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...
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Trying to restore peat swamp forests
The employees, who came various departments in Macfood, participated in a tree planting activity at the Raja Musa Forest Reserve in Selangor.
Bringing about change, one step at a time
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...
It’s not about the fees, says LimKokWing
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...
Getting personal with fitness
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 ...
There’s nothing good yoga can’t fix
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...
A nation of cowards
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...
Samad Said: Have some ‘sikap’
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.
West Coast is not so far with LATAR
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...
Bukit OUG: No signs of landslide, yet
The development of new apartments next to the Bukit OUG Condominiums has not caused any land movement, according to a representative from NGO SlopeWatch.
Social media: Passion above business
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.
Fighting to keep their community and way of life
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...
Bukit Jalil residents claim another incursion by DBKL and police
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...
Bukit Jalil Estate residents lodge reports against mayor, DBKL and police officer
More than 100 police reports related to the on-going Bukit Jalil Estate land tussle have been lodged by the residents so far.
It’s war, say Bukit Jalil residents
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...
Telugu youth convention lights up PWTC
Around 3000 people recently flocked the Putra World Trade Centre as the Malaysian Telugu Association held its inaugural Telugu Youth Convention (TYC).
Robbers attack popular eatery in old Bangsar
A popular eatery at Jalan Kemuja in Bangsar was yesterday attacked by a group of armed robbers, who badly wounded a restaurant worker.
Transsexual becomes Hindu nun
In a one-of-a-kind ritual, a young transsexual woman has participated in a Hindu ‘marriage’ ritual. Continue...
DBKL: courts should not grant injunctions against government
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.
Ladang Bukit Jalil folks seek ‘political solution’
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...
Petpositive president: ‘Ban the owners, not the dogs’
“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”
The kids are not alright
Creative student protest thwarted by police. Interestingly, they draw a paralell between the Carcosa sex tape, national politics, and sex education in the country.