A 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 […]
tamil press
Samy Vellu told to go
Translation by Sevan DoraisamyMIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu may be adamant about defending his seat in the party polls, but many quarters have been calling for him to step down. The latest came following former vice-president Datuk M Muthuppalaniappan’s announcement that he might contest the presidency, which was given much coverage in the Tamil media from […]
Economics and politics
Translation by Sevan DoraisamiTHE impact of a worsening global economy on the Indian Malaysian community; their problems with regard to official documents; and the politics in Hindraf and the MIC grabbed the attention of the Tamil press from 1 to 6 Nov 2008. “About 100,000 people from the Indian community might lose their jobs,” Ipoh Barat Member of […]
