A Vaithilingam

LETTER | Is the sports minister acting hastily?

Existing laws are adequate in addressing errant sports organisations and bodies.

4d ago

LETTER | Tribute to former MIC leader VL Kandan: A lifetime of friendship and service

Decades of shared community work, legal counsel, and unwavering loyalty.

23d ago

Why the hurry to make khat compulsory in schools?

LETTER | The Education Ministry wants to introduce something which causes disunity and tension within our nation.

7y ago

Proceed with the two-chariot procession with peace and harmony

I am extremely grateful to the kind gesture of the executive director of the Penang Hindu Endowments Board (PHEB) in offering its hand of cooperation to the Nattukoddai Chettiar Sivan Temple to participate in the two chariots processions as decided at the joint meeting of the two parties organised and chaired by the police recently.

9y ago

Gold or silver has no merit, it is true Bhakti that’s important

I have had a feeling of great disappointment and my mind has been completely disturbed over the issue of two groups claiming that each should go first with their chariot for the upcoming Thaipusam celebrations in Penang. Who are these groups? They are both legal entities officially formed under applicable laws during the British rule of the Straits Settlement of Penang.

9y ago

Cardinal Fernandez a true human being

Heartiest congratulations to Cardinal Soter Fernandes on his appointment as the first Malaysian Catholic to be appointed as a cardinal by the Pope. This is indeed a great honour to the Roman Catholic Church of Malaysia.

9y ago

Court overlooked husband’s infringements in Deepa custody case

We can interpret the decision of the Federal Court in the Deepa Subramaniam case in many different ways. Bar Council representative, Andrew Khoo, described it as a compromise.

10y ago

PM Sir, Who is the AG of Malaysia?

In a rare moment our prime minister brought some relief to the Malaysians when after about 48 hours after the mob incident at a church, he instructed the police to investigate the action for sedition.

11y ago

Negri Sembilan conversion law a 'welcome start'

COMMENT It's not just NS, but all the states of Malaysia need their laws reviewed.

11y ago

Let us have more dialogues to ease tension

The just-ended year concluded on a dismal note, but let's take a more positive outlook in 2015.

11y ago

An appeal to leaders for unity with impartiality

When Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak declared that the Sedition Act will be retained, it was done within the highly charged atmosphere of the Umno general assembly last week, where tensions were running high. This declaration however seemed to have brought some calm to the gathering, and appeared to ease some of the tension. In fact, the prime minister’s announcement even brought on a thundering applause from the assembly.

11y ago

Not proper to be compared with natives of America

Sometimes, I wonder whether someone else with the same name was appointed the chief justice of Malaysia years ago. I have my doubts because our judges come from a very intellectual kind of human beings in Malaysia and are always respected.

11y ago

Ease pressure of inter-faith misunderstanding

Dear Sardar Jagir Singh, president, Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST)

Well done!

12y ago

Torn between racism and hudud

COMMENT Nation’s treading on rocky path as religion rears its head again.

12y ago

Give due thought to disputed conversion cases

The High Court ruling today on S Deepa and her children of Seremban has given rise to mixed feelings to many like me, when it did not decide on the unjust and improper conversion by the father. I remember the the case of S Shamala’s two children in Alor Star, Kedah. In my opinion the judges in both cases have abdicated their rights to hear or consider the unethical method of conversion.

12y ago