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Ethnic Indian minister heckled in Malaysia

Malaysia's only ethnic Indian Cabinet minister Samy Vellu was surrounded and heckled by some youths during the foundation laying ceremony for a Tamil school, a report said on Thursday. The incident......

Do yoga without mantra, Malaysian PM tells Muslims

Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi on Wednesday said Muslims in the south-east Asian nation can continue to practice yoga as long as they avoided chanting mantras. Badawi's remarks come......

Malaysia offers sops to placate ethnic Indians

The Malaysian government has said that the plight of the minority ethnic Indians in the country was being seriously looked into by a special cabinet committee to ensure that the community had......

Family flays relative's burial as Muslim

A Hindu family in Muslim-majority Malaysia has moved court to stop Islamic authorities from burying a relative as a Muslim claiming that he had converted, the latest inter-religious dispute to have......

Hindraf, Mahathir lock horns over 'racist' remark

Criticising Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohammad for his statement that Hindraf is made up of Tamil racists, the outfit that led protests by ethnic Indians against alleged marginalisation has said......

India keen to finalise FTA with ASEAN

India on Thursday said it is keen to formalise a free trade agreement with the 10-member Association of South East Nations and a letter to this effect would be sent by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh......

India's destiny linked to SE Asia, says Manmohan

"India's destiny is increasingly linked with the South East Asian region," said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a meeting with Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi on Monday in Kuala......

Islamic nations to form trading group

Muslim nations will form a preferred trading group by the end of the year aimed at greater economic integration among the Organisation of Islamic Conference countries, while plans are afoot to form......

Malaysia to recruit more Indian workers

Meeting a long-standing demand of Indians in the country, Malaysia has approved the recruitment of 20,000 foreign workers from government-approved countries for the Indian-operated service......

Column: India's 'Look East' policy comes of age

The Indo-Asean FTA provides an opportunity for India to be more engaged with the region, says Sanjaya Baru. This is an important week for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Over the weekend, at the......

Manchester United's Malaysia match to go ahead

Malaysia's soccer body FAM, emboldened by support from the prime minister, will stand up to FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and host Manchester United on July 27, a FAM official......

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Abdullah Badawi

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Ethnic Indian minister heckled in Malaysia

Do yoga without mantra, Malaysian PM tells Muslims

Malaysia offers sops to placate ethnic Indians

Family flays relative's burial as Muslim

Hindraf, Mahathir lock horns over 'racist' remark

India keen to finalise FTA with ASEAN

India's destiny linked to SE Asia, says Manmohan

Islamic nations to form trading group

Malaysia to recruit more Indian workers

Column: India's 'Look East' policy comes of age

Manchester United's Malaysia match to go ahead

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