Malaysian Indian Congress president Vellu quits

After heading Malaysia's largest ethnic Indian party for over three decades, Samy Vellu on Monday stepped down as Malaysian Indian Congress president at a time when the party is exploring ways to......

Malaysia's oldest Hindu temple on a postage stamp

Malaysia's oldest Hindu temple, the Sri Maha Mariamman temple, is now on a postage stamp. The 137-year-old temple will be the first Hindu temple to be portrayed on the country's stamp. Malaysian......

Party sues top Malaysian-Indian politician

A whopping Rs 140 crore suit has been filed against veteran Malaysian Indian politician Samy Vellu by the educational arm of his party, the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), accusing him of......

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......

Economy to dominate Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

The state of the economy is likely to dominate the seventh annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas events to be held in Chennai from January 7 to 9. Vayalar Ravi, Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs,......

No ban on Indian workers' recruitment: Malaysia

Dismissing reports of a freeze on recruitment of workers from India, Malaysia on Wednesday insisted that it never made a ruling to this effect. "Let me state categorically that the home ministry......

No ban on recruitment of Indians in Malaysia

Malaysian Minister for Works Samy Vellu clarified that the statement banning Indians from working in Malaysia is false. He issued the clarification on the sidelines of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas......

Reforms are like cricket scores: FM

"Reforms are like cricket scores, once they are scored, you just cannot erase them from the scoreboard," Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on the final day of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas held at......