KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Feb 2009: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today announced several measures to assist the Indian Malaysian community and address their concerns. To begin with, the government will put on fast track its plans to repair and rebuild dilapidated Tamil schools in the country, he said. Najib, who is also Finance […]
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MIC presidential election on 12 Apr
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Feb 2009: The MIC presidential election will be held on 12 April, with nomination slated for 22 March, the party’s central working committee (CWC) meeting decided today. Party president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu said since the date was fixed, all matters pertaining to the presidential election would be handled by a […]
MIC ropes in NGOs to face by-elections
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Feb 2009: The MIC has formed an alliance with several Indian Malaysian-based non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to face the 7 April by-elections in Bukit Selambau and Bukit Gantang, party president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu said today. He said the party formed a working team made up of party grassroots leaders and the […]
Acid test for new BN leadership
PENANG, 18 Feb 2009: Eleven months after the 12th general election and the political dust has still not settled. With the Bukit Gantang parliamentary and Bukit Selambau state by-elections to be held simultaneously on 7 April, political parties will hit the campaign trail again, barely a month after the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election. Political pundits […]
BN components must abide by decision on candidates
KUCHING, 12 Feb 2009: All Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties must abide by any decision made the coalition’s top leadership on the candidates chosen to contest under the BN banner at upcoming by-elections, Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today. The deputy prime minister and deputy BN head said there would be always be some differences […]
Cabinet committee to iron out Indian issues
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 Feb 2009: Several pressing issues affecting the Indian Malaysian community, including their equity participation, are likely to be addressed at the second meeting of the Cabinet Committee for the Development of Indians on 23 Feb, said MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu today. He said the committee, chaired by Deputy Prime […]
Samy Vellu issues show cause notice to MIED CEO
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 Feb 2009: MIC’s Maju Institute of Education Development (MIED) chief executive officer P Chitrakala Vasu has been issued a show cause notice by party president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu. The notice, which she has 14 days to reply to, is for Chitrakala to explain on some discrepancies in the accounts of […]
MIC’s CWC quashes decision to expel Muthu (Updated)
(Updated 6:15pm, 29 Jan 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Jan 2009: The MIC’s Central Working Committee (CWC) today quashed the decision to expel party veteran Datuk M Muthupalaniappan from the party after accepting his appeal. Party deputy president Datuk G Palanivel, who announced this after chairing a CWC meeting at the party headquarters here, said the […]
MIC proposes central body for youths
KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Jan 2009: The MIC has proposed the setting up of a central body by its Youth wing and Indian youth organisations to collectively address youth-related issues. Party president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu also proposed that a national forum involving Indian youth bodies be held to prepare an action-oriented plan for the […]
Samy’s fiercest critic to be re-admitted into MIC
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Jan 2009: One of MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu’s fiercest critics and former party central working committee (CWC) member KP Samy, who was sacked from MIC in 2008, is expected to be re-admitted into the party soon. Contacted by Bernama this evening, the vocal leader, who was closely aligned to […]
