The 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Russian warship Zhemchug in the Penang Straits will commence today with a visit to the Penang Hospital. Later, a Russian naval and diplomatic delegation of eight persons, including Penang’s own civil society luminary Datuk Seri Anwar Fazal will visit the hospital. A brief solemn ceremony would take…
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad confirmed that as of Oct 1 2024, only 10 cases of monkey pox (MPox) were reported. From that figure only one was reported this year on 16 Sept while the rest were cases that happened in 2023. “However, there has been no deaths reported due to MPox. The…
The death of a stray dog known as Kopi has earlier this month has led to a coalition of animal rights groups to take legal action against the Besut district council. Lawyer Rajesh Nagarajan said the groups want the officers who were responsible to be charged in court and he will file the suit in…
The construction of SJKT Sungai Bakap was one of the reasons for PKR to lose the Sungai Bakap by-election, revealed RSN Rayer PH-Jelutong while debating the Auditor General’s report. There are a few issues close to the Indians. I would like to touch on the abandoned school project of SJKT Sungai Bakap for the past…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim confirmed that he is considering to take up legal action against international media Bloomberg that published reports alleging that the Malaysian Anti- Corruption Commission took action based on instruction directly from him during its investigations against certain individuals, such as former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin. “The MACC itself…
Penang Hindu Endowments Board has been giving out educational aid despite the ongoing disputes involving its former and current commissioners. On Oct 13 the PHEB dished out RM45,900 to a total of 50 Hindu students. Last month, RM68,000 were given to 85 students. In addition to that RM17,000 was given out in this two months…
Federal government performed better financially in 2023 with a surplus of RM2.028 billion while deficit was reduced by RM8.595 billion. It led to GDP deficit ratio down by 0.5 percent to 5.0 percent, revealed the Auditor General’s Report on the Federal Government’s Financial Statements for 2023. “The deficit balance of the Development Fund amounted to…
The open feud involving former and current Penang Hindu Endowment Board commissioners continues as Urimai’s Satees Muniandy dared MIC Penang chief Datuk J Dhinagaran to an open debate on PHEB. This is despite calls from a former commissioner for all parties to cool down as the feud only serves to tarnish PHEB’s standing in the…
Malaysian Associated Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MAICCI) deputy president Datuk Dr AT Kumararajah revealed that MAICCI is focused on gaining allocations in four major domains for the Indians through Budget 2025, bearing in mind that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim favors needs based instead of race based allocation. The four domains –…
A former Penang Hindu Endowment Board (PHEB) commissioner, who declined to be named, has called on the board and community leaders to stop their open squabble as it reflects woefully on the Hindu organisation’s ability to function as the main body to oversee temple matters. This may force the DAP – led state government to…
