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Hindu Rights Action Force, better known by its acronym HINDRAF (Malay: Barisan Bertindak Hak-Hak Hindu, Tamil: இந்து உரிமைகள் போராட்டக் குழு, romanized: Intu Urimaikaḷ Pōrāṭṭak Kuḻu); is a Malaysian Hindu-activist right-wing non-governmental organisation (NGO) with its renowned slogan of Makkal Sakti (மக்கள் ...
Malaysiakini was founded by Premesh Chandran and Steven Gan in November 1999. [5] [6] Frustrated with the constraints they experienced while working for The Sun newspaper, Premesh and Gan decided to use the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) pledge to create a space for uncensored journalism.
On 25 November 2007, protests organized by the Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) erupted in response to grievances against the UMNO-led government. [8] This movement marked a significant shift in support among the Indian community , who overwhelmingly voted for opposition parties in the election.
HINDRAF has accused the Malaysian government of intimidating and instilling fear in the Indian community. [ 59 ] The 2007 HINDRAF rally prompted the Malaysian government to open dialogue with various Indian and Hindu organizations like the Malaysia Hindu Council , Malaysia Hindudharma Mamandram , and Malaysian Indian Youth Council (MIYC) to ...
HINDRAF carrying posters of Mahatma Gandhi and banners during the protest in Kuala Lumpur. The 2007 HINDRAF rally was a rally held in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia , on 25 November 2007. The rally organiser, the Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF), had called the protest over alleged discriminatory policies which favour ethnic Malays .
New Straits Times – Malaysia (including Georgetown (the state capital of Penang Island), Johor Bahru and Johor Bahru District)'s nationwide Malaysian English-language oldest daily newspaper for Malaysian Malays (includes Johorean Malay and Penangite Malay), Malaysian Chinese (includes Penangite Chinese) and Tamil Malaysians community was officially first established and first published based ...
Utusan Malaysia traces its roots to 1939 when it was first published as Utusan Melayu, with its address at Queen Street, Singapore.It was founded by several Malay Union members (including businessman Ambo Sooloh and journalists Yusof Ishak and Abdul Rahim Kajai) as a dedicated print owned by native Malayan Malays back when the Malay-language newspaper industry was dominated by Jawi Peranakans ...
The newspaper was printed in broadsheet format until 5 July 2008, when it transitioned to a more compact format. [4] In the 2000s, it also began targeting younger readers. On 1 July 2012, the paper underwent a significant transition, including renaming the 'Ekonomi' section to 'Bisnes', changing the pullout 'Ratu' to 'Famili', and 'Rona' to ...