Posts Tagged ‘MIC’

« Older Entries
Newer Entries »

More committees to solve temple and Tamil schools problems

June 29th, 2007
|  Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email


only word that stands out is committee. i remember MHS having a committee to discuss temple demolition. Then followed by Perak or Penang which asked its EXCO to lead a committee for temple relocation etc. Now, MIC want to have another set of committee…
 
Assume 3 schools merge into one -> 150 schools become 50 schools. 523 – 150 + 50 = 423 schools. We also seem to hear MIC always discussing with education ministry. What is the outcome of these discussions so far?
 
 
 
MIC wants space in new housing estates for temples
Minderjeet Kaur
source
KUALA LUMPUR, Fri:
 

MIC will ask for space for Hindu temples at new housing estates where there are a lot of Hindus, to stop the sprouting of illegal temples nationwide.

MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said illegal temples were becoming a major issue within the Indian community.

"They will continue building illegal temples unless we provide them space in their housing estate," he said after chairing the MIC central working committee here yesterday.

He said MIC also wanted to combine smaller temples and would propose that the government provide additional land for this purpose.

For a start, he said MIC state Exco members from each state would be asked to set up a committee which would be directed to meet every temple head and compile the feedback.
 

"The committee will also inform the temple heads not to build any illegal temples."

Samy Vellu said the party was looking at merging partially-aided schools with fewer than 50 pupils.

"Some schools have three teachers with four pupils. We are proposing to merge some of the smaller schools to increase the number of pupils," he said, adding the party would work on merging some 150 small schools.

"With the increase in number of students, we can ask for government assistance to provide more facilities in these schools."

He said the move would allow them to monitor and enhance the educational level of the students and provide transport for those staying far from their schools.

On the discussions by party leaders with Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein on the future of these schools, he said: "We discussed problems faced by some of these small schools. Some teachers do not receive salaries and schools are running without any facilities."

He said MIC would organise talks with headmasters and the parent-teacher associations from these schools to get their feedback and ways to improve the standards of the schools.

He added some of schools saw a decline in the number of students after most of the former estate workers migrated to cities.

"Previously, these schools had 120 to 150 students. But after the migration, the number has dropped drastically."

There are 523 Tamil schools nationwide.

Comments Off on More committees to solve temple and Tamil schools problems »

Posted in Indian, Tamil-Schools

Tags:

MIC to register 200,000 new voters

June 29th, 2007
|  Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email


Party to register 200,000 new voters
 

KUALA LUMPUR, Fri:

MIC has registered 200,000 new voters and aims to register another 200,000 before the general election.

Party president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu said members have done a lot of work to register new voters.

"Our aim is to register 400,000 new voters. We have achieved about 200,000 now.

"Every branch member has been asked to look for new voters," he said after chairing the party central working committee meeting here yesterday.

Samy Vellu also said he would meet all the party’s MPs and state assemblymen to prepare for the general election.
"I want to discuss with them the needs of the people in their areas and how we can go about promoting ourselves with new vigour to win the election."

On the list of candidates, Samy Vellu said this would be decided after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announces the date of the election.

However, he said, he was happy with the present MIC candidates.

"They show an interest in working and in assisting the rakyat."

Samy Vellu said such a positive sign would get them closer to the voters.

"They are doing their job well. And that also includes me," he said.

At present, about 500,000 MIC members are registered as voters.

1 comment »

Posted in Indian

Tags:

Let’s Protest – Wrong to display religious pictures?

June 29th, 2007
|  Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email


Wake up call for all Indian youths to launch another protest call? I think we can do a protest weekly, since nearly every week there's news about discrimination against Indian community in one way or another. Maybe can set a fixed venue for weekly gathering to protest against issue A or issue B and so on…

Wrong to display religious pictures?

source

KUALA LUMPUR: Is it an offence to place pictures of verses from the Quran and Hindu deities in restaurants?

This is the poser following the confiscation of such pictures from two restaurants in Lorong Maarof, Bangsar, here.

A spokesman for Restaurant Aiswaria, A. Mohd Dhasthagi, said officers from the Department of Islamic Development (Jakim), Kuala Lumpur City Hall and the Domestic Trade and Industry Ministry inspected the premises on Tuesday.

A notice was issued, saying that the restaurant did not have halal certification from Jakim and also did not have Muslim workers. The owner was asked to rectify the situation. The team took away a picture of Mecca and another with verses from the Quran.

Aiswaria owner Jehabar Ali Hussain Kader said yesterday: "I have not broken any laws. It’s ridiculous that I was cited for these offences. I never knew that it is an offence to display religious pictures in my premises. Being a Muslim, I purchase food items from a halal vendor."

He said he had Muslim workers.

Restaurant Seetharam, a few doors away, was also cited for similar offences. The raiding team confiscated three pictures of Hindu deities placed behind the cashier’s counter.

The employees said they were baffled by the removal of the pictures.

The issue was highlighted yesterday by opposition leader Lim Kit Siang. He had earlier visited the outlets with two other MPs, Chong Eng and Fong Po Kuan.

Lim said this was not the first time such raids were conducted and he feared it could set back inter-racial harmony.

Jakim director-general Datuk Mustafa Abdul Rahman said he was not aware of the incident.

"If it is true, I will ask for a report from the officers involved. This is a sensitive issue and I can’t comment until I know the whole story."

Perlis Mufti Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin said the display of religious pictures had nothing to do with the food served.

He said Muslims could consume food in restaurants as long as the ingredients were halal and the preparation followed Islamic principles.

"Islam allows the display of religious pictures and paraphernalia in a private area as long as it doesn’t disturb the peace. This incident must be investigated carefully as we don’t know what the real issue is."

Comments Off on Let’s Protest – Wrong to display religious pictures? »

Posted in BornInMalaysia, Indian

Tags:

Indian Malaysians ‘planned’ to be forgotten by 9MP

June 28th, 2007
|  Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email


Indian M’sians ‘planned’ to be forgotten by 9MP
K Narayanasamy
Jun 26, 07 4:35pm
http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/69140

The answer given to a query in Parliament recently on allocations to uplift under-privileged Indian Malaysians sums up the position of the community in this country. Apparently, there is no specific allocation made in the Ninth Malaysian Plan – probably because nobody thought that it was a matter of any importance.
Only when speaking to the Indian Malaysians exclusively at some functions do the national level ‘leaders’ say that ‘the government will do its part to help uplift the plight of the community, as this government is for all the citizens, and cares for even the minorities like you.’ » Read more: Indian Malaysians ‘planned’ to be forgotten by 9MP

1 comment »

Posted in Indian

Tags:

Schoolgirl’s heavy burden – works to support family

June 28th, 2007
|  Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email


Schoolgirl’s heavy burden
 

KUALA LUMPUR: With ailing parents and two school-going siblings to care for, Form Four student R. Yogeswary is forced to work as a part-time sales promoter.  

After classes, she would return to her Desa Mentari home at Old Klang Road, complete her homework and rush to work in the city centre.  

“I earn RM16 working four hours as a sales promoter. I spend RM2 for bus fare and the balance is used to buy food for the family,” she told a press conference.  » Read more: Schoolgirl’s heavy burden – works to support family

Comments Off on Schoolgirl’s heavy burden – works to support family »

Posted in Indian

Tags: