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Malaysiakini
4 days ago
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
PN's Indian wing backs Dr M's 'Malay unity' call for stability
The Malaysian Indian People's Party (MIPP) today sought to allay criticisms over ex-prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's announcement of a Malay secretariat to 'save the Malays'. In a statement today, the ethnic Indian party under Perikatan Nasional said Mahathir's initiative is not a rejection of diversity or democracy. 'Rather, it acknowledges a critical reality: two of Malaysia's...
Malaysiakini
4 days ago
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
PN's Indian wing backs Dr M's 'Malay unity' call for stability
The Malaysian Indian People's Party (MIPP) today sought to allay criticisms over ex-prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's announcement of a Malay secretariat to 'save the Malays'. In a statement today, the ethnic Indian party under Perikatan Nasional said Mahathir's initiative is not a rejection of diversity or democracy. 'Rather, it acknowledges a critical reality: two of Malaysia's...
Malaysiakini
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
'Shocked' MIPP on Mitra laptops: Is 31pct feedback a success?
The Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra) has come under fire for claiming that feedback from 161 Tamil schools showed its refurbished laptop distribution programme had positively impacted students' Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). Malaysian Indian People's Party (MIPP) deputy president S Subramaniam challenged the credibility of this claim, pointing out that only 31 percent of the schools responded.
Malaysiakini
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
Mitra denies laptops distributed to Tamil schools unusable
The Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra) has denied claims that none of the refurbished laptops it distributed under a RM3.26 million programme are being used in schools. Responding to allegations previously issued by Malaysian Indian People's Party (MIPP) deputy president S Subramaniam, Mitra's special task force committee said their survey found that the programme had an overall positive impact on school administrators and teachers. The committee's chairperson P Prabakaran said...
Malaysiakini
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
MIPP challenges Anwar to probe Mitra's refurbished laptop programme
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has been challenged to investigate the refurbished laptop assistance programme under the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra) in November 2023. Malaysian Indian People's Party (MIPP) deputy president S Subramaniam claimed the special programme for Tamil schools was a 'mystery' and needed to be investigated for wasting an allocation of RM3.26 million.
