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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Tamil school saved from closure in Malaysia
August 20th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), Aug 20 (IANS) A decades-old Tamil school near here will not be closed down to respect the sentiments of the ethnic Indians who had planned protects to preserve their heritage. ... Read more...
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Malaysia ‘won’t ban Man U’s ‘Satan’ shirts’
July 23rd, 2010 - 3:50 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, July 23 (ANI): Malaysia's Islamic authorities have said they have no plans to issue an edict banning Manchester United shirts in the country, despite recent tabloid reports that Muslims have ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian legislator quits party (Lead)
June 15th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, June 15 (IANS) An ethnic Indian legislator Tuesday quit Malaysia's opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) to become an independent "friendly" to the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) which, he alleged 16 ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian legislator quits party
June 15th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, June 15 (IANS) An ethnic Indian legislator Tuesday quit Malaysia's opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) to become an independent "friendly" to the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) which, he alleged 16 ... Read more...
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Hindu temple faces demolition in Malaysia
December 11th, 2009 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 11 (ANI): A Hindu temple in Malaysia's Perak state will decide in a week whether or not it will vacate the temple premises, as per the district council's order.Meanwhile, ... Read more...
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In Malaysia, defection may lead to divorce
November 7th, 2009 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 7 (IANS) Change of loyalty to the party may require lawmakers belonging to the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) to divorce their wives. The move has caused outcry in political ... Read more...
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Parek government announces Deepawali gift for Malay-Indians
October 16th, 2009 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 16 (ANI): The government of the Malaysian state of Perek has announced the allocation of 800 hectares of land to raise money for an Indian education fund as a ... Read more...
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Relatives can defend Malaysian Indian in sedition trial
August 22nd, 2009 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 22 (IANS) A Malaysian court has ruled that Indian origin lawyer-lawmaker Karpal Singh can be represented in a sedition trial by his family members as well as lawyers.
The high ... Read more...
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Malaysian model ready to be caned for drinking beer in public
July 22nd, 2009 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, July 22 (IANS) A part-time model, who is set to become the first woman in Malaysia to be caned under Islamic law for being found drinking beer in public, has ... Read more...
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Perak Government to resolve problems of 28,000 Malay Sikhs
June 1st, 2009 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Ipoh (Malaysia), June 1 (ANI): The government in Malaysia's Perak state has pledged to overcome the woes of the 28,000-strong Sikh community.According to the New Strait Times, the areas where assistance ... Read more...
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Drug abuse, single mothers - issues faced by Sikhs in Malaysia
June 1st, 2009 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, June 1 (IANS) Incidence of relative poverty, drug abuse among youth and single mothers in the Sikh community settled in Malaysia's Perak state have surprised the authorities who have promised ... Read more...
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Ethnic Indian speaker ejected from Malaysian state assembly (Lead)
May 7th, 2009 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 7 (IANS) Perak state legislature in Malaysia Thursday witnessed ejection of the speaker and installation of another, both ethnic Indians, amid day-long chaos.
The Perak assembly adjourned after ugly shouting ... Read more...
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Two speakers cause chaos at Malaysian state assembly
May 7th, 2009 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 7 (IANS) The Perak state legislature witnessed chaotic scenes Thursday with two presiding officers, both ethnic Indians, belonging to rival alliances trying to conduct the proceedings.
The commotion that ensued ... Read more...
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Malaysian state’s Indian speaker cool to moves to replace him
May 2nd, 2009 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 2 (IANS) V. Sivakumar, ethnic Indian speaker of Malaysia's Perak state assembly, has said that he is yet to decide whether to accept or reject a motion to replace ... Read more...
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Malaysian state may replace speaker with another Indian
May 1st, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 1 (IANS) Malaysia's Perak state is considering appointing another ethnic Indian as the assembly's speaker, but the incumbent is not yet ready to give up the post.
S. Vasan, ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian speaker suspends assembly secretary
April 19th, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), April 19 (IANS) Malaysian Indian Speaker of Perak state assembly V. Sivakumar has suspended the secretary of the house, a week after the federal court gave a ruling on his ... Read more...
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Malaysian court rules against ethnic Indian speaker
April 16th, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 16 (IANS) Malaysia's Federal Court Thursday ruled that Perak state Assembly Speaker V. Sivakumar did not have the power to suspend Mentri Besar (chief minister) Zambry Abdul Kadir and ... Read more...
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Court to decide on Malaysian Indian speaker’s ruling
April 14th, 2009 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 14 (IANS) Malaysia's Federal Court Tuesday intervened in a constitutional dispute by hearing petitions challenging the ruling of an ethnic Indian state assembly speaker who suspended a chief minister ... Read more...
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High drama as two Hindraf men are released (Lead)
April 5th, 2009 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 5 (IANS) Two leaders of the banned Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) were released from jail Sunday afternoon to reunite with their families and supporters, following an amnesty ... Read more...
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Indian national freed from Malaysian jail
April 5th, 2009 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 5 (IANS) An Indian national was released Sunday morning from detention while two leaders of a banned Hindu body were among 13 Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees in ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian speaker can engage own lawyer: court
March 13th, 2009 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 13 (IANS) The Indian origin speaker of Malaysia's Perak state assembly, V. Sivakumar Friday won an appeal in court to appoint his own lawyer to fight suits filed by ... Read more...
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Pre-Angkor temple civilization found in Malaysia may be oldest in region
March 6th, 2009 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, March 6 (ANI): Archaeologists in Malaysia have discovered the main site of an ancient kingdom that predates the Angkor temples of Cambodia and could be the oldest civilization in ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian presiding official questioned
February 24th, 2009 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), Feb 24 (IANS) Perak state assembly Speaker V. Sivakumar has been
questioned by the police following the suspension of the entire state ministry by him last week.
Sivakumar, the country's only ... Read more...
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Malaysian opposition lawmaker quits after nude photo scandal
February 17th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 17 (DPA) A Malaysian opposition lawmaker resigned Tuesday in response to a scandal which erupted after her nude photos, believed to be taken without her consent while she was ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian lawmaker courts controversy
February 10th, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 10 (IANS) Two hundred youths Tuesday held a demonstration outside the home of Malaysian Indian lawmaker Karpal Singh, demanding that he apologise for threatening to sue Perak state's constitutional ... Read more...
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Indian community will get its due, says Malaysian leader
February 8th, 2009 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), Feb 8 (IANS) The Malaysian Perak state's Mentri Besar (chief minister) Zambry Abdul Kadir has assured ethnic Indians that their interests would be taken care of even though they have ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian politician dies fighting robbers
January 13th, 2009 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), Jan 13 (IANS) An ethnic Indian politician and Hindu community leader was killed while fighting off six machete-wielding robbers who broke into his home. N. Sidambaram, 64, was divisional treasurer ... Read more...
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Perak crown prince warns Fatwa committee to consider ruling on yoga ”very carefully”
November 26th, 2008 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Nov.26 (ANI): The crown prince of Malaysias Perak state, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah, has asked the Perak State Fatwa Committee to consider very carefully the ruling on yoga for ... Read more...
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Malaysian edict against yoga kicks up controversy
November 25th, 2008 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 25 (IANS) A fatwa (edict) banning the practise of yoga by Malaysian Muslims has kicked up a controversy in the country, with some saying that it had nothing to ... Read more...
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Deepavali launched in `Little India area of Malaysian city
October 18th, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
Ipoh (Malaysia), Oct.18 (ANI): Deepavali celebrations in the Little India area of the Malaysian city of Ipoh have been launched with cultural performances and dances.
The ten-day-long festivities began on Thursday night, ... Read more...
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There is land, but no money for a crematorium in Malaysias Ipoh state
October 8th, 2008 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
Ipoh (Malaysia), Oct.8 (ANI): There is land, but no funds for constructing a crematorium for Hindus in the Malaysian state of Ipoh.
According to a report in the New Strait Times, a ... Read more...
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One Diwali, two Malaysian Indian political organisers
October 7th, 2008 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), Oct 7 (IANS) Two Malaysian Indian politicians here are vying to host the Diwali festival, which is the biggest celebration of the year for the Indian community.Ipoh's Little India is ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian woman to sue for false detention
September 17th, 2008 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 17 (IANS) A Malaysian Indian woman is seeking compensation and an unqualified apology from the Malaysian immigration department for her wrongful detention for 11 months after she was mistaken ... Read more...
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Malaysian pilots injured as aircraft crashes near house
June 26th, 2008 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
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Kuala Lumpur, June 26 (DPA) Two pilots were seriously injured when the private light aircraft they were flying crashed into the compound of a home Thursday in Malaysia's northern Perak state. The ... Read more...
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