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Posted Thu, 07/01/2010 - 22:05 by admin
This is the second report issued at the Pravasi Conference in New Delhi.
The first was issued last year. This is an annual report. Please read it, you will find that this is a tremendous piece of work on the problems of the Indian poor in Malaysia and all the Human and Minority Rights abuses faced by them in particular and by Indians in general, arranged in 15 categories of abuse..
Posted Thu, 11/03/2010 - 12:32 by admin
Joe Fernandez & Chen Yi Ling
Mar 11, 10
11:27am
It was a historic first in London on Tuesday when Hindraf joined forces with an indigenous group from Sabah and Sarawak to lobby legislators on issues still lingering from the British colonial period in Malaysia.
Hindraf chair P Waythamoorthy and advisor N Ganesan made the case for their Hindu Rights Action Force at the House of Commons, while Sabah and Sarawak were represented by Common Interest Group Malaysia (Cigma) activists Daniel John Jambun and Nicholas Bawin Anggat.
Both Cigma and Hindraf reiterated the case that Britain had a lingering historical, legal and moral obligation towards its former subjects in its ex-colonies.
Posted Wed, 03/03/2010 - 12:24 by admin
Mar 3, 10 11:28am
The High Court has today struck out the RM100 million defamation suit by former ISA detainee M Manoharan, who is also Kota Alam Shah assemblyperson in Selangor.
Manoharan, a former lawyer for the outlawed Hindraf movement, was detained in December 2007 and released 18 months later on allegations that he was linked to separatist group Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka.
The DAP politician has sued the government, inspector-general of police, the attorney-general as well as three mainstream newspapers - New Straits Times, The Star and Utusan Malaysia - for alleged defamation.
High Court judge Zabariah Mohd Yusof dismissed the suit in chambers this morning after hearing submission from all parties.
source : Malaysiakini
Posted Mon, 01/03/2010 - 18:51 by admin
Posted Wed, 24/02/2010 - 07:11 by admin
Forum on Malaysia
House of Commons on Tuesday 9th March 2010 at Committee Room 16, between 7pm and 8.30pm.
Mr Virendra Sharma, Member of Parliament for Eating Southall, invites you to briefing at the House of Commons on Tuesday 9th March 2010.
Our Guest speakers include
Mr Waytha Moorthy, Human Rights Advocate & Chair of HINDRAF
Dr. Jeffrey G. Kitingan, Ex- Senator Malaysian Parliament & Ex-Prisoner of Conscience,
Mr Nicholas Bawin, Ex- President National Dayak Union
and Expert Witness on Native Customary Rights.
Posted by "The Monitoring Group"
THE MONITORING GROUP
www.tmg-uk.org
Vision Statement
Posted Thu, 18/02/2010 - 00:31 by admin
HINDRAF Rose Rally 2nd Year Remembrance Prayers was held on 16th Feb 2010 at Kottumalai Pilayar Temple @ 7.30 pm. Special guests P Uthayakumar and Manoharan Malayalam was present for the prayers. 18 Agile Villaku together with 18 roses was lighted up in a very special way by 18 Children of HINDRAF supporters to symbolize the HINDRAFs’ 18 point Demands which are yet to be fulfilled by the UMNO led Government . Roses have had meaning since the dawn time. Everyone knows that red rose is a symbol of Love and passion, whereby the yellow rose is the symbol of justice and peace.
On this very same day 2 yrs ago,
Posted Mon, 15/02/2010 - 12:34 by admin
In rememberence of the Rose Rally 2008, we will have a prayers at the Court Malai Pillayar Temple, Puduraya, KL on 16.2.2010 at 7.30pm.
Please join.
“Valga HINDRAF Makkal Sakthi”
Thanks & Regards
K.Selvam
HINDRAF/HRP Selangor.
Posted Sun, 07/02/2010 - 04:50 by admin
Joe Fernandez(Malaysiakini)
Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) chairperson P Waythamoorthy has denied that he is spearheading a racist movement.
“We just can’t understand this racist label pinned on us through no fault of our own,” he told Malaysiakini.
“People who say that we are racists should first examine the meaning and definition of the term,” added the Hindraf leader who was given political asylum in Britain.
Waythamoorthy was responding to an avalanche of public comments against him.
This followed mostly calls in Sabah and Sarawak that PKR supremo Anwar Ibrahim should re-assess his position in the party. Waythamoorthy was quoted in the article as well.
Posted Sat, 06/02/2010 - 12:23 by admin
Athi Shankar Malaysiakini
Feb 6, 10
11:25am
The best way for the Pakatan Rakyat to win back its lost Indian electoral ground is to team up with the Human Rights Party (HRP) with its socio-political arm Hindu Rights Action Front or Hindraf, suggested a Penang based academic.
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)deputy dean from USM's school of social sciences Sivamurugan Pandian said such a combination looked the best bet for Pakatan to reach out to Indian voters across the country, despite Hindraf's self-destructive tendencies.
Given that virtually all Indian-based parties and organisations were linked to Barisan Nasional, he said it was politically crucial for Pakatan to include an Indian face to its fold.
Posted Tue, 02/02/2010 - 19:47 by admin
Joe Fernandez
Feb 2, 10
6:09pm
Hindraf Makkal Sakthi chair P Waythamoorthy has expressed cautious optimism over Pakatan Rakyat (PR) chair Zaid Ibrahim's call for change and reform in Malaysia.
Makkal Sakthi – people power in Tamil – is the Hindu Rights Action Front (Hindraf) theme.
Waythamoorthy (left) foresees that Sabah and Sarawak will be taking an increasingly neutral stance to determine who rules in Putrajaya.
“The March 2008 political tsunami in Peninsular Malaysia has given a chance for them do what is best for themselves,” said Waythamoorthy.
He was speaking to Malaysiakini in Kota Kinabalu from London.
hopelessly divided
Posted Sun, 24/01/2010 - 20:13 by admin
Joe Fernandez
Jan 24, 10
11:15am
Borneo Forum (BF), an all-Borneo NGO umbrella body, made the Malaysia Agreement the focus of its deliberations in Kota Kinabalu yesterday.
BF brings together the Borneo Heritage Foundation (BHF), the Sarawak Dayak National Union (SDNU) and observers from Kalimantan.
The ad hoc meeting in KK resolved that the Malaysia Agreement will be raised by a Sabah-Sarawak delegation at a briefing at the House of Commons in London on March 19.
The London meeting was set up by Hindu Rights Action Front (Hindraf) chair P Waythamoorthy (right) who said that Hindraf will also be represented.
Posted Sun, 10/01/2010 - 17:55 by admin
Posted Sat, 09/01/2010 - 13:11 by admin
Sabah politician sees fire bombings as the end game
Joe Fernandez
Jan 9, 10
12:16pm
The federal government can longer bank on solid returns from the Christian electoral fixed deposits in Sabah and Sarawak in the wake of yesterday's arson attacks on churches in Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya.
Posted Fri, 08/01/2010 - 07:48 by admin
Athi Shankar
Jan 7, 10
5:43pm
A third political coalition would be an exciting prospect for the growth of democracy in the nation, said a local academician.
Hailing it as a “good, progressive idea”, academic Sivamurugan Pandian said a third force would ensure that the people have a viable choice among three political coalitions, unlike now.
This was in contrast with the current situation where there were only two choices: Barisan Nasional or the opposition Pakatan Rakyat.
“A third force with a different common agenda would give (the people) realistic political choices.
“This would mature the country's democracy,” the lecturer from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) told Malaysiakini today.
Posted Mon, 14/12/2009 - 21:54 by naragan
Lt Col (Rtd) Mohd Idris Hassan | Dec 11, 09 5:23pm
I refer to the Malaysiakini report Of noisy Indians and 'keling' blood: Utusan strikes again.
The attacking of fellow Malaysians by the mainstream media Utusan Malaysia because of their race is unwarranted and most uncalled for. I remember in the late forties when I was a little boy living in my hometown of Raub, Pahang.
I used to pass road gangs of Tamil labourers toiling in the midday's scorching sun from dawn till dusk. Armed with only picks and shovels, they would be hacking at solid rocks to carve out roads along the mountain side.
Posted Mon, 14/12/2009 - 20:47 by admin
Today 13th December 2009 is the 2nd year black anniversary of the detention of four Hindraf lawyers on 13/12/2007 under the draconian ISA.
About 50 Hindraf and HRP supporters gathered at the front of the HRP office at Jalan Abdullah, Bangsar and carrying an anti ISA banner walked peacefully to the nearby Nageswary Amman Hindu Temple with cries of “Hindraf Valga”, “Makkal Sakthi Valga”, “Manitha Urimai Valga” and “Mansuhkan ISA” exercising Article 10 of the Federal Constitution (Right to assemble peacefully).
Since 10.00 am there was heavy police presence in the vicinity of the HRP office.
As the peaceful assemblers were walking one Superintendant Azri stopped and tried to snatch the banner which was pulled back.
Posted Fri, 11/12/2009 - 15:49 by admin
Hazlan Zakaria
Dec 10, 09
11:15pm
The Penan community, Muslim women’s organisation Sisters in Islam and popular blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin were the winners of this year’s Civil Society Award organised by the KL and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) tonight.
The award, in its second year, was given to organisations and individuals who have contributed to the development of civil society and opening up democratic space in the country.
The three winners were chosen by a seven-member judging committee from a list of nine nominees.
The others shortlisted for the award for this year were polls reform group Bersih, Hindraf, the Bukit Koman anti-cyanide committee, grassroots movement Jerit, SOS Damansara and activist Wong Chin Huat.
Posted Mon, 07/12/2009 - 12:42 by admin
Monday, December 7, 2009
Sulaiman Resigned, Opposition Still Sleeping!
Posted Sat, 21/11/2009 - 14:04 by admin
Neo Democratic Revolution.
It has been two years since the Neo Democratic Revolution and uprising of the Malaysian Indians against the marginalized and systematic discrimination against them by the UMNO led Government.
HINDRAF would be organizing three events to commemorate the people’s Neo Democratic Revolution initiated by HINDRAF against the totalitarian government led by the UMNO.
Event No 1 -
A gathering of 18 HINDRAF supporters in front of KLCC between 9.00am- 4.00pm to observe a hunger strike representing the 18 point demands that was submitted to the UMNO led government in uplifting the Malaysian Indian community that has been systematically marginalized and discriminated by the government for the last 52 years.
Event No 2 –
Posted Fri, 20/11/2009 - 00:35 by admin
The apparent passport bungle-in-the-jungle involving Hindu Rights Action Front (Hindraf) Chief P. Waytha Moorthy,(pic) forced into exile in London since early last year, appears to have resulted in a clear stalemate. Not if viewed from the British and Malaysian Government positions, according to a senior Malaysian-Aussie lawyer in private practice in Brisbane .
“The onus, according to the Home Ministry’s thinking, is actually on Waytha Moorthy to collect his passport back from the Malaysian High Commission in London and move on,” noted senior lawyer Quintin Rozario, formerly from Klang, in an email exchange with Free Malaysia Today from Australia . “His family is waiting for him back home,” says the Malaysian Government.
