Malaysia

15yr-old-pregnant Malay girl claims her father and his friend raped her for 3 yrs

15yr-old-pregnant Malay girl claims her father and his friend raped her for 3 yrsKuala Lumpur, Apr 27: A 15-year-old Malay girl, who is seven months’ pregnant, has claimed that her father and his friend have raped her for three years.

The secondary school student, who lives with her parents, confessed to her aunt about it and she in turn took the young girl to the Skudai police station to lodge a report.

Malay Indians unaware of economic opportunities provided by government

Malay Indians unaware of economic opportunities provided by governmentKlang (Malaysia), Apr. 27 : Malay Indians are generally unaware of economic opportunities made available to them by the government, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister''s Department T. Murugiah has claimed.

He said many did not know they could take loans from the government to start their own businesses or get involved in the agriculture sector.

Malaysia placed on alert against swine flu

Malaysia placed on alert against swine flu Kuala Lumpur  - Malaysia's Health Ministry placed its disease control division on alert to detect any signs of possible cases of the deadly swine flu virus in the country, news reports said Monday.

Hospitals and medical doctors have been asked to report cases with symptoms of influenza-like illness and severe pneumonia, said the ministry's director-general Mohamad Ismail Merican.

Malay Indians need help to buy ASM units: MIC

Malay Indians need help to buy ASM units: MICKuala Lumpur, Apr. 25 : The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) is reportedly concerned that many Malay Indians may not have the financial means to take up the 15 per cent quota of Amanah Saham Malaysia (ASM) units allocated to the community.

Party president S. Samy Vellu was quoted by The Star as saying that according to Permodalan Nasional Berhad, as of last Wednesday, Malay Indians had bought only 10.71 per cent or 53.5 million units of their quota of 499.5 million.

Malay Indian businessmen hit hard by foreign workers levy

Malay Indian businessmen hit hard by foreign workers levyKuala Lumpur, Apr 25 : Indian businessmen in Malaysia working in the restaurant, textile, provision and hairdressing industries have been greatly affected by the Malaysian Government decision to increase in levy for foreign workers.

Klang Indian Chamber of Commerce president T. Muthusamy said the levy increase has forced many foreign workers to return home as their income had been reduced drastically.

The Tamil Nesan quoted him as saying that many traders in the Little India area in Klang were finding it hard to hire local workers.

13-year-old Malay girl used as sex slave by father, brothers for 5 years

13-year-old Malay girl used as sex slave by father, brothers for 5 years

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