Tronoh ADUN Sivakumar as Assembly Speaker?

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So, looks like Sivakumar may get the assembly speaker position, but there’s a small matter of contest since the opposition BN also proposing another candidate. Earlier, it was the other Siva – Sivasubramaniam who created a ruckus by quiting DAP when only one Indian was selected for EXCO position. So, one Siva (Sivanesan) is EXCO, another (Sivakumar) poised to be Speaker. How about the the final Siva (Sivasubramaniam)? » Read more: Tronoh ADUN Sivakumar as Assembly Speaker?

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Samy begged Khir Toyo not to demolish temple

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The Star had a general title “All Barisan leaders to blame” while NST was direct to the point ” Dr Khir to blame for Indian vote swing”. That’s is, according to Samy Vellu. He claime to have begged Toyo not to demolish, but even with PM’s intervention, Toyo didn’t budge. Does this mean end of Khir Toyo? Wonder how many time our sole Indian community champion had to beg in the last 25 over years. » Read more: Samy begged Khir Toyo not to demolish temple

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Kamdar Tycoon laid to rest

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Tycoon leaves a legacy of charity
By : Marc Lourdes
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KUALA LUMPUR: The last of the Kamdar brothers, one of Malaysia’s retail pioneers, was laid to rest yesterday. Shree Harsukhlal Maganlal Kamdar, 81, passed away of age-related illnesses at the Subang Jaya Medical Centre on Saturday morning. » Read more: Kamdar Tycoon laid to rest

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Train your own priest la!

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It is easy to say “train local people”. But the task is not easy as said because the infrastructure is not in place and red tapes causes many headache to start such programmes formally. The Sikhs would have to fund such training programs on their own.

Secondly, the local trained priest need to paid more, but it would provide savings in terms of importing foreigners. A bit of investment is needed to reduce reliance on foreigners. Who would want to work for nothing less than RM2000 nowadays especially for a highly skilled job and in view of ever increasing cost of living? Of course if one feels a natural calling to serve God, it would be a different story. » Read more: Train your own priest la!

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Francis still jailed in Afghanistan for 11 years

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No stone left unturned in bid to secure son’s release
By : Diana Yeoh
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IPOH: A father’s love knows no bounds and in the case of Francis Karupal, he has left no stone unturned in his quest to secure the release of his son from a jail in Kabul, Afghanistan.  Sixty-year-old Francis’ life has been a nightmare since his youngest son’s imprisonment at the Afghanistan Central Prison 11/2 years ago. The retired hospital attendant has become a regular face at Wisma Putra as he tries to get the government to help bring his son home. Previous media reports had stated that Raymond Francis, 25, was accused of smuggling drugs and weapons. » Read more: Francis still jailed in Afghanistan for 11 years

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