ISA detainees file RM200m suit against Najib

By Teoh El Sen

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees M Manoharan and P Uthayakumar have filed a suit against the government and Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak claiming RM200 million in damages for their unlawful arrest and detention under the ISA, in what is believed to be the first suit against the current prime minister.

Manoharan and Uthayakumar, both lawyers, filed the suit at the Civil High Court Registry at about 8.15am today.

They...

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Man who torched himself dies, MPSJ blamed

By B Nantha Kumar

KUALA LUMPUR : Puchong MIC diivision information chief M Gunasegaran, who set himself on fire in an attempt to stop the demolition of a Hindu temple, succumbed to his injuries this morning.

In an immediate reaction, MIC Youth chief T Mohan held the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) responsible for his death.

The 52-year-old father of six passed away at 9.30 am this morning at Hospital Kuala Lumpur.

On Nov 8, MPSJ workers had...

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Shortage of teachers for Tamil and Chinese languages

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 25, 2010): There are almost 2,300 vacancies for teachers of the Tamil and Chinese languages in secondary schools nationwide....

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Gang war led to triple murder, say Indian police

CHENNAI: The recent murder of a young Malaysian woman and her two children in South India was linked to revenge arising out of a long-drawn-out local gang war, Tamil Nadu police investigations have revealed.

This follows the arrest of six men and three women whom the police believe could shed light on the killings of M Adhila Banu and the children.

However, the alleged mastermind behind the killings ducked the police dragnet and fled to Malaysia before probably slipping into Singapore,...

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Tamil version of award-winning Malay film ‘Papadom’ to hit the screens

Kuala Lumpur, Nov 18 : 'Appalam', a Tamil version of director Afdlin Shauki's Malay hit movie 'Papadom', is all set to hit the big screen....

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Tamil version of award-winning ‘Papadom’ to hit the screens

KUALA LUMPUR: A Tamil version of director Afdlin Shauki’s Malay hit movie Papadom is set to hit the screens. Appalam, which has a multi-racial cast, was also directed by Afdlin....

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Trio in murder probe flee to Malaysia

CHENNAI: Three Indian nationals, who were part of 20 people quizzed in connection with the murder of a Malaysian woman and her two children last week, are believed to have slipped into Malaysia.

Tamil Nadu police believe the trio, in their 30s, and from here, had left for Kuala Lumpur on Nov 12, via a Jet Airways flight.

One of them is believed to be in possession of a Malaysian identity card and had stayed in Malaysia previously.

The fugitives are wanted...

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Estate workers’ kin allowed to stay in Bukit Jalil [video]

By G Vinod

KUALA LUMPUR: City Hall will withdraw the eviction notices it issued to descendants of former estate workers in Ladang Bukit Jalil.

This was one of the decisions reached today at a meeting between Kuala Lumpur Mayor Ahmad Fuad Ismail and the Ladang Bukit Jalil Estate Action Committee, said Parti Sosialis Malaysia Secretary-General S Arutchelvan, one of the committee’s representatives.

He told reporters after the meeting that City Hall had also agreed to allow a Tamil...

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Tamil actress’ maiden Malay movie draws the crowd

KUALA LUMPUR: Best actress nominee Jasmine Michael is elated that Estet , a movie that uses the football theme to ignite the pride of being Malaysian, is drawing in the crowd....

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Sri Lanka emerge Plate runners-up

Sri Lanka emerged runners-up of the Plate Championship of the Borneo Rugby Sevens worked off in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia yesterday when they went down fighting to Malaysia in the final by 10 points to 17....

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