Kuala Lumpur, Oct 4: The Malaysian Indian Congress will continue to monitor the development of Tamil schools in the country and extend its help in their growth.

Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department S. K. Devamany said about this after making a surprise visit to the Ulu Remis Estate Tamil School in Layang Layang, Johor.

He said the MIC, through its president S. Samy Vellu, was looking into the development of all Tamil schools in the country and also ensuring speedier action in rebuilding them.

Devamany said the MIC president was also working hard to ensure that Tamil school pupils were given the best facilities to help them achieve academic excellence.

Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 3: Malay Indian youth may soon get a chance to explore India under the “Know India Programme (KIP)”.

According to a report in the New Strait Times, applications have been invited for a three-week stay in Madhya Pradesh and Haryana.

Under the programme, students and young professionals of Indian origin from all over the world, will be able to share views, expectations and experiences with their Indian counterparts in a move to promote better understanding of contemporary India.

Although the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) covers the cost of the stay in India, the applicants themselves will fund air travel on economy class to India initially.

Kuala Lumpur, Oct 1: The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) president, Seri S. Samy Vellu has held the Selangor Government responsible for the demolition of the Hindu temple in Ampang, as the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) was under the jurisdiction of the state government.

According to NST. com, Vellu said, "We want the state government to give the assurance that it will not demolish any more temples."

Kuala Lumpur, Oct 1 : Malaysia’s Sri Mahakaliamman temple committee has called upon the political parties of the country not to politicize the issue of the demolished temple.

However, the request by temple founder and committee chairman S. Murugiah has fallen on deaf ears, as politicians are still issuing statements and making accusations.

According to NST. com, Murugiah said the day after the demolition, the temple committee had met the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) officials.

“The temple committee met the deputy council president Hamid Hussain to complain about the demolition and showed him documents,” said Murugiah.

Kuala Lumpur - A boat carrying Indonesian workers home for the Muslim holidays capsized in waters off Malaysia's western coast early Tuesday, killing at least 10 passengers, official reports said.

More than 120 passengers were believed to be on board when the accident occurred. A total of 109 were rescued, director of the navy department Ahmad Othman was quoted as saying by Bernama news agency.

Authorities had not yet determined the exact number of people who were on board, and were continuing with search and rescue efforts.

The Indonesian migrant workers were believed to have been heading home to celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr which begins Wednesday.

Kuala Lumpur - Somali pirates have released a second Malaysian oil tanker after the government paid a ransom of 2 million dollars, officials and news reports said Tuesday.

The MT Bunga Melati 2, which was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen on August 19, was released early Monday and was now heading towards Djibouti in East Africa, a spokesman from the Defence Ministry confirmed.

Armed pirates had attacked the ship, killing a Filipino national crew member. The 38 other crew members were reported to be in good health, said Fadzlette Othman Merican, the ministry's director of public relations.