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		<title>Malaysia&#8217;s answer to Public Order and Crowd Control, Police Brutality?</title>
		<link>http://kashyanathan.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/malaysias-answer-to-public-order-and-crowd-control-police-brutality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kashyanathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Royal Malaysian Police have a specialised unit (FRU: Federal Reserve Unit) to deal with riots and public order with regards to crowd control. In this video passed to me by a friend, the FRU seems to be taking on a plethora of roles; being judge, jury and executioner.
The fact remains that the actions displayed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kashyanathan.wordpress.com&blog=3496888&post=21&subd=kashyanathan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>The Royal Malaysian Police have a specialised unit (FRU: Federal Reserve Unit) to deal with riots and public order with regards to crowd control. In this video passed to me by a friend, the FRU seems to be taking on a plethora of roles; being judge, jury and executioner.</p>
<p>The fact remains that the actions displayed by the members of the FRU was the exact kind of thuggish behaviour they were sent out to deter the civilians from taking part in.</p>
<p>Watch for yourself.</p>
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		<title>Punished for dating?</title>
		<link>http://kashyanathan.wordpress.com/2008/05/31/punished-for-dating/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 18:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kashyanathan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Malaysia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just recently there was a major clash in malaysia, in a small town where 3 africans were beaten up badly for dating local girls. they fell victims since they were the minorities of the little town.
is it a reasonable answer? i dont see a law where it states if you are a foreigner you cant [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kashyanathan.wordpress.com&blog=3496888&post=18&subd=kashyanathan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>Just recently there was a major clash in malaysia, in <a href="http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/5/30/nation/21401456&amp;sec=nation" target="_blank">a small town where 3 africans were beaten up badly for dating local girls</a>. they fell victims since they were the minorities of the little town.<br />
is it a reasonable answer? i dont see a law where it states if you are a foreigner you cant date a local, i mean come on, when malaysians go over seas they date foreigners, i dont see the locals of those countries beating up the minorities..<br />
its amazing the mentality of people these days, we do not live in the &#8221;olden&#8221; age, we live in a world where there should be no discrimintation regardless&#8230;<br />
but we dont, its sad to see, racism still exists&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>Scholarships</title>
		<link>http://kashyanathan.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/scholarships/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 09:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kashyanathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIC president in Malaysia, Samy Vellu has been trying to help the indians get more scholarships given to them by the public service department.
Samy Vellu said of the 187 students, three had scored 12A1, seven 11A1, 68 10A1, 66 9A1 and 43 8A1 in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examination.
He had explained that he was trying [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kashyanathan.wordpress.com&blog=3496888&post=17&subd=kashyanathan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>MIC president in Malaysia, Samy Vellu has been trying to help the indians get more scholarships given to them by the public service department.</p>
<p>Samy Vellu said of the 187 students, three had scored 12A1, seven 11A1, 68 10A1, 66 9A1 and 43 8A1 in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examination.</p>
<p>He had explained that <em><strong>he was trying to get at least two indian professionals in each family</strong></em>.</p>
<p>Currently, <strong>only 72 Indian students had received PSD scholarships of the 2,000 scholarships offered</strong>. thats a measly 3.6%, mind you..</p>
<p>Again the minorities are never considered, the results they have acheived doesnt mean much obviously seeing that they arent given the aid they would probably use to full use to help them get out of the minority criteria. it is like the government just wants them to stay in the minority section forever and ever&#8230; the saying that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer holds some water to some extent.</p>
<p>personally they tend to do better than the other racial groups at times, but  they never receive any gratitude or help for it. if they had the money they wouldnt be bothered applying for the scholarship but they cant have the money seeing they dont have the higher education they deserve.</p>
<p>72 Malaysian-Indians out of 2000 Malaysians got scholarships, shouldn&#8217;t there be equality, its amazing the percentage that they worked out..</p>
<p>someone told me though that there exists a quota system at universities in Malaysia on racial groups. it doesnt matter if the indian has done better the the malays or chinese, there is a quota and u follow it. first its malay, the orang aslis (bumi non-malays), then the chinese and then the indian&#8230; did i get the order right? <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>GET WITH REALITY..if you are smarter than another racial group, u should be given full benefit to pursue and do your best &#8230;&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Injured Hindraf Supporter</title>
		<link>http://kashyanathan.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/injured-hindraff-supporter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 10:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kashyanathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HINDRAF= Hindu Rights Action Force

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>HINDRAF= Hindu Rights Action Force</p>
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		<title>Hindraf Demonstration</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 10:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kashyanathan</dc:creator>
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		<title>Aren&#8217;t they Victims?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 08:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kashyanathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was talking to a friend the other day about something that happened a couple years ago, the tsunami. We were discussing the disaster that happened in Sri Lanka, seeing i was Sri Lankan heritage.
It was disturbing to hear the the Sri Lankan government didnt want to give the Tamil TIger area that was hit [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kashyanathan.wordpress.com&blog=3496888&post=14&subd=kashyanathan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>I was talking to a friend the other day about something that happened a couple years ago, the tsunami. We were discussing the disaster that happened in Sri Lanka, seeing i was Sri Lankan heritage.</p>
<p>It was disturbing to hear the the Sri Lankan government didnt want to give the Tamil TIger area that was hit quite badly any aid because they felt that the tamil tigers were terrorists, and therefore no aid should be given to them.</p>
<p>I was so mad, the tamil tigers arent terrorist, the word terrorist is used for everything now. You dont agree with the government, You are a terrorist.</p>
<p>Arent they Victims as well, havent they endured a disaster, didnt they loose family as well? Yes like everyone else they did&#8230;but NO AID&#8230;</p>
<p>What is the consicience of people coming too?</p>
<p>On a different note, i remember having a guest speaker at one of my university classes. She had experienced the tsunami first hand, and she was telling us how she was trying to do something back to help these people. however i remember she made a comment about something that got me shocked. firstly, she didnt know i was sri lankan heritage. She mentioned that oh Sri Lanka is doing fine now, they have an airport made of marble&#8230;i was in shock, does Sri lanka really need an airport with marble? They need their homes back, Their Land, where foreign investors had come in to build resorts, on OTHER PEOPLES land&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Postcard Campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 10:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indian NGOs in Malaysia have come together to release over 100,000 postcards to be sent to the Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato Seri Dr. Abdullah Badawi asking for the release of the HINDRAF members detained under the Internal Security Act.
Hindraf leaders M. Manoharan, P. Uthayakumar, V. Ganabatirau, R. Kenghadharan and K. Vasanthakumar were detained under [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kashyanathan.wordpress.com&blog=3496888&post=13&subd=kashyanathan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>Indian NGOs in Malaysia have come together to release over 100,000 postcards to be sent to the Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato Seri Dr. Abdullah Badawi asking for the release of the HINDRAF members detained under the Internal Security Act.</p>
<p>Hindraf leaders M. Manoharan, P. Uthayakumar, V. Ganabatirau, R. Kenghadharan and K. Vasanthakumar were detained under the ISA in December last year.</p>
<p>Why do the minority have to do so much to get the attention, why are they detained under ISA&#8230;Clearly because they are the minority, i doubt no other race would be held under the ISA for demonstrating, they are treating them as if they were terrorist. Internal Security Act is a serious way of charging someone. They havent dont anything wrong, I do hope that the overwhelming amount of postcards that our prime minister will receive might consider him to use his brains, which i hope he has and think logically and do the right thing&#8230;so much distress is being cause, and it could be worse&#8230;</p>
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		<title>HINDRAF</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 09:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HINDRAF is this coalition of non governmental organizations that have come together to preserve the rights of the Hindu community in Malaysia.
Their Main Claim Memorandum:
1. Commonwealth ethnic Indian peace loving subjects in Malaysia persecuted by government backed Islamic extremist violent armed terrorist who launched a pre dawn violent armed attack and destroyed the Kg Jawa [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kashyanathan.wordpress.com&blog=3496888&post=12&subd=kashyanathan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>HINDRAF is this coalition of non governmental organizations that have come together to preserve the rights of the Hindu community in Malaysia.</p>
<p>Their Main Claim Memorandum:</p>
<p>1. Commonwealth ethnic Indian peace loving subjects in Malaysia persecuted by government backed Islamic extremist violent armed terrorist who launched a pre dawn violent armed attack and destroyed the Kg Jawa Mariaman hindu temple at 4.00 a.m this morning (15.11.2007).</p>
<p>2. Appeal for U.K to move emergency U.N resolution condemning ethnic cleansing in Malaysia.</p>
<p>3. Appeal to refer Malaysia to the world court and international criminal court for crimes against it’s own ethnic minority Indians.</p>
<p>The HINDRAF group, i personally feel for, as i was born a hindu, i can understand their pain and their fight that they are pledging for. Malaysia is suppose to be a free will democratic country, and suppose to be a country that is very understanding towards every race and culture, yet this doesnt show when the people of the community arent allowed to make a peaceul demonstration to create awareness of their despair.</p>
<p>Who gives anyone the right to destroy a sacred place, for the hindus? NO ONE</p>
<p>If i was to destory a mosque or anything that has an islamic symbol status, there would have a been a war zone.</p>
<p>It is sad that the government think so low of these people, Its like, excuse my french, like they are pieces of SHIT. There are many educated people in the group, and there could be alot more if they were given the rights they deserve, as humans, as anyone else, but instead they are so steroetyped that people automatically assume they are dirt.</p>
<p>I understand, their behaviour might be out of hand sometimes, but its because they havent been given an oppurtunity to have the wonderful priviledges that the majority population have. And it doesnt help that the person who represents us, the minority group, is useless as hell.</p>
<p>What do we do then? How do we express ourselves? How do we try and gain some priviledges?</p>
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