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No-show by prosecution in Kugan's death

According to Manoharan , it is quite a mystery as to why only one police officer is to be charged, instead of 11 cops who were allegedly involved in Kugan's death. "I bet that one person will be made a scapegoat and the rest are going to escape. There is not going to be any justice in this case," he said. He also expressed regret to learn that Kugan's mother N Indra can no longer witness justice for her son as she cannot take any more leave from her job as a housekeeper. "She was apparently threatened by her employer who said that she would lose her job if she takes more leave to attend to Kugan's case," he said. Tun Majid Tun Hamzah, the head of prosecution in the attorney-general's chambers, said “nothing has been confirmed” at this point. He denied rumours that the police officer would be charged later today. complete news @ : http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/113801

Navaratiri Celebration at Temple Of Fine Arts, Brickfields on Ninth Day

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In the dressing studio At The Dance Hall An Odyssey Dancer with her family More photos @ : More photos at : http://www.flickr.com/photos/selians/

Navaratiri Celebration at Temple Of Fine Arts, Brickfields

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Here are the photos I took of her few a year back : http://selians.blogspot.com/2008/04/child-at-tofa-fun-fare.html More photos @ : More photos at : http://www.flickr.com/photos/selians/

Kugan's mother to appeal to Agong

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No probe despite evidence Currently, the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) is probing Dr. Karim Tajuddin's professional conduct in relation to the cause of Kugan's death in the first post-mortem report. "Until now nobody has been arrested and nobody has been charged... on top of that the police have seized the samples," lamented Surendran (left) . "Kugan's mother has got no where else to turn to... in hopes that the Agong is the final frontier of justice, we are going there tomorrow," he said. The family is currently pursuing for the return of Kugan's seized blood and tissue samples. Surendran said that the several civil rights groups and opposition members of parliament will also be present at the vicinity. He added that the lackadaisical attitude of the authorities is taking a toll on Kugan's family. Dissatisfied with the report his family demanded that a second post-mortem to be done, as a video clip taken at the Serdang Hospital mortuary reveal

Men get virgins, what about women?

Men get virgins, what about women? Noordin Top is widely known as a bomb maker and his explosives have been implicated in various suicide attacks. The young Muslims who take their own lives are promised virgins when they are received with triumph in heaven. What about the muslimah ? What about the young Palestinian mother who killed both herself and her unborn baby on a Tel Aviv bus some years back? Was she expecting something in heaven? We do not know. What we know is that her sponsoring group was a heretical organisation calling themselves 'Islamic Jihad'. This name reminds me of George Orwell's “double-speak”, a fascist tool for calling something its opposite, thereby changing its ethical position from negative to positive. Read the complete news at : http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/113465

My Vacation To Rishikesh, India Sept 2009

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Human Rights Watch: Stop harassing Malaysiakini

A New York-based human rights group has called on the Malaysian government to drop its order to independent news website Malaysiakini to remove two videos relating to the controversial cow's head protest. “The government wants to make the problem disappear by taking the videos off the Internet,” said Human Rights Watch deputy Asia director Elaine Pearson in a statement released late yesterday. “But Malaysians have a right to see for themselves what happened and hear what was said – the government shouldn't be suppressing this information.” Malaysiakini has refused to comply with a Sept 3, 2009 order by the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to remove a video showing an incident where protesters in Shah Alam marched with a severed cow's head to oppose the building of a Hindu temple. The residents, carrying a bloody cow's head, were protesting plans to relocate Sri Maha Mariamman Hindu temple to their neighborhood in Section 23. MCMC has also ordere

Was Away On Vacation

Hi friends and my visitors....sorry there was no updates for about 2 weeks. As I was away on vacation in India and I just came back. Will start updating soon. Thanks for visiting my blog ....

MCMC tells Malaysiakini: Take down videos

The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has requested independent news portal Malaysiakini to remove two 'provocative' videos, including the footage of the controversial cow-head protest, from its website. "These videos contain offensive contents with the intent to annoy any person, especially Indians. According to the commission, it has received "numerous complaints" on several "provocative and offensive videos" that were posted on Malaysiakini and YouTube. The videos cited were the ' Temple demo: Residents march with cow's head ' and ' Hisham: Don't blame cow-head protesters '. Some of the protesters were also seen spitting and stepping on the cow's head, while at the same time threatening to "shed blood". The cow is considered sacred by Hindus. Read more at : http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/112111

Bagan Pinang rep dies, 9th by-election expected

Barisan Nasional's Bagan Pinang state assemblyperson (BN) Azman Mohd Noor, 55, passed away today from an apparent heart attack. He passed away at about 2.30pm at the Seremban Specialist Centre. His death will pave way for the ninth by-election since the March 2008 general election. Read complete news at : http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/112123 Seals: Another seat is waiting for PR.

Hishammuddin has 'abused' his power

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Hishammuddin has 'abused' his power In a related development, menteri besar's political secretary Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad accused the home minister of abusing his power for meeting up with the residents who were purportedly involved in the 'cow head' protest. "It is a big question mark when a minister meets up with the residents who are being investigated for being (allegedly) involved in the cow-head protest last week," said Nik Nazmi in a statement. Although the investigation is still underway, he said, the minister has chosen to "defend the protesters, saying that the situation got out of control and that they have no intention to cause racial (divisions)". "It is now obvious Hishammuddin tried to give political asylum to this group by abusing his power as a home minister who is in charge of the police force," said Nik Nazmi. In a separate statement, Malaysian Bar president K Ragunath expressed its disappointment that the home minister h

'It's 2Malaysia, not 1Malaysia'

'If 1Malaysia is our end goal, then the intolerant racists who are trying to divide the very multicultural foundations our nation is built upon should be punished and shamed.' Hisham to meet Section 23 residents Lucia : The protestors were already clearly in the wrong and ought to be arrested immediately by police but police kept delaying and now they want to meet the home minister? What kind of double standard is this from the police and the home minister? It is 2malaysia, not 1Malaysia - one standard for the opposition and another for the ruling coalition Dr Jacob George: It would be foolish for a minister to meet the residents when police investigations are continuing! This incident was telecast around the world and we are being watched by others to see if we have several sets of laws operating in the country - one for the opposition, another for the ruling party. The home minister being a lawyer knows no one is above the law just as well as he knows that laws have been