Malaysian devotees pay last respect to Sathya Sai Baba
April 25th, 2011 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 25 (IANS) Devotees of Sathya Sai Baba paid their last respects to the Indian spiritual leader, who died Sunday, in various places across Malaysia.Over 200 people gathered ... Read more...
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Malaysian Hindu temples urged to get registered for aid
April 18th, 2011 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Apr 18 (ANI): Hindu temples in Malaysia have been asked to register with the Malaysian Hindu Sangam (MHS) so that proper assistance can be given to them.MHS President R.S. Mohan ... Read more...
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Malay woman raped, kept as sex slave by stepfather for 15 years
April 5th, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Apr 5 (ANI): A woman in Malaysia has revealed that she was repeatedly raped by her stepfather and kept as his sex slave since she was 11-years-old and had seven ... Read more...
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Malaysian men getting hitched to foreign women for a price
February 20th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 20 (ANI): Some Malaysian men are being paid to marry women from China, Vietnam and other neighbouring countries so that these women can obtain visas to stay longer in ... 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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Couples all set for Valentine’s Day getaways
February 11th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) Valentine's Day is just round the corner and what better way than heading out to some special place with your beloved to spend those special moments in quality ... Read more...
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Malaysia’s Sisters of Islam tells party not to play Valentine’s Day moral police
February 10th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
Petaling Jaya (Malaysia), Feb.10 (ANI): The Sisters in Islam (SIS) has hit out at PAS Youth over its controversial plans to "check" sinful activities and play the moral police on Valentine's Day.The ... Read more...
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Malay Sikh trainee adjusting well at new National Security camp
February 9th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Kangsar (Malaysia), Feb.9 (ANI): National service Malay Sikh trainee Basant Singh, whose hair was allegedly snipped off at Penang's Sungai Bakap camp last month, is fitting in well at his new ... Read more...
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Sikh resumes Malaysian National Service training after hair cutting incident
February 7th, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by ANI
Seremban (Malaysia), Feb.7 (ANI): A Sikh National Service (NS) trainee who had complained that his hair was snipped while he slept will resume training today at the Sungkai camp in Perak.According to ... Read more...
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Malay Sikh NS trainee’s family wants “black-and-white” safety guarantee of son in camp
January 26th, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 26 (ANI): The family of a Malay Sikh National Service (NS) trainee, who had claimed that his hair was cut off in the camp while he was asleep, has ... Read more...
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Malaysian National Service to recruit more Sikh trainers to address problems of community
January 25th, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 25 (ANI): Just days after an Indian-origin Sikh trainee alleged that his hair was cut off while asleep in the Malaysian National Service (NS) camp, the Training Department Director ... Read more...
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Malay-Sikh hair cutting case: Minister says action to be taken against culprits
January 21st, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 21 (ANI): Malaysia's Defence Minister, Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, has said that his government will take stern action against culprits who cut off National Service (NS) trainee Basant Singh's ... Read more...
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Probe ordered into Malay-Sikh serviceman’s ‘cutting hair while asleep’ claims
January 19th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 19 (ANI): Malaysian Defence Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has reportedly ordered officials to investigate the claims made by a Sikh national service trainee that his hair was cut ... 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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Malaysian minister pledges help for ethnic Indians
December 8th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 8 (IANS) Malaysian will initiate a slew of measures, including access to micro-credit facilities and skills training, to improve the economic condition of its 2.1 million ethnic Indians, a ... Read more...
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1 Malaysian programme addresses 600 Indian cases in a day
October 4th, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 4 (ANI): A one-day programme to resolve the woes of the Indian community, addressed more than 600 cases within four hours on Sunday at Sungai Pelek in Malaysia.According to ... Read more...
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24 Indian human-trafficking victims rescued in Malaysia
September 3rd, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 3 (ANI): Twenty-four Indians, believed to be victims of a human-trafficking racket, have been rescued from a locked terrace in a house in Sungai Siput area in Malaysia.Two ... Read more...
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24 Indians rescued from traffickers in Malaysia
September 3rd, 2010 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), Sep 3 (IANS) At least 24 Indian men who were found locked up in a house in a Malaysian town have been rescued and two Pakistani men allegedly involved in ... Read more...
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Pak’s second tallest man, woman and shortest man visit Malaysia
August 31st, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug 31 (ANI): The second tallest man from Pakistan has along with the tallest woman and shortest fellow countryman taken their world tour to promote Pakistani culture to Malaysia.Second tallest man, ... Read more...
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Malaysian designer’s 85m-long wedding dress train enters record book
August 14th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, August 14 (ANI): A Malaysian fashion designer has created a new record by making 85m-long wedding dress train for her wedding.Fashion designer S. Revathi, 31, worked long and hard - ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s tallest, shortest people in Malaysia as part of world tour
August 13th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 13 (ANI): The tallest man and woman and the shortest man from Pakistan have arrived in Malaysia for their world tour.Haz Nawaz, 24, who is from Bahawalpur, Punjab, ... Read more...
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Malay temple bodies organizing `Hungry Ghost Festival’ don’t fancy sexy showgirls’
August 3rd, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Georgetown (Malaysia), Aug.3 (ANI): Temple committees organising Phor Thor (Hungry Ghost Festival) celebrations in Penang this year have been advised to stage Chinese operas instead of performances by sexy showgirls.Penang Teong Guan ... Read more...
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Billionaire sets world record by racking up $2.6 mn champagne bill
July 24th, 2010 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 24 (ANI): In what could be called as a lavish fight, a pair of rival billionaires set a new world record at a New York nightclub to see ... Read more...
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Malaysian woman to stay with 100 poisonous snakes in world record bid
July 13th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, July 13 (ANI): A female snake charmer in Malaysia has stated that she wants to set a world record by staying the longest with 100 poisonous snakes in a glass ... Read more...
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High-ranking cop, officers nabbed in raids in Malaysia
July 13th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, July 13 (ANI): A bid to curb crime in Malaysia has seen more than 10 police officers, including two policewomen caught during raids.Eight of the officers were nabbed in Johor, ... Read more...
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Body of Indian national found from sea in Malaysia
July 4th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
George Town (Malaysia): The body of an unemployed Indian national in Malaysia, who jumped into the sea after attacking his ex-girlfriend, has been found along the shore near Jelutong Expressway here.A prawn ... Read more...
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DAP veteran urges Malaysian Govt. to focus on Indian interests
June 30th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, June 30 (ANI): Pahang deputy chairman J. Apalasamy, has warned that Pakatan Rakyat will not be able to take over the Federal Government in the next general election if the ... Read more...
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Air Asia offers low fares to promote tourism in Malaysia
June 23rd, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Petaling Jaya (Malaysia) June 23 (ANI): Air Asia will be offering one way 'extra low fares' to eight Indian destinations for as low as RM169 starting today through next Wednesday."With the ... Read more...
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111 Malaysian women fall victim to Internet love scam
June 22nd, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, June 22 (ANI): A Nigerian syndicate that swindled a 73-year-old Malaysian woman of RM155,000 in an Internet love scam has been busted by police.The woman was the latest victim of ... Read more...
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IIT-Kanpur plans presence in Bangalore, US
June 19th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 19 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) plans a presence in India's IT hub here, the US and Malaysia, institute director S.G. Dhande said here Saturday.
IIT-K intends to set ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda spreading terror tentacles in Malay mosques, NGOs
June 18th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, June 18 (ANI): An al-Qaeda-backed group is reported to be actively making plans to spread its terror tentacles into Malaysian mosques and non-governmental organizations.According to the New Strait Times, the ... Read more...
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Temple security at Malaysia’s Batu Caves to be intensified
June 18th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, June 18 (ANI): Security of the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Devasthanam at Malaysia's famous Batu Caves and at several temples in Penang will be beefed up following threats to blow up ... Read more...
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10 arrested in Malaysian anti-terror raid targeted places of worship
June 17th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, June 17(ANI): Malaysian Police have said that the nine foreigners and a local, who were arrested in an anti-terror raid early this year, had planned to blow up two places ... Read more...
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Malaysia will host week-long shopping festival to celebrate Indian culture
June 8th, 2010 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, June 8 (ANI): Indian exhibitors will showcase their wares at the week-long second edition of the Penang International Shopping Festival 2010.Around 120 exhibitors from Kashmir, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, West ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indians top walking marathon
June 7th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh, June 7 (IANS) An ethnic Indian woman and her two daughters bagged the top three prizes in a walking competition in Malaysia.
The Ipoh Starwalk 2010, the annual walking marathon, turned out ... Read more...
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