaysia raided
March 19th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Mar 19 (ANI): A couple's love nest on top of a tree at Pantai Kundor, near Malacca, has been found during a raid.According to Harian Metro, the couple had apparently ... Read more...
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Fan ‘in dreamland’ after meeting Shah Rukh Khan
February 17th, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 17 (ANI): A fan who met Shah Rukh Khan while he was shooting in Kuala Lumpur for his Don sequel, said she was 'in dreamland' after the meet."It ... Read more...
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SRK shooting for ‘Don’ sequel in Malacca
February 16th, 2011 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 16 (ANI): Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is currently in Sungai Udang, Malacca, to shoot the sequel to his 2006 hit, Don.The actor is happy to be able ... Read more...
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Nation wide ‘Mydafter campaign’ likely to help “stateless” Malay Indians.
February 14th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Feb.14 (ANI): An eight-day nation wide MyDafter campaign will help 5000 "stateless" Malay Indians. The Special Implementation Task Force under the Prime Minister's Department, will handle the campaign that aims ... Read more...
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Young female Malaysian grads ’selling bodies for making easy bucks’
February 7th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 7 (ANI): Young female Malaysian graduates are resorting to more lucrative 'jobs' than the ones their qualifications can get them--they are willing to sell their bodies and offer ... Read more...
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Malaysia to set up special counters to help Indians without documents
January 18th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 18 (ANI): Malaysia's National Registration Department (NRD) offices will set up special counters next month under the "MyDaftar" campaign to address documentation problems involving the Indian community.The counters will ... Read more...
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‘Some sex products liable to cause ill health effects’
January 12th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 12 (ANI): Malaysian authorities have warned customers who take sex stimulants to rev up their bedroom lives that some of these products are not safe and liable to cause ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Malaysia to resolve ethnic Indians’ citizenship issues
December 31st, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 31 (IANS) Malaysia will launch a nationwide "My Daftar" (my office) campaign next February to resolve problems faced by ethnic Indians who do not have relevant documents pertaining to ... Read more...
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No takers for “pregnant teens” school in Malaysia
September 18th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Jasin, Sept 18 (ANI): After a lot of media hype, Malaysia's first school for pregnant teens- Sekolah Harapan- or "school of hope" has finally been opened, but no one has enrolled in ... Read more...
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Malaysia to have school for pregnant teenagers
September 1st, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 1 (IANS) A school exclusively for pregnant teenagers will be opened this month in Malaysia's Malacca state, an official said.
The purpose of opening the school is to help the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Malaysian court declines Hindu widow’s appeal
August 20th, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 20 (IANS) A Malaysian court Friday rejected the appeal of a Hindu widow to determine the religious status of her husband who was buried as a Muslim five years ... Read more...
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God created monkeys, rats for experiments to benefit humans: Malaysian minister
May 31st, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, May 31(ANI): A Malaysian minister has defended an Indian company's proposed plans to build an animal testing medicine lab in his state, saying that God created monkeys and rats for ... Read more...
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Malaysian PM’s ex-aide publicly apologises over racist Chinese and Indian remarks
February 5th, 2010 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 5 (ANI): Nasir Safar, who resigned as the special aide to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak after making racist remarks against Chinese and Indian ethnic minorities, has publicly ... Read more...
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Malaysian PM’s ex-aide being probed for sedition
February 4th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 4 (IANS) An investigation was launched Thursday against Nasir Safar, who resigned as a special officer to Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, for sedition after he spoke against the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Malaysia in damage control mode over attack on churches
January 11th, 2010 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 11 (IANS) Malaysia is to launch a damage control exercise by telling foreign envoys that last week's attacks on churches were aberrations and not representative of the tradition of ... Read more...
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Saree clad Malay beauty pageant contenders to do their bit for charity
October 8th, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 8 (ANI): A Malay beauty pageant contender has revealed that she is very excited to wear a saree for the competition, and hopes her act will encourage others to ... Read more...
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Malaysian Hindu Sangam wants religious studies to be made mandatory
June 20th, 2009 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, June 20 (ANI): Kedah Hindu Sangam chief R.N. Mohan Shan has called for the religious studies to be made compulsory in Tamil schools in a bid to instill moral values ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s ‘Aishwarya Rai’ shooting film in Malaysia
June 8th, 2009 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, June 8 (IANS) Often compared to Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai because of her striking beauty, Reema Khan, a big name in Pakistan's film industry, is shooting her second film ... Read more...
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Title-hungry Malaysians fall for Filipino scam
May 26th, 2009 - 10:09 am ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, May 26 (IANS) Title-obsessed Malaysians are falling for offers of traditional titles and awards from an unrecognised - and possibly fictitious - Sultanate of Mindanao in the Philippines.
Awards carrying ... Read more...
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One lakh Malay Indian youth linked to crime
March 5th, 2009 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Mar 5 (ANI): The Malaysian Government has information that over 100,000 Indian youth are involved in crime, including theft, robbery, distributing drugs, gangsterism and murder.Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Malaysian Indian vocalist David Arumugam now a Datuk
February 13th, 2009 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 13 (IANS) Ethnic Indian David Arumugam, the lead vocalist of Malaysian pop group Alleycats, is now a Datuk, the Malaysian equivalent of a British knight. The award was conferred ... Read more...
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Malay Tamil community Calls for declaring festival of Thaipusam a state holiday
December 9th, 2008 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Dec.9 (ANI): The North Western Malaysian state of Kedah has been approached to declare a holiday on the occasion of the Tamil festival of Thaipusam.
The chief Parti Keadilan Rakyat ... Read more...
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The King of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan knighted
December 8th, 2008 - 2:06 pm ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
On Saturday, the King Khan was given the honorary 'datuk' title that is equivalent to British knighthood. The superstar star dressed in a traditional black and gold Malay outfit and headgear. Knighted ... Read more...
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SRK to help develop local film industry in Malacca
December 7th, 2008 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 7 (ANI): Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who became the first Indian actor to be conferred on a prestigious Malaysian title, has agreed to help Malacca in developing ... Read more...
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Malay legal luminary says rulers consent not required for fatwa banning yoga
November 26th, 2008 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Petaling Jaya (Malaysia), Nov.26 (ANI): A senior professor of law in Malaysia has said that while the Conference of Malay Rulers has the right to deliberate a proposed fatwa (edict) banning ... Read more...
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Shah Rukh Khan to be Datuk Dec 6
November 25th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 25 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is set to be conferred the Malaysian title of 'Datuk', akin to the British knighthood, Dec 6 and he is expected to ... Read more...
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Malaysian budget hotels secretly taping couples having sex
July 10th, 2008 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, July 10 (ANI): Budget hotel operators in Malaysia secretly videotape their customers having sex and then sell the video to VCD and DVD operators, according to the countrys online ... Read more...
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Malaysia attracts lot of foreign investment despite political turmoil
July 7th, 2008 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, July 7 (IANS) Vivo Bio Tech Ltd, an Indian firm planning to invest 450 million ringgit ($140 million), is among the many foreign investors thronging Malaysia, ignoring its current political ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
India in Barcelona group in Champions Youth Cup soccer
May 10th, 2008 - 5:18 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) India have been grouped with formidable clubs, Barcelona, PSV Eidenhoven and Flamengo, in the under-19 Champions Youth Cup football tournament in Malaysia from August 2-17. The 16-team ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Family disputes autopsy report of Malaysian Tamil girl
March 23rd, 2008 - 3:07 pm ICT by admin
Kuala Lumpur, March 23 (IANS) The family of a Malaysian Tamil girl, who died after shooting practice, has disputed the post-mortem report that says lung-inflammation and heart-related problems were the cause of ... Read more...
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Malaysia’s ruling coalition wins simple majority in general election
March 9th, 2008 - 3:07 am ICT by admin
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Kuala Lumpur, March 9 (Xinhua) Malaysia's ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN), or National Front, won a simple majority in the 12th general election held Saturday, according to the preliminary results. As of ... Read more...
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Meet Mohd Rafis biggest fan in Malaysia
December 31st, 2007 - 3:31 pm ICT by admin
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 31 (ANI): A 65-year-old retired bank clerk in Kuala Lumpur has earned the reputation of being Mohd Rafis biggest fan in Malaysia on the back of his collection of ... Read more...
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