Petaling Jaya

Deceased Malay Indian''s family accuses hospital for concealing cause of death

Deceased Malay Indian''s family accuses hospital for concealing cause of deathPetaling Jaya, Mar 7 : The family of A. Kugan, who died in police custody on January 20, has lodged a complaint against the Serdang Hospital and Dr Abdul Karim Tajuddin, for allegedly concealing the cause of his death in the first post-mortem report.

According to The Star, they filed a complaint against the hospital at the Petaling Jaya district police headquarters.

Malaysian Indian Congress leader sacked for criticizing party

Malaysian Indian Congress leader sacked for criticizing partyPetaling Jaya (Malaysia), Jan. 25 : Former Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) vice-president M. Muthupalaniappan has been sacked for making statements against the party.

According to the Star, Muthupalaniappan was sacked more than a month after receiving a show cause notice from the MIC disciplinary committee following a complaint over his alleged statements in a Tamil newspaper on November 11, 2008 and on an Internet news portal on December 17, 2008.

Police to determine if Mumbai terrorists used Malaysian passports

Petaling Jaya (Malaysia), Dec. 1: Police here are ascertaining if the terrorists who attacked southern Mumbai used Malaysian travel documents to facilitate their entry into that city.

Indonesia won’t ban Muslims from practicing yoga

Petaling Jaya (Indonesia), Nov. 26 : Indonesia will not follow Malaysia’s move to ban Muslims from practicing yoga.

According to The Star, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) said this was because it did not know the extent to which the exercise is practiced in Indonesia.

MUI deputy chairman Umar Shihab said more research had to be done before a decision can be made to prohibit yoga.

“It is okay if it’s for sport but I do not know if it is proven that it can destroy our beliefs as Muslims or contains ideas of polytheism,” Umar was quoted by The Jakarta Post as saying earlier this week.

He said the council did not carry out any study on yoga, as it had not received any objection from the public.

Malay Indian party demands freedom for Hindraf leaders

Petaling Jaya (Malaysia), Sep 22 : The Malaysian Indian Congress has reiterated its call to free five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders from Internal Security Act (ISA) detention.

MIC president S. Samy Vellu said that he would raise the matter with Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi again, despite having done so many times.

“It is about time they were released as they pose no danger to the security of the country,” The Star quoted Vellu, as saying.

Samy Vellu also said that the Government should not detain the leaders any longer, as this would only prolong the Indian community’s ill feelings towards the Government.

New coalition seeks reforms for Indian community in Malaysia

Petaling Jaya, Jan 4: A new coalition of 121 Indian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has called for a "policy of inclusion" to ensure the community's participation in all levels of the decisio