Archive for the 'Ethnic and inter-religious relations' Category

Makkal Sakthi drama at Penang CM’s office

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Some 300 Indian Malaysians from the Makkal Sakthi (”People Power”) movement, many of them clad in their trademark orange, gathered at Komtar this morning in an attempt to meet Penang Chief Minister Koh Tsu Koon at his office. With them was five-year-old Vwaishnavi Waythamoorthy, the only daughter of one of the five detained Hindraf [...]

“You know-lah”

The other day, I was waiting for a train. It was late by more than half an hour and crowds were already milling around on the platform. An elderly couple stood nearby, wondering what was happening. Before long, the gentleman walked up to me and asked if it was usual for trains here to be [...]

Qur’an: “Tuhan kami, juga Tuhan kamu, adalah Satu”

This is the Malay translation of verse 29:46 from the Qur’an obtained from here:
Dan janganlah kamu berbahas dengan Ahli Kitab melainkan dengan cara yang lebih baik, kecuali orang-orang yang berlaku zalim di antara mereka dan katakanlah (kepada mereka): Kami beriman kepada (Al-Quran) yang diturunkan kepada kami dan kepada (Taurat dan Injil) yang diturunkan kepada kamu [...]

A new movement springs to life as Thaipusam devotees shun Batu Caves, throng temples elsewhere

Update - 8.45 pm, Penang: Some 2,000 Hindu Malaysians, clad in the orange of Makkal Sakthi, are on the streets, chanting, “Hindraf! Hindraf! Long live Hindraf!”
It’s confirmed: The boycott of Batu Caves for the Thaipusam festival has been a success. Tens - perhaps hundreds - of thousands of Hindu Malaysian devotees have boycotted Batu [...]

Enticing Hindu Malaysian voters with Thaipusam holiday

Predictably, the PM has extended the Thaipusam public holiday to KL and Putrajaya. (Check out this revealing eye-witness account of the MIC-gathering tonight.) All I can say is that they must be desperate to win back support from Indian Malaysian voters, many of whom are sympathetic with Hindraf or have vowed to vote for the [...]