Miri (Malaysia), Apr. 18 : The Malay Indian community here got together to celebrate various festivities under one roof.
According to The Star, the festive gathering on Thursday night, was to celebrate the New Years of Baisakhi, Vishu, Ugadi, Gudi Padra, Aluth Arurudhu, Puthandu, Nan Roz, Guru Bihu, Vaishakha and Naba Barsha.
It was jointly organised by the Miri Indian Association, the High Commission of India Office in Kuala Lumpur and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 17 : The Malaysian Indian Congress will not pull out from the Cabinet and has pledged support to Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's Government, party president S. Samy Vellu has said.
Vellu said the party discussed the issue for more than 90 minutes on Thursday, and decided it would support the leadership of Razak.
"We know the appointment is the prerogative of the prime minister and we are not making any comment on it," The Star quoted Vellu, as saying.
Putrajaya, Apr. 17 : Malaysia's apex court has dismissed the appeal of three Hindu Rights Action Force leaders who expected to be released this time.
"M. Manoharan, 48, P. Uthayakumar, 47, and K. Vasantha Kumar, 36, will remain at the Kamunting detention centre until December 13," the Federal Court said while rejecting their appeal against the home minister''s two-year order for the second time.
Kuala Lumpur - A total of 30,650 foreign and local workers have been retrenched in Malaysia this year because of the global economic crisis, the official Bernama news agency reported Thursday.
A total of 23,149 workers were laid off under retrenchment schemes between January 1 and Monday while the rest quit, said Maznah Mazlan, deputy minister of human resources.
Maznah said about 2,900 of the local workers have since been re-employed in the private and public sectors.
Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 15 : Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak gave a pleasant surprise to country's Sikh community by participating in the Vasakhi Day celebrations on Tuesday.
Besides visiting the Sahib Tatt Khalsa Diwan Gurdwara for the first time, he also tried his hand at making chapattis, leaving other cooks delighted.
Kuala Lumpur - The Dutch firm, Detroit Electric, is planning to mass-produce the first of 40,000 electric cars in Malaysia next year, the company has announced. "We are planning to build a practical, affordable electric car", says Detroit Electric CEO Albert Lam who has teamed up with the Malaysian manufacturer Proton.
The company plans to produce around 210,000 vehicles by 2012 with 270,000 planned for 2013 for export mainly to the European, Chinese and US markets.
Miri (Malaysia), Apr. 18 : The Malay Indian community here got together to celebrate various festivities under one roof.
Putrajaya, Apr. 17 : Malaysia's apex court has dismissed the appeal of three Hindu Rights Action Force leaders who expected to be released this time.
Kuala Lumpur - A total of 30,650 foreign and local workers have been retrenched in Malaysia this year because of the global economic crisis, the official Bernama news agency reported Thursday.
Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 15 : Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak gave a pleasant surprise to country's Sikh community by participating in the Vasakhi Day celebrations on Tuesday.
Kuala Lumpur - The Dutch firm, Detroit Electric, is planning to mass-produce the first of 40,000 electric cars in Malaysia next year, the company has announced. "We are planning to build a practical, affordable electric car", says Detroit Electric CEO Albert Lam who has teamed up with the Malaysian manufacturer Proton.
