As mentioned in Part 0, we reached the Sri Bala Subramaniar Swamy temple at about 6.45am. We walked along the road towards the temple, and to my surprise, there was no crowd. As you can see in the photos, the roads were near empty. » Read more: Thaipusam Day Part 1
Archive for January, 2008
Thaipusam Day Part 1
January 24th, 2008
Thaipusam Day Part 0
January 23rd, 2008Yeah, I know, Part 0 sounds weird. I am thinking in terms of a prologue, a background to this year’s Thaipusam celebration. This year is not like any other year before it. Due to Hindraf and the rise of Makkal Sakthi, there are calls to boycott Batu Caves. This follows the action of the temple committee to call the police when HINDRAF rally participants gathered at Batu Caves on the night before the rally (24/11). This is like adding fuel to fire, since the committee has been repeatedly accused of misusing temple funds for so long.
Unemployed graduates urged to be NS trainers
January 23rd, 2008I wonder if this is a good move. Are the unemployed graduates qualified to be trainers or should they be first be retrained to ensure marketability? I dread thinking what kind of graduates who are unemployed who will be taken in as trainers? Hope no major disaster happens due to trainer mistake in the future. » Read more: Unemployed graduates urged to be NS trainers
PM wants more time
January 23rd, 2008PM asks for fresh mandatesource
By JANE RITIKOS, ZULKIFLI ABD RAHMAN and MARTIN CARVALHO
KUALA LUMPUR: Give me more time to deliver what I have promised, said Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
In asking the people for a fresh mandate, the Prime Minister said his Government was just in the process of implementing almost all the programmes it promised. The programmes would take years to show results, he said. » Read more: PM wants more time
Proof that indian community is marginalised
January 22nd, 2008The earlier statistics implied that Indians are doing well, as mentioned by the minister.
However, as pointed out by P Gunasegaram of the Edge Daily, statistics are showing a different picture. Perhaps we can extend the comparison to MP7 or MP6 to see the change in poverty rate and mean income. » Read more: Proof that indian community is marginalised