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		<title>1000 extra matriculation places for Indian students at Binary University College?</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/indian/2012/05/07/1000-extra-matriculation-places-for-indian-students-at-binary-university-college/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 08:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sure you still remember our PM&#8217;s announcement that an additional 1000 places will be provided for Indian students to pursue matriculation. It was well received, although I expected a more concrete policy-level and high impact announcement (like opening matriculation for all or abolishing it). At the moment, about 500 places are allocated. There&#8217;s no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JPN clarification on naming of Hindu/Indian babies</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/indian/2012/05/02/jpn-clarification-on-naming-of-hinduindian-babies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 15:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Got a confirmation by JPN that Hindu (or Indian) parents NEED NOT use a/l (son of) or a/p (daughter of) when naming their children. So, for example, Mahaletchumi a/p Saravanakumar can be Mahaletchumi Saravanakumar. The below is a screenshot of message exchange between Sharmalan and official FB page of JPN. [click to enlarge] Thanks to Sharmalan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rabindranath Tagore Painting exhibition at National Art Gallery</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/indian/2012/04/09/rabindranath-tagore-painting-exhibition-at-national-art-gallery/</link>
		<comments>http://poobalan.com/blog/indian/2012/04/09/rabindranath-tagore-painting-exhibition-at-national-art-gallery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Got the email below from Novinthen, few weeks ago (yeah, that long!): Dear all, We are pleased to inform you that the National Visual Arts Gallery of Malaysia is hosting an exhibition of the original paintings of Rabindranath Tagore in Kuala Lumpur from 3rd April to 15th July 2012 in commemoration of 150th birth anniversary of Asia’s first Nobel Laureate. Tagore won the Nobel Prize [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study and Career Guidance for SPM leavers by MIC</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/indian/2012/03/22/study-and-career-guidance-for-spm-leavers-by-mic/</link>
		<comments>http://poobalan.com/blog/indian/2012/03/22/study-and-career-guidance-for-spm-leavers-by-mic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; [click to enlarge] source: facebook]]></description>
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		<title>SJKT St Helier, SJKT Serdang, SJKT RRI Sg Buloh building problems</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/tamil-schools/2012/03/07/sjkt-st-helier-sjkt-serdang-sjkt-rri-sg-buloh-building-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://poobalan.com/blog/tamil-schools/2012/03/07/sjkt-st-helier-sjkt-serdang-sjkt-rri-sg-buloh-building-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://poobalan.com/blog/?p=8591</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While in recent days we&#8217;ve seen Samy Vellu launching new wing of Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil (SRJKT) Ladang Henreitta in Padang Serai (refer here), and  PM announcing proposal provide allocation for 3 new block at  SJKT Simpang Lima anda block at  SJKT Methodist Kapar (refer here), we are also saddened by incidents in three other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free counselling for STPM leavers by MIC</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/indian/2012/03/07/free-counselling-for-stpm-leavers-by-mic/</link>
		<comments>http://poobalan.com/blog/indian/2012/03/07/free-counselling-for-stpm-leavers-by-mic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Date: 10 March 2012 Time: 9am &#8211; 12pm Venue: Netaji Hall, Menara Manikavasagam, Jalan Rahmat, Off Jalan Ipoh, KL. &#160; [click the image to see details] &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>PM Najib visit to Batu Caves controversy a failure of religious leaders?</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2012/02/15/pm-najib-visit-to-batu-caves-controversy-a-failure-of-religious-leaders/</link>
		<comments>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2012/02/15/pm-najib-visit-to-batu-caves-controversy-a-failure-of-religious-leaders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://poobalan.com/blog/?p=8549</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I  can&#8217;t believe this! Just few days ago, the Mufti of Perak said the following things: Perak Mufti Tan Sri Harussani Zakaria today expressed his dismay over the prime minister’s decision to “sacrifice his faith” to attend Thaipusam celebrations at Batu Caves recently.  Harussani said even though he advised Datuk Seri Najib Razak every year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apply for Know India Programme</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/indian/2012/02/10/apply-for-know-india-programme/</link>
		<comments>http://poobalan.com/blog/indian/2012/02/10/apply-for-know-india-programme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a HIGHLY SUBSIDISED program to get to know India! Hard to believe, but yes its true &#160; The Know India Programme (KIP) was earlier known as the Internship Programme for Diaspora Youth (IPDY). The KIP is organized in order to associate the younger generation of the widely spread out Indian Diaspora closely with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MyCareer Fair 2012</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/indian/2012/02/10/mycareer-fair-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://poobalan.com/blog/indian/2012/02/10/mycareer-fair-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for a job? MyCareer Fair 2012 is being organised by SITF (supported by MIC and 1MISM) at the following locations (9am t0 5pm): &#160; 11th Feb : Universiti Malaya DTC 19th Feb: Dewan Serbaguna Skudai 25th Feb: Dewan Besar UPM 4th Mac:  Tamil Methodist Hall Dataran ACS Ipoh Refer to the pamphlets below for details: &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Selangor State Govt Chinese New Year Dinner on Thaipusam Eve</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2012/02/02/selangor-state-govt-chinese-new-year-dinner-on-thaipusam-eve/</link>
		<comments>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2012/02/02/selangor-state-govt-chinese-new-year-dinner-on-thaipusam-eve/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is being compared with last year&#8217;s Parliament sitting on Deepavali eve by MIC and MIC-friendly folks. The Parliament sitting was cancelled by Cabinet after some noise were made by various groups (and DAP reps sent a memo), as it was considered a disrespectful and insensitive move.  Read about it below: http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2011/10/11/parliament-sitting-on-deepavali-eve-issue/ http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2011/10/21/parliament-sitting-on-deepavali-eve-cancelled/ This time, [...]]]></description>
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