Malaysia

Bumbling Malaysian thief's oil trail leads back home

Bumbling Malaysian thief's oil trail leads back home Kuala Lumpur  - A Malaysian man foiled his own attempted burglary when he left a trail of engine oil from a farm where he stole two generator sets back to his home, a news report said Tuesday.

The man was believed to have broken into the farm in the southern state of Johor early Sunday, and drove off with the generators, the Star daily said.

Farm owner Chia Kok Guan said workers found a trail of black oil on the dirt road, and followed it to a house located about 1 kilometre away.

Malaysian Indian Congress chief asked to explain scandals

Malaysian Indian Congress chief asked to explain scandalsPetaling Jaya (Malaysia), Mar. 2 : Penang Deputy Chief Minister P. Ramasamy has asked Malaysian Indian Congress President S. Samy Vellu to provide details about the several financial scandals linked to the party.

“He (Samy Vellu) can choose a date and hold a meeting to explain this to the people,” the Star quoted Ramasamy, as saying.

The scandals involve Maika Holdings, the Maju Institute of Educational Development and the Koperasi Pekerja Jaya Berhad.

Detained Indian nationals in Malaysia to return home this week

Kuala Lumpur, Mar 2 : Malaysia''s Director-General for Immigration, Mahmood Adam, has said that the 43 Indian nationals detained here would return home this week.

"Forty-three nationals, who have been languishing in an Immigration detention depot for nearly two months, will be sent in batches between Thursday and Saturday," NST Online quoted Adam as saying.

Their employer had purchased flights tickets for them and they will be sent through Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Adam added.

He further said that another eight Indian nationals, who were part of the group and who were not detained, were making a claim against their employer for unpaid salaries.

Christians urge Malaysian Govt. to remove conditions on usage of ‘Allah’

Christians urge Malaysian Govt. to remove conditions on usage of ‘Allah’Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 28 : Malaysian Chinese Association has urged the government to lift the condition on the usage of word "Allah" in Christian Publications.

MCA Political education Bureau head Gan Ping Sieu said condition usage of "Allah" in print form was unacceptable and an affront to common sense.

Mumbai attack: Malaysian Consulate denies charges of Hema’s sister

Malaysian MapKuala Lumpur, Feb. 28 : A charge by the sister of the late Malay Indian Hemalatha Kasippillai that the Malaysian Consulate General in Mumbai had not been in touch with the aggrieved family, has been rejected by Consulate General Wisma.

Hemalatha's sister Ratna Raja had claimed that Wisma Putra did not make any attempt to communicate with any family member regarding the progress or developments in the wake of the tragedy, or assist them in bringing back the body.

She said all communication was initiated by Hemalatha''s relatives, who left her contact number with the Consul-General in Mumbai.

Indonesian maid accused of violently attacking Malaysian boss

Kuala Lumpur  - A Malaysian woman suffered a fractured skull and ribs, and had to have nearly 100 stitches, claiming she was attacked by her Indonesian maid, news reports said Saturday.

Phang Kian Huang, 42, claimed that her maid had entered her room early Thursday while she was asleep and began attacking her with a wooden stool.

"She left and came back with a knife and started slashing. I pretended to lose consciousness," Phang was quoted as saying by the Star daily.

Phang, whose left ear was almost severed in the attack, alleged that the maid then returned a third time and threw a stone mortar at her, fracturing her skull and several ribs.

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