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The statistics mentioned by Xavier Jayakumar at Selangor state assembly:

A total of 96 Hindu and 37 Buddhist temples were demolished in Selangor between 2004 and 2007.

State exco member Dr A. Xavier Jayakumar said the move was carried out by the local authorities.

However, so far this year, 54 new applications had been approved by the committee task with regulating non-Muslim places of worship.

Among the applications are for 25 Hindu temples, 19, Buddhist temples and 10 churches.

Dr Xavier, who was answering a question from Lee Ying Ha (PR-Teretai), said although the applications had been approved by the committee, they would still need to be approved by the state executive council before the new places of worship could be built.

96 temples/4 years = 20 temples per year demolished. That’s about one temple every two and half weeks. Is it consistent with HINDRAF’s claims?

There’s also a catch with the approvals given by PR government. The non-muslim religious affairs committee (3 people: Xavier, Ronnie, and Teresa - WHO STILL HAVE NOT replied to my email) gave the approval. Its like a first round. The second round is the state EXCO.

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For future reference:

On job opportunities in the public sector for Indians, Dr Subramaniam said five to seven per cent of the 16,000 Indian applicants to date had secured employment.

The percentage of Indians employed this year is higher compared with the two to three per cent in previous years as a result of continuous discussions on the issue at the cabinet and Public Service Department levels, he said. — Bernama (NST)

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