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NEWS:Parthiban isn’t picky – just busy with work and family commitments

April 22nd, 2007
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Parthiban isn’t picky – just busy with work and family commitments
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/4/21/nation/17509033&sec=nation
KUALA SELANGOR: When will Barisan Nasional’s K. Parthiban get hitched?
Parthiban, 38, the coalition’s candidate in the Ijok by-election, laughed when asked about this.
“I haven’t found my match yet. Can you help me? If there is someone special, I will get married but I don’t have a girlfriend yet,” he said.
Parthiban, who is Tanjung Karang MIC secretary, said he “forgot” about looking for his Miss Right due to work commitment and family obligations – he became the breadwinner after his parents died.
Mingling with the locals: Parthiban (centre) talking with Kg Ijok resident Atom Arfis, 19, as he stops by a fruit stall during his visit to a night market in Ijok yesterday. “It’s not that I’m choosy but I just don’t have the time,” he said.
Parthiban said life was difficult when his father, an estate worker, died when he was in Form Six. His mother died seven years later.
“It was only after I completed my studies at the Seri Kota Teachers College in 1994 and accepted an offer to teach at the Ghandiji Tamil Primary School in Tanjung Karang that life became slightly better for me and my four siblings.
“Life was not easy though because, at times, we still had to go on empty stomachs. I gave tuition classes to earn extra income,” he said.
His sacrifices have been worthwhile.
One sister is now an accountant while two other sisters are pursuing medical studies. The youngest, a brother, is a contractor.
Parthiban will face Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim, 61, in a straight fight in the by-election, which is being held following the death of Barisan’s Datuk K. Sivalingam, 59, on April 4. Polling is on April 28. – Bernama

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Man files writ to get back wife, kids held by dept

April 22nd, 2007
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Man files writ to get back wife, kids held by dept
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/National/20070421082835/Article/index_html
SHAH ALAM: A rubber tapper has turned to the courts to affirm the religious status of his wife and six underage children.
P. Marimuthu has accused officials of the Selangor Religious department (Jais) of taking away his family members and detaining them against their will. The officers had allegedly raided his house at Kampung Baru Tambahan in Ulu Yam Lama early this month.
He lodged a police report and followed that with a habeas corpus application at the Shah Alam High Court on Thursday. He has named the Selangor Religious Department as the respondent.
Marimuthu, 42, has alleged that his wife, Raimah Bibi Noordin, 29, and their children are being held unlawfully by the department. The children are Yoogenaswary, 12, Paramila, 11, Hariharan, 8, Ravindran, 6, Shamala, 5, and Kaberan, 4.
He said the department officials did not serve a detention order on his wife and children before they were taken away from their home on April 2. Marimuthu said he and his wife are Hindus. “We have brought up our children in the Hindu faith,” he said.
“I believe my wife and children are being held by officers from the department at a house in Kampung Melayu Liga Emas in Batang Kali, Selangor.”
He said he had been advised by his lawyer that the detention was illegal as the department did not have the authority to hold his family.
“I am worried there are efforts by the department to convert my wife and children to Islam without my consent.”
Marimuthu said such action could only be prevented immediately if they were produced in the High Court.
Counsel Karpal Singh said he had also filed a certificate of urgency as the freedom and religious rights of the family were at stake.

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NEWS:Pace of life quickens in Ijok

April 21st, 2007
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Pace of life quickens in Ijok
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/4/21/nation/17511663&sec=nation
Sri Hartini: Notes that locals in Ijok are feeling an air of importance. IJOK: The leisurely pace of life here has suddenly quicken with both an air of urgency and merriment as the campaigning for the by-election becomes more intense.
Strangers by the busloads have arrived and the banners and flags of the Barisan Nasional and Parti Keadilan Rakyat decorate the constituency.
Long-time resident Wee Ah Lee, 60, who helps her son operate a seafood restaurant in the heart of town, said that many strangers had been coming to eat at their restaurant.
“You can tell they are not locals. They dress differently and there is an air of importance about them. Their handphones are always ringing, they come in nice cars and their dressing is very modern,” said Wee.
“It is the by-election. It has turned our town merrier, more people, more activities and better still, more business for my shop,” she added.
Although illiterate, the mother of five said she had voted in all the elections.
“I do not know big, national issues. But I know the Government must make sure the roads are all right, there are enough schools for our children and more importantly, help us out when we have difficulties.”
Outside Wee’s shop, housewife Sri Hartini Jonoh, 51, fetched her son Mohd Shazrin Zaini from school on a motorcycle.
She also notes how locals here are feeling an air of importance as the whole nation watches the outcome of this by-election, which is expected to be a hard-fought one.
Asked which candidate would most likely win, Sri Hartini said it was a tough call.
“Even within my own family, there are divided views. I’ll vote for the party, not candidate, because I am choosing a party with a good track record of service.
“My siblings do not agree. Some think it’s the candidate that is more important because the candidate is the first person we go to for help.
“However, all of us agree that we cannot accept corruption, bad public service or arrogant leaders. The elected leaders must remember that they are there to serve us,” said Sri Hartini.
Long-time voter: According to Wee, the by-election has turned Ijok merrier with more people and activities going on. Selangor MCA secretary Datuk Ch’ng Toh Eng said that just like customers, Ijok voters were kings at the moment.
He said Barisan leaders and supporters who went canvassing were bombarded with requests for help and some were even criticised.

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NEWS:Barisan and PKR supporters clash on nomination day

April 20th, 2007
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Barisan and PKR supporters clash on nomination day
 

BATANG BERJUNTAI: The by-election for the Ijok state seat, which will see a straight fight between Barisan Nasional’s K. Parthiban and Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim, has gotten off to a ‘hot’ start. 

A fracas ensued between Barisan and PKR supporters before nominations at the Batang Berjuntai Community Centre yesterday morning, which needed the intervention of FRU personnel. 

Stones, sticks and bottles were hurled at each other by both Barisan and PKR supporters. 

Heated: Barisan Nasional and PKR supporters shouting at each other during nominations for the Ijok by-election at the Batang Berjuntai Community Centre Thursday.
> Both Barisan and PKR claimed that the other side started the fracas; 

> Selangor police chief DCP Ismail Omar has reminded both sides to display maturity during campaigning; 

> Perlis Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim was hit by mineral water bottle; 

> Umno Youth chief Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein and his deputy Khairy Jamaluddin criticised the opposition’s scare tactics; 

> Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak says that he will answer allegations made against him over the Altantuya murder case “within the context of the law.” 

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NEWS:IGP warns of group playing up religious sentiments

April 18th, 2007
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IGP warns of group playing up religious sentiments

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have exposed the activities of a group of so-called missionaries who go about criticising other religions. 

Inspector-General Tan Sri Musa Hassan said that 131 reports had been lodged by disillusioned followers, who were not happy about the activities of the group, which used Hinduism and Christianity as a front. 

“It has been found that many followers felt cheated,” he said in a statement yesterday. 

He said Selangor police were carrying out investigations based on the reports lodged by the followers. 

Musa said activities carried out in the name of religion that create disharmony, enmity and hatred could jeopardise national harmony and solidarity. It is also a form of criminal intimidation.  

He said that on April 13, representatives of the Association of Hindu Religious Leaders briefed him on the activities of the “missionaries”.  

He said the outcome of the police investigations would be forwarded to the Attorney-GeneralÂ’s Chambers for further action. 

Meanwhile, Malaysian Hindu Sangam president Datuk A. Vaithilingam said the group, operating in Kota Damansara, was active within the Klang Valley, holding spiritual talks to gain influence. 

He said they insulted the Hindu religion in their talks. – Bernama  

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