IPOH, 20 Jan 2009: Police have detained eight men in connection with the murder of MIC Ipoh Barat treasurer N Sitamparam, 64, who died of slash wounds during a robbery at his house in Jalan Wayang Buntong on 12 Jan. Perak Police Chief Datuk Zulkefli Abdullah said acting on information from the public, police detained […]
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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 […]
Ipoh Barat MIC treasurer hacked to death
IPOH, 11 Jan 2009: The Ipoh Barat MIC treasurer, N Sitamparam, 64, was hacked to death by several men during a robbery in his house in Jalan Wayang, Buntung, here early this morning. Ipoh police district chief, ACP Azisman Alias, said Sitamparam was found dead by police after they received a call from neighbours. “The […]
