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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......

End ban on recruitment of priests from India:Vellu

An ethnic Indian leader in Malaysia has appealed to the government to lift a ban on the recruitment of 'urgently needed' priests from India for Hindu temples and Sikh gurdwaras. Samy Vellu, the......

Rejected by ethnic-Indians, Vellu looks forward

Unfazed by a stinging electoral defeat, Samy Vellu, the beleaguered chief of the ethnic-Indian grouping that is part of Malaysia's ruling alliance, has vowed to remain as president of the Malaysian......

Hindraf leader not to contest against Vellu

An ethnic Indian leader held under a controversial security law in Malaysia has turned down appeals from supporters to contest against a Malaysian minister belonging to the community in the coming......

Vellu denies being discarded by ruling party

Speculation is rife that Malaysia's only ethnic-Indian minister Samy Vellu may be discarded by the ruling alliance in the upcoming election despite defending the government rattled by the massive......

Samy Vellu heads to India for better opportunities

Veteran ethnic Indian leader Samy Vellu, Malaysia's new envoy on infrastructure, is heading to New Delhi this week to scout for opportunities for Malaysian businesses to foray into the Indian......

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 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......

An all-India express highway, thanks to Malaysia

The Malaysian government will submit a detailed proposal for building an 'all-India express highway' to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the next few months.A part of the total investment required......

Malaysia to streamline recruitment from India

Upset over the rapidly rising cases of Indian workers being duped by job agents, Malaysia Wednesday said a government body will now be the sole agency to recruit workers from India, doing away with......

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