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RM5.4 mln aid for B40 Indians to buy basic food – Mitra
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra) has allocated RM5.4 million under the Akshaya Patra aid programme for 3,000 recipients in the B40 group to buy basic food necessities. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (National Unity and Social
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Waytha: Govt wants us to join all festivities, will hold meetings to allay confusion
PUCHONG: The government encourages Malaysians to participate in all multicultural celebrations held anywhere, including schools. In a statement yesterday, Minister in the Prime Minister Department P Waytha Moorthy the decision was made in a Cabinet meeting, chaired by prime minister
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Dr M: Waytha Moorthy will remain a minister
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad stood firm saying that P Waytha Moorthy will continue to serve as Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department. Mahathir also dismissed calls by certain quarters who called for Waytha Moorthy to be removed
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Waytha: I didn’t speak on khat
PETALING JAYA: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department P Waytha Moorthy today refuted a report claiming he disagrees with khat lessons in Tamil schools, saying he never issued any such statement. He said the report, carried by news portal Malaysiakini,
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Logging activities at Kampung Tasik Cunex to cease immediately
IPOH: All logging activities in areas which may overlap with land claimed by the Orang Asli in Kampung Tasik Cunex, Gerik were immediately stopped until the discussion process between the state government and Orang Asli community was completed. The directive
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Government will formally recognise Orang Asli’s faith
SUBANG JAYA: De facto national unity and social wellbeing minister, P Waythamoorthy has given assurance that the government ill formally recognise the faith of the Orang Asli. “I will have more discussions with the Orang Asli and bring the matter
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COAC: Arrested Temiar men expected to be produced at court today
The three Orang Asli of the Temiar tribe arrested in Gerik yesterday are expected to be taken to the Gerik Magistrate Court this morning. Rights group The Centre for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC) said the men – from the Temiar
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Waythamoorthy: MAP will champion Indian rights, work with Pakatan
PUCHONG: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department P Waythamoorthy announced that he has formed a new Indian political party to champion the community’s interests. “I am pleased to inform that the Malaysian Advancement Party (MAP) has now officially been registered
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Business chamber to Waytha: Come clean on MITRA’s spending
PUCHONG: A business chamber today questioned on how much funds allocated for the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (MITRA) is really being spent to uplift the Indian community. In a letter to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department P Waytha Moorthy,
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‘Orang Asli boy in critical but stable condition’
KOTA BHARU: The Orang Asli boy from the Batek tribe, Nasri a/l Rosli, 3, who is suffering from pneumonia is in critical but stable condition, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Senator P Waytha Moorthy today. The child is
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