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Krishnamoorthy saves ferry passengers

October 24th, 2007
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Samy Vellu Praises Courageous Youth In Tioman Ferry Tragedy

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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (Bernama) — MIC President Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu today praised S. Krishnamoorthy for rescuing several passengers from the ferry which caught fire and sank near Tioman Island on Oct 13. The Works Minister congratulated the 19-year-old wireman for saving the lives of the survivors. "He is a very courageous young man who deserves to be made a role model by Malaysians, especially the youths," he said in a statement.

Krishnamoorthy was showered with accolades for his heroism by 18 survivors of the "Seagull Express 2" ferry during a press conference in Klang yesterday. The teenager who saved dozens, including six children, also received RM800 from businessman M. Pandian, and was garlanded by survivors, politicians, and Group of Concerned Citizens co-ordinator Charles Santiago.

One of the survivors, Ng Soon Tiong, saw Krishnamoorty handing out life jackets to passengers and helping children off the burning ferry. He also said Krishnamoorthy repeatedly dived into the water to pull others to safety. Ng, 41, said Krishnamoorthy saved the lives of his two sons, aged 7, and 9, as well as the lives of his other relatives. "Many of us are alive today because of him. We are greatly indebted to him," Ng added.

Samy Vellu said he would ask the MIC Youth to contact Krishnamoorthy to make him a role model for the youths to emulate. "There is a lot they can learn from this young man. He has touched the hearts of many Malaysians through his heroic act," he added.

Krishnamoorthy the hero who saved dozens

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Krishnamoorthy, 19, was praised for his heroism in saving dozens of passengers during the fire on board the Seagull Express 2 ferry.

KLANG: Wireman S. Krishnamoorthy, 19, was showered with accolades for his heroism by 18 survivors of the Seagull Express 2 ferry fire during a press conference yesterday. 

The teenager who saved dozens, including six children, also received RM800 from businessman M. Pandian, and was garlanded by survivors, politicians and Group of Concerned Citizens co-ordinator, Charles Santiago. Santiago said the youth’s heroism was a shining example to all Malaysians.

A survivor, Ng Soon Tiong, 41, said he saw Krishnamoorthy selflessly handing out lifejackets to other passengers and helping children off the burning ferry.He also said Krishnamoorthy repeatedly dived into the water to pull others to safety.Ng added that Krishnamoorthy saved the lives of his two sons, aged 7 and 9, as well as the lives of several other relatives. “Many of us are alive today because of him. We are all greatly indebted to him,” he added. Krishnamoorthy said his main concern was for the children. “I tried my best to save as many as I could, but I found myself struggling to stay afloat because my jeans had become saturated with water,” he said.Despite this, however, he still managed to help many board other vessels which arrived during the rescue.He said that besides not having enough life jackets, the ferry crew failed to deploy the life rafts hung on the upper decks of the vessel. The crew abandoned the passengers, he added.

Young electrician helped fellow passengers stay afloat

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MERSING: For what seemed like an eternity, C. Krishnamoorthy struggled in the choppy waters of the South China Sea, helping fellow passengers to safety. Krishnamoorthy, 19, was among the 106 people who had jumped overboard when the ferry they were in caught fire. 

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Krishnamoorthy: ‘I had to swim back and forth to bring the ropes to some passengers’

“Not everyone managed to get hold of a life vest, so I tried to keep those who were struggling to stay afloat,” he said. About 30 minutes later, passing ferries and boats went to their aid. “The people on board threw ropes and floats to us, but we were too far away because they kept a distance as they were  afraid our ferry would explode. “So I had to swim back and forth to bring the ropes to some passengers so that they could be pulled to safety,” said the electrician. 

The lad from Klang said he jumped three times into the sea after he was pulled to safety to help those who were on the verge of drowning. What was remarkable was that Krishnamoorthy never underwent swimming lessons . 

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Per income capita for malaysian states in 2005

October 24th, 2007
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average income per month in KL : Rm36597/12 = 3049.75
average income per month in Selangor: RM23,333/12 = 1944.42

cukup ka?

KELANTAN had the lowest per capita income in 2005, while Kuala Lumpur posted the highest.

source : NST (and parlimen.gov.my)

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the state’s per capita income was only RM7,500 compared to Kuala Lumpur residents who earned RM36,597. Other states with a high per capita income were Penang at RM27,391, Terengganu (RM27,140), Selangor (RM23,333), Malacca (RM19,436), Johor (RM18,175), Negri Sembilan (RM17,182), Sarawak (RM17,004), Perak (RM15,458) and Pahang (RM12,384).

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A rose by any other name

October 23rd, 2007
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Recently, I was involved in discussions on naming babies. Based on my observations, newborns are having more and more “exotic” and unique names. Why is this happening?

According to my wife, it is likely that the parents do not want to be reminded of someone else when the call out their childÂ’s name. For example, if I have a friend named Ganesh, I most likely wonÂ’t name my son Ganesh, according to her logic. So thatÂ’s why we seldom hear children being given their parentsÂ’ friends, grandparents, ancestors, relatives, leaders, religious/spiritual heads or other famous personÂ’s names.

My observation on the naming process reveals the following:

  1. Naming is complicated due to the various “ogies” – numerology, astrology, psychology, family interferencology.
  2. Religion/Race/Ethinicity/Caste also plays a role in the naming process
  3. Those who are more “educated” tend to give more “exotic” names. Perhaps to show that they are “educated” or symbol of “sophistication”?
  4. Names are more globalized in a sense that there will be elements of English/Western sounding words. Is it a plan to ensure that the child can easily migrate and adapt in other countries in the future?
  5. Use of Sanskrit words supposedly to reflect a more spiritual meaning of the name.

 Seriously, what happened to names like Saravanan and Ganesan? Or Nadeswaran, Ramanathan, Geetha, Saminathan, Gopi, Sivakumar, Perumal, Santhirasegar, Valluvan, Kanthasamy,  Muniswaran, Gomathi, Kavitha, Asogan, Valli, Saraswathi, Mullai, Srikanth, etc.? Are these names condemned to no further than 1980s and 1990s era only?

A newborn was given the name Rahul, which means sun (well, I didnÂ’t check on it). To me, Rahul sounds like Shah Rukh Khan’Â’s (or any other heroes) characters in Hindi movies. Why not just name the boy Surya (Nathan/Kumar/Kanth etc) and get on it with. I wonderÂ…

Another friendÂ’s sonÂ’s name sound like a girlÂ’’s name to me. I keep forgetting that itÂ’s a baby boy, unless the name is mentioned in full.

How about influence of India cinema? I Heard that Shreya is the number one chosen baby name in US for the Indian (Southern Indians?) community last year. Now my niece is named Shreeya as well 🙂

Anyway, as you may point out, itÂ’’s their child and they can name him/her any which way they like. I canÂ’’t agree more! As long as you donÂ’t make it difficult for me to pronounce it or IÂ’’ll just make up my own name for your kid. 🙂

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet – Shakespeare!

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Flood woes may be over for SRK Ldg Bukit Jalil

October 18th, 2007
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Flood woes may soon be over for Tamil school

By Nisha Sabanayagam nisha@nst.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR: The flood woes at SRK Tamil Ladang Bukit Jalil may be over in a few days.

Immediate action has been promised by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), at the insistence of Natural Resources and Environment Deputy Minister Datuk S. Sothinathan.

The school has been flooded five times in the past month, with waters reaching up to a metre, causing classes and, more importantly, examinations to be disrupted for the 103 pupils.

The first time the school became flooded was on the second day of the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah examination last month.

The school's flood problems were highlighted by the New Straits Times last Monday, prompting Works Minister and MIC chairman Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu to order an immediate probe.

As a result, Sothinathan, Member of Parliament for the area, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Datuk Tan Chai Ho, representatives from DBKL, the Drainage and Irrigation Department, MIC Youth Puchong division and members of the school's parent-teacher association met at the school yesterday to assess the situation.

Sothinathan said the cause of the problem had been identified as a heavy machinery workshop built atop the monsoon drain about 100 metres from the school.

The open monsoon drain would normally divert the flow of excess water from the area.

"They (the workshop owners) have covered up the monsoon drain and have built a small culvert to divert the flow of the water," Sothinathan said.

"However, it is too small, only about 4 feet in diameter. Even a culvert 10 feet in diameter would not be big enough," Sothinathan added.

He said DBKL would dig an open earth drain next to the monsoon drain to provide an immediate short-term solution.

"This will divert the flow of the water and stop the flooding at the school when it rains," he added.

He said work on the drain should be completed in two or three days' time.

"I will come tomorrow evening to check that the work has started."

School headmistress S. Tamilselvi said the school's final examination started yesterday.

"I had to combine different standards in one room because some of the classrooms just could not be used," she said.

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Tamil school in Kapar waiting 40-years for land

October 18th, 2007
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Tamil school's 40-year wait for 'promised' land





by Renu on Thursday, 18 October 2007
Kampung Perepat villagers in Kapar have waited nine years to get six acres (2.45 hectares) of land promised to them some 40 years ago – only to find out that it has been given to three strangers. 

The land was pledged as part of a package deal for 99 settler-families in the 1960s. Then MIC president V Manickavasagam (photo) had arranged for each family to receive three acres to build their own house on the site at 8th mile Jalan Kapar, Selangor.

A six-acre site located in the midst of the housing area was allocated for a temple, Tamil school and kindergarten.

The Sri Maha Mariamman temple was duly built in 1987 and expanded in 1996, to accommodate the growing number of villagers.

When they attempted to obtain the land title in 1998, they were shocked when told that the site had been classified as 'vacant land' and that the villagers would only get two acres.

said the Klang Land Office told him that the remaining four acres would have to be returned to the Selangor government.

"They (land office officials) didn't even know that there was vacant land there until we applied for the title. When they knew, they refused to give us the six acres of land," he said.

"After going through our state assemblyperson (Abdul Rahman Palil, for Sementa), they agreed to give us two acres for the temple and school, and four acres on which the state government would build low-cost houses."

He also said Abdul Rahman had tried to obtain a temporary title for the site, but this has not materialised to date.

Subramaniam said the villagers were not willing to give up their claim to the land. They approached former Ijok state assemblyperson and Selangor exco member K Sivalingam, Kapar MIC Kampung Perepat president A Palanisamy and MIC president S Samy Vellu (photo).

"In 2003, we met Dato Seri (Samy Vellu) twice when he came to a Tamil school in Kapar, and he ordered Sivalingam to get the land back for us. We believed that we would get the land after the intervention by the MIC president himself."

Strangers given land

However, the villagers were in for another shock. They found that the four acres on which the state government had agreed to build houses had now been given to three private individuals in April this year.

Documents made available to Malaysiakini revealed that the land has been sub-divided into four parts – three of which had been assigned to N Sithara Devi, Haron Ahmad and Khoo Seng, without any of their particulars being recorded. The remaining plot was labelled as 'vacant land'.

"We're disappointed. All these years of writing letters and waiting has brought us nowhere," Subramaniam said.

"It would have been more comforting if the plots had been given to villagers. At least, we would know that one of us has received the land. Now it has gone to strangers.

"What if the remaining part is given to someone else and we are asked to relocate our temple? That's our main worry now."

Asked about his next course of action, Subramaniam said the villagers will take up the matter with Samy Vellu again.

"We plan more drastic action. We want to fence up the whole plot and erect a banner announcing the construction of a Tamil school. We hope that will bring the three individuals face to face with us," he added.
Yoges Palaniappan
Oct 17, 07 Malaysiakini

from: http://www.malaysianindians.net/v1/latest/tamil-schools-40-year-wait-for-promised-land-2.html

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