Hindus should start building temples only if this will benefit the local community and not to serve the interests of few individuals alone, said Selangor state exco member Dr Xavier Jeyakumar recently.
The employees, who came various departments in Macfood, participated in a tree planting activity at the Raja Musa Forest Reserve in Selangor.
Barely one year old, MyIndians.com hopes to be the medium that helps connect the needy with the givers. It was only last Monday that MyIndians.com launched a new segment called ‘Helping Hands. In just over a week since the page went online, 74 people have availed themselves for the service.
A group of postgraduate LimKokWing University students from China are not allowed to graduate in a convocation due tomorrow because their examination papers are not marked, not due to their fees, as alleged by the students yesterday.
A brand-new fitness studio located in MidValley is aiming to deliver more ‘services’ and ‘sales’ to its clients, promising a more result-oriented personal training program without paying much heed to numbers.
Mani can testify to the impact of doing yoga by his own experience, as he was suffering from gastritis and asthma before he took up yoga, and apart from trying to teach yoga the right way, Mani and his allies are trying to take yoga awareness in Malaysia to a new level.
A fortnight ago, at the World Bloggers Summit in PWTC, a woman who identified herself as a medical practitioner walked up to the mic and directed a question that smacked of ‘gratefulness’ to Malaysiakini CEO Premesh Chandran and his co-panellists who were discussing the impact of social media on politics.
Local artists, be it poets, actors, cartoonists, or film-makers, should have their own stands and opinions on issues instead of merely existing, said legendary Malaysian poet A Samad Said.
The brand new Kuala Selangor- Kuala Lumpur Expressway (LATAR) may very well solve different route dilemmas to those traveling to and from West Coast towns in northern Selangor and southern Perak as it effectively reduces the traveling distance from the developing coastal Selangor township to the country's capital.
The development of new apartments next to the Bukit OUG Condominiums has not caused any land movement, according to a representative from NGO SlopeWatch.
Around 400-odd people yesterday made their way to the Putra World Trade Centre for Malaysia's inaugural World Bloggers Summit, in an attempt to learn about social media's benefits for businesses.
While others may be in thrall to 'development', concrete erections and crime, the former estate workers of Ladang Bukit Jalil have enjoyed a modest and good quality of life. But DBKL may yet win the case to evict them.
Less than two weeks after a group of DBKL and police officers allegedly intruded into Ladang Bukit Jalil and behaved abusively towards the residents, a similar incident occurred today, and involving a larger group of officers.
More than 100 police reports related to the on-going Bukit Jalil Estate land tussle have been lodged by the residents so far.
The residents of Ladang Bukit Jalil have vowed to go to "war" with the authorities if necessary. This is because they claim that a group of 20 Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and 10 police personnel “invaded” the former estate quarters area at 10.30 am yesterday
Around 3000 people recently flocked the Putra World Trade Centre as the Malaysian Telugu Association held its inaugural Telugu Youth Convention (TYC).
A popular eatery at Jalan Kemuja in Bangsar was yesterday attacked by a group of armed robbers, who badly wounded a restaurant worker.
In a one-of-a-kind ritual, a young transsexual woman has participated in a Hindu ‘marriage’ ritual.
Residents of the former Ladang Bukit Jalil must wait two weeks to know if their injunction against DBKL to stop it from demolishing their houses is valid.
Around fifty residents of the beleaguered Ladang Bukit Jalil gathered in front of the Prime Minister’s office in Putrajaya to hand over a memorandum to state their case for a four-acre land allocation today.
“A dog is like a knife, you can use it to protect yourself or you can use it to hurt another person. Its behaviour depends on how the owner trains it”
Creative student protest thwarted by police. Interestingly, they draw a paralell between the Carcosa sex tape, national politics, and sex education in the country.
The government will not scrap the Sunway bound toll on the New Pantai Expressway (NPE) as the revenue collected is used to fund development projects throughout the country, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.
Travelling by air from Johor Bahru to Ipoh has been made possible again by an Ipoh-based air service company, with promotions in full gear.
My Khatulistiwa recently announced its new collaboration with Science of Life Systems 24/7, a non-governmental organisation that provides free education and boarding for youths from poor communities.
My Khatulistiwa’s ‘Causes!’ page, which took six months to create, will list down all fundraising and charity projects that are in need of support, whether in cash or in kind.
A brand-new Bridge Express Shuttle Transit (BEST) bus service in Penang is set to significantly reduce the financial burden of factory workers who work in and around the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone.
In an era where local readers and bookworms are known to swarm book outlets to buy well-publicized foreign publications, a small movement encapsulating a variety of Malaysian writing will now hit the bookstands.
Interlok might only be a book that is included in the secondary school’s syllabus, but the impact that it has caused among the Indian community at large was palpable today as Human Rights Party (HRP) members attempted to organize the biggest anti-Interlok march at Ampang, but were scuppered by the police.
Human rights might be regarded as a western element at large in this country, but KOMAS are all out to change that perception with the most powerful medium of all- films.
Fiction- writing might not be the most lucrative careers in Malaysia, but the country still does have a healthy breed of writers who have plenty of stories to tell.
A 63-year-old resident from Bandar Mahkota Cheras has been reported missing since last Thursday.
Malaysia's only human rights film festival, aptly titled the Freedom Film Fest, is back for yet another edition this year.
A batch of Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) officers today confiscated tables and chairs worth up to RM 800 from a popular restaurant located at Jalan Kemuja, Bangsar.
The rain does not stay mainly on the plain in the Klang Valley.
15-minute video of a man battering a poodle goes viral on Facebook, incurring the wrath of animal lovers.
Aamir Khan once again leads the pack as Bollywood takes a leap of faith.
Mentaus Crafts ialah satu-satunya pembuat parang Melayu yang mempunyai laman Blog yang menarik dan sentiasa dikemaskini serta kumpulan pekerja anak-anak Melayu di bengkel pembuat parang dengan hasil seni yang tinggi anak jati Negeri Sembilan.
Residents of Taman Kepong in Kepong are being called forth in order to attend a meeting with Kepong Member of Parliament Tan Seng Giaw and also with the police chief from the Kepong Police Station.
The new hotel will be located in Kota Bharu Sentral in Jalan Hamzah, according to a press statement issued today.
Komunitikini takes a look at the facilities, the new KTM service, the organization, and all the color that made Batu Caves an eventful location today.
Hindu devotees will undoubtedly relish the fact that the new Batu Caves KTM station, which was only launched last July, will give them an alternative route to travel to the famous temple.
The movie Kattu Rani (Queen of the Jungle) is a first-of-its-kind.
Ahead of the Thaipusam celebration this week, a local music production company had launched a new album comprising of devotional audio tracks.
Ahead of the Thaipusam celebration this week, a local music production company had launched a new album comprising of devotional audio tracks.
What makes these prayer offerings special is that the devotees have to go through a rigorous preparation in order to offer their prayers.
The programme funds full-time post-graduate study for one-year in a variety of subject areas at a UK university of the student’s own choosing.
Pongal starts with burning past demons and ends pretty much with splashing water on your loved one.
Pongal starts with burning past demons and ends pretty much with splashing water on your loved one.
