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2500 Malaysian Indians get citizenship

August 18th, 2011
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Wonder how many more cases are out there.  With the effort made during the MyDaftar program, managed to help them.  But if no such effort, the number of approved cases will be much lower.

 

THE applications of 2,500 Indians to become Malaysian citizens were accepted by the Government under the MyDaftar campaign recently,Makkal Osai reported.

The Cabinet’s special committee for Indian affairs coordinator Datuk N. Sivasubramaniam said this was the first time a large number of Indians were given citizenships.

The National Registration Department would process the applications after receiving security clearance from the police department, he said, adding that 2,000 other Indians had succeeded in their applications for the MyKad.

“The major problem faced by NRD is the failure of applicants to give their correct address. There were cases where letters sent to the applicants were returned. Because of this, their applications had to be put on hold,” he was quoted as saying.

source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/8/18/nation/9319257&sec=nation

 

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Punjabi Education Centre in Sungai Petani

August 16th, 2011
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Good effort by the community. The authorities must support the enrichment and continuation of various cultures in Malaysia and not only provide lip service or token handouts. Our diversity is a strength, not a threat.

IN a bid to preserve the Punjabi language, the Punjabi Education Centre (PEC) in Sungai Petani wants to upgrade its facilities and rope in more students to learn the language.

Its principal, Manjeet Kaur, said there had been keen interest among Punjabi parents to send their children to the centre since it started Punjabi language classes eight years ago.

“They want their children to learn the written and spoken language in order to preserve their mother tongue.

“Many children from Punjabi households prefer to speak English or Malay with their parents and grandparents. So, there is a danger of the language dying off if it is not spoken or revived for future generations,” Manjeet said.

She said intermarriages of Punjabis with people of other communities was another factor for the decline in the usage of the language.

Manjeet said the centre was now running eight classes with 62 students, aged from four to 17, every Friday at SJK(T) Mahajothi in Taman Sutera Jaya. There are 11 teachers consisting of school teachers, retirees and housewives.

“We want to upgrade the facilities so we can accommodate more students. Parents who are interested can contact us to enrol their children,” she said, adding that the centre welcomed non-Punjabi children as well if they are interested in learning the language.

Manjeet said there were 36 PECs throughout the country and they received some financial aid from the Government.

She said these centres however had to depend on local gurdwaras and donations to keep the classes going as the aid was insufficient to, among others, pay teachers and helpers.

She said they had already appealed to the Kedah government for an annual grant and hoped to receive a positive response as several other states like Penang and Perak were giving out such grants.

Those interested to know more about the centre or to help out can contact Manjeet at 016-4215658 or the centre’s chairman Tarsame Singh at 013-3601433.

source: http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2011/8/10/north/9237732&sec=North

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piped water for folks, after 50 years

August 15th, 2011
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Should I say “better late than never?”

AFTER waiting for 50 years, the Kuala Selangor Kampung Baru Estate folk have finally received piped water from Syarikat Bekalan Air Negri Selangor, reported Makkal Osai.

M. Kaniamma said the residents had depended on river and ground water, which had created many health problems like rashes and skin diseases for them.

She said Permatang assemblyman Sulaiman Abdul Razak had arranged for the water to be piped to their houses.

source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/8/15/nation/9300798&sec=nation

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1Hindu 1Ringgit campaign by Hindu Sangam

August 12th, 2011
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This is a new initiative by Hindu Sangam. The details are available at their website:

http://www.hindusangam.org.my/our-projects/195

Basically they aim to collect RM1 per Hindu per month (or total of RM12 per year). Target is 30% of the estimated 1.75 million Hindus in Malaysia. The donations will be used to fund projects and activities under their Hindu Renaissance Action Plan (HRAP).

Of course it goes without saying that transparency on the donations collected must be enforced.

Interested? You can donate to their CIMB account 1402-0176894-059 (Malaysia Hindu Sangam). Their donation form [pdf] is at:

http://www.hindusangam.org.my/images/stories/1h_1r_formv2.pdf

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Swami Vivekananda stamp launched

August 12th, 2011
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TO commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda (1863-2013), Ramakrishna Mission Malaysia observed the release of the ‘Arise, Awake!’ postal stamp on Aug 2.

The stamp takes inspiration from the holy man’s famous quote “Arise, Awake! Stop not till the goal is reached”.

Centre president Swami Supriyananda said with the release of the stamp by Pos Malaysia, the mission was gearing up to celebrate Vivekananda’s 150 years in a fit and proper manner appropriate to his universally respected stature as a world teacher, thinker, leader, prophet, pathfinder and humanity benefactor.

In line with that, a series of Personality Development programmes for youths through Vivekananda’s life and message are being planned for two years, 2012 and 2013, all over Malaysia.

Supriyananda said the mission had lined up the set of programmes to help them with inner confidence and character.

“The half-day free programmes will be starting next month, and they will focus on physical, mental and spiritual health. We go to gyms to develop the body, and to temples to perform rituals, but a positive mentality also needs to be built. When you build character, you have everything,” he said after the event held at the mission’s centre in Petaling Jaya.

Also present at the event were Ramakrishna Mission, Belue Math, India general secretary Swami Prabhananda, and Toh Puan Uma Sambanthan.

source: http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2011/8/12/central/9261026&sec=central

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