SUNGAI PETANI, 6 April 2009: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today the role of the minority groups is important in every election in the country. He said these groups usually determined the winner in an election even though the total votes could be small. “In an election, usually the contest is between […]
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Sri Lanka’s civil war
Translation by Sharmila Valli NarayananA Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam vehicle with soldiers (© Ulflarsen; source: Wikipedia) THE plight of the Sri Lankan Tamils, the rising crime rate among the Tamil community, and Ponggal wishes dominated the Tamil press headlines during the week of 12 to 18 Jan 2009. Tamil newspapers have always reported on the ongoing civil war […]
