The Malaysian police crackdown on the activities of Islamic State militants in Kuala Lumpur has thwarted the terror group's plans to use Malaysia as a transit point for recruits headed to Syria to join its ranks.
Hindraf, a Malaysian outfit spearheading a stir by ethnic-Indians, will press the Commonwealth to suspend Kuala Lumpur from the body for its discriminatory policies against the community."We will urge the 54-member Commonwealth to suspend Malaysia from its body," said Malaysia-born Waytha Moorthy, founder-chairman of the Hindu Rights Action Force. Moorthy, a lawyer by profession, is currently seeking asylum in United Kingdom after the Malaysian government revoked his passport
India were routed 4-1 by Malaysia in a preliminary round match of the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament
Pass holders would be allowed to work without any employment restrictions for five to 10 years.
Targeting techies in a lean season, Tourism Malaysia jointly with Singapore Airlines, on Wednesday announced holiday packages to Malaysia, aimed at showcasing destinations beyond the capital Kuala Lumpur, from Bangalore.
The government expects onion prices to fall below Rs 40 per kilogram by January from the current average price of Rs 57.02 per kilogram, Consumer Affairs secretary Rohit Kumar Singh said on Monday. Last week, the government banned onion exports till March next year after the retail sales price of the kitchen staple crossed Rs 80 per kg in the national capital and the prices in mandis remained around Rs 60 per kg. To a query on when the onion prices are expected to fall below Rs 40 per kg, Singh said, "very soon... January"
Abdul Rahman Hamid, director general for broadcasting of the state-owned Radio Television Malaysia, said the network had not received any directive from the Information Ministry or any other ministry on the matter and will continue to show both local and foreign Tamil programmes and films that were suitable for broadcast.A Malaysian newspaper had reported that the Information Ministry had banned airing of Tamil language programmes.
Lou also spoke about China's tensions with neighbouring countries without directly mentioning the eastern Ladakh border standoff with India since May 2020 which resulted in the Galwan Valley clash in June of that year.
Prabowo was accused in the late 1980s of making a number pro-democracy activists mysteriously disappear and for human rights abuses in the provinces of East Timor and Papua and was denied a visa to the US.
India has ended regulatory uncertainty: Modi assures Malaysia.
India has voted in favour of a draft resolution in the United Nations General Assembly that expressed deep concern over Israel not withdrawing from the Syrian Golan.
Ronak Pandit won the gold in the junior men's 25m rapid fire pistol at the 10th Asian Shooting Championships.
An ethnic Indian Hindu woman has urged Malaysia's highest civil court to stop her Muslim husband from converting their son to Islam against her wishes.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty enjoyed another memorable 'Evening in Paris', lifting the French Open badminton crown for the second time with a dominating straight-game victory over Chinese Taipei's Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan in the men's doubles final in Paris on Sunday.
After a quarter-final finish at Korea last week, India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal will now set her sights on the Malaysia Super Series, which begins with the qualifiers in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.
The Philippines Navy this month alleged that the Chinese ships used water cannons to attack its ships.
Malaysia looks forward to utilise the expertise of Indian IT professionals even as the Malaysian construction industry is keen in offering its skills to India, especially in housing projects.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday said it has arrested Jaffer Sadiq, a Tamil Nadu-based alleged dealer of narcotics, in connection with an international drugs trafficking investigation case.
Pedro Ibarra and Agustin Alejandro Mazzilli scored two goals as Pan-American champions Argentina bounced back from a half-time deficit to trounce Malaysia 5-2 and top Pool B in the Champions Challenge hockey in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
Double defending champions India came up with a spirited display to outclass hosts Malaysia 5-2 and returned back in medal contention in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh.
Malaysia's state-controlled top telecom operator Telecom Malaysia is to buy a 49 per cent stake in India's Spice telecom Ltd, both companies said in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.
The women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand lost to top seeds Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan of China 18-21, 11-21.
Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal notched up her first title after a career-threatening injury by claiming the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold with a hard-fought victory in the summit clash in Sarawak, Malaysia, on Sunday.
It was a mixed day for Indian shuttlers at the Malaysia Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament, as R M V Gurusaidutt, K Srikanth and c won their respective first round matches while others crashed out of the men's singles, in Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday.
India's women Kabaddi team defeated Malaysia to win the one-sided final of the World Cup Kabaddi played in Ludhiana on Saturday.
Indian men rout Bangladesh, women outwit South Korea in kabaddi
It was a perfect display of attacking hockey as the Indian strikers toyed with the Malaysian defence with short passes, one-touch ball delivery to pump five beautiful field goals.
The issue came up during talks defence minister A K Antony had with his counterpart Najib Razak in Kuala Lumpur. However, the two leaders did not reveal details of their discussions on the issue.
Hyderabad-based Goldstone Technologies, a software technology and services company, is all set to launch IPTV services in Malaysia and Thailand.
Former badminton World No 1 Lee Chong Wei has been nominated for Malaysia's 2014 sportsman of the year award.
An intricately carved gateway, built at a cost of over $1 million and representing hundreds of years of Buddhist and Islamic art forms in India, will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 'Little India' in Kuala Lumpur during his visit to Malaysia this week.
In a bid to keep herself fit for the packed international schedule this year, Indian shuttler P V Sindhu will not be defending her women's singles title at the $120,000 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament to be held at Johor Bahru from March 25-30.
Satwik and Chirag thus stood just one step away from their second Super 1000 title, having won the first one at the Indonesian Open in June last year.
Eyeing a third Olympic medal, ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu will now move her base from Hyderabad to Bengaluru to train under the legendary Prakash Padukone in the build-up to the Paris Games.
India were held by a lower-ranked Malaysia to a 1-1 draw the Lal Bahadur Shastri four-nation women's hockey.
"India can do much more and it should realise that it is an economic giant. New Delhi can influence Malaysia as the latter cannot ignore the country's business potential," said Waytha Moorthy, leader of the Hindu Rights Action Force which is spearheading the agitation in Malaysia.
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