Sep
11
2008
Taken from the Star:
Malaysian Punjabi Business Chamber president Datuk Daljit Singh Dalliwal was sworn in as a Senator before Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Dr Abdul Hamid Pawanteh yesterday.
Daljit Singh, 48, holds a Masters in Business Administration from the University of New England, United States, and became active in politics when he joined MIC in 1989.
He has been the Telawi MIC branch chairman since 1990 and Federal Territory MIC executive council member since 2005.
He said his appointment proved that the Government did not neglect the Sikhs.
“The Sikhs have been waiting for this moment and most Sikhs are from the MIC. This is also an honour for the Indians generally and the Sikh community in particular. It is an honour for me and the family,” he said.
Besides politics, Daljit also takes part in charity work involving the Sikh community and gurdwaras.
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Apr
20
2008
It is easy to say “train local people”. But the task is not easy as said because the infrastructure is not in place and red tapes causes many headache to start such programmes formally. The Sikhs would have to fund such training programs on their own.
Secondly, the local trained priest need to paid more, but it would provide savings in terms of importing foreigners. A bit of investment is needed to reduce reliance on foreigners. Who would want to work for nothing less than RM2000 nowadays especially for a highly skilled job and in view of ever increasing cost of living? Of course if one feels a natural calling to serve God, it would be a different story. Continue Reading »
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Apr
14
2008
Karpal Singh defends Perak MB’s mistake by saying that it was a honest mistake and not intended to insult the community. He said its a trivial matter. I think no need to blow up this issue. The guy apologised via SMS, perhaps should issue a proper statement in the papers. People can accept if you sincerely apologise over a honest mistake. However, if the MB keeps quiet…hmm…won’t look so good on him. Continue Reading »
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