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Mumbai outfit for Miss Malaysia

July 10th, 2007

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Mumbai outfit for Miss Malaysia

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By VIVIENNE PAL
Photos by AZHAR MAHFOF

Spoilt for choice: The outlet has a range of tops and dinner dresses.

A NEWCOMER to Malaysia's high fashion scene, Mumbai Se, will be making its presence felt in China during the upcoming Miss World Pageant 2007.

Kan: 'the brand is appealing because it offers high Indian fusion fashion'

The brand, which in Hindi means "from Mumbai'', will be the official sponsor of the newly crowned Miss Malaysia/World 2007 Deborah Priya Henry at the upcoming pageant.

"She will be wearing a day gown and an evening gown by Mumbai Se at the pageant at the end of the year," general manager Kan Khiem Khiem said during the launch of the boutique at Bangsar Village II recently.

Deborah, who was present to launch the boutique, gave members of the media a preview of her outfit for the pageant.

Exquisite: Henry looking stunning in this gown sponsored by Mumbai Se.

Mumbai Se represents creations of India's hottest fashion designers including Rocky S, Ranna Gill, Renu Tandon, Mana Shetty and Monisha Jaising.

"The brand is appealing because it offers high Indian fusion fashion," said Kan.

She said that seasonal changes to the collection were done every six months although shipments of new fashion releases were on a monthly basis.

The 3,000sqft store offers not only Indian designer fashion but also jewellery, furniture, sterling silver and artefacts from India, as well as paintings from Tibet.

Get just about any lifestyle item that you crave from India, from party tops, dinner dresses, understated pants and flowy skirts, as well as totes, clutches, dangling earrings, books and home decor pieces.

Mumbai Se's blend of Indian inspiration and Western modernity has already captured the global market with its first and second stores in Singapore and Dubai respectively.

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Perak MIC Chief – Indians should be ashamed if they did not know their own language

July 10th, 2007

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Learn to read and write Tamil, Indians told

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EVERY Indian should make an effort to read and write in their mother tongue, Perak state executive councillor Datuk G. Rajoo said.

Tamil schools and newspapers and the temples play a major part in propagating the language, Tamil Nesan reported him as saying at a dinner organised by the Parit Buntar Tamil Society.

He said learning the language would enable them to understand their culture and heritage and pass on this knowledge to the future generations.

Datuk Rajoo, who is also the Perak MIC chief, said Indians should be ashamed if they did not know their own language, and parents should speak their mother tongue at home and encourage their children to learn the language.

He said Perak MIC would be starting a "Speak and Write Tamil" campaign soon.

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Penang Indian Cinema Show Charity Concert report

July 10th, 2007

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Artistes wow the audience

By K. KASTURI DEWI

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THE Indian Cinema Show charity concert held at the Penang International Sports Arena (PISA) recently showcased breath-taking performances by local and South Indian artistes.

Local singer Veera who doubled up as supporting emcee for the night started the ball rolling with a favourite number Engey Anthe Vennila (Where is the moon?)

Other local artistes who presented a medley of songs at the show was Astro Avvataram 2007 winner L. Vimaleswaran, Jeeva, S.Anbearason, Willian Chia, Uma Mageswary and M. Annaletchumy.

Chia, 26, from Padang Meha, Kedah, vowed the crowd with an impressive presentation of a Tamil song Shenbagame, Shen-bagame.

The hairstylist from Kulim, who sings at shows and functions, said he was able to speak Tamil fluently as his mother was half Indian.

Besides the local artistes, the audience were also kept entertained by the never-ending banter of Letchumanan, the emcee for the night.

Local dance group Movement Incorporated (Astro's Attam Nooru Vagai 2006) and traditional dance group Kalai Kali Nadana Aalaya also provided entertaining dance performances that night.

During a fashion show, models paraded in Indian ethnic and bridal wear from five different Indian states.

South Indian actor impersonator Rajni Suresh then made an impressive entrance with a number from the movie 'Basha'.

Many had the opportunity to take photographs with Rajni when they went on stage to make some donations to Rumah Kebajikan Sinar Ceria and three ill sisters Thanaletchumi, 13, Rajeswari, 12 and Bavani, four.

The highlight of the evening was Tamil actress Malavika's performance which incorporated two songs which made her popular- Karuputhan Yenuku Pudichey Kalaru (I like the colour black) and Vala Minukum Velanga Minikum Kalyanam (Two fishes getting married).

The charity show was jointly organised by Hari Sara Production and Olive Beach Promoters from India.

Hari Sara Production managing director S.Saravanan and Olive Beach's managing director Samsudin together with Malavika presented RM3,000 each to the Sinar Ceria orphanage and Nathan, the father of the three sisters.

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Malaysia ‘convert’ claims cruelty – BBC version

July 9th, 2007

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Malaysia 'convert' claims cruelty

By Jonathan Kent
BBC News, Kuala Lumpur

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Revathi Massosai alleges harsh treatment in detention

A Malaysian woman held for months in an Islamic rehabilitation centre says she was subjected to mental torture for insisting her religion is Hinduism.

Revathi Massosai, the name by which she wants to be known, says she was forced to eat beef despite being a Hindu.

Miss Massosai was seized by the Islamic authorities in January when she went to court to ask that she be registered as a Hindu rather than a Muslim.

The case is one of a number that have raised religious tensions in Malaysia.

Miss Massosai was born to Muslim converts and given a Muslim name, but she was raised as a Hindu by her grandmother and has always practised that faith.

However, under Malaysia's Islamic law, having Muslim parents makes one a Muslim and, as such, one is not allowed to change one's faith or marry a non-Muslim.

But Miss Massosai married a Hindu man in 2004 and the couple have a young daughter.

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When in January she asked a court to officially designate her a Hindu she was detained and taken to an Islamic rehabilitation centre.

Muslims take part in Friday prayer at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur

Only the Islamic courts can allow a Muslim legally to change faith

Her detention was twice extended to six months, during which time she says religious officials tried to make her pray as a Muslim and wear a headscarf.

However, the claim that will particularly shock Hindus is that the camp authorities tried to force her to eat beef.

A lawyer representing the Malacca state Islamic department responsible for Miss Revathi's arrest, rejected her allegations and said officials believe that she can still be persuaded to embrace Islam.

She is adamant that she will remain a Hindu. In the meantime, Miss Revathi and her daughter have been placed in the custody of her Muslim parents.

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Revathi and her family

July 7th, 2007

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Man fails to get ruling on wife's detention

By : V. Anbalagan

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M. Revathi, her husband V. Suresh and their daughter Diviya Dharshini at the Shah Alam High Court yesterday.

SHAH ALAM: An express bus driver failed to get a ruling yesterday to declare illegal his wife's detention by the Islamic religious authorities early this year.

The Shah Alam High Court ruled it had no jurisdiction to hear the habeas corpus application by V. Suresh because his wife M. Revathi was no longer under detention.

On Thursday, she was produced before the Syariah High Court in Malacca, which ordered that she be placed under the care of her Muslim parents.

Revathi, whose Muslim name in her identity card is Siti Fatimah Abdul Karim, had been detained at the Baitul Aman faith rehabilitation centre in Hulu Yam Bharu in Selangor since Jan 8.

The couple are from Cheng near Alor Gajah in Malacca.

Suresh, who married Revathi on March 10, 2004, had filed the application in May to secure her release on the grounds that her detention was unconstitutional.

He claimed that his wife was a practising Hindu.

Suresh had named the superintendent of the centre and its authority, the Selangor Islamic Religious Affairs Council, as respondents to the application.

The couple, both 29, were present at yesterday's court proceedings.

In her ruling, judge Datuk Su Geok Yiam said she was allowing the respondents' preliminary objection on grounds that Revathi had been released.

"The law is very clear. The court has no jurisdiction once the subject matter to such application is no longer under detention," she said.

Su said she could not accept the argument of counsel Karpal Singh, who appeared for Suresh, that the court should make a ruling on the application although it had been rendered academic.

"In the public interest, this court should make a ruling, or else cases of this nature will keep recurring in the future," he said.

Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla, who appeared for the centre and the council, said the court had no authority to judge the merits of the case because Revathi was no longer in detention.

He said the Syariah Court had the discretion to issue an order to place Revathi in the custody of her parents and it was not done to frustrate the husband's application in the High Court.