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putera MIC global ambassador Vighneswaran

January 3rd, 2008
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Vighneswaran on journey of a lifetime

By K. Harinderanharinderan@nst.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR: At 9.35am today, Vighneswaran Vithiatharan will begin a journey that may make him the most travelled Malaysian.

The first Putera MIC Malaysian Global ambassador will go on a 12-month tour that will take him to 93 universities in 69 countries.

This works out to an average of eight universities in six countries a month for the 28-year-old, who is working on a doctorate in economics at University Malaya.

He will also promote Malaysia besides trying to change the global perspective on Malaysian Indian students.

"My objective is to conduct a fact-finding mission to lay the groundwork for education and career development opportunities for Malaysian Indian students," he said after the launching of the Putera MIC Malaysian Global Ambassador programme yesterday.

He will also promote cultural exchange and educational development by initiating talks with student bodies and universities in the Asian, European and American regions.

Vighneswaran has been allocated slots at all the universities to talk about unity and racial integration. "The response has been good from Fortune 500 companies, where I hope to initiate student exchange and apprenticeship programmes for Malaysian students."

Among the universities on his itinerary are Jawaharlal Nehru University in India, University of Teheran in Iran, Kiev University in Ukraine, University of Geneva in Switzerland, Oxford University in England and Harvard University in the United States. His first port of call is Chennai, where he will apply the plans that he has pored over for months.

He has invested RM16,000 in the project, "with the rest coming hopefully from individuals or organisations". Vighneswaran, from Pontian, Johor, expects his travels to cost RM120,000.

Putera MIC national co-ordinator P. Kamalanathan said Vigneswaran would not only create opportunities for Indian youths but also dispel the belief of racial unrest in the nation. For more information on Vighneswaran's mission, visit puteramic.net/duta

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samy vellu plans MIC revamp

January 2nd, 2008
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"ella plaaaan panni seyinum" says samy vellu 🙂 that means "everything must be planned before executing".
 
seriously, this kind of statements makes one wonder if Hindraf is a success (to a certain extent). Just imagine if double or triple the number came, MIC might have even thought of changing its name! 🙂
 
 

Samy Vellu plans to revamp MIC

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KUALA LUMPUR: The MIC will be reorganised to make it more effective and efficient in meeting the needs and demands of the Indian community, its president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said. 

He said the 62-year-old party would undertake a “cleaning exercise” to make it more relevant to the Indians. 

“The party will change its course to move more effectively to resolve the problems facing the community,” he said. 

Samy Vellu said although the methods adopted by the MIC have been successful in resolving the community’s woes, a more concerted effort was needed for the “more difficult and sensitive problems.” 

In a statement from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, he said the party would be managed in a different style with a higher efficiency towards serving the people. 

Samy Vellu, who is the Works Minister, is in Tamil Nadu en route to New Delhi to attend a three-day conference for People of Indian Origin (PIO), hosted by the India, beginning Jan 7. 

He said recently that new faces would be introduced to contest the next general election. 

“The people’s expectations have changed and we also need to make changes to remain relevant,” he said. 

“We will work in a manner that will benefit the community,” he said, adding that MIC understood the mode of being efficient by “doing the right things”, while at the same time, striving to “do things right”. 

Samy Vellu said education would continue to be the main thrust of the party this year, with the official opening of the RM580mil Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology (AIMST), a university owned by the MIC. 

“The creation of more Indian graduates will be our main objective in 2008,” he said, adding that the party’s educational arm, the Maju Institute of Educational Development (MIED), has been supporting 1,200 medical students overseas annually.

 

Making MIC more relevant to Indians

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KUALA LUMPUR, WED:

The MIC will be further reorganised to make the 62-year-old party more effective and efficient in meeting the needs and demands of the Indian community, said its president Datuk Seri S.Samy Vellu.

He said the MIC would undertake “a lot of cleaning exercise” to make it more relevant to the Indians.

He added that the party would change its course to move more effectively to resolve the problems facing the community.

“While acknowledging that past methods adopted by the MIC have been successful in resolving the community’s woes, a more concerted effort is needed to resolve some of the more difficult and sensitive problems,” he said without elaborating.

“We will manage the party in a different style with a higher efficiency towards serving the ordinary people,” he said in a statement from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, today.
The Works Minister is in the southern Indian state en route to New Delhi to attend a three-day conference for people of Indian origin hosted by the Indian government, beginning Jan 7.

Recently, Samy Vellu said he would introduce new faces to contest the upcoming general election.

“The people’s expectations have changed and we also need to make changes to remain relevant,” he said, adding that the MIC had always been reorganising itself to meet the expectations of the Indian community.

“We will work in a manner that will benefit the community,” he said.

He said MIC understood the mode of being efficient by “doing the right things”, and at the same time striving to “do things right”.

“We will continue to safeguard the interests and rights of the Indian community in the right manner and right way,” he said.

He said education would continue to be the main thrust of the party this year with the official opening of the RM580 million Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology, a university owned by the MIC.

“The creation of more Indian graduates will be our main objective in 2008,” he said, adding that the party’s educational arm, the Maju Institute of Educational Development, supports 1,200 medical students overseas annually.

 

 

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singaporean hunger strike enters 3rd day

January 2nd, 2008
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Hunger strike for Hindraf 5 enters Day 3
Jan 2, 08 2:58pm

A Singaporean’s hunger strike in protest of the detention of five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders in Malaysia is into the third day.
 
Actor-cum-activist Seelan Palay, 23, has spent the last two nights sleeping on a straw mat outside the Malaysian High Commission and consuming only water.

Seelan intends to keep up the hunger strike for five days – one for each of the five Hindraf leaders being held under the Internal Security Act at the Kamunting detention camp in Perak.
The leaders – P Uthayakumar, M Manoharan, R Kenghadharan, V Ganabatirau and T Vasantha Kumar – were detained on Dec 13, allegedly for reasons of national security. 

On Nov 25, some 30,000 Indian Malaysians had taken part in a street demonstration organised by Hindraf. Palay had previously told the press that he too had attended the rally.

According to Singapore Democratic Party member Yap Keng Ho, who accompanied Seelan last night, numerous Singaporeans and Malaysians have also visited the latter to lend support.

“Earlier, about 20 Malaysians came on motorbikes. It was very encouraging,” said Seelan in recorded message posted by Yap on his blog.

Sporting a ‘Give them fair trial’ poster across his chest, Seelan hopes to raise international awareness about the detentions.

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indian places missing from shah alam directory

January 2nd, 2008
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Well, I for one can say that there's no indication that SJKT Renggam exists in Shah Alam. In fact, one would be surprised to know that the schools exists in the heart of Section 18, near the Giant hypermarket. So much for our MBSA and khir toyo. Many of the places have no proper direction arrows or signboards.
 
Can we safely say this situation exists in nearly all the towns and cities in malaysia? But of course, this is not ethnic cleansing or marginalisation or whatever technical terms used. I bet this is just a oversight or lack of resources issues 🙂
 
 
 

'Indian' places missing from Shah Alam map

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/76585
Yoges Palaniappan | Jan 2, 08 4:24pm

The Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) will have plenty of explaining to do to a resident who is upset that places of importance to Indian Malaysians have been left out of the council's street directory. 

N Nganasegaran from Taman Sri Muda has sent a letter of complaint to mayor Mazalan Mohd Noor, stating that MBSA has failed to provide such information “as required in a multiracial country" in its official map.

The letter was handed to a receptionist at MBSA this morning, as both the mayor and his secretary were not in the office, he said when contacted.

He has sent copies to Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (photo), Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, Selangor Menteri Besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo, MIC president S Samy Vellu and PPP president M Kayveas.

In the letter, he listed several other locations that should have been included in the street directory.

Among them is the Sri Maha Mariamman temple in Section 7 which he claimed was built more than a decade ago.

"The temple is not mentioned, but a newly-built market is listed… the directory also lists a fire station that has yet to be built,” he said.
"We're concerned because Hindu temples, which are (at the heart) of the Indian community, have been left out.”

Other missing locations are the Sri Puvaneswary Amman temple in Section 16; SJK (T) Sungai Renggam in Section 18; and an Indian cemetery in Section 21.

Cemetery gazetted?

Nganasegaran claimed that many Indian Malaysians in Shah Alam are not aware of the existence of the Indian cemetery.

"They go to cemeteries in nearby towns because they don't know about this cemetery. We also want to know whether this cemetery has been gazetted because there are no signboards indicating its location," he said.

"Non-Muslim cemeteries are not indicated in the directory as has been done with the Muslim cemeteries."

He added that a directory is the most basic guide to locations, regardless of its relation to any race or religion.

"The question is whether the planning department of MBSA will give genuine and considerable attention to the matters raised,” he said.

The mayor could not be contacted for comment.

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indians should be businessmen says subbayah

January 2nd, 2008
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Be ready to go into new businesses, Indians told
 

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Compiled by ROYCE CHEAH, ELIZABETH LOOI, BEH YUEN HUI AND A. RAMAN

INDIANS should change their current mindset of working for people and instead get involved in businesses, reported Tamil Nesan. 

Penang state executive councillor and state deputy MIC chief Datuk P.K.Subbayah told a one-day business seminar for entrepreneurs that businessmen could be successful if they have the skills and a positive attitude. 

Some 100 businessmen attended the seminar which was jointly organised by the Indian Business Association (Miba) and the state government. 

“Indians should not concentrate on traditional businesses but should venture instead into other trades that are being monopolised by other races.” 

The newspaper also reported that the government had been fair in extending aid to the poor with no particular race in the country being given any special preferences, reported Tamil Nesan. 

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Datuk Mah Siew Keong said this when giving away hampers to 30 poor families at a function in Teluk Intan Municipal council. 

He said the government has allocated such funds to help the poor and single mothers in every constituency nationwide. 

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